motivation

"My motivation, my body confidence & my Mojo just isn't there today :( Help!" Inspired after a 'pick me up' talk with a client today who has just started the MuTu System programme: Some days we feel totally motivated & positive & focused on what we want. Fitness, health, high self esteem & body confidence. Yes please! Count me in for some of that! But we all have days when … [Read more...]

Struggling to Lose Your Baby Weight? Why What You’re Doing Isn’t Working. And What Will!

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Are your efforts to lose your baby weight getting you nowhere... slowly? Here's the top 5 mindsets why you may not be losing your baby weight, & what you can do to change it! 1. "The XYZ diet worked for me before, so I'm going to do that again" Any diet you have to 'go on', you will at some point have to 'get off'. And you're soon back where you started. #Just sayin. Unfortunately, … [Read more...]

Boot Camp for Mums | Does Being Shouted At Motivate You?

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I blogged before about boot-camp for mums with my lowdown on the suitability & safety of boot-camp or military workout classes for mums, new & not so new. I won't get into pros & cons here again, but I am curious as to whether you like them! When looking for a personal trainer or postnatal workout class that specialises in 'getting your body back', these type of workouts … [Read more...]

Do You Feel “Too Fat” To Work Out?

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Think you're too fat to workout? If you're a mum with a wobbly mummy tummy & maybe a wobbly mummy-everything-else to go with it, you just need to know how to START... Sometimes women see the postnatal workout videos here, or mums posting on Facebook or Twitter about losing their baby weight with the MuTu System, & panic that these kind of workouts are just too hard. 'I'm way too fat … [Read more...]

Weight Loss After Having a Baby | Does Your Mummy Tummy Need Some Mumentum?

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Weight loss after having a baby is often assumed to be straightforward... hard possibly, but straightforward. Give it time, & it'll come off, right?But what to do some months (or years) down the line when *the mummy tummy* remains? Liska at New Mum Online has a baby belly / mummy tummy / muffin top (whatever you call yours, you might like a little less of it) & she's on a mission to … [Read more...]

Women & Body Image | Motivation & Taking Control

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Women & their body image often stems from a lack of body confidence & a struggle to find the motivation to change. Female body image is a minefield, one I have written about before... but this isn't about the media, or the portrayal of perfect bodies. This is about YOU! I hear from women who don't like the way their body looks & feels, especially after having babies. Losing baby … [Read more...]

MuTu Mind Tricks… Like Jedi Ones. But For Mums.

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MuTu Mind Tricks: They're the bit of the MuTu System that deals with your head. Not many 'lose your baby fat' / 'postnatal weight loss' / 'bootcamp your baby fat' solutions are too concerned with your head. A rather glaring omission I feel. Because as well as needing some very clever advice on EXACTLY what you should & shouldn't be doing from an expert (that'll be me, then ;) )you probably … [Read more...]

No More Excuses! (Well, Except THIS One)

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I'm having a philosophical moment, so please bear with me? Very often we look for the one culprit, the one reason why we're bigger, or wobblier, or less fit, than we'd like to be. The reason WE couldn't possibly run, do any real postnatal exercise, eat in a way that would actually reduce the size of your mummy tummy, take the time to relax, breathe deeply or spend some time looking after … [Read more...]