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Givemewings
Givemewings Posts: 864 Member
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Can you really get back to the size you were before you had kids or is it just not possible? What do you think? What's your experience?
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  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    I think it's possible, but your shape may be different.
  • tuneses
    tuneses Posts: 467 Member
    I'm 14lbs and a dress size smaller than before i had my kids. I'm 10 months post partum with my last :)
  • lindalou0703
    lindalou0703 Posts: 226 Member
    I got back to the weight I was before I had kids, I put it back on when I hit my 40's. You can do it :)
  • fairygirl716
    fairygirl716 Posts: 213
    I'm smaller now than I was before kids. I'm a size 4 and I was a 14 before I got pregnant with my first. I'm actually smaller than I was in High school...smallest I've ever been. So yes, you can get back to pre pregnancy size....but your body will never look the same.

    My skin is stretched and jiggly, but I'm so much healthier! That's what really matters!
  • PoeRaven
    PoeRaven Posts: 433 Member
    Definitely possible. I did it. If I can do it, anyone can.

    keep on keepin' on...
  • JenFerguson1
    JenFerguson1 Posts: 156 Member
    I have a 6 month old son and im almost 50lbs less than I ever was before I got pregnant! I'm a size zero now! Trust me, put your mind to it and it will happen!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Can you really get back to the size you were before you had kids or is it just not possible? What do you think? What's your experience?

    Yes. My wife lost all her baby weight in 3-4 months without working out, but was breastfeeding.
  • MrsSpinks
    MrsSpinks Posts: 274 Member
    My older sister is a UK size 6 after having two kids (smaller than she was pre-kids) and she is my insperation!
  • mamitosami
    mamitosami Posts: 531 Member
    I, too, have lost all the weight and more. I am the slimmest I've ever been in my life! And the fittest! If I can do it, so can you!!! I am more determined and disciplined than ever, so I've seen the greatest results.




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  • aaleigha1
    aaleigha1 Posts: 408 Member
    you can easily lose the the weight but your body is likely to be a different shape to what it was before
    6 years ago I weighed less than I did when I left school :)
  • lizzie2190
    lizzie2190 Posts: 236 Member
    I also weight less than before i had my 2 children however my belly is horrid ! x
  • cassiopeia1975
    cassiopeia1975 Posts: 38
    i lost all my baby weight after having my older two children, then i had my darling twin girls and i cant seem to shift it ... think its because im older now too...but i will keep trying :)
  • beamishcas
    beamishcas Posts: 226 Member

    My skin is stretched and jiggly, but I'm so much healthier! That's what really matters!


    That's how I know I will be.... but I hope with all the exercise it will tone up a bit.

    I am actually 25 lbs. lighter/thinner now than I was when I was pregnant 18 years ago. but i'm still not where I was when I got married. which is my ultimate goal.
  • jojopel
    jojopel Posts: 348 Member
    I was back into my pre-pregnancy jeans five weeks after having my first. I was very fit when I gave birth, I started walking two weeks after giving birth and I was nursing. Stressful events and my 40s happened and I gained :grumble:
  • MzMiller1215
    MzMiller1215 Posts: 633 Member
    I don't think...no, I KNOW that I will never get back to my pre-pregnancy weight because that was 102 lbs, which wasn't really a healthy weight for my height. I also noticed that even after losing weight, I have difficulty losing fat in my stomach and hips which wasn't a problem before my 4 children came along. :smile:
  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    Definately.


    I'm sure this was primarlity aimed at women, but men can gain too. With our first, I gained 15 due to our eating habits changing. With the second, I watched myself.

    In both cases she got back to near her original weight within a year (but we were very active)
  • nixickle
    nixickle Posts: 229 Member
    I was a UK size 10-12 before I fell pregnant. I am now a size 8-10....my 17month old helps keep me on my toes! My shape is definitely different and my abs were split through pregnancy so I have a bit of loose skin on my tummy, don't think that will ever go, but it really can be done! Keep up all the hard work!
  • louisebear
    louisebear Posts: 113
    im still battling my pregnacy weight, my son is gonna be four in december....so four years and i can now button up my pre preganacy jeams :O)....very wobbley belly. I still have another stone to loss.
  • TiffanyA2008
    TiffanyA2008 Posts: 197
    Can you really get back to the size you were before you had kids or is it just not possible? What do you think? What's your experience?

    Nothing is impossible! With hard work and dedication, you can get there.. I am FAR past my pre-pregnancy weight and am wearing smaller jean sizes.. Of course my youngest is almost 2 years old now. I have two little girls turning 4 and 2 soon. I am getting my body back and I am so excited about it!!!

    NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!
  • slynnmiller
    slynnmiller Posts: 29
    Im smaller than I was before kids. my belly isnt as tight but Im definitely smaller..
  • Givemewings
    Givemewings Posts: 864 Member
    Very inspiring!! Thanks everyone. I'll keep plugging at it!
  • sandy2006
    sandy2006 Posts: 483 Member
    I am smaller now than before preg. 30lbs less than before preggo and 90lbs lighter now than when 9 months preggo
  • nixickle
    nixickle Posts: 229 Member
    Ps I would also like to point out that I gained nearly 2 stone with my pregnancy (3 if you include the baby and her fluids!!)
  • sweetiebelle
    sweetiebelle Posts: 332 Member
    Its deffently possible. I weigh 119 now. I haven't weighed that since I was sixteen.
  • graysmom2005
    graysmom2005 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Absolutely. My whole life I was a 12/14 or a 16 at my highest. I'm now a 4/6. Totally possible...although a guy at the gym asked me how far along I was last week...so I guess the pooch is hard to totally get rid of. :sad:
  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    Can you really get back to the size you were before you had kids or is it just not possible? What do you think? What's your experience?

    yes since I was 184 when I got pg with my first child and I`m currently 177 and in better shape thanks to strength training :) so absolutly.
  • megmariew1
    megmariew1 Posts: 60
    Obviously from all the posts above it is possible to get to pre-baby weight and even less. At this moment I am 20lbs less than when I get pregnant with my 2nd child and only 20lbs away from being smaller than I was when I got pregnant with my first. However, I will always have jiggly skin on my tummy unless I surgically remove it. I have absolutley no elasticity in my skin. If you have good genes though, you probably won't have that problem.
  • Dtrmnd86
    Dtrmnd86 Posts: 406 Member
    For some people, they can get pretty darn close from what I've seen. I was a size 3, and I had small hips so I'm assuming I cannot get back into a 3 no matter how hard I try because my hips are slightly larger now. And I will never have a flat stomach because having twins that equaled 10lbs, my stomach looks like a tiger used it as a scratching post :(
  • manjingirl
    manjingirl Posts: 188 Member
    Can you really get back to the size you were before you had kids or is it just not possible? What do you think? What's your experience?
    Yes you can. I did - I was around 72kg (158lbs) and rising when I first got married. Had a baby, got to over 80kg (176lb) and after 1 year was down to 56kg (123lbs). Then up and down abit through 3 more babies, now 56kg, fit, no belly. If I can do it, anyone can.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    Can you really get back to the size you were before you had kids or is it just not possible? What do you think? What's your experience?

    I'm smaller than I was before my son was born, I'm actually the smallest I've been since high school. Look at my pictures, when I was pregnant I stopped looking at the scale when I was 6 weeks out from my due date and the nurse said "194." Now, I was fit and over weight before hand, and I think some people's bodies go through more trauma than I did (particularly when we're talking twins or more). I had no abdominal wall tearing and I took my time getting back into the swing of things, which I definitely think helped.
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