9 months to put it on. 9 months to lose it.

[Ashla]

im extremely jealous of all u that have lost, well done, but im still jealous. i didnt even have a bump till 5months pregnant and was still in my size 12 dresses. by the time the baby came i was a size 18. i put on 5 stone exactly during pregnancy, little one is 8 months old now and despite dieting since january when she was 3 months old ive still not lost even a stone and still a size 16 on top and 18 on the bottom with really big hips, bum, legs, and arms. i hate myself. i feel like a failure. i eat chicken salads and go to the gym for 40 mins 2-3 times a week yet it just wont go. been docs. nothing wrong with me. hate myself

I can hear in your post how much it is upsetting you. Please know that for every woman who says "oh the weight just fell off," there is another who couldn't shift it. I have times when I glimpse myself in the mirror and hate what I see. And I feel really down when I see other women with babies the same age as mine and they are so thin. I've gone to bed hungry so many nights this last month and have only lost half a kilogram. It doesn't seem fair. But please don't hate yourself. Your body did an amazing thing and it just needs time. Just like every woman carries differently, every woman's weight loss journey is different. You will get there.