Mommy Talk

Today's Mommy Talk question is a little weighty! Here is the question: How hard was it for you to lose your pregnancy weight and keep it off?

Losing the weight? Not too hard. Keeping it off? Ummm...well...

I didn't gain a lot of weight to begin with. I gained under 20 lbs and I don't know how that was possible because I seemed to eat all the time!

After Kayla was born most of that weight came off, since it was baby, fluid, placenta etc weight. The clothes I wore home were the same clothes I wore when I was 9 months pregnant. Let's just say they were a little too big...especially the shorts!


When I got home I felt like I was in that "in-between" stage again - a lot of the maternity clothes were too big, but my pre-pregnancy clothes were still too snug around the belly.

I did bre*stfeed Kayla and I heard that helps the weight come off. I think it was a whole combination of that, plus just the stress of having a newborn and being a first-time mom, which helped me lose weight rather quickly.

But then I had nothing to wear. I went to the store with my mom to find some shorts to get me through the rest of the summer. I remember almost having a meltdown right then and there! I remember holding up a couple pair of shorts and saying, "but I don't know if I should buy this size because I can wear it now, but what if I keep losing weight, then this size won't fit me anymore anyway and will be too big on me!" Oh those post-pregnancy hormones and exhaustion! It made shopping feel like a much bigger issue than it should be! Bless my mom, being so patient and understanding with me and just giving me a hug and a shoulder.

So...I did lose all that baby weight pretty fast and went back to my pre-pregnancy weight.

Then a little after a year Kayla stopped nursing and I didn't go back to work. I realized over the last couple of years that I snack a lot more throughout the day then I used to!

So those "last 10 lbs of baby weight" that you always hear everyone wants to lose? Well I ended up getting that last 10 lbs back AFTER Kayla was a couple years old LOL And why does it all have to go to the middle? Why can't it just spread the love and spread out amongst legs and arms too? :)

Speaking about losing weight and exercise ... I recently had the opportunity to participate in Suave Presents Blogger's Tips for Busy Moms.

From the website, A new report of 3,000 U.S. moms reveals that although most (76 percent) agree it's just as important for mothers to take care of themselves as their families, nearly eight in ten moms don't do enough. One of the biggest things falling by the wayside is her sense of feeling and looking beautiful. A whopping 84 percent admit they've let their appearance slide since becoming a mom and that taking care of their appearance has become more of a wish than a reality. So, can motherhood and womanhood co-exist? Suave wants to help moms put themselves back on the to-do list, so we asked some of our favorite mommy blogger friends to share their tips with you.

Check out the tips on beauty, exercise, hair care, childcare, relaxation and cooking.