03/09/2026
ITS NOT ABOUT A BOUNCE BACK
I contemplated even posting this. Because it’s not about rushing to bounce back to where you were before. I will never be where I was before, and I have no craving to be. I will always be scared, and stretched, and softer. But I am freaking STRONGER.
Pregnancy, healed my relationship with my body. Although I trained and ate fairly well (my pregnancy sweet tooth was ravenous), I still gained 55lb during my pregnancy. Well over the recommended 25-35. However, this is your reminder that your body does what it needs to do. Women’s bodies are miraculous. Beyond having control of what you put in your body and how often you move, the rest is up to biology. You’re growing a freaking human being, stop obsessing over the number on the scale. You will feel good in your own skin again soon.
I didn’t crash diet, I continued to fuel myself, I nursed my baby, I moved my body to feel good, and I took breaks when exercise became a stressor vs benefiting me (in the depths of sleep deprivation). And my body healed in the timeframe it needed.
This is not to compare yourself to anyone out there. But a little reminder that if you’re in the thick of worrying about your pregnancy weight gain, PLEASE DONT. It’s all by design.