Baby pooches?

learningtolove
learningtolove Posts: 288 Member
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anyone have any before/after of mommy pooch success stories?
I gained 45 lbs during my pregnancy and lost 40 within 6 months, I was tiny! Now my son is 2 1/2 and since becoming a single mom last year I've gained almost 20 lbs. I find my belly and below look gross now and I'm scared when I lose more weight it's going to get really saggy :(

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I'm still a work in progress and I'm not even sure if my stomach will get any better without surgery at this point. I've had 2 c-sections and after my first I was obese (BMI 44). I don't have any good full body pictures of me at my heaviest (I avoided cameras like they were going to steal my soul), so I'll start with my first progress picture I took.

    March 2013 - This picture is a couple weeks after I started using MFP.
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    May 29, 2014 - I had my second c-section.

    This morning:
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    My stomach is far from perfect, but it's been through a lot in the past several years (2 pregnancies + Obesity). Will it get any better? I don't know. I've already decided that I might get surgery if I'm not happy with it after maintaining for a few years.


  • victoria_1024
    victoria_1024 Posts: 915 Member
    I've had 4 babies and I always gained a lot when pregnant, so I know my tummy will never go back to normal. The more weight I lose, the saggier my tummy looks. But it's all right, I'd rather have the saggy skin than the fat! I've lost 55 pounds, 8 inches around my tummy and 5.5 around my waist.
  • gramarye
    gramarye Posts: 586 Member
    I only have the one child, but my stomach looks similar to @shadow2soul's (only I am much heavier and rounder, lol). I think that little weird pouch thing from pregnancy is just a fact of life for a lot of us. It can be hard to contend with from a body image standpoint, but in the scheme of things, it's not that big of a deal.
  • Fitfreshfablife
    Fitfreshfablife Posts: 13 Member
    Mine is the same, although not done my weight loss, I've noticed that my lower belly sags more after my 50 lbs drop.

    @shadow2soul thank you for sharing your pics with us. You look fantastic!
  • KarlaH9801
    KarlaH9801 Posts: 362 Member


    gramarye wrote: »
    I think that little weird pouch thing from pregnancy is just a fact of life for a lot of us. It can be hard to contend with from a body image standpoint, but in the scheme of things, it's not that big of a deal.
    This exactly <3

  • rushfive
    rushfive Posts: 603 Member
    learningtolove wrote: »
    anyone have any before/after of mommy pooch success stories?
    I gained 45 lbs during my pregnancy and lost 40 within 6 months, I was tiny! Now my son is 2 1/2 and since becoming a single mom last year I've gained almost 20 lbs. I find my belly and below look gross now and I'm scared when I lose more weight it's going to get really saggy :(

    When you lost the 40 lbs and was "tiny" did you have the pooch?
    Some of it is hereditary, some age, some how overweight you were (overweight, obese).
  • heidee86
    heidee86 Posts: 14 Member
    Even when I lost 65lbs after baby #2 I had a lot of saggy skin and when I'd lay on my side the pooch would just kind of flop over! It was kind of gross. Now after baby #3 I'm wishing my body looked even that good again! I'm on day 2 of yet ANOTHER diet!
  • learningtolove
    learningtolove Posts: 288 Member
    rushfive wrote: »
    learningtolove wrote: »
    anyone have any before/after of mommy pooch success stories?
    I gained 45 lbs during my pregnancy and lost 40 within 6 months, I was tiny! Now my son is 2 1/2 and since becoming a single mom last year I've gained almost 20 lbs. I find my belly and below look gross now and I'm scared when I lose more weight it's going to get really saggy :(

    When you lost the 40 lbs and was "tiny" did you have the pooch?
    Some of it is hereditary, some age, some how overweight you were (overweight, obese).

    I didn't, but my skin feels a lot more stretched out from general weight gain now then it did post pregnancy.
    I've never been overweight before until now, everyone else in my family is obese.

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