A few months
ago I began “operation lose my baby weight.” I began hitting the gym 5 days a
week, food prepping “clean” food, counting calories, tracking mac ratios,
drinking shakes and taking supplements. Because I saw lots of progress and hit the
BIG milestone of reaching my pre-baby weight, my thoughts became consumed with
fitness, nutrition and outward appearance.
This body of
mine will NEVER be what it was before – and that is just fine. I was reminded
there was beauty in imperfection. This mom body is a beautiful thing – even
if it bulges in areas it used to not, has more wrinkles than ever before and is
marked with scars. This body of mine carried, grew, labored and delivered two
little lives into this world that were more than worth it. And that is
B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. I am thankful for a loving husband that appreciates this
kind of beauty.
I will continue
to live a healthy life style – a balance of nutrition and fitness – but not be
overwhelmed with the pressures of a pre-baby body. For all you mommies out
there that are stressing over swimsuit season – give yourself some grace. Don’t
lose sight - true beauty comes from within.
Charm is
deceptive, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30
