Depressed about my postpartum body - Page 2

[Michigan Mama]

Yeah - dealing with the PP bod here, too. Came off easier last time, but then again, I can't stop eating junk food for the last week or two. No wonder it's not coming off! I'll keep working at it.

I will exercise. I will exercise. I will exercise. I will exercise.

[bethcw]

Originally Posted by brooklynbabymama

I despise the fourth trimester! I seriously don't leave my house without at least my newborn but usually and preferably both babies just so I can hold my head up re the size of my ass and still-inflated belly at 5 weeks pp.

OMG- This made me laugh I can totally relate, except that my other "babies" are 6 and 4 LOL.

Beth

[NaturalMindedMomma]

Jilian- It's a CRAZY intense workout program to do at home. I will be sooo happy to get the DVDs and the pull up bar.

My workouts are pretty involved since I am trying to get into the personal training industry. I was supposed to compete in a Figure competition in 2008. I never got to because of money, my divorce, and school, maybe in the future.

[wombatclay]

As a fyi... if you have a diastasis, crunches and traditional core exercises can make it worse. Meaning you have strong muscles but still have a belly. The tupler technique, CORE program, and pilates with the reformer are all good for closing the diastasis.

[NaturalMindedMomma]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

As a fyi... if you have a diastasis, crunches and traditional core exercises can make it worse. Meaning you have strong muscles but still have a belly. The tupler technique, CORE program, and pilates with the reformer are all good for closing the diastasis.

I actually have a lot of loose skin. I am not sure how bad my diastasis is but I rarely do crunches, they are actually quite ineffective in general.

I plan to have Abdominoplasty next summer most likely anyway. My skin is really damaged. My stomach muscles underneath are actually not horrible from what I can tell.

[mouso]

nak.
ugh, I am right there with y'all. I have 25 pounds to lose and am finding the flab so depressing. even my maternity clothes are majorly tight on the thighs.
so i don't think i'll be rockin' my skinny clothes anytime soon.

not being able to do much exercise due to a prolapsed bladder isn't helping. i thought by now i'd be out walking every day. i need to do something productive!

[GradysMom]

honestly I still find the stomach flab fascinating right now... and funny. I have close to 40 to loose to be where I want and prob 15 to get to pre preg... the thing that has me depressed is my ring finger is still too "swollen" to get my wedding band back on yet... Thats my big bummer

[wombatclay]

I want a hair cut! I've been growing it for almost 2 years now (my hair grows slooooooooooooowly) but Tor keeps grabbing it/yanking it out and urping in it! So it's kind of sour milk crunchy. Ick!

I've added a few body image boosters though... dry brushing before my evening shower and coconut oil after.

[NaturalMindedMomma]

I'm LMAO at the crunchy spit up hair! I got that too!

[texaspeach]

so glad I have very short hair now He'd have to really spray to get it in my hair. He hucked all over my neck this morning but thanks to the super short pixie cut my hair is spit up free v funny how that just made today seem better.