If you aren't happy with the pounds you have gained while you were pregnant, don't freak out. You can lose those pounds without much hassle if you know what to do. You might not think that you have the time to work out because your baby needs you nearby most of the time. However, your baby probably sleeps a lot. If you get into the habit of doing your workouts when your baby takes a nap, you'll see lots of results. Here are some things that you can do during your baby's nap time that will charge up your day and keep you feeling (and looking) your best!

The Reverse Curl: A woman who has just had a baby will have to work to get her abs back in shape; reverse curls can help with this. For this exercise, lie down on the floor looking up at the ceiling and bend your knees. Your feet need to be just above your hips, your arms need to be lying on the floor next to your trunk, your head rests on the floor, your neck is relaxed and, as you breathe in and out, you bring your abs in and lift your hips off of the floor to the same levels as your ribs. Slowly return your hips to the floor and then start over. Try to do this twenty times. If you can't, slowly work up to being able to do 20. Then try working up to 50.

This exercise is great for your abs and will help you lose the pouch as well as helping you walk straight and with more confidence.

Pilates: You might think pilates is slow but it will help you burn over two hundred calories every hour that you do it.

That is a lot of calories for doing only a few stretching movements. You can find moves for your workout through DVDs, on line videos or even books. Laying on your back with your knees bent is one of the best post natal exercises you can after you give birth if you want to lose weight. Put your hands behind your head and take a breath. Then, breathe back out as you contract your abs and lift your head as well as your shoulders off of the floor. Then, straighten your legs and move them into a 45 degree angle while you keep your palms down and lift your arms. Inhale for five beats and, while you do, pump your arms in a rhythmic manner. Then use five beats to breathe back out. Doing 100 of these a day will help you get into shape really fast!

Lunges: lunges are exercises that will work all of your important leg muscles which makes them fantastic calorie burners. Not only do these lunges help you lose pounds, they build your muscles which helps you burn calories, even while you are resting. To begin a real lunge, put your hands on your hips, stand with your feet hip-width apart and draw in your abs. Bring your left foot forward until your leg is bent at ninety degrees. Keeping your right leg straight behind your body, lower yourself until your right knee almost touches your floor. Stand up slowly and then switch legs and repeat the action. For a proper workout, do this five times with each leg.

We're done! Those are some of the best ways for you to lose weight until you get back to your pre-pregnancy weight. Try these tips and you will see that it shouldn't take much time at all to get back to your old size.