Diet and fitness/ 10 months post pregnancy

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It usually takes about 20 minutes of cardio (continuously) before your body actually starts to burn fat.  If you want to see faster results, you should try to wake up before the baby and work out as long as you can before he wakes up.  You can also try using him for strength training during your workout.  He is probably about 20 lbs or so by now (maybe even more) so you can use him as a weight for you to do some exercises.  You can either stand or lie down and hold him between your hands, and do a chest press with him.  Depending on the angle you use it will target either your shoulders and biceps or your chest muscles.  You can also hold him in front of you lying in your arms and roll him toward you in a bicep curl.  Lie down on your back and sit him on your stomach, and do sit ups to kiss him and play with him.  Hold him in your arms and do squats and lunges.  All of these are very safe and fun ways to play with him and work out at the same time.  Strength training will help you lose the weight faster, then you can focus on cardio or aerobics when he's sleeping.  The more muscle you build up the faster your body will burn calories, which will help you burn the fat.  Like other people have mentioned, your goals should be reaonable--no more than about 1-2 lbs per week.  You can also try getting a child's bike seat and taking him on bike rides.  I know it's hot, but with the bike moving a little faster than you can walking, the breeze might be enough to keep him a little cooler.  The biking will help tone up your legs, too.