WWYD

[AshleyMommyto2]

I have lost 70lbs since having Addy so a year. My stomach looks awful!! I noticed in pics from her birthday where I was sitting down looks like I have a huge fat roll!! And I don't it was the skin balled up!! Is there anything besides surgery that will help this or am I just screwed? Loading pics to my pb from her party now so I will post a pic. If I get brave I will take a bare one later only to be ripped off of her in about .2secs!:hehe:

Here is one from her party. I did some editing and don't have any of the unedited so here was the best one I could find.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o99/ashwilson04/962.jpg

[Heather]

I hate that for you girl, I really do. Have you been exercising or just eating more healthily? Some cardio would probably get rid of a little bit more of it, but unfortunately you probably won't be able to get rid of it all without surgery. I have a dear friend who pregnancy just did horrible things to her body. She has the spare tire look, and there is nothing she can do without surgery. It's so sad because she is so young, as are you. Sorry, not the answer you want to hear i'm sure. Some people's skin is more elastic than others and bounces back better after childbirth. If you were overweight before kids, that would make it more difficult as well. The longer the skin is stretched out, and the older the skin is, the less likely it will bounce back. Of course, I'm no doctor.

[AshleyMommyto2]

I have been doing the 30day shred as much as I can through the week when I find time. I figured I was just screwed.. I even have it on my legs and arms. I was a bit over weight before the kids but not way over I think alot of this was caused from being pg back to back and loosing alot. I am smaller than I was when I got married.. Oh well.. I don't want to be able to wear a bikini but want to look nice covered up. And at least be able to tell I have been working on myself. If I get brave tonight I will take some full body shots (with clothes). Something I haven't done in a long time.

[Heather]

Well you know what's important is that you're being healthy and feeling good. ;) Most of us don't have the same bodies we had before kids, I know I sure don't. My friend that I was talking about was skinny minny before kids, but she gained a lot of weight with her pregnancies and had 3 kids back to back.

[AshleyMommyto2]

Your right, and I keep telling myself that. It just sucks.. I have always had such a hard time with myself and being comfortable in my own skin. I have always had an imagine of what I thought I should look like.. I guess we all do that though..

[Heather]

We really do, no matter what size. We are our own worst critics. I look in the mirror and am disgusted with myself sometimes, but just in the last couple of years I've been able to tell myself that I look damn good to have had two kids, and that despite how gross *I* think I look, there are a lot of people who would love to look this way.

[bettercowpatty]

How frustrating for you since you have worked so hard to drop the weight! I think after we have kids, most of us still have that loose skin on our bellies. Since you also lost weight in addition to your preggo weight, it's a lot for your body to catch up with. Like Heather said, remember that you are healthier and feeling better and that's what's most important!

[AshleyMommyto2]

Listening to to Klove shh! Yes I work for 4radio stations and I am listen to one that isn't even ours in my office at the moment. But this song came on and it seem fitting for me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNqQUojBg84

[Jojo]

I am now 10 lbs to my pre preggo weight and I'm still carrying a lot on my stomach. Just think how far thy are stretched so of course it's going to take a lot to get it back down. I feel you though. I hate my stomach but figure it could be worse!