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April 19th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
it takes on average about 9 mmonhs i think. but some ppl lose weight straight away i read in mother and baby mag yesterday that you should go for long walks with your baby as puskin the pram is very good exercise plus top your house up with healthy snacks so you are not tempted to eat junk food
April 19th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
well it usually takes a year to loose it. you can use your baby to help you too. for example: walk up and down the street holding her/him in your arms. or lift her up and down 10 times a day or walking her in the stroller around the block. You might want to find a gym that uses your baby in the exercise rutine that would be fun for both of you bc you still get to spend time with your baby.
well congrats and good luck
April 19th, 2011 at 6:49 pm
depends on you entirely, if you have a balanced diet and a good exercise routine then maybe it’ll take 5 months.
April 19th, 2011 at 7:43 pm
I’ll tell you when it happens! no seriously it should be around nine months on a healthy diet, mine however is far from healthy I also put on an average of five stone with each of my five pregnancy’s but the weight does come off eventually, promise,
Good luck.
April 19th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
It take 9 months to put it on, so give yourself 9 months to shift it. You also need to be really careful with what you are eating as you need to get you body back into balance. I would recommend taking a multi-vitamin, but if you are breastfeeding, then talk to your doctor first. The better balance your body is in the quicker it will replenish your stores and allow you to lose that last little bit. Also do lots of walking, fresh air for you and baby and works your arm and leg muscles. It also puts less strain on pelvic muscles than jogging or running, and its free cos you can do it anywhere!
April 19th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
depends, my aunt still hasnt lost weight and its been 3months whereas my mum lost the weight plus more after a few months and thats after 3 of us!!!! light exercise walk to places dont drive run upstairs a few sit ups a day!!! eat healthy
April 19th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
They say that it takes 9months to put the weight on so you should allow 9 months for it to come off. Sometimes you just don’t loose the last little bit. I was lucky with breastfeeding – absolutely convinced that’s what lost my weight. Don’t concentrate on it too much, all that running around your doing will get it off and I’m sure you look great anyway. Good luck.
April 19th, 2011 at 8:47 pm
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April 19th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
did somebody say it takes the average person 9 months? Seems to me the average american woman never loses her baby weight. Anyways though, I lost the weight in 6 months, but it took a couple of years for all my measurements to go back to normal. I heard about a study recently that said it takes at least two years for your body to completely recover. There’s alot more involved than just weight.
If you’ve lost most of it in 3 months already then just keep doing what you’re doing. Don’t be too hard on yourself, your body’s been through alot and it needs time to heal.
April 19th, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Being a man I can’t give you any concrete numbers nor can I say I’m speaking from experience.
I do however have several good friends who have had babies.
Depending on how your body reacts to the pregnancy it will take longer or shorter for you to get back into your “old” shape. Keep in mind that not all women will go back to their “old” shape.
One of my friends actually took several months to get back into her “old” shape, but one only took 2 months. Fitness (situps etc.) can help a lot here.
April 19th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
calm down..we live in a vanity obsessed society..so what if you need to loose the last 8 lbs..it will come off in time..i have had two children..it takes about a year to physicaly and mentaly get back to normal..you are still mothering and need a lot of energy…you onluy had your baby 12 weeks ago.
April 19th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
i have two children, it take time for 5 years wow!!! too long
April 19th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
Well let’s see now…my “baby” is 20 years old…
April 19th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
it can take anywhere between 2 to 12 months. Even longer if you are not trying. Breastfeeding will do the trick much, much faster! You may have just hit a plateau. try and intensify your workout if your doctor says that it is OK. Change a few things in your diet so that your body is digesting something different. a change is what your body is looking for. you seem to have gotten healthier with the efforts that you made…just change it a little and you can be able to see more progress. congrats by the way. it is not easy loosing that nasty stuff. one more thing….you body takes about 7 years to get back to the normal chemistry that it had before. even if you loose the weights, your hip bones did spread further apart. so don’t be hard on yourself.
mother of 2 with one on the way!
April 20th, 2011 at 12:00 am
I’m now “over due” and put on a bit of weight, my plans are to go for walks, yoga and breast feed.
April 20th, 2011 at 12:15 am
Well how long it takes depends on how much you put on and what you’re doing to get it off…
It sounds like you have a good plan, with exercising and eating healthy and all that. If you’re not breastfeeding at all, your baby isn’t influenced by your diet and then you could try a fast weight loss solution like the South Beach Diet (it’s healthy and worked wonders for me in the past – at least the first 2 weeks you should lose quite a bit).
Unfortunately the bad news is that your breasts may never go back to the way they were before you were pregnant, and dieting is not going to change that. If you only stopped breastfeeding very recently there may still be some milk causing them to be larger than in the past, but if you’re not producing milk anymore that’s probably not it.
April 20th, 2011 at 1:07 am
I weighed 10st before being pregnant. I have quite small frame but have always been heavy as i’ve been quite muscly due to having, riding and competing lots of horses.
When i was due i weighed 13st. My son was born by ceserean weighing 9lb 9oz so that shifted quite a bit. The day after i had him i was down to 12st. The within a week i was down to 11st and back into most of my my size 10 clothes..
I didn’t breastfeed through personal choice.
Then i hit a spot where i haven’t really lost anything. Because i had a C-sec i was out of action i.e riding for a while but even when i returned to riding i couldn’t shift the weight. The worst bit being my saddlebags and chubby hips. My son is now 3mths old and i am getting married in 5days so i am really desperate to lose that extra bit of weight.
I’ve been really careful what i eat, usually have dry cereal for brekkie, a hea;lth sandwich or some salad or cooked veg for lunch and then a normal, but healthy doinner. I mainly drink water and have almost completely cut out alcohol. We have cut out take-aways, fizzy drinks, choc, crisps and junk food.
If anything i’ve been exercising less due to arranging wedding but do about 1hrs exercise every other day either waling the dog, walking shopping, fitness video, dancing etc.
Within 1 1/2 weeks i had lost 1/2 a stone and am now (with 5days to go) almost down to 10st again with everyone complimenting how slim i look.
April 20th, 2011 at 1:18 am
Losing weight can be difficult if there is too much weight gain. During pregnancy, fat deposits may increase by more than a third of the total amount a woman had before she became pregnant. If the weight gain was normal, most women lose this extra weight in the birth process and in the weeks and months after birth. Breast-feeding helps to deplete the fat deposited during pregnancy. A woman who breast-feeds expends at least 500 more calories than one who doesn’t. The woman who nurses her baby also has increased needs for specific nutrients, and should not be on a weight loss diet
i also suggest that you take long walks with your baby….eat healthier, fresh fruit and veg each day, red and white meats (eg) chicken…pork…turkey drink lots of water every day and take your vits…they are very important…if you have a bike…go for a ride somewhere, try 3 miles per day is enough…good luck
April 20th, 2011 at 1:38 am
It’s so frustrating isn’t it? I’m with you, I’ve got 9lbs to go, and my kid is 14 wks old. I’ve gone back to work and can only fit into some of my pre-pregnancy skirts, and none of the pants. I broke down and bought 2 pairs of work pants and one pair of jeans b/c I knew I had to stop wearing anything with an elastic waist on it (i.e. maternity clothes)! What I try to do is not focus on losing the 9lbs, but instead tell myself I only have to lose, say, 2lbs. Then when I hit that weight, I’ll think about losing the next 2.
Honestly, you don’t have far to go. Make a goal to have it off by Halloween or some other holiday.
Good luck!
April 20th, 2011 at 1:42 am
Your chest will probably always stay a bit larger, and so will your hips (sometimes the change is hardly notable, but it’s there) because they expand during pregnancy.
Your metabolism may have slowed down because of the lack of sleep (that comes with the territory), so in addition to working out and eating healthy, try, if possible, to squeeze a short nap or two, while the kiddo is sleeping.
Getting enough sleep reduces your cravings so you’re less likely to snack on junk food.
April 20th, 2011 at 2:31 am
My baby is 8mths now, and iam still trying to loose the last 5kg