Postpartum Weight Loss- Lost Some Baby Weight, But Have Extra Skin
Posted Feb 11 2010 4:29pm
To Fit by Sara: “I lost about 20 lbs. of baby weight with just 5 more to gobut have a bunch of extra skin around my middle. Will it ever go awayor am I going to be stuck with this extra skin? Any tips to get rid of it?”
From Fit by Sara: “Congrats on your weitght loss! Just 5 more to go is a big accomplishment. Your extra skin dilema is shared by many moms. When we get pregnant the skin on our bellys has to stretch. For some of us the skin on our bellys will mostly go backbut for others the skin may never go back. Often moms who put on a lot of extra weight during pregnancy have more challenges w/ having extra skin after significant weight loss. Howeverif the excess”skin” has some body fatit can shrink with consitent cardio and healthy eating. If you have reached your ideal body weight/body fat percentage and your extra skin is not disappearing after several months (approx. 6mo.-1 yr.)it will unlikely disappear. At this time you can either tell yourself that it’s a “bad of honor” for having your childrenor if it really bothers youyou can opt to get surgery to remove the excess skin.” -Sara Holliday MFTCPT
***Have a question for me? Email me at info@fitbysara.com or leave a comment.
To Fit by Sara: “I lost about 20 lbs. of baby weight with just 5 more to gobut have a bunch of extra skin around my middle. Will it ever go awayor am I going to be stuck with this extra skin? Any tips to get rid of it?”
From Fit by Sara: “Congrats on your weitght loss! Just 5 more to go is a big accomplishment. Your extra skin dilema is shared by many moms. When we get pregnant the skin on our bellys has to stretch. For some of us the skin on our bellys will mostly go backbut for others the skin may never go back. Often moms who put on a lot of extra weight during pregnancy have more challenges w/ having extra skin after significant weight loss. Howeverif the excess”skin” has some body fatit can shrink with consitent cardio and healthy eating. If you have reached your ideal body weight/body fat percentage and your extra skin is not disappearing after several months (approx. 6mo.-1 yr.)it will unlikely disappear. At this time you can either tell yourself that it’s a “bad of honor” for having your childrenor if it really bothers youyou can opt to get surgery to remove the excess skin.” -Sara Holliday MFTCPT
***Have a question for me? Email me at info@fitbysara.com or leave a comment.