I received an email today from one of the big pregnancy
sites with the headline, “Why you may still look pregnant.” YES! Finally! I
just knew there was a good explanation as to why I am a big flabby postpartum
cupcake-eating monster! You can bet your bottom dollar I clicked
on the email as fast as I could.
Well what a disappointing let down that was. The only thing that email told me, that
I didn’t know, was that the linea nigra sticks
around for 12+ months, and may not even go away! The rest of the article made blanket statements about how
the weight will start to come off in the following weeks after birth, and that
I will have a better shot at loosing the weight since I am nursing...blah blah
blah. After reading the whole damn
article, looking for the one shred of,” It’s not your fault you make cupcakes
and carbs your bitch on a daily basis,” those magic words were just not there.
I have “pregnancy pooch” because I am four months postpartum,
exhausted, slightly lazy, have a raging sweet tooth and for the life of me
cannot find the time to exercise regularly. Oh and I only just started eating
my meals hot-I know every new mom knows what I mean by “hot.” The small shred
of solace I did find in the article was that it really does take “months” on
average to loose the extra pounds packed on while growing a healthy (incredibly
beautiful) baby.
It has to take
“months” to loose the weight. Most all new moms are EXHUSTED! Who the hell can
find time to properly diet and exercise in the crazy haze of sleepless nights,
constant feeding, regular diaper changes, burping, cleaning, and on a good day
cramming a shower into all of that?
I have also learned, thanks to my sister, is “get
over yourself!” What I mean by
this is that I had to admit to myself by no means did I have a washboard belly
and banging tight ass before I got pregnant. Somewhere along the way I forgot that I was not super model
skinny and should stop crying about not being that way.
I keep saying how learning to be a new mom, “is a process.”
It’s so true in every way. Loosing
the pregnancy pooch is going to be a process as well, and the way I cannot stop
sucking down sweet treats, it’s going to be a very long process. It took me 9
months to pack on the pounds, I expect it will take at least 9-12 to loose it.
Bottom line: We
have beautiful babies on our hips, who is looking at our ass anyway? Loosing the baby weight is a process, one that will take
months, not days. Patience, a positive attitude and perseverance will win this
race
If it doesn’t then good news… I hear chasing a toddler
around will kick an ass right back into shape!
