S/O how has your body changed PP?

ccip82 · July 2012

While I am close to my pre pregnancy weight, I have found that my body has changed considerably...I now know why they invented "mom" jeans...

Everything is flabbier, and I have a bad case of muffin top. My hips are wider, but my once problem area of my thighs are now thinner. Also, I thought I would develop some serious guns from lugging DD around, but sadly my upper arms are no where near gun status. I started lifting 5lb arm weights to tone my flabtastic arms.

How has your body changed? Any exercise tips for losing the muffin top?

rockychryslerb2010 · July 2012

I am having the same problem as you. I posted in the earlier post about how my pants don't fit (even though I weigh less) and I am avoiding the issue by wearing sundresses all summer.

I recently started kettlebell exercises and it is amazing! It is a total body workout, and I'm already starting to notice a difference in my core, which I hope translates to pants fitting and goodbye muffin top in a few more weeks.

I think kettlebells have been big in the UK for awhile, so you might be able to find a class at your gym. It is actually a lot of fun - I am starting with a 10lb one from Target and hope to work up to the next size (H got me a pink one in the next size up, so it is good motivation!)

jokesonyou · July 2012

gah! glad I'm not the only one! I've lost 10lbs more than I gained, but none of my clothes fit. I have a flat mom-butt, pancake boobs, wider hips, a pooch, and I've lost all muscle tone in my legs. And yes, I did not get the ripped arms everyone told me I would get. Good thing my little dude is worth it.

hlc820 · July 2012

I gained 50 lbs and am now 5 pounds under PP weight. That being said, my body is a mooshy mess. My arms also are floppy and my belly appears normal but upon touching it's jello. My hips seem ok. My hair...... UGH, still falling out and many many Grays.

Greenbaby3114 · July 2012

I've lost the preg weight I gained but something is still there...mushy flab. I have muffin top and love handles. My butt needs some serious toning from sitting on the couch for months bf'ing every 2-3 hrs. I can fit in all my clothes but they look so different I don't want to wear them.

KeyLime81 · July 2012

So glad I'm not alone. I'm at my PP weight, but I think I lost muscle and gained fat. Everything is just a bit jello-y.

I have started working out more regularly in the past few weeks. I'm not seeing big changes yet, but I do feel better about myself. Now if only working out could do something about gray hairs...

kwinkle1980 · July 2012

I was just thinking of starting a thread about this. Great minds think alike!

My arms are fat...it is weird. They are like 2 inches bigger than they used to be, and they look awful.

My belly is flabby, and my abs feel way different. I feel like there is a big space down the middle.

My boobs are 90 years old.

My butt and legs look pretty good. I can wear all my old jeans, but my shirts don't fit--too much boob and belly.

ccip82 · July 2012

Thanks rockychrysler! I have a personal training session this Friday, I will ask about that!

At least we can all commiserate together on our PP bodies it makes me feel somewhat better that I'm not alone...

LadyGolfer523 · July 2012

2 words... twin skin. NOT pretty. I hate trying to find tops because I still look about 4 months pregnant.

I do need to lose some weight all around, but I know my belly isn't going anywhere.

Oh and how could I forget the grey hair and national geographic saggy boobs.

I love my girls but they did a number on my body.

wrharlow · July 2012

Hips got a lil wider

Bra's are tigher BUT not because boobs are bigger but rib cage got a lil larger

Bobs got smaller

and belly is more "fluffy".

but I am down to my pre-preg weight...its just all shifted

ccip82 · July 2012

LadyGolfer523:
2 words... twin skin. NOT pretty. I hate trying to find tops because I still look about 4 months pregnant.

I do need to lose some weight all around, but I know my belly isn't going anywhere.

Oh and how could I forget the grey hair and national geographic saggy boobs.

I love my girls but they did a number on my body.

Ughh...I can't imagine two! The gray hairs is like a kick in gut after what all our bodies have been through!

ccip82 · July 2012

kwinkle1980:
I was just thinking of starting a thread about this. Great minds think alike!
My arms are fat...it is weird. They are like 2 inches bigger than they used to be, and they look awful.
My belly is flabby, and my abs feel way different. I feel like there is a big space down the middle.
My boobs are 90 years old.
My butt and legs look pretty good. I can wear all my old jeans, but my shirts don't fit--too much boob and belly.

Agreement on the legs looking good! I would totally rock a mini skirt if I owned one but I think to myself do my legs just look so good because the rest of me is as Keylime said it perfectly...jello-y!?!

JammieJk · July 2012

Everything is just a little bit... lower. :-/

Kelly1109 · July 2012

I'm back to my pp weight but it definitely doesn't look the same. I have a gut that could be mistaken for an early pregnancy some days. My boobs are two noticeably different sizes and pretty sure when I'm done bf'ing they sag because it happened last time. I am definitely less toned than before as I haven't worked out in ages!

-T- · July 2012

Jello-y is a very good word.

Boobs look old, I think they're the same size as pp, just saggy.

Tummy is not bad, a little more squishy.

Legs are thinner I think, but still flabby.

I think I look pretty good, I just keep my clothes on and dress in the dark!

Tussie Mussie · July 2012

. My hips were already very wide, and somehow managed to get even wider. The belly flab bothers me the most...it's so floppy and stretchy. I hate that I can grab it and pull on it--SO GROSS!

I guess I can't complain too much though. I gained 45lbs during pregnancy, and now am 20lbs under pre-pregnancy weight. I joined a bootcamp workout class in my neighborhood and have been watching calories since March and it's really working. I dropped a pant size, was feeling great about the way I look (even though by most standards I'm still "overweight"). I say WAS feeling great because the first tri bloat is already setting in. Nobody else seems to notice (thank goodness), but I feel so round!

rockychryslerb2010 · July 2012

-T-:
I think I look pretty good, I just keep my clothes on and dress in the dark!

Haha, I feel this way when I am rockin' the spanx!

hlc820 · July 2012

kwinkle1980:
I was just thinking of starting a thread about this. Great minds think alike!
My arms are fat...it is weird. They are like 2 inches bigger than they used to be, and they look awful.
My belly is flabby, and my abs feel way different. I feel like there is a big space down the middle.
My boobs are 90 years old.
My butt and legs look pretty good. I can wear all my old jeans, but my shirts don't fit--too much boob and belly.

I have that ab separation. The muscle splits. Forgot what it's called. Totally sucks.

ebd08 · July 2012

Still hanging on to 6 lbs. above my regular weight, and 2" around my waist that won't go away. Breasts are larger but saggier. I haven't really noticed a change in my arms or legs...although I feel like I've got an 80 year-old's knees!

I can still wear most of my pants & skirts, but had to go up a size in tops, especially if they are button-downs. I usually went for dresses that accentuated my waist (what I considered my best feature) and now none of them fit. :-(

I'm going to have to look into kettle balls!

kwinkle1980 · July 2012

hlc820:
kwinkle1980:
I was just thinking of starting a thread about this. Great minds think alike!
My arms are fat...it is weird. They are like 2 inches bigger than they used to be, and they look awful.
My belly is flabby, and my abs feel way different. I feel like there is a big space down the middle.
My boobs are 90 years old.
My butt and legs look pretty good. I can wear all my old jeans, but my shirts don't fit--too much boob and belly.

I have that ab separation. The muscle splits. Forgot what it's called. Totally sucks.

Oh no....I thought the space was my imagination. Is it a real thing that people get? DO you know if it is permanent?

alove4chevys · July 2012

Ugh I have saggy belly syndrome. The skin is sggy around my belly button. This was my second pregnancy thougha and after the first I have hernia surgery though the belly button so I am sure thats part of the culprit. My thigh and butt are bigger and bigger love handles. This body is not my 18 yr old self lol. I get sad sometimes becaise shorter shirts raise up and show the belly. I am within 4 lbs of pp weight.

Mehllers · July 2012

I wasn't a hot ticket to begin with, but everything is pretty much the same.

Except my butt. And not the saggy cheeks....the other part.

It still hurts to have a BM unless I take Miralax every day. Stupid hemmies.

mbf124 · July 2012

Maybe i'm in the minority, but my body is pretty much identical to what was pre-pregnancy. I didn't get stretch marks, I lost all the weight within 2 months and I look pretty much the same.

The only difference (which isn't noticeable to most) is that my boobs are smaller than they were pre-preg ever since I stopped bfing.

Parker16772 · July 2012

Glad to know I am not alone. Right now I am down about ten lbs from my pre pregnancy weight. I fit into all my clothes but they def don't look the same. My stomach and arms are flabby. I don't think losing more weight will help. I really need to find time to work out. Makes me sad because I was in great shape and working out 6 days a week before our wedding two years ago. The only thing I have to feel proud of is my boobs. I have breast implants so not much damage done to them....lol I need to go shopping for a tankini for our beach trip due to my stretch marks. I told DH I would just have to find one that showed off my boobs

sportsmomma · July 2012

Even though I'm below pre-pregnancy weight i have a Pillsbury dough boy tummy, tiger errr stretchmarks all around belly/sides. Saggy 36F boobies. Weird arm/thigh flabbiness. My hair is still falling out. Oh and I pee myself. Yay!

bunniekrissy · July 2012

I'm 6 lb under pre-pregnancy weight, which is pretty underweight. I feel like a skeleton with extra belly skin :-/ My belly button now sticks out and my stomach protrudes more than before, probably due to weak or stretched out ab muscles. Other than that, a few stretch marks around my belly button/boobs, saggier boobs, hip structure seemed wider after giving birth but I'm not sure now, who could tell with the weight loss... I guess I need to take in more calories to make up for BFing but it's hard to find the time!

brookie9 · July 2012

Oh lord we could really scare someone lurking on this post! I am about 8 lbs under my pre pregnancy weight and really force myself to eat enough calories to maintain it while BF. I have a lot of clothes but they just don't fit the same anymore and I don't feel like wearing any of them. My legs are thinner but white as they've ever been and throw in the spider and varicose veins and you've got something worth covering. My boobs are noticeably different sizes and saggy/pancake-y. My booty could use a little lift. Tummy is starting to get flatter thanks to weight loss combined with yoga but still pretty spongy. And thanks to my post pregnancy diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, I am officially 80!

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