After having my first baby I was very eager to get back into shape. After a few months of working out and eating healthy I am now a few pounds less than before I had my son. This is great, but some of my pants are still snug around my thighs. Can women carry weight differently after having a baby? Does anyone have any good suggestions for leg/thigh exercises?!? THANKS FOR THE HELP!!
Definately, my body took awhile to "go back" to normal after my first especially, I had lost the weight but my shape had changed.
Keep up the good work and be proud of what you have accomplished, the rest will come with time! Good luck!
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You can definitely have a different body shape post baby - in fact in autopsies, they can tell from the bone structure if a woman has ever had children. They can even tell in old fossils because of how the hips change and simply don't change back. The muscles can be toned certainly, but the bones don't return to pre-baby.
The pilates exercises are good ones for toning and slimming as opposed to adding bulky muscles. There are tons of videos, books and classes.
Oh, this is the story of my life. After I had my daughter (mind you, she is 16 months old now), I began to work out every day. What did that do for me? Well, I definitely lost weight. I actually weigh less now than I did before I got pregnant. However, when I began to take out my pre-pregnancy clothes for the summer clothes, they still don't fit because my weight falls into different places now and my shape is completely different. For the first year of my daughter's life, I was wondering when I would be able to unzip the birthday suit I was wearing and magically find my pre-pregnancy body underneath it all. No such luck! This is mine to stay! An unfortunate turn of events for me, because I'm not as big of a fan of this body, but heck, what can I do? There are certain areas of my body that just won't get lookin too beautiful because it's stretched skin. Leg/Thigh Exercises: Squats are good. I go to a gym and do something called body pump which works every possible muscle group. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't make you bulky at all. If you exercise at home, I'd just do a lot of squats and maybe put some dumbells on your shoulders while doing them. Another suggestion is to get an exercise ball (I've seen them for $5) and put it in the small of your back against the wall and move up and down with it. Trust me, you'll feel it. Good luck.
I think most women would agree that your body very rarely goes back to the way it was pre-baby. But you can still have a great body after you have a baby, it is possible. I was so paranoid about having a lower belly pouch that I worked so hard that my lower abs were in better shape after my son than before. Of course, now, seven years later, the pouch is back. The one thing I know though is that you can't really spot reduce, you can tone and tighten but you can't reduce fat over muscle in just one area of your body. The best thing for you to do is continue to workout and add a few toning exercises for the thighs to your routine. Just keep mixing things up. Work all areas of the thighs, one thing that you can do is stand next to a stationary object and do leg lifts. Just be sure to keep your abs pulled in and your back straight. Start by lifting your leg forward to work the front of the thigh, followed by lifting out to the side to work outer thighs. Then behind you to work the butt and back of the thighs, followed by in front of you and across your body to work the inner thighs (flex the foot for this one). Don't do these everyday, give the muscles a day to rest. For a great workout that you can bring your baby to, check out www.babybootcamp.com. They have locations all over the U.S.
Leg extensions and running helps. You can can see results within a week.
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For me, I didn't go on a diet until my twins were 11 months because I was breastfeeding. I didn't work out that much either since I had twins and was working full time after my maternity leave. I think my hips/thighs got bigger afterwards because my pants fit differently too. However, I went on Slimfast and Weight Watchers combination diet and exercised. I lost all of my weight but didn't gain the tone back. Walking helped get my thighs back and I used an exercise ball and rubber band exercises for thighs. Those seemed to help. I really don't know if anyone can truly get back to their old shape again.
