I gained 6kg in total (was already 12-15kg overweight before i got PG). I'd lost it all by the time DD was 4 days old and i am now 20kg lighter than when i got PG. I breastfed, which helped me, but it doesn't help everyone.

I walked 4 miles 5 days a weeks, too and from work, and swam 1km every week (sometimes twice depending on my mood). I finished work at 34 weeks but i still walked 2 miles every day (i walked a mile IN labour). Keeping active helped me to feel human on those giant-like-a-gable-end days. LOL

Bx