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Oh Kiersten! I can relate! I am almost 2 months postpartum. I gained 30 lbs during pregnancy and lost 20 of it already. Although that is pretty decent, I cannot get rid of the last 10 lbs. & to be honest, it doesn't bother me too much, but it would be nice to lose this loose piece of skin on my belly. Alot of people I know do say that you should give it a good 4-5 months. Well, if anyone else can give advice I would love to hear what has worked and that there is an end to this! I would hate to think that my body just gets destroyed after having a baby.

Evae, glad to hear I'm not alone! I just want to feel confident with how I look and give my dh the gift of a new me! It's too easy to sport the tired, haggard look and I just want to feel sexy dog-gone it! :-) My dh is so sweet and tells me the skin and stretch marks are marks of love that I got when I gave him his son. But,...I'm not lovin' the marks of love! LOL Are there any good indoor exercises I can do to trim without building bulk? I LOVE being a mommy, but I think I need to lose this weight to really feel good about myself. Man, even losing 5 lbs would make me feel better at the moment! I've hit a plateau with the weight loss and I guess I just thought that nursing would help a lot with that...naive, I know. So, how are you? Is your lo getting better with the eating or what did you end up deciding about that? 2 months...my ds will be 3 months this Friday. :( Where oh where does the time go? Is he smiling a lot at you? I just about melt every time my little guy shoots me a smile or giggles. Ahhh...I'm in love. :-) Cookies in the oven...gotta scoot!

I feel the same way....I'm 6mos. pp and I gained 40 lbs during pregnancy, lost 20 of it and gained back 15 since giving birth. Yes, I weigh almost as much now as I did when I was 9 mos. pregnant. After I had worked hard for 2 years to get my body back into shape I got a "surprise" pregnancy with my 3rd daughter and it just doesn't seem to want to come off as easy this time around. I feel horrible, I don't even want to have sex with my husband. We were just getting our sex life going again when I had lost the weight and now I just feel gross. I exercise 3x a week and try to watch what I eat but nothing is working. My body is firming up and I'm losing inches but the scale won't budge....

Crystal, curse those scales! :-) My one comfort is that it's cold out so I can cover the bulk with heavy sweaters! LOL I think the most depressing part is my stomach. I'm doing ab exercises every day and when I push in (boo-hoo) I can feel the muscle, but my skin's just too saggy to tell. And those stretch marks! Oh my word, I thought I'd gotten through pregnancy without getting more than one or two...and then I had him and saw everything that was hiding under my belly button!!! AUGH!!! I know what you mean about sex. My dh tells me all the time that he thinks I'm beautiful and is still attracted to me, but I just have a hard time staying in the mood. I mean, I'm fine if I can leave all my clothes on, but if I catch a good glimpse...the magic's gone! I still do it, but I have to work at not thinking about how I look when we're together. Being able to get out and walking once it's spring will probably (I hope!) help. I can't wait until it warms up...

Kiersten - Weight Watchers has as nursing program for nursing moms that I started after my first son - it was great! So long as you keep up your liquids and follow the plan you can lose while nursing -I did. Good luck

Kiersten, I can't wait for spring either! I want to go out jogging. Hope I have the energy to do it everyday, lol. I jog on the treadmill right now but it's starting to get boring. And yes, stretch marks are the worst. I gained 60lbs with my first dd and thought i had gotten through my whole pregnancy without getting one and then a few days after having her my stomach and legs were full of them! I used cocobutter lotion with my last 2 pregnancies and it seemed to have helped, I don't have any new ones so far, didn't gain quite as much weight with them either.

ew i know how you feel. i gained 37 lbs with dd but i lost it in 4 months. i gained 32 with ds, and he is now 4 months and i weigh exactly the same as when i had him. i lost 19 lbs at first but now i've gained every lb back. i ask a lot of females how they lost their weight and they say stress, but i think thats bs because i'm am severely stressed and depressed and fat as a cow.