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By Monica Bearden, RD and Shara Aaron, MS, RD, Authors of the Baby Fat Diet: A busy mom’s guide to losing weight and looking fabulous
If you want to successfully take off the baby fat, you've got to get your hubby on board. We know that it's easier to lose weight when you have support for your efforts and you make healthy lifestyle changes for the entire household. In other words, clean out your cupboards of the junk and stock up on fruits and veggies (that means for everyone)!
Interestingly, a new study finds that the amount of support a significant other provides when the partner is trying to lose weight may be a reflection of the strength of the relationship. Researchers from Ryerson University in Toronto asked couples whether their non-dieting spouse was supportive of their efforts to follow a healthy diet and not surprisingly, those who described their relationship as supportive felt that the spouse was, in fact, helpful. Supporting a healthy lifestyle change isn't just about encouragement but really needs to include sharing in changes in shopping and eating habits. The researchers found that partners who put up obstacles - eating junk foods or making negative comments - for the well-intentioned healthy eater were often unaware that they were doing so.
Bottomline: Speak up and get your spouse on board with making changes toward a healthy lifestyle. Chances are he could stand to take off a few too!
Monica Bearden, RD is a registered dietitian and weight loss expert, helping countless women lose weight. She teaches groups of pregnant women how to gain the weight in a healthy way and then helps women to lose the baby fat. After years of helping people lose weight and keep it off as well as writing numerous health and wellness articles, Monica Bearden now brings you tried and true tips for losing the baby fat. She is also co-owner of NutCom, LLC a nutrition communications company and is a certified fitness instructor.
Shara Aaron, MS, RD is a registered dietitian with years of healthy eating and weight loss communication experience. Starting as a nutrition and health editor for Family Circle magazine and now the nutrition columnist and member of the advisory board for American Baby Magazine, Shara teaches moms how to eat healthfully and feed their families. Shara has also written for www.Kaboose.com, Parents Magazine and Family Circle and is co-owner of NutCom, LLC, a nutrition communications company.