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How quickly did the weight come off?

raisingarizona2008raisingarizona2008
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I know I am only 2 weeks out, but I am just wondering how long it took to loose the weight??

Did it slow down? ?When does "twin skin" show itself?

I gained a total of 56lbs and have lost almost 40 so far. My right foot still has some edema left over and my stomach is still a little swollen from the c-section.

Thanks!

Melissa :)?

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Re: How quickly did the weight come off?

  • krstyqtkrstyqt member
    I am 3 months post c-section and I am feel/look back to "normal".  I never had twin skin, but I also delivered at 33 weeks.  I feel like it started to slow down a month after and thats when I started working out and walking and then I lost the rest.  HTH! 
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  • jd0614jd0614
    I gained 52 pounds, and lost all but about 12 pounds at 3 months PP.  I then did Jenny Craig for about a month and a half and lost the rest - probably didn't need to "diet" since it came off super quick, but I needed to fit into my work clothes!  :)  My belly was a little swollen over the incision until about 5 months PP.
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  • SkatcatSkatcat

    I gained 47 lbs, and I'd say the first 37 came off immediately. I was losing like a lb a day there for awhile.

    The last 10 has been pretty stubborn though! Once I was able to start exercising again that has helped..and my diet really hasn't been as good as it could be.  I still have about 5lbs to go.

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  • laurncui812.0laurncui812.0 member
    I gained 65 lbs total. At my two week check up I had lost all but 14 lbs. I still have yet to lose the rest and I definetly have twin skin...I hate it so gross how is hangs and jiggles.
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  • amygdalaamygdala
    I gained 45 lbs. total (delivered at 35w6d).
    2w pp I had lost 30 lbs.3m pp I had lost 40 lbs.6m pp I had lost 45 lbs.So the WEIGHT came off in 6m. ?(Oddly, my rings did not fit again until 4m pp!) ?HOWEVER, it took 2 years for my body to get back to *close to* what it was before. ?Seriously, between 18-24m pp, I finally started to feel like I was in my own body again. ?I guess it helped that finally I started working out regularly again, LOL! ?Once I lost the pg weight at 6m pp, I was still 5-10 lbs. over what I weighed before IF treatments & my body shape was just very different & NOT in a good way. ?I carried a LOT more weight in my stomach area than ever before & I was not toned anywhere. ?I had lost muscle too, thanks to 3m bedrest. ?Finally, this past January, dh & I bought an elliptical machine for our home & it was the BEST purchase ever! ?I do 20 minutes 3 times a week followed by 25 push-ups & 100 crunches (as soon as the kids are in bed, no matter how tired I am). ?Dh uses it the other 3 nights (we take Fridays off!). ?I still have a few lbs. to go, but I am just SOOO much firmer & tighter (especially my backside & abs...I can't believe I actually finally have them again!) & can finally stand to look at myself in the mirror again! ?What I thought was a bit of "twin skin" was mostly just plain old cellulite!For now, just give yourself a big long break. ?You have 2 way more important things to worry about right now! ? It is possible to lose the weight & get back into decent shape, just maybe not as soon as you'd like. ?(Also, I'm 35yo, so if you're younger, you'll likely bounce back quicker!)
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  • macchiattomacchiatto member
    I gained 54 lbs during pregnancy and lost 35 in the first two weeks after delivery. Since then I seemed to keep re-gaining and re-losing the same couple of pounds. I finally started Weight Watchers recently and hope to finally lose the last 20 lbs!
    My twin skin was definitely worst at the beginning; it has smoothed out a good bit since then, and the stretch marks have faded to a lighter shade.
    fraternal twin boys born january 2009
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  • loreeloree
    haha. i like how your post says how "quickly". i did lose about 15lbs pretty fast, the rest came off really slowly and my girls are now 9 months old and i still have about 15lbs to lose. it's not easy.
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  • Livvie's MomLivvie's Mom

    I gained 50 and have lost 41 so far at 5 weeks.  I can tell you though, my body is disgusting.  Fat, wrinkly, swollen, etc.  I still look several months prg.  It has slowed down too.  Maybe 1-2 lbs a week now instead of daily.  I can't wait to be able to jog agian although I feel like I'm going to need a jog bra for my belly!!!

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