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Damn, girl!! You are MOTIVATED.

This time around I lost the baby weight in 3 months with almost no effort. I attribute it to 1) pumping (calories leaving my body in larger amounts than nursing the first time around, I believe), 2) eating my mom's cooking rather than fattening takeout, 3) chasing after a toddler, and 4) working.

However.

My body definitely does NOT look like I lost all the baby weight. I am all kinds of saggy and soft. I've lost so much muscle and there's a lot of fat there that doesn't belong. I'm back in my pre-LMW clothes now, but they definitely do not look the same. And my pre-LMW body is definitely not the same as my pre-WJ body either. And my pre-WJ body was not exactly great either...

Wagon Sr. and I have a plan to start exercising 3x a week once LMW starts sleeping thru the night. We just don't have the time until that starts happening! We have a plan that won't require gym memberships or a babysitter... Wagon Sr. is going to go out to run while I do workout videos or dance central on our kinect. These are the two workout regimens that we've enjoyed the most in the past, so I think they will have the best chance of maintaining them AND I'll still be in the house while the kids are sleeping.

Wish us luck...

I lost the weight due to luck for the most part I think.
My BMI that's a different story. My personal trainer and eating right for a month helped with that but I still didn't get it down to what it was before I got pregnant.

I agree with @artbee but for me it's an issue of time and lack of childcare. It does suck when people don't acknowledge your hard work. Good job!

I was definitely lucky in that I dropped the baby weight and was under my pre-preg weight at 3-ish months. I felt great but my grandma kept telling me i needed to eat more! I've since put some back on that I hope I'll drop again after I wean.

good for you! that's awesome & i certainly don't have the discipline to follow your diet even without a LO!! you've worked very hard & should be very proud of yourself. i can't stand when people use the 'you're so lucky' or when they blame it on god. i think it negates all the work people put into things. when someone works hard for something, their work should be recognized & they should be able to take credit for it. you worked hard, regardless of your childcare situation, health, genetics, etc. you worked hard for what you wanted and you got it!! i'm proud of you! = )

Luck. & breastfeeding. & genetics (thanks, mom!).

It has been 8 weeks & the weight is gone. That being said, some of my jeans still don't fit - my hips must be wider

I could see myself saying that even if I knew the person was working their ass off to lose it. I wouldn't mean it as you lost the weight through pure luck, but you're just lucky you could lose it - be it through hard work or sitting on your bum sort of luck.

@Thehistoryofus: Yes! I meant to update that thread. I am sooo glad that I stuck with it. It took almost 6 weeks before I was pain-free with feeding, but now it is a breeze. I thought I was going to lose it those first weeks...

Good for you! I think it's awesome you were so motivated and committed to making a lifestyle change like that.

I've been a super crappy eater since pregnancy but was lucky to loose the baby weight really quickly. That said, the 5-10lbs I'd like to loose that I'd packed on before baby would get lost much quicker if I had some of your motivation.

That would annoy me too especially since you have worked so hard! I lost all my baby weight within 6 months and honestly it was luck. I didn't watch what I eat or workout. I attribute most of it in the beginning when I was Breastfeeding and pumping like crazy and working. I go on walks with LO maybe twice a week but that's it. Even though I have lost all the weight I'm still unhappy with my body, it's saggy and and bulgey in areas. I need to tone up bad, one of these days I will start working out but need motivation like you have!

We were talking about this last night. There's a girl at our gym with a fantastic figure - and she's there every night, really working hard. DH said "I bet some women look at her and say it's not fair she's got a body like that - but she totally deserves it because she works at it".

Well done, you, for losing so much!

Wow you ARE lucky! j/k j/k. Seriously, though, all that work paid off and it obviously shows. I hate when people comment about how 'lucky' you are when you work out and take care of yourself. Luck is when you can live off ding dongs and candy and still lose the weight quickly

Great job on the weight loss!

Nothing to add to the discussion other than to say you've totally hit on a huge peeve of mine with the whole "luck" thing. It bugs me when friends attribute to luck things that I actually worked very hard to achieve. I have one friend in particular who says this all the time with regard to vacations, tickets etc that I pay for - he says, "you're so lucky to be going XXX" and I always say, luck has nothing to do with it...

I'm gonna lose it super quick (prob only have 10 or less left) but it's because of missing the entire third tri. I haven't gotten any comments yet, but I know I will and it'll be hard to smile and just say thanks...

Good job on working so hard!

luck

My body did everything opposite of what people said breastfeeding would do for me.
I'm 15 months PP and haven't lost all the weight.

I know for me it was just luck. I barely gained and was down 5 extra pounds at 2 weeks PP. I think some people just get really lucky or unlucky and have trouble understanding how much work some people have to put into it.

@Coco Bee: Good job! That's awesome!

I lost 10 LBS by luck (breast feeding) and still have about 10 to go. The rest will have to be hard work... I need to get on it

I think the "you're so lucky" comments come straight from jealousy.
That being said- I have had to WORK to get my weight off. And I'm thinner in places, but the number on the scale doesn't go down. I don't know, I'm doing Weight Watchers now in addition to going to the gym in hopes of getting those last fee pounds off.