What I can't figure out is that during the 3 times I was pregnant years ago (20-30 years ago....3 times), I got HUGE in the belly (had pretty big babies) and when I'd lose the weight each time afterwards, I had barely any loose skin and could easily exercise back to having a really nice abdomen (one that would not be embarrassing to expose...in a bathing suit, etc.).
But this time, I have quite a bit of unattractive loose skin on my abdomen/belly area. Now granted, thanks to a medication, I reached a weight (195 lb.) that was about 20 lbs. more than any of my 3 pregnancies (174)....BUT most of my pregnancy weight was in my belly whereas this time, the fat was all over...hips, thighs, torso, etc. I would definitely say that my belly was not nearly as big at 195 lbs. than it was when I was 9 months pregnant, even though I weighed less then.
So why do I have all this loose skin on my belly now whereas I didn't after any of the 3 pregnancies? And it seems pretty apparent to me, just by looking at it, that it's not something I can make any huge improvement in just by exercising. I'm sure it would help.....don't get me wrong...but I feel pretty sure that exercising won't fix it.
Oh...and just to add....I have skin that apparently doesn't get stretch marks. I have no stretch marks anywhere, despite 3 pregnancies and getting really fat. So kinda disappointing to see my belly skin fail on me so badly this time. I'd assumed that I must have skin that snaps back....but now see that I don't, clearly.
Listen, I'm 58 and sure don't need to be exposing my belly in anything, bathing suit or not. It's certainly not the end of the world and I'm thrilled that I look fab in clothes now. But I'm just really curious about this. Does anyone know why this happened this way?
Thanks....deena
