Love your body

I’ve talked about this before, but I haven’t always been nice to my body especially when I didn’t like the way it looked. Pregnancy took a toll on my self esteem. My first pregnancy I gained maybe 30lbs, got no stretch marks, and lost all the weight immediately; I wore I crop top a week after having her. This pregnancy I was enormous. I have a bunch of stretch marks and people were telling me it’s hard to bounce back after the second. We’ve been planning a family trip to FL for the end of May. I measured myself (minus my belly) at the end of January and I would’ve been in a size 12! Before I got pregnant I was an easy size 4. I cried SO HARD for an embarrassing amount of time. I get I was pregnant, but I still had MONTHS of being pregnant left and I knew I was only going to get bigger. It was at this point I decided to take the same initiative my husband did a month prior, just because I’m pregnant doesn’t mean I can’t diet and exercise right? I talked to my doctor and she said so long as it doesn’t hurt I can work out during and after pregnancy, so I sat down and did a shit load of research on pregnancy workouts and diet plans. And on February 1st I implemented the game plan. I started eating a well rounded diet with my husband (with a lot of added chocolate) and working out at least twice a day. I started with barre and prenatal yoga. I started noticing a difference with how I looked and felt and I loved it. After I had Kaja we were in the hospital for 2 days and when we got home one of the first things I did was get a good work out in and I’ve worked out doing HIIT and yoga every day since. I don’t push myself too hard, I don’t deny myself food when I’m hungry. I simply eat a balanced diet and do a workout that feels good and leaves me sore. I’ve been kind to my body and the results are amazing. I feel good mentally and physically and every day my body is looking closer to how I want it to. I’m proud of myself and the hard work I’ve been putting in. Your body is capable of so many amazing things, be kind to it, love yourself. Hard work pays, love your body and it’ll love you back.