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What is everyone doing after giving birth to lose the baby belly?

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Re: What is everyone doing after giving birth to lose the baby belly?

Posted by lipglossjunky73

I'm hijacking because I wanted to share, as this was a major obsession for me....

Some of you may be different, but everyone told me to give it a year, and I was like Chat Icon they don't know me, how I eat, exercise, etc - I'll show them....

But, really, I hate to say it - it takes a year... I am 11 mts post partum, and I was looking in the mirror the other day and said - "Oh YEAH - so THATS what my old body looked like!!!" And I'm still not completely there - but it wasn't until month 7 that my body looked even close to where it was before - and I wasn't heavy - people told me 2 weeks PP that it didn't even looked like I had a baby, but I knew my body and my clothes certainly weren't buying it - it took a year of devoted exercise and eating right, along with lots of tears and frustration... but you will get there!!!! Chat Icon



This makes sense - It takes 9-10 months for you to grow to epic proportions so I figure that it will just as long to go back to normal. But I hope it just melts off - I plan on walking my *** off all summer and fall and breastfeeding!

Posted 3/9/08 9:34 AM
 
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Re: What is everyone doing after giving birth to lose the baby belly?

Posted by lipglossjunky73

I'm hijacking because I wanted to share, as this was a major obsession for me....

Some of you may be different, but everyone told me to give it a year, and I was like Chat Icon they don't know me, how I eat, exercise, etc - I'll show them....

But, really, I hate to say it - it takes a year... I am 11 mts post partum, and I was looking in the mirror the other day and said - "Oh YEAH - so THATS what my old body looked like!!!" And I'm still not completely there - but it wasn't until month 7 that my body looked even close to where it was before - and I wasn't heavy - people told me 2 weeks PP that it didn't even looked like I had a baby, but I knew my body and my clothes certainly weren't buying it - it took a year of devoted exercise and eating right, along with lots of tears and frustration... but you will get there!!!! Chat Icon



That sounds right. Dammit. I want my body back NOW! Chat Icon

Also, I just got the okay to exercise from my doctor and he told me that as long as I continue to BF my body will hold on to an additional 8lbs or so because the body needs it or whatever, and that when I stop I'll lose that without trying (I hope that's true!!). I have 18lbs to go to reach my pre-preggo weight but my body is totally different. I don't want to have to buy a new wardrobe so I hope I get back down to size sooner rather than later.

Posted 3/9/08 9:50 AM
 

twinkletoes807
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Re: What is everyone doing after giving birth to lose the baby belly?

Posted by Preguntas

Oh I am so buying one of those support wraps now!
Additionally- BF and WW.


ETA- I have mor ethan just a belly to worry about.



Me too!! I have a lot more than just a belly... I am hoping that BF will really help me to lose- once and for all!! Chat Icon

Posted 3/9/08 10:35 AM
 
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