Dear mummies, how do your slim down after delivery? Im in my mid twenties yet i have difficulty in slimming down. Already pp going 4mths and my tum tum still looks like when i was in my 5mth pregnancy. Last week met up with husband's friend as his wife just delivered, she already slim back to her previous size and even slimmer. Ok yes, she is petite and in her size "xs" or "s" but the thing is, they kind of laughed at me being "auntie" still looked chubby. "Nvm lo, since you already married still got a child, its ok to be fat la, hahaha" ????? it is so hurting! Everyday i only eat breakfast(about 11am after settling Lo to slp) and late lunch(i ate at about 4-5pm so i will skip dinner) i do planking, jumping jacks, slow jog(30min). Nothing seem to help. My weight remains the same. I think my problem is even i do those exercise, i don really sweat or didnt even sweat at all. Any other idea that i can slim down especially my arms and tum? Thanks ?????? Please help me!!!

Hey mummy! If it helps make you feel better in any way, I'm 21 and my son is 2 years old but I still have my "pregnancy pouch". Some people lose weight with breastfeeding, but others just can't - I did lose a little weight from it, but horrible snacking and eating habits + no exercise = snowball of fat horror... I only started taking it as a serious problem when I did a body composition analysis two months ago, I'm 21 but my body age is 43 and I had A LOT of visceral fat around my organs. Was a huge wake-up call to get things changed, and I've been trying to make improvements ever since! First of all, DON'T skip any meals - it makes your body deprived of nutrients and is NOT healthy or beneficial to slimming in any way. What you should do instead is focus on eating well and staying hydrated, especially if you're breastfeeding. Before you do any exercise, it'll be good to get the okay from your gynae because some mummies have diastasis recti - a separation of stomach muscles because of pregnancy. If you do have it, abdominal exercise like planking and sit-ups will do you more harm than good! I'd like to say that you're doing a good job trying to exercise at 4 months postpartum, most mums (like me) tend to delay it :/ If slimming down is what you aim for, the instructors at the public gym told me to sweat it out before doing any stretching exercise - but always make sure you do things correctly! I'm not a fan of running so I do HIIT running instead of jogging for long periods - 1min of running, 2mins of jogging and 1-2mins of walking x 4 times = approx. 20mins :) If you're doing it at home, you can also do things like squats and side leg raises - maybe 15 times + 30 seconds rest x 4 sets. They don't seem like much but I promise they work up a lot of sweat :x If you have more time after that, then work on things that stretch and train muscles like crunches, sit-ups, planking etc. Always make sure you have the right posture and form when working out, it should be sore but NEVER hurt! Other than eating well and exercising, you'd also need to rest well - I know, it can be hard to balance everything but take your time! Don't compare yourself to other mums, and you don't have to bother about what others say - especially if they themselves don't have kids. Do it for yourself, and things will happen with resilience and determination :) All the best mummy, you're awesome already! ❤️