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Thank you Brigitte from bwFitness…this is an inspirational article. I’m glad I can share this with other Moms! You are right..I always forget the simple fact that weightloss is nothing more than calories in vs. calories burned!

After giving birth, sometimes are bodies feel foreign to us. As our energy and efforts are poured into some other little precious body, we often ignore our own needs. This is normal, common, even expected. I remember catching myself in one of those funny concave mirrors at Giggleberry Mountain in Peddlers Village-the one that makes you look tall and skinny- and for a split second I forgot it was a distorted image, because it looked like the old me. What happened? Who is that person? Will I ever get my body back? Where do I start? Being in the Fitness Industry, I should have known better but I suddenly felt overwhelmed, frustrated, and lost in the excess 65lbs. sitting on my frame. That was my AHA moment, and the inevitable process of change began right then and there in Lahaska, PA.

Have you had your AHA moment? Lots of them? Do you ever wonder why it might be different this time?
Losing weight is not a mysterious process, despite the way it often feels. It’s a simple matter of burning more calories than you eat. But if we’re truly that simple, we wouldn’t be struggling with these issues. Burning calories happens when you move your body- whether it’s walking up a flight of stairs or speed walking. The more intense the activity, the more calories burned. Burning more calories on a daily basis will jumpstart your weight-loss plan. To lose weight and keep it off, small daily changes are required that eventually become part of your lifestyle.

What can you do today to burn some more calories? Pick one thing that is realistic, and plan on doing it each day this week. It can be as simple as walking to a destination instead of driving or doing an exercise video during naptime or speed walking during your daily stroll if you have young ones. Whatever you pick, make sure it is something that can be incorporated into your daily routine, so that it eventually becomes a normal part of your day. Overtime, these small daily changes will create a calorie deficit and will add up to some big results in your weight loss and fitness efforts.