My plan for losing the baby weight

Although throwing away my scale was one of the most helpful things I ever did, and one of the best things I ever did for my health, mental health and recovering from my ED, I’m still obviously going to notice and see the weight gain, especially when it arrives so fast and often during the third trimester.

But something that has really helped me with this pregnancy is knowing that I’ve already been through this journey, and knowing that I have the tools to navigate it.

Our bodies are constantly changing an evolving. They never stay the same, and they aren’t meant to.

I like to think of my body is something that is constantly changing and my goal is to always make it stronger and healthier no matter what stage that’s in or what size it’s at.

When I’m pregnant, I try to focus on nutrition and hydration and moving it often, as well as getting into the fresh air and sunshine as much as possible.

After I have the baby … my goals will stay the same. And my body will regulate as needed.

And I know it will regulate.

Recovering from my ED taught me so much about body regulation, and how your body naturally has a weight that it likes to stay comfortable as long as you are respecting your hunger signals and eating nutritionally sound foods.

I’ve lost the baby weight twice before, I know I will again. But it’s not gonna be through hard-core, exercising and slashing calories, and staying away from sweets.

It will simply be gently respecting what my body needs, and wants, and leading the way naturally come off. When I did that with my second born, it did take longer than my first born to lose the weight… but it was so much more natural and such an easy process. There was no anxiety, bodychecking, or long days in the hot sun trying to walk as far as possible.

Just simple lifestyle challenges to better my body in a healthy way and let it regulate as it needed to.

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