06/25/2020
Well hot damn! 😆 not at all what I imagined posting this summer. I’m gunna go there, yup. Body image and pregnancy. There’s about less than 10 photos of me pregnant with my first, regrettably. I made fitness so much apart of me, I worked so hard to get that scale number down for YEARS, so watching it go up and up, was messing with my head. Complaining about the gain made me feel ashamed and ungrateful. So I kept it mostly to myself. I know, I know, I’m pregnant, I’m growing a baby yes, yes! But I’m also human and I have insecurities like everyone else and nothing like pregnancy to bring those out! 😅
With my first pregnancy I was constantly hungry. Starving. I gained 60 lbs. Yea that’s more than I was recommended to gain. 25 lbs is what my doctor had in mind for me. I more than doubled that.
With this pregnancy, I am learning to L😍VE my body. I know what to expect and I know when I’m actually hungry. Of course I don’t have that bottomless pit feeling like I did with Angelo. Thank god.🙏 You will probably see more of me sharing my body and discussing the changes, but more importantly ✨embracing✨ them. I’d be lying if I told you I’m 100% fine with getting bigger and bigger. I like having my mobility and I don’t like to feel uncomfortable which is a major reason why I had a major weight loss journey in the first place. But I’m not afraid to go there and talk about it. 💪🏽 I know I’m capable of losing the weight this time and the journey was so worth it! It was amazing getting to share that journey with so many of you in stories. I’m excited to show you this one as well. 💕