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Hi everyone! I am 20 about to be 21 on March 5th. I had twin girls on Sept. 28th of last year. It was a very complicated pregnancy and I had to go on bedrest from July until they were born. I was only allowed up to go to the bathroom, take a shower once a day, and get food. Because of this, I gained ALOT of weight. I was approx. 140 lbs when I got pregnant. By the end of my pregnancy I was 240 lbs. My girls were very premature and in the hospital until recently, so I didnt breast feed and NONE of the weight has come off. I had to go and visit them in the hospital on a daily basis for hours on end. So I put excercise aside for them. Now that they are both home, I am ready to get back to my old self! I hate the way I look now, Im so digusted. I try to remind myself that this was unavoidable given the circumstances, but it doesnt always make me feel better. On top of that, at my old weight I was very confident, could wear bikinis and skirts, etc. Now I have no self esteem at all because my body was taken from me. I have stretch marks EVERKYWHERE and feel like a fat slob! I am glad I found this forum and am very excited to meet everone and get some great advice! I have gone a low calorie diet before so I dont think it will be too difficult.

welcome, twinmommy, your babies are sooo cute!  you have found a great place, and if you keep posting, you will find other mommies in your situation, i am sure.  yes, the tools on here make it quite easy to keep track of what you are eating, and it's rewarding to watch the weight graph change!   just get started, and hang around, and you'll meet lots of wonderful people here!!

Hi there i am a mom of 4 and i know exactly what you mean. I hate my body my last baby was born Dec 2 2007 and i have just gotten bigger every-time, I hate the way i look and i feel like my husband doesn't find me attractive anymore even though he says he does. I am glad to hear i am not the only one that has stretch marks everywhere and feel gross. I hope things are going good for you. I just started this. I found it a few weeks ago but didn't really do it now i am going to do it. I want to be beautiful again for my husband and be able to hold my head up and feel great about myself. Your babies are so cute. Have fun with them they grow up very quick.