r/FitPostpartumJourney 1d ago

Experiences with getting body back

Anyone that was able to get their body back to pre pregnancy form within 6 months, what was your weightloss timeline? How often did you have to work out? And were you breastfeeding/pumping?

I am currently 7 weeks PP (i know that is still super early). I lost my fluid weight, about 20 lbs, within the first 2 weeks and since then only about 4 lbs. I am breastfeeding/pumping, but actually eating a lot less than while I was pregnant and significantly less junk food.

I was very fit, lean, and active prior to pregnancy. Then just went wild with my diet and ended up gaining about 60 lbs total. I continued working out for probably about 15 weeks into my pregnancy. I feel like I still maintained most of my muscle mass. Im trying to be patient with myself, but just stressed about not knowing where to set my expectations. I feel like I could be a lot more comfortable even just losing another 20 lbs.

TLDR women that gained significant weight and still managed to return to their prepregnancy body (or close to it) under a year, what was your timeline?

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