Another postpartum weight loss thread
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I bf three kids and though i'd lose the bulk of the weight the first month after delivery i kept a chubby padding, especially around my arms and tummy all through breastfeeding. i hated it. then after i weaned the kids and my appetite went way down, the weight just disappeared. clothes hung on me and i got to go for a new look and feel better!!! it's a sacrifice!!! it is. but it's so good for the kids and now that was just a stage when i look back. you won't be chubby forever.
Hanoimom is right. We (hopefully) won't be chubby forever.
I was complaining to my cousin, who has 3 kids and is gorgeous and thin again. And she said "Are you kidding! It took me till the oldest was 3 years old! Give yourself time."
That's good advice to keep it in perspective.
I was complaining to my cousin, who has 3 kids and is gorgeous and thin again. And she said "Are you kidding! It took me till the oldest was 3 years old! Give yourself time."
That's good advice to keep it in perspective.
Post weaning, if you want to lose weight, try doing 3 weeks of no carb and no sugar. Eat a lot of salad, meat etc but cut down on carb and sugar. If you can hang in there for 3 weeks you will lose quite a bit (5 to 10 lbs). Drink lots of water as well. You will find that you are actually not hungry, you eat as much as you want just no carb and sugar. You might potentially have some die off symptoms but once your body get rid of the candida and toxin, you will feel energized and great. Try :$
Thank you ladies for reminding me that one can pile on pounds once one stops breastfeeding. So that's why I've been feeling chubby. I lost weight quite dramatically after giving birth which I attribute to breastfeeding and being paranoid about what I was eating while breastfeeding (both babies had colic). But suddenly noticed everything seems snugger and yeah, it has been since a couple of weeks after I stopped breastfeeding. Just went out and both myself a pair of pink running shoes to inspire that trip to the gym.
Even if the weight is gone, old clothes might still not fit. I lost most weight (second baby already 18mth) but still can't and probably wont ever fit most of my old clothes. I was quite small and after baby My upper body just gotten much more muscular, prob from all the baby carrying and stroller lifting! And I have almost given up on losing the last couple kilos.
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Yes, also wanted to mention one's shape actually changes a lot post-baby. I used to have a very flat stomach but then my muscles really stretched out with two pregnancies so no matter how "thin" I get I still have that 5-months pregnant look to my belly
My hips are definitely wider than they were before and my breast size increased a lot. Pre-babies I was doing good to be in a B-cup and now I'm right at the end of a C to a small D cup. So, no hope of wearing small-size t-shirts again--my boobs take up 1/2 of the shirt! My feet are wider and flatter after kids too.
I just gave away almost all of my pre-baby clothes today because I'm facing the music that I'll never fit into them again--especially the jeans and trousers.