Jennifer Ellison Sheds 3st of Her Baby Weight

July 20, 2010 by tiffanyb
Filed under: Celebrity Baby News

Jennifer Ellison is showing off her post-baby body after shedding 3 of the 4 stone she gained while pregnant with her son Bobby.

The former Brookside actress has been able to shed 3 stone after 4 months of healthy eating and exercising after welcoming her first child in February. Ellison says that she gained 5 dress sizes when she was pregnant and now ready to take off all the weight.

She told Closer magazine, “I was a size 8 when I fell pregnant and a size 18 after – I just ballooned. I ate what I wanted and didn’t exercise, so of course I put on weight. I put on 4st. I was like a hippo! I’ve lost 3st thanks to my Closer diet and workouts – and I feel great.” Jennifer says she is now a size 10-12.

She also adds, “Even though I’ve posed in all sorts of men’s mags in the past, I’ve never felt really proud of my body until now because I’ve never had to work to make it look good. ‘I lost this weight the old-fashioned way – a healthy diet and exercise.”

Jennifer, who is 5 feet 6inches tall weighed only 10 stone before falling pregnant and when she brought her son home from the hospital she was 13 stone.

“Bobby was 9lb, so he was a big baby,” says Jen. “But I still had a huge bump after I had him – seeing my naked body for the first time after the birth was a bit of a shock! Most celeb mums leave the hospital in their size 8 jeans, but I was still in maternity dresses and huge knickers!”

Due to a 92 hour labor which resulted in a Cesarean section, Ellison had to wait 6 weeks before she could start exercising. After six weeks she started Pilates, boxing, and running and hired a personal trainer. She says that her confidence finally started to come back when she started to see the pounds coming off.

Although Jennifer is happy with her progress so far, she says that she still wants to lose the rest of the baby weight. “I want to lose another stone and I’ll be happy. I know my body will never be the same because I’m curvier and I’ve got stretch marks on my tummy, which I hate – I might get them lasered off some day. My boobs aren’t as firm, but it doesn’t matter because I have a healthy and happy little boy, who I love more than anything. I love working and I’m proof that you can lose the baby weight – no matter how impossible it might seem.”

Jennifer says that she would love four kids with her husband Robbie Tickle.