Let me preface this by saying the baby weight thing is NOT a big deal in my life…but it is something that’s been on my mind.
I gained a little over 30 pounds during pregnancy, then swiftly lost about 15 pounds of it right after giving birth 10 weeks ago.
Since then, I’ve…gained two pounds and remain at a standstill.
Pre-baby: 145 pounds
9 months pregnant: 176 pounds
Post-delivery: 158 pounds
10 weeks post-delivery: 159 pounds
If nothing else, I’m surprised. I know it hasn’t been that long but, I’ve been back to working regularly for well over a month and not even a little budge?
Thankfully, I had no trouble getting back into exercise and honestly…don’t even feel like I lost that much fitness! Considering I ran a mile and did dumbbell squat thrusters the day I went into labor, I guess you could say I kept it up pretty well!
Because I didn’t gain a TON of weight and worked out feeling great throughout, I guess I thought dropping the weight would be a piece of cake.
But I guess the joke’s on me! I got very lucky — from IVF working spendidly the first time to having a healthy, full term pregnancy, easy labor & delivery — so I guess having a tough time getting rid of the extra weight isn’t much of a big deal.
However, I think it’s important to be real online and let ya’ll know, even for someone as active as myself, losing weight is hard. I’ve never had a need to lose much weight (aside from a brief time in college when I lost 15 pounds, but that was forever ago!).
Anyway, I think the key is patience. It will eventually slide off as I keep on keepin’ on with working out. I have a VERY tough time keeping with a strict diet so I know I it could be faster. But I’m trying with the diet more than I normally would so hopefully it helps!
Yes, I know it’s too early to worry about it but just wanting to share what’s on my mind!
Sleep is a huge part of weight loss (as I am sure you know) and being a new Mom with a new routine it can slow the process down. Keep at it and as you said it will come off.
True…I know I’m probably jumping the gun on worrying at all but…figured I’d just put it out there. YOu make a good point I wasn’t thinking of though!
Girl I feel your struggle and LOVE your realness 🙂 I hung onto an extra 10 pounds for almost a year after having Ayden. Mostly because I pushed myself too hard right away, didn’t eat enough and struggled to continue nursing. Lesson learned! I think you look great but I know that no matter how many people tell you that it’s not going to make a difference. It’s hard to hear others are dropping their baby weight after a month or two while you struggle to lose a pound. My only advice would be to not stress, keep doing what your doing and enjoy that little man of yours to the fullest! I spent so much time worrying about the weight that at times I almost resented him for being the reason for the weight in the first place. It will all come off eventually 🙂
Thanks Giselle 🙂 I remember talking with you about this a little bit. I’m trying not to focus on it too much…perhaps it’s not supposed to come off this fast! Definiteyl not going to get stressed out, just will keep trying to do what I can!
I was nursing for awhile but ended up stopping recently. Not sure how that has affected things…my body could just be really confused, ha ha. I’m sure it will all even out!