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How long did it take you to lose the baby weight?
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Anonymous
| I gained 63 pounds, son is about to turn 1 and still have a stubborn 7 to go. I can fit in my skinny jeans, but just barely and I am hoping this last 7 will do the trick! The first 30 flew off with birth, etc. The next 20 or so were not so bad, but this last 10 is crawling off! |
Anonymous
| Not sure if it was stress, but I had dropped 50 lbs in 2.5 months. I breastfed DC, but I never had time to do real exercise so not sure why I lost so much weight. My nutrition at that time wasn't anything to brag about. I ate so that I can have decent nutrition to produce milk, but it was moreso "eat to live" rather than "live to eat". Now that I have weaned, I gained about 10 lbs but still below pregnancy weight. I'm thinking with time, perhaps I'll slowly put on the pounds if I don't begin some exercise regimen. |
Anonymous
| I gained between 50-60 lbs (not sure cause weight fluctuated badly at end of pregnancy and I don't really know how much I weighed pre-pregnancy). It's 18 months later and I'm not as thin as I was, but I'm about 1-2 sizes different. I'd say it's the high end of my weight range but I don't own a scale so I'm not really sure. My boobs didn't get anywhere near pre-pregnancy size until recently (bf for a year). The most annoying thing was my measurements were all off. My hips weren't that much different, but my chest and waist made it necessary to get new clothes (or continue in maternity wear). I should mention I haven't done any exercise other than the recent chasing a toddler around. Can't find the time. Trying to figure that one out. |
Anonymous
| I gained 27 lbs with DD. Ten months after her birth, I am still about 5 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight. Time to get my act together and exercise better, I guess. |
Anonymous
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I lost most of it when I went back to work. I walk to work and spend alot of time walking between buildings for meetings. I also eat much less at work than I did at home. I lost the last 5 lbs after I stopped breastfeeding. I think non-exercise, general phyical activity can have a huge impact. DH took a job that he drives to and he is in his office most of the day. He has put on weight and had trouble getting it off even though he exercises. At first he couldn't figure out why he wasn't losing as much since he was working out and eating less.
I'm obviously not suggesting that you should go back to work if you are staying home, but you may want to increase your exercise workout level if you are in the house most of the day. |
Anonymous
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I gained about 40 lbs with our son. I was maybe 10 pounds over my ideal weight when I got pregnant. Our son is a little over one year old now. I exclusively breast fed him for about 11 months and am weaning him now. I found that 30 pounds melted away over about 9 months, but that the last 10 pounds is not going anywhere (to get to the weight I was when I got pregnant and not my ideal weight). My doctor says the last bit requires rest and exercise, neither of which I am getting. Also you have to be very careful about getting sufficient calories when you are breatfeeding if you are trying to lose weight. I didn't restrict my diet while I was exclusively breastfeeding. Also, non sequitur - I think the media obscession about how quickly starts get back to their pre-pregnancy bodies is unhealthy and dangerous particularly if you are breastfeeding.
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Anonymous
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9 months on 9 months off is, according to some recent research, not a good rule. If you don't lose it in 6 months, you are statistically likely not to lose it at all. (Yes, I know, many of you have lost it and many will still lose it after 6 months but "statistically likely" means that more people will NOT.)
Don't be depressed if you haven't lost it, but don't be complacent either. For most people it doesn't just come off and if you're in your thirties it will be extremely difficult to maintain your goal weight without exercise. I lost the last five pounds of my baby weight 3 times in the first year! |
Anonymous
Can people like this not post on these threads? Really, it doesn't help anyone to hear about such quick weight loss unless you have a way to give everyone else the same kind of results. |
Anonymous
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To those who gained 60 pounds during pregnancy....60 pounds?? was it twins? how big was your baby? how in the world did you gain so much weight? did you just totally let yourself go and eat whatever you wanted? i'm really curious about this.
i gained 30 pounds and felt like i ate pretty healthfully. i never really went hog-wild, except at one party where it was open bar and i was the only sober one there. i had two pieces of wedding cake. :-/ the first 15 pounds came off easily. the next, not so much. it took 15 weeks of ACTIVE dieting and excercising (as much as i could having had a c-sec). i didn't lose anything for weeks, then in the weeks leading up to my son's 6-month bday, they melted away. whew! i'm actually 3 pounds under my pre-pregancy weight, but not getting any medal for it! |
Anonymous
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i think all of you women who have posted here deserve a big round of applause for even CARING about how you look. it's so hard, especially when you are home with a baby! i agree with a PP, there is just way too much pressure, thanks to this round of celebrity baby mamas who get skinny so quickly. i personally think they are making deals with the devil (or a plastic surgeon?).
can't we all just enjoy our babies?? signed, someone who totally stressed in the first weeks of post partum until all the weight was gone! |
Anonymous
Oh, knock it off. The truth is, no two pregnancies are the same, and no two bodies are the same. Just because somebody gained a lot of weight does NOT mean she "just totally let [her]self go." I ate anything I wanted when I was pregnant with DD#2, including icecream twice a day (there was a shop in my office building). My cravings were mostly for fruits, veggies, filet mignon and spinach, plus anything dairy (ESPECIALLY icecream and yogurt). I gained 30 pounds, which was the highest amount I gained with either of my pregnancies. Someone without my metabolism could easily gain 50 pounds just eating normally without the icecream habit. You really shouldn't judge other people based on your own experience. Before you assume your post hit too close to home for me, I am one of those complaining about not being a size 2 anymore. I'm a 4 and weigh 112 pounds (underweight for my height with a BMI score and cholesterol levels that make my doctor drool). I just know I am lucky to have the genes I got from my mom's side. I could've gotten my dad's genes, and that would have been a whole different story (just ask my sister). |
Anonymous
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Thank you PP, that was well said and nicer than I was feeling towards that poster (the 10:40 one). I have a horrible metabolism and body-wise, did not win the genetic lottery. I ate normally during both pregnancies and gained 50 and 40 lbs. By "normally" I mean that I was not in the constant diet mode that I usually am. I ate sandwiches instead of salads for lunch, more pasta than usual, etc. I indulged in an occasional cookie or ice cream but by no means did I eat these things every day. I also exercised 3-4 days a week until the third trimester. My body seems to hold onto every calorie I put into it and does not want to let go!
To answer the OP: I gained 50 with DD #1, it took 9 months for me to lose 40 of it. With DD #2, I gained 40. It took 9 months on Weight Watchers and lots of running to lose it. Every body is different. I try really really hard to not compare myself to others but everytime I see a mother of 4 looking great in a bikini I get very jealous. |
Anonymous
Feeling sorry for yourself much? Clearly you're doing some selective reading. There are A LOT of PPs who said it took longer than 3 weeks ("9 months on 9 months off"). And others who said it came off relatively quickly, but only because they did WW or exercised. Why focus only on the posts that make you feel badly about yourself???? |
Anonymous
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I gained 40 pounds and lost nearly thirty of it in the 1st two weeks with no dieting. By time DS was 5-6 months, I'd lost the last 10, but that was a few months ago and while I may be at my pre-pg weight, I do not have my pre-pg body by any stretch! Much bigger chest, belly pouch - no idea where my "skinny" parts are (but I must be thinner somewhere for the weight to have evened out, right?)
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Anonymous
Ouch? Not nice phrasing at all. |