The "It's pregnancy weight" excuse has expired!!!

I'm going to use the pregnancy excuse as long as I can....I don't have to tell anyone that my youngest is 11 years old :laugh:

I used it until my daughter was 18 months. He he. It's pretty common. Add me if you'd like!

My daughter is 9 and I use it, too! Welcome!

It takes a while to lose weight after a baby, but you are right.. a lot of it is just that it is hard to get motivated and take the time and focus to do it after you have a baby! I have four kids, and my youngest is now 15 months. I finally decided at the end of June that enough was enough, because I had weight still on that I had gained during my FIRST pregnancy!!! So, I started here on MFP and started logging everything I eat, and started exercising. I started with Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred, and moved on to her Ripped in 30 dvd, and 3 months later I have lost 20 pounds! I have a long way to go still, like 50 pounds, but I am going to get there! And if you apply yourself and just do it, you will too! There are loads of people and challenges here to help you! Best wishes as you get started

Jen

I started to get serious about my getting in shape and losing weight again once my youngest turned 1.

I finally decided that since the babies were moving out, it was time to lose the baby weight. Youngest is 17 1/2. Congratulations on making this choice sooner rather than later when it gets tougher.

I have six kids the oldest being 15 and the youngest being 1 , i dont think baby weight is an excuse . Its so hard to loose weight when you dont have kids , ive never been able to just eat what i wanted without worrying how it was gonna effect my weight. Even after the first baby it became so much harder to loose weight then before. I think as moms we get a lot of greif for using baby weight as the reason its harder to loose weight. ( but it is ) and most of the people who give the greif are men who will never know what its to go through 9mo of a pregnancy , the changes our body is put through phisical and mental and even the time we dont have to just work out on a whim or sometimes even shower lol , or small little single girls who will find out in due time. So remember when you feel guilty for using the fact that you had a baby as a weight gain reason , dont. Every one is diferent some loose weight right away and some take 7 yrs . Hang in there


Ps. I had a c-section with my fourth and loosing weight was so much harder , your body has to recoup from the majior surgery you just went through and certain hormones that come from a vaginal birth are not put out by the body. Its been 4 yrs since mine and im just now loosing weight, Before that i went from a 20 to a 7 in 6mo and now its going so slow but with support and a little understanding with myself its coming off

People excuse it for me, "oh, but you had TWINS!" Sure, but that shouldn't give me a free pass to the buffet! I'm working on it, and recognize that it's tough but necessary to keep up with my babies. When they start crawling, which they will soon, I need to able to move fast! I might never be able to lose the "twin skin" but it's a badge of honor.

I was always thin when I was young and 4 kids later I am no longer thin! Yes, I use the prego excuse. I never lost after having my first and everytime just lost a little then gained back more. My youngest is 7 and I'm still trying to loose it! I had for awhile and gained back again. Age is also a factor. Hang in there! Stay motivated and just start moving and tracking food you'll get there!

My youngest just turned one, had him v-bac. My c-section boy is 3 now. I have weight from both pregnancies to get rid of, but I know it's possible, because I've lost 20 pounds between pregnancies. I have the following quote magnetized to my fridge: "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels." Of course, running after the kids is a good motivation, don't want to be huffing and puffing after fifteen minutes of pretending to be the freight car for my three year old as "thomas the train." haha

Welcome to what apparently is the "shrinking mommies club". :-) I haven't even been on for a week, and lost 2 pounds already! We can get healthier, stronger, and smaller, we can kick this thing!