How long to get to goal weight after baby?!

My daughter graduated from high school yesterday--she's 18. I have about 85 pounds to go.

It depends! With my first son I naively gained 40 lbs which was twice was I needed for a healthy pregnancy. This marked the start of my weight problem from then on. It took me nearly a year to gradually lose 20 lbs and was then forever stuck with the remaining 20, making me officially overweight and unhappy with my body. I now know that this was a result of me not eating correctly and being misinformed about proper eating habits. So I was actually quite frightened of what would happen with my weight when I found out I was pregnant again 4 years later. I vowed to myself that I would not make the same mistake twice and I was vigilant in trying to eat right and keep my weight gain down to a healthy minimum. I kept my weight gain to 21 lbs which was fine by my doctor since I was already overweight. With a little breast feeding and continued healthier eating habits I had formed during my pregnancy, I lost all 21 lbs with in 2-3 months of giving birth this last September. Encouraged by my rapid recovery, I decided to see if I could do better and lose that pesky 20 lbs from my first child. I did just that and reached my pre children weight of 150 lbs within 6 months. My baby is now 9 months old and I have lost an additional 10 lbs.
Sometimes I think I just got lucky but then I remember how much I struggled with my weight after my first child and how hard it was and am reminded that this process the last 9 months wasn't luck or good genetics ( my mother struggles with the same weight issues I do) But that I simply wanted it enough and worked hard. Maybe my results are a bit abnormal but I've always been a pretty normal girl so it leads me to believe that others can do what I have done just a quickly or even faster. In fact I've seen several lovely ladies on here do it in a mind blowing short few months. Typically though, I hear and think a year is about average time for women who are vigilant it getting back into shape,

I had my oldest 7.5 years ago and I just hit my prepregnancy weight this week. I had 5 kids (6 pregnancies) in 5 years after my 1st.

can some of you tell me how long it took to get back into shape after having a baby? I'm three months postpartum and still have a way to go

I gained 46 lbs
And lost 40 lbs in 7 months the last few pounds were a very slow process but when my son turned 1 I was 5 lbs down my pre preggo weight and now at 20 months pp I'm 6lbs below pre-preggo weight. Only 4-6 lbs to go to be ay my ultimate ideal weight. That would be the lowest in 10 years.

Baby #3 is 4 months old.... I gained 40lbs and still have 15 more to lose. Don't ever use nursing as a way to lose weight!! Some women can lose it with nursing and some, like me, can't. It's almost like my body wants to hold some extra weight while nursing! I've been eating well and Walking daily for the last two months and have lost 5lbs! But I have noticed my clothes are fitting better, so I'm sure I'm losing inches. I'm also eating fairly clean, way more protein and veggies to help curb the hunger. I am under the same mentality as others, took me 9-10 months to put the weight on, will take 9-10 months to get the weight off. Good luck ladies!

1st pregnancy, It took me 1.5 years but it was my own fault. I stayed on my *kitten* and wasn't active.

2nd pregnancy, I was in the best shape of my life and kept exercising the whole time. Started at 115lbs, gained 34 lbs and now, I'm 3 months post-partum and down 21 lbs. i breastfeed exclusively, but the weight is not "melting off". It's tricky. I'm active. i'd like to be even more active, but if I do so and not eat enough, my milk supply is affected. I'm guessing it's going to take me another 3 months to lose the last 10 lbs.

every pregnancy and woman is so different! i was very aware of my eating/exercising during pregnancy and gained 33 lbs, and it was all off within 3 weeks. I got lucky. Don't give up! As others said, it took you 9 months to gain it, give it 9 months to come off! keep working hard and eating right!

I just had my twins 12 weeks ago. I gained 30 lbs with them. I lost all the weight by a month post partem but have now gained about 5 lbs back. I just had surgery last Tuesday to remove a lump under my armpit. As soon as that is healed, I plan to start working out and really putting the effort in to pick up where I left off. Even though I'm not far off on the weight, my body is no where close to where I was. Realistically, I know it will take a while. My biggest challenge will be finding the time to work out! But, as the saying goes, where there's a will, there's a way.