I am 30 and with both pregnancies I gained about 50lbs. With my first I had a lot of healing to do from his birth and we also had just moved to a new house so it was busy. At 6 months PP I also started my masters program. All of this to say, I put working out and body goals on the back burner since I had more important things to work on.
Now with a toddler and new babe I wanted to be a bit more diligent with my body goals and I am shocked at how well I am doing. I won’t lie I was a bit scared heading into this as I hear the weight is harder to lose with the second child, and I had what I can only describe as an apron of loose skin around my mom pooch after giving birth which looked intimidating to say the least. I was 180lbs at time of birth, 168lbs a day or so after, and 159lbs is when the baby weight stopped melting off. I am now 149lbs and I am so proud of myself. It’s taken consistent work and it’s paying off. My baby is doing great, he’s a big boy and clearly eating enough, my body is getting stronger and more defined, and I feel great. What’s even better is people have noticed and it’s very motivating. I’m genuinely excited for bikini season which is nuts.
I wanted to put this out there for others, in case you are like me and worried about body stuff PP. I feel like I only ever hear the negatives (and yes, it’s hard and it’s good to talk about that too!) or see unrealistic influencers on social media touting their paid work out plans/diet regimes and what not. I’m just a mom with 2 kids rebuilding my body and it’s bringing me joy.