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flab :(
I'm really getting depressed over this c-section flab 
I can't fit into my clothes yet (my LO is 8 weeks old now) and when we went hiking, I couldn't do what I use to do....started to cry because I use to be so strong, not like he-man lol, but like I was feeling fit...so I had to turn around of course I was also carrying my LO in the Moby but still....I walk/hike just about every day but I think I'm going to have to step it up with some classes or join a gym which I'm not thrilled about as far as spending more money....
Sorry, just venting!
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Re: flab :(
I know....I do need to give myself a break, it's just upsetting when I hear of other girls having babies and getting right back into their old clothes
And anyway, I'm older (37) so I just need to keep at it and it will take time like you said...
Thanks for posting
Im in your boat, ive been walking a few miles everyday since she was almost 2 weeks and finally made it to the gym this week. I was suprised how out of shape i was!! Yea we had surgery, yea we just had a baby but i dont know about you.. i want my body back already
Please stop being so hard on yourself. It's been 8 weeks. That is nothing. I know it's hard when your body goes through this huge change and then the dreaded c/s flap added onto the "flab". Blech. I know.
FWIW with my first it took me a year to get back to me being happy with how I looked. I was tiny before getting pregnant, and gained 65lbs!! I was 5'4 and over 180lbs when I delivered. 18 months later I was 102 lbs and looking a little too skinny, but the point is that I lost the weight eventually.
Now if only I could lose the weight from DS2. It's been a year and I am still yuck, despite working out all the time. Boo!! We will get there mama! Hang in there
My LO is 7 months old, and this is the first week I've felt "hot" and have been able to get back into some of my pre-pregnancy clothes. I was tiny pre-pg--5'2" and 112 lbs, and I gained 60 lbs. I don't think I did anything wrong. I think that's just how my body handled it.
I started out slow with just walking while wearing him in a wrap, then moved on to yoga. I did try running about 3 months out, but I still weighed too much and it killed my knees--so I kept with walking then added running intervals. I started really running again 4 months post-pregnancy, and the weight's really coming off. I weigh a little under 130 now, so 15-ish pounds to go!
It does take time. I'm 34, so I don't know if it's a lot easier for the younger ladies or not. Just don't be too hard on yourself, and don't hurt yourself working out. Trying to run at 30 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight about killed my knees. I don't want to see anyone else do that to themselves. Good luck!
Mac and cheese lover!
YES!!!! And DH is talking about us having another, so I need to get my body back so it's not that bad when I gain more weight again! Ug!
Thank you all for your encouragement! Been looking into mommy groups and ran into a stroller fitness one, but I'm not interested as they walk the same places we walk now and it doesn't cost me 180 bucks to do it now! Has anyone seen those groups? It's called stroller strides......
Anyway....every day is a new day! (though yesterday I made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies! LOL!)