Nobody tells u that u come home from having a baby still looking 6 months pregnant, fluffy w/water weight, & full of crazy hormones that leave you crying for days on end about everything & nothing at all.
I’m going to be really honest here & tell you I’ve cried for a week about looking fluffy. It was easy to embrace the extra weight when there was a baby in my belly, but now, it’s really hard to just feel so unattractive. It doesn’t help that my hormones are raging, my body is sore, stuff is leaking from everywhere {TMI, I know, but I told you I was gonna be real lol}, and I feel fluffier now than I did while pregnant.
We went to a Beachbody brunch a few days ago and my husband took pictures for me and sent them to me later and I cried for 4 hours over those stupid pictures. I legit felt like I was wearing a fat suit. I honestly feel like my face and arms are almost unrecognizable.
I’m not writing this post for you to tell me to cut myself some slack, because I KNOW I’m being crazy and expecting results way too fast, the fact is I can not help it. These are my thoughts and emotions and I can’t just tell myself not to feel that way. I’m not writing this post for you to tell me I’m beautiful, because honestly, I had never felt more beautiful even at my highest pregnancy weight, my husband adored me and would keep me pregnant if he could, and I felt pretty every day thanks to him.
I’m writing this post for the moms out there who feel like they aren’t enough, who have been trying to shed their baby weight whether your baby is a week or 20 years old, it doesn’t matter. You are not alone in feeling unrecognizable. But I want you to know, you are beautiful, you are a strong mommy, and the best thing you can do for your babies is to work on YOUR self-confidence.
I’m on my journey to be the healthiest, fittest version of myself I can be, for my daughter. If you’ve been in my shoes, I’m looking to run a fitness and nutrition Bootcamp with mommies who need a boost of self confidence, who want to find themselves again. Just remember your not alone, your body is capable of amazing things, you gave a baby life, cut yourself some slack! 💕🎀You are AMAZING! 🎉🎊
