I am 38 years old and up to 33 I had a nice body and a weight I liked at 5′9, 155lbs. I had two babies in that time and NOW…. I am fat. In my youth I was terribly skinny. At 21 I was always trying to maintain 121lbs (which tended to fall) and I hated it because I thought that kind of skinny was reduculous and I still do. Anyway, the point is that I have a skinny history but it looks to me like a fat future. I have seen people on tv in their weightloss testimonies but I want to hear from real mothers who lost real weight in a more natural way. I don’t want to exercise like a beast, starve myself, take pills or stop enjoying life. I do not overeat although yes I like to snack but within reason (a few bars of chocolate like once a week or even two weeks). I have started to eat properly (whole wheat, veggies, low carb etc) and my exercise is just a stepper because I konk out whenever I try to do any kind of aerobic exercise. I feel I have no energy and I am losing hope. I hate looking this way with a fat belly, no abs at all, flabby thighs and a puffy face). Although my baby is now past two months I am now 186lbs and I know that is overweight (so no need to bash me) and even though I keep hearing that my weight should still reduce, I was unable to breastfeed so I don’t believe it. I am fearing that no matter what I do I will never firm up my jelly belly or reduce my thighs without surgery. So that said, the real question before I really go all into the diet and exercise is “Is it realistic to believe that with regular diet and exercise alone, I can slim down to my desired weight and firm up a saggy body, ravaged by motherhood??” AND “Aside from TV, has anyone ever really had that kind of success?”
