Is my body gone forever????

KenzieKidwell

Is it gone forever??? My pre-pregnancy body that is. I weigh within 10 lbs of what I did when I met my husband. Sadly enough I do not think that my body resembles what it did at the same weight before the baby. I see some women who look exactly the same pre and post baby. I still have about 30 lbs to go till I reach my finial goal; is there any way my body will ever look similar to the way it used to?

velvetechos

Having a baby is a major event - and it'll leave some major physical impact, but, it's definitely doable to get back into (maybe even better!)shape.

Are you doing plenty of toning exercises? How our bodies look is more about how toned we are than just what is on the scale. 120 with no toning is going to look a LOT different than 120 that has been doing shaping and toning.

A lot of the women you see that look like they have their bodies back may just have learned to dress in whatever showcases their new bodies best. For all you know, they may be wondering how you've gotten yours back so well

newman84

I've been trying to come to terms with the fact that there are something i can't change. For instance strech marks an saggy skin. My stomach will never look the way it did before. My hips are a a little wider and there are other changes. Having a baby defanitly has changed my body.

Oh my daughter has the same name but here's is spelled with a C.

melizerd

Some women do look the same but most do not. My hips are wider now than they were before so no matter what I weigh I'll NEVER fit into some jeans that I did before. There's stretch marks and sagging skin that won't go away without major surgery.

BUT I'm healthier now than I was before I had a child even when I was thinner and that really is the most important part. My body will be good enough eventually and I WILL be happy with it and know that any changes are because of the beautiful child I have that MY body made.

PS I"m glad I'm not having anymore kids though so I can only do the get back in shape after kid once

evelazquez78

You'll get there! I am 3 months postpartum with my second. I bounced back much more quickly with my first than my second. I am slowly getting there. My stomach has never been the same due to the skin stretching and I gain more weight easily in my stomach since having kids. I also think my hips have permanently gotten wider! How old is your daughter? I know after my first, it took me a good year until I resembled my "former self". Hang in there! And good job losing those 55 lbs!

MissAnjy

I had the same problem. I finally got down to my pre-pregnancy weight (165) yet my body looked completely different!! I was discouraged at first, but now i'm learning how to work with my NEW & improved body )
i'm sitting at 158 right now and I still don't think i look 'as thin' as i did before a baby, but i'm loving my new shape & my new curves. You just have to forget what you were and embrace what you are!! just work within your new curves, tone that up & you'll probably end up happier in the end with how you look )

DoreenN

Im with you. I just had a baby in July. Its been really hard getting back into my pre pregnancy shape. And Im in the fitness industry so I'm really having a hard time coming to terms with not having aflat belly. All I can tell you is to do lots of cardio, especially running. Its gonna be hard but you can get that body back. Just do lots of cardio mixed in with some toning.

TheMaidOfAstolat

I've been trying to come to terms with the fact that there are something i can't change. For instance strech marks an saggy skin. My stomach will never look the way it did before. My hips are a a little wider and there are other changes. Having a baby defanitly has changed my body.

Totally agree with this. My daughter is now 7...I've come to terms that the mama pooch just isn't going to leave my body no matter what I do. I have rock hard abs under that pooch and nothing short of a tummy tuck will bring back what I had prior to being pregnant. I just forgo wearing anything that shows my tummy and it's fine. :laugh:

orting514

Dear Chloe's mom, is Chloe your first? Pregnancy can be very taxing on your body, yes some women look the same after baby as before, wheather its just natural motabolism, or they diet and exercise their butt off the second the baby is born? Dont beat yourself up, this happens to all us gals after having a baby. I Gained 50 pounds with my first, 25 with my 2nd, and some wieght in between, i know i let myself go, and i aloud it to happen, because my hubby,(Who was big himself and came from an obese family), liked a chubby wife, so i figured why should i try to loose wieght, he likes me the way i am!? Now at 50, its a real challenge to drop the pounds, but im doing it! and so can you! Take it one day at a time, you can do this! ttys.
Carol

msamcoates

I agree with most of the ladies. I have the tummy pouch, no stretch marks, thank God, wider hips, and a D size bra cup ( I was a C prior) ... all after having my son. Great news is, after much exercise and changing my eating habits a bit, I'm more toned and look much leaner than before. So strive for a better body ... not the same one. You can do it, trust me!

Aeriel

I have lost all of my baby weight, plus a lot more, but the stretch marks are there. My stomach is just about flat, but there is the little pouch at the bottom. It may disappear over time, as the weight has been slowest to disappear off my hips, thighs and lower stomach. I may not look the same, but I feel way better and healthier and I'd rather have that!

brittonymiller

As someone who knows you, I think you now look the same as you did before baby. Better actually! This is seeing you in clothes, but if your husband loves you (and I know he does) he will love your body no matter what little changes the baby brought. In fact, he should love those changes even more because they resulted in your beautiful baby girl. You should look at it the same way. Nobody else really matters! So what if you can't wear a two piece confidently again. There are plenty of sexy one pieces. I will gladly take that sacrifice when my tummy is stretched and sagging.