Weight loss tips for new moms

You’re a new mom. You don’t have time for that tedious almond-counting crap. And after 10 months of loathing chicken, you finally want to eat it — but only if it’s breaded and deep-fried. That said, you also wouldn’t mind incinerating a few pounds of baby weight.

We’ve rounded up a ton of tips and strategies that promise to make smart eating easy — and satisfying. You’ll be looking and feeling slimmer all over almost as fast as you can ask, “Do you deliver?”

Three sneaky diet saboteurs

Learn how to steer clear of these all-too-common habits and you’ll be three steps closer to slim.

Skipping meals
Missing a meal is pretty easy to do, especially in the early days; getting the hang of feeding the baby is hard enough, let alone figuring out how to feed the baby and yourself at the same time. But making time to nosh regularly is crucial, particularly now when your body is deep in recovery mode. “Restricting calories at this point is just another stressor on your body,” says Samantha Heller, R.D., nutrition coordinator for the YMCA in Fairfield, Connecticut.

What’s more, severely limiting your calories can actually keep the pounds on down the road. You’ll be exhausted, hungry, stressed, and prone to making unwise food choices (say, downing an entire pan of brownies), says Eileen Behan, author of “Eat Well, Lose Weight, While Breastfeeding: The Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers.” Parenting: Your guide to no-guilt fast food

Plus, research suggests that you may actually slow your metabolism. Your body begins to think food is scarce and decides to slow down its consumption of stored energy — otherwise known as old-fashioned fat.