Anyone else struggling with losing pregnancy weight?

Sarah - posted on 09/21/2010 ( 4 moms have responded )

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When I was pregnant I was working as a manager at chick-fil-a and working almost 50 hours a week untill i went into the hospital the last couple months I was pregnant. In combination of eating chick fil a and being on bedrest and in the hospital, I gained almost 65 pounds while I was pregnant. I weighed 190 the day I gave birth and I still weight like 160. I probably weigh more, but I am too afraid to look at the scale. Before I got pregnant I was around 120. It has been making me really depressed that I have not been able to lose weight. I feel horrible. I pretty much hate my life anyways, and my weight gain issue is just making things worse. I have started walking two times a day and doing sit ups, core work (it still hurts from the c-section though) but I am not feeling very well about myself. My friend from highschool had her baby two months before I did, and you would never know. She's honestly skinnier than she was in highschool with no stretch marks or anything. I have so many stretch marks that I look like a zebra and will never wear shorts or a bikini again.

I really need some help so that I don't revert back to anorexia/ overexersizing like I did when I was in high school. I just need help so I can look in the mirror without wanting to scream or cry.

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Kayla - posted on 09/22/2010

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all i want to do is go bac to my old size n wear clothes that arnt to tight on me

Lauren - posted on 09/22/2010

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Im the same as you, I look in the mirror and want to cry! I'm going on holiday in 2 weeks and i have no idea what im gonna wear! :(
I'm breast feeding, which is helping to loose the weight but very slowly :(
I've been eating healthy, making soups, salads ect which is helping but yet again slowly :(
I did start exercising, (lasted a few days) haha.
I just wish there was a quick fix :(
Anyone found anything that helped them to loose the weight QUICKLY?:) x

Jessica - posted on 09/21/2010

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Well , breastfeeding is actually supposed to be good for weight loss . But that's not for all women , you need to eat right & exercise . Not all bodies are the same , so your friend is a different story . I know how you feel about the stretch marks , i started getting stretch marks on my boobs around 4 - 5 months because they enlarged and went up a cup , actually to think about it my bras are tight so i need to go bra shopping , who knows maybe even 2 cups throughout my whole pregnancy . I have no stretch marks what so ever on my stomach . & my body is petite and my stomach grew big time . It's not the biggest 8 month stomach , but on my body it is . Before my pregnancy i weighed 100 pounds , and the most would be 103 . I would loose and gain weight here and there . Now i weight 140 . & i'm hoping after my pregnancy i can loose the weight . I plan to breastfeed , eat right & work out . I also got stretch marks on my butt because well that grew too . Even though i apply these stretch mark creams , i have two types ( one from thyme maternity store and the other one is palmers coco butter for women which worked really good for me and is still working besides my butt & boobs that is )

i even got cellulite ..... which buggs me so muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch , but these are things we go through ,

Megan - posted on 09/21/2010

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I have a 6 month old at home, and let me tell you, YOURE NOT ALONE! I got marked up like a zebra myself, said goodbye to bikinis, but it gets better:) Don't fret, just eat right, exercise, you'll be feeling great in no time! Just think about the number of people that see you naked...haha and then think of the number of people that see with your clothes on...Makes me feel better!