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24-7-2009 - Body Image/Vent

My mood while writing this blog: Disappointed

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Ok so Im about 14 weeks pp and have been working out since I was 6 weeks pp. Im soo disappointed! I feel like Im not getting anywhere! Hubby says Im shrinking, I dont think I am at all. I feel HUGE still and my belly looks horrendous! I dont mind the stretch marks, thats not what bothers me. What bothers me is the "pooch" I have now, I feel like no matter how much weight I lose Ill never be a size 4 or even 6 or 8! I lost 33 pounds before I got pregnant and was a size 4 the smallest Ive ever been and the healthiest Ive ever been! Then I gained 51lbs during my pregnancy and lost 20 as soon as I had her but still have 30lbs to lose and I feel like it went faster last time around. Im just getting discouraged and feel like ill never be able to look at myself naked and be ok with it. I literally want to cry when I see myself! On a different note, Im on birth control. I missed one pill in the first month, took as soon as I remembered then my period started early. Then last month my period was light and short, could be because of the pill. I dont have any of the symptoms I had with my daughter. No sore breasts, juts fatigue and frequent urination. I dont know if Ill continue to get a period on the pill or when I should test just to be sure. This would be the worse time to pregnant again! My husband gets discharged from the Navy in August meaning he wont have a job and we wont have insurance and we couldnt afford another little one right now. Hate to say it but Id be devastated. Dont know what to do! Just needed to vent. Off to the gym for me! ( I go 5 days a weeks for an hour, 3 of those days I do aerobics) Hoping for another lb off!!

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2 Comments on Body Image/Vent


sunnymom - Monday, 27 Jul
oh hon I hear your cry and it sounds just like me!!! I am 4 months pp and was a size 6 prepreg and am now a size 12!!!! My hips and ass look giant from the back and I have a tummy pooch too :-( Not ONE item of my old clothing fits and I can't afford to but anything new...every cent goes for baby. I am wearing my preggers clothes! sad! I am going to the gym but have so little stamina and don't see enough progress. Gained 40lbs during pregnancy and only lost 20lbs. The rest doesn't budge. Am eating VERY little but it doesn't make a difference. Have been skinny my whole life so it's very hard to be this big. Other people tell me I look "normal" now but that doesn't help me to feel better.
Doesn't help that I am still not into sex. I feel unattractive. :-( Will keep going to the gym cos that's the only thing that can help me. But doubt that my hips will ever get narrow again. I feel like a dumpy pear, ha,ha! Thanks for letting me rant, it helps! Hang in there!

jterrill08 - Friday, 24 Jul
I know exactly how you feel. I gained 60+ lbs and lost 30 immediately following the birth of our daughter. But now, I'm stuck and she is 4 months old. I've tried nutrisystem and healthy trim. We don't get to the gym much but I walk at night. Its just very hard. I am still wearing my maternity clothes and that depresses me. I just feel super unattractive. And everytime my husband so much as breathes the word "gym" I burst into tears and blame him for not loving me and thinking I'm a hippo. lol. Its pathetic. I've heard it takes a long time to get the weight off. I had to bottle feed too (breast feeding is suppose to help you lose weight). I'm just going to hang in there and keep trying. Everyone knows that its not easy. Just know you are not alone. We will get back down to our desired weights. We just have to be patient. janna