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Keeping both you and your baby healthy while breastfeeding requires a proper meal plan and some guidance. If you would like a step-by-step program to help you lose weight safely, check out all our courses, programs, challenges, & recipe book. Protein powder is an amazing tool for pregnancy, and there are much great protein shakes on the market for pregnant women. Pregnant mamas need more grams of protein per day for their growing baby bump, so I’ve put together a list of the best protein powders while pregnant. These protein powders are high-quality, safe, and full of extra nutrients for pregnancy. It is very important that you ask your doctor about any of these protein powders you are considering. Protein powders are not regulated by the FDA, so analyzing the ingredient list is going to be really important. It is also important to ask if the product is tested for…

Keeping both you and your baby healthy while breastfeeding requires a proper meal plan and some guidance. If you would like a step-by-step program to help you lose weight safely, check out all our courses, programs, challenges, & recipe book. I talk a lot about protein powder for breastfeeding mothers, and recommend protein shakes for weight loss, but are protein powders safe during pregnancy? The short answer is yes. The more extensive answer is yes, protein powder is safe during pregnancy if you choose the right protein powder. Pregnant women need to ensure they are getting enough protein, and protein supplements like shakes are a great way to do that. However, not all protein powders are created equal, and many of them are hiding chemicals, fillers and artificial sweeteners that completely outweigh the benefits of the added protein. On the other hand, there are some amazing protein powders that offer additional…

Keeping both you and your baby healthy while breastfeeding requires a proper meal plan and some guidance. Some of our best freezer meals for postpartum weight loss while keeping your milk supply are in these programs! If you would like a step-by-step program to help you lose weight safely, check out all our courses, programs, challenges, & recipe book. Preparing and making freezer meals as a pregnant or new mama is so helpful for postpartum weight loss! As a new baby arrives, things get hectic. Life happens, family visits, nights turn into days, and before you know it, you’ve been eating Cheetos and Eggo waffles for a week. Preparing some yummy, healthy freezer meals before the baby arrives can really set you up for success in losing the baby’s weight, as well as keeping up your milk supply. In our programs, we focus on nutrition as the main priority in…

Preventing stretchmarks during pregnancy is definitely not the easiest thing to achieve, BUT it’s possible! We’ll walk you through the 5 simple tips to help out. Do you want a workout plan for all trimesters? Check out our full pregnancy health program! But first, why do we get stretchmarks during pregnancy? Stretchmarks happen during pregnancy because our skin is forced to stretch too far and too fast. Believe it or not, they are preventable, though. Because this happens in a way that is difficult for the skin to adjust to, scars form. Basically, the skin stretches so much that it can’t repair itself in the process, and a scar forms. The collagen and fibers in the skin tear as it stretches, which is what leaves a mark that you can see. During pregnancy, you are gaining weight and your body is getting bigger. Your skin has to accommodate this and…

Keeping both you and your baby healthy while breastfeeding requires a proper meal plan and some guidance. If you would like a step-by-step program to help you lose weight safely, check out all our courses, programs, challenges, & recipe book. One of the fastest ways to lose the baby weight is to start preparing in the third trimester. The third trimester is super long, and by the time I get there, I am so tired of being big! Even with gaining mostly belly weight, I still get impatient for my body to return to normal. We’ll show you what a weight loss meal plan looks like for breastfeeding mamas, so you can create your own meal plan, but if you would like a step-by-step program to help you lose weight safely, check out our programs! **Wanting a more detailed step-by-step postpartum program? Check out all our programs here! I am…

Working out while pregnant with a big belly, aches, pains, fatigue, and headaches isn’t very appealing, but because it is so beneficial, finding fun ways to stay active and work out is really important. I have some very effective, compound exercises in my program, The Belly-Only Pregnancy, which are awesome home workouts with minimal equipment. The pregnancy workouts I am going to go over here are more fun ideas that involve group classes, online programs, apps, and more. This post on my sister’s blog will show you what some of those exercises are.  Changing up your fitness routine could be the PERFECT step to help you find new energy and enthusiasm for staying fit during pregnancy. Let’s go through the list, so you can find something that works for you that will help you stay active, and healthy and manage your weight gain. Also, remember your nutrition is SO IMPORTANT…

You can find our step-by-step pregnancy health program here! This will walk you through important things to do throughout each trimester. Your third trimester is crucial to ensure breastfeeding success! Keeping both you and your baby healthy while breastfeeding requires a proper meal plan and some guidance. If you would like a step-by-step program to help you lose weight safely, check out all our courses, programs, challenges, & recipe book. Let’s boil down all of the pregnancy tips to 5 of the most important to do in your third trimester for potential breastfeeding moms. There are plenty of ways you can successfully prepare for breastfeeding while you are still pregnant. If you properly prepare and get ready, then you will be setting yourself and your baby up for success! Liquid gold is so important, so making sure you have your body and mind ready is a big deal. If you…

Trust me. I know that there are a thousand things going through your mind when you first know you’re pregnant. Every emotion possible is happening ALL AT ONCE! When I was pregnant with my first, I thought I immediately needed to get rid of caffeine in my diet. I went cold turkey no coffee, and the headaches were massive. I was scared I was going to harm the baby, and all I knew was that you weren’t supposed to drink coffee. That was literally the first thing I did, as soon as I saw a positive pregnancy test. The next thing I did was stop drinking alcohol, not that I ever drank much, but that stopped. Then, I went and got a prenatal vitamin at a random grocery store (I strongly suggest this brand instead!). Little did I know there are some not-so-good prenatal vitamins out there, and the ones…

Keeping both you and your baby healthy while breastfeeding requires a proper meal plan and some guidance. If you would like a step-by-step program to help you lose weight safely, check out all our courses, programs, challenges, & recipe book. Gaining too much weight during pregnancy is avoidable if a pregnant mama takes the right steps to stay healthy, eat the right amount and stay as active as possible. Weight gain during pregnancy is inevitable, and healthy as long as you don’t gain too much weight. Pregnancy brings appetite increase, cravings, aches and pains and difficulties staying active, which is a perfect recipe to gain too much weight during pregnancy. So how do mamas keep track and stop themselves from gaining too much weight? How much weight should a mama gain during pregnancy? As a Pre/Post Natal Fitness Specialist, and creator of The Belly-Only Pregnancy Program, I am going to…

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