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Losing the baby weight

The straight goods on postpartum weight loss

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Originally published in Today's Parent November 2008

I’ve never been a “little girl.” I was a chunky kid and I grew into a chubby teenager. By the time I graduated from university, I was downright fat, tipping the scales at about 200 pounds. I didn’t wear it well. I joined Weight Watchers and as I shed all that unwanted weight, I found the confidence to get the rest of my life together.

Fast-forward seven years. Relatively speaking, I’ve got it together — great job, a cute husband, three beautiful children. But with each new little bundle of joy, the scales tipped further toward the old me and I’m now struggling to get my pre-baby body back. I know I’m not the first mom to watch bulges crop up in new and unexpected places. Through my blog, Losing It: Saying Goodbye to the Baby Weight, on Todaysparent.com, I’ve become acquainted with many other women who are struggling to lose their baby weight.

I’m not sure how much of my own personal battle is because I can’t say no to imported chocolate and how much of it is because my body is permanently misshapen after three pregnancies in four years. As with so many aspects of being a mom, everyone has an opinion, so I went to the experts to find out what’s true, what’s hooey and how to take it all off for good!

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