It is definitely true that the younger you are, the faster your body will 'bounce back', as many have been saying. Obviously, your skin has more elasticity and resiliency when you are under 30, and if you are under 25, you can expect to get fit in about 4-6 weeks. I know girls (they were teens) who had children, and within 2-4 weeks, lost their baby weight and became fit.

I choose not to say, "get your/my body back", because it sounds rude to me. It sounds as though women are saying, they gave their bodies away, and desperately want it back. It seems as though they are upset or regret that their bodies underwent this amazing change to pro-create and generate offspring, and all they care for is 'how' they look and 'how' they feel in their bodies. Regardless of what their bodies are supposed to do for this child, who depends on their 'healthy' mother for their existence and health for the first few years of their lives.

So forgive me, that I choose not to say it that way.

I think you look amazing, I just had a baby dec 22 and will be trying to whip myself back into shape! thank you for posting this

@fredamans - I think that's only true for some people. I have seen some women bounce back and look exactly the same as they did before the pregnancy, some even better than they were before. I can't say that my body won't change after having my daughter in May, but I can say I've seen girls go back to the way they were so it is possible depending on your body makeup.

@Ali - Two kids and you look that good...! I can only hope for the same results lol. Good luck!

Thanks, Ladies! @fredamans you are right our bodies do change from having babies, but my goal is to tone up a fair bit. It's definitely achievable with the amount of exercise I'm doing. I'm one of the lucky ones that didn't have any major changes aside from the weight gain.

Way to go!

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it is physically impossible to look the same as you did before babies. Be happy you have a mommy body now. You can keep fit and trim, and still look good, but you will never be the same again.
Having two teens of my own and keeping my 140lb weight, I know my hips and ass will never bounce back to where they were. (Not that I'd want them to, I had boy hips before kids.)

Yeah! Go Ali!

For having two children, you look like one hot mama! But I totally understand--there's a feeling that coincides with being fit and feeling healthy and it seems like your goals pertain to that.

Keep with it! I'm excited for you!