Top 10 Weight Loss Tips For Moms - Tip 6 Get More Sleep

Lose weight while you sleep. It sounds too good to be true right? I don't know about you, but if I am up really late, I get hungry and eat. And if I'm up really early and my day is longer, which means I eat way more on those days than I do on days where I get a solid 7-8 hours of sleep. And, as a mother to 5 children, I know all about broken sleep, and the affects it can have on your body.

Top 10 Weight Loss Tips For Moms - Tip 5 Lower Your Stress to Cut Gut Fat

Do you have stress in your life? Stupid question, right? Well, do you know that stress plays a MAJOR role on weight? Now you like stress even more, I'm sure. It's true, the more worldy woes you have the more it can weigh on you. When we are stressed, our bodies release hormones, one of these hormones includes adrenalin, which gives us instant energy, along with CORTISOL.

Top 10 Weight Loss Tips for Moms - Tip 4 Stop Blaming Your Genetics!

Do you blame your "imperfections" on your mother or grandmother? Come on, admit it. As a child I remember hearing my mother say, "I hate my knees. I got them from Nanna." Subsequently, I grew up hating my knees and thinking, "Well, I inherited these "ugly" knees." When I met my husband one of the first things he told me was that he finds my knees very sexy.

Top 10 Weight Loss Tips for Moms - Tip 3 Eat Real Food!

While it may seem obvious what real food is, I continue to realize that this is not true for many people. I was an educator for 10 years and I was shocked at the "food" some parents sent with their kids to school with. A dozen cookies, a bag of chips and a slice of processed cheese on white bread with a sugary drink to wash it all down. Try teaching kids after they have eaten a lunch like this. In a kindergarten classroom I would always encourage the kids to bring fruits and vegetables in their lunches. One little girl would always come to school with those gusher type gummies labeled "Fruit Gushers". She was always embarrassed that she never had any fruit and when she asked her mother in front of me one day, her mother looked confused and said, "Hunny, that is fruit." Wow, how did this happen? My grandparents raised their kids mainly from their garden!

Top 10 Weight Loss Tips for Moms - Tip 1 - Why Diet's Don't Work

Have you ever put a time frame on yourself for your weight loss? A deadline you had that you wanted to be thinner for?

Most women give themselves deadlines for upcoming events, like a wedding, reunion or summer! This is when we get really "serious" about losing weight and we are prepared to do anything to get rid of the weight, and FAST!