I’m Not Motivated to Lose the Baby Weight

I love the chubby cheeks and pudgy belly on my new baby! While the look isn’t quite as cute on me, I’m just not motivated to deal with it right now.

Four months out, I can fit into some old clothes, but most of what’s in my closet is still too tight. While I know I should cut myself some slack (heck, I just had a baby!) I’ve been criticizing my postpartum body.

I recognize it’s not good and that it’s a cycle I need to try and stop, especially now that I’m raising a daughter! So I bought a few flowy shirts to help cover my problem areas, and decided I need to be okay with my limited wardrobe. For now.

I’ve embraced the motto ‘Grace Over Guilt’. It’s a concept I learned from the Balanced Life, an online Pilates instructor I follow. I’ve read her blog and done her (mostly) free workouts for about two years. The concept ‘Grace Over Guilt’ is about accepting your different seasons of life and giving yourself grace instead of beating yourself up over the number on the scale or the number of calories consumed. The goal is to find balance, making healthy decisions most of the time but knowing it’s not always going to happen – and that’s okay.

I’m finding healthy decisions are harder when dealing with a toddler and baby. I cook less frequently, snack more often, and prefer snuggling with my kiddos to exercise. The colder weather, darker days and upcoming holidays aren’t helping, either!

I am at least getting in two workouts a week with F.I.T Co. I’m also started to fit in short Pilates videos again. But I know the big changes will happen when I focus more on portion sizes and curbing my sweet tooth. It’s something I’m working on, but I’m trying not to stress about it since life is so hectic. Plus, it took nine months to gain the weight, so it’s going to take some time to lose it as well.

My motivation will come, so I’m not worried about it right now. Instead I’m going to enjoy this season of life, give myself grace and not worry about the number on the scale or size of my jeans. There’s time for that later – my babies will only be babies a short while longer!