any one given birth and manage to lose belly pooch? how?

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007lt
007lt Posts: 56 Member
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title says it all.. what size were you and what did you do to lose the the saggy pooch after given birth. Best foods to eat to help reduce belly?? :)

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  • starling01
    starling01 Posts: 81 Member
    edited November 2015
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    I was 5'5", 35 yrs old, weighed 140 at the time I gave birth. I lost weight rapidly (breast feeding and had to return to work in 5 days) and any change to my belly was gone within about 6 weeks. I ate anything I could get including Beefaroni, Cheerios, cheeseburgers, ice cream, veggies from somewhere but not a whole lot of them and mostly broccoli and peas, also yogurt. I just ate less than what I was burning. It definitely can be done. In my opinion my weight loss was way too fast.
  • wrapitupwithjlynn
    wrapitupwithjlynn Posts: 1 Member
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    Hi! Have you decreased your sugar intake?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    wrapitupwithjlynn wrote: »
    Hi! Have you decreased your sugar intake?
    ^^^^This is not necessary unless told to you by your doctor.^^^^^

    Eat in a calorie deficit, add a little exercise for health and well being.

    read this

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

    You can do this!!
  • Laviegurl25
    Laviegurl25 Posts: 121 Member
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    This is 7 weeks. I have a 4 year old and a 1 yr old. I reduced my sodium, my sugar, increased my protein and veggies and work out 6x a week. It's a lot of work but worth it
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited November 2015
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    My stomach still has a little bit of a pooch, but I was obese after my first was born. Mine is a combination of fat and loose skin.
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257157/c-section-mom-of-2-my-progress-over-the-past-couple-years-lots-of-pics/p1

    Here is 2 weeks postpartum after my 2nd son was born last year and Halloween this year:
    z1zc3axsnbi8.jpg
    Left - July 2014 / 2 weeks after my second c-section / in the 190's This picture is far from my heaviest, but it shows the progress I've made since my youngest was born. I have pictures of me at my heaviest in the thread I linked to above.
    Right - Halloween 2015 / around 126 lbs

    August 2015-
    djnro32m6mgy.jpg



  • 007lt
    007lt Posts: 56 Member
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    yup I've cut out all processed foods Inc sugars like cakes sweets choc you name it
    wrapitupwithjlynn wrote: »
    Hi! Have you decreased your sugar intake?
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    wrapitupwithjlynn wrote: »
    Hi! Have you decreased your sugar intake?
    ^^^^This is not necessary unless told to you by your doctor.^^^^^

    Eat in a calorie deficit, add a little exercise for health and well being.

    read this

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

    You can do this!!

  • 007lt
    007lt Posts: 56 Member
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    Laviegurl25 wrote: »
    x9s7dkpb1mn1.jpeg
    This is 7 weeks. I have a 4 year old and a 1 yr old. I reduced my sodium, my sugar, increased my protein and veggies and work out 6x a week. It's a lot of work but worth it

    wow you look great! and in just 7 weeks?? I'm coming up to 5 weeks pp and I've lost fat on my face arms back and I think my waist however my thighs and belly really need to shrink asap :(
  • 007lt
    007lt Posts: 56 Member
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    you
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    My stomach still has a little bit of a pooch, but I was obese after my first was born. Mine is a combination of fat and loose skin.
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257157/c-section-mom-of-2-my-progress-over-the-past-couple-years-lots-of-pics/p1

    Here is 2 weeks postpartum after my 2nd son was born last year and Halloween this year:
    z1zc3axsnbi8.jpg
    Left - July 2014 / 2 weeks after my second c-section / in the 190's This picture is far from my heaviest, but it shows the progress I've made since my youngest was born. I have pictures of me at my heaviest in the thread I linked to above.
    Right - Halloween 2015 / around 126 lbs

    August 2015-
    djnro32m6mgy.jpg



    look great how did you do it?
  • Laviegurl25
    Laviegurl25 Posts: 121 Member
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    It'll take time and patience. This is a year after my second. It'll come
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
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    latifabegum wrote: »
    Laviegurl25 wrote: »
    x9s7dkpb1mn1.jpeg
    This is 7 weeks. I have a 4 year old and a 1 yr old. I reduced my sodium, my sugar, increased my protein and veggies and work out 6x a week. It's a lot of work but worth it

    wow you look great! and in just 7 weeks?? I'm coming up to 5 weeks pp and I've lost fat on my face arms back and I think my waist however my thighs and belly really need to shrink asap :(

    5 weeks?!?!? Oh it's going to take much longer than that. Weight loss doesn't happen ASAP, it took 9 months to gain the baby weight....
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    It took about 9 months for me, I did it very slow and steady. Still have some loose skin but it is not very noticeable at all. While I was back to pre-pregnancy weight at around 3-4 months pp, I really had to work on my body composition. Calorie deficit, lifting, some cardio (yoga, HIIT, walking etc) and lots of patience :)

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