LOSING FAT IS NOT AS EASY AS IT USED TO BE!

I am positive there are a few factors involved that contribute to how much harder it is to lose fat after a pregnancy than in pre-pregnancy.

 It might be that during my pregnancy I was placed on bed rest a couple of times, and was restricted in activities, meaning no lifting anything over 10 pounds, no workouts, not even sex.  So it was a joy to go to Walmart so I could walk a little.  I went crazy not being able to do ANYTHING from week 20 through week 41.  So not being able to do anything for 21 weeks probably contributed to my bodies poor response to the start of working out. 

Also as much as I wanted to eat everything during my pregnancy I did not do so, i still fed my body and my baby nutritional foods..  It is absolutely NOT true that it is the time where you can eat anything without guilt.   I did allow myself to cheat a lot more and in turn had a very difficult time to regain my self control with food.  I think post pregnancy my food habits actually got worse before they got better.  So re-learning self control took a long time and contributed to my bodies slow bounce back. 
---A little bit about my eating habits in the last few months:  I am actually ashamed of myself and the way I have fed myself.  I have been through a lot of stress (not baby related) in the last few months and have definitly allowed my life to become disorganized which makes eating out and eating fast convenient foods much easier.  It is disgusting the things I have allowed myself to eat up until recent.  So my advice to anyone reading this is take a weekend to reflect on your life and what is causing you to eat unhealthy.  Then revamp your eating habits.

I honestly felt like shit, physically and emotionally when I ate badly.  Your mind and body is a reflection of what you eat.

Another peice of advice do not have the below mindset.  I used this as an excuse time and time again!

Also, I havent done much research yet about this but i have heard something about your metabolism slowing down.  I feel like mine has and in turn have done things to spead it back up.