My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top.
Now [after doing Pilates], I have muscles of steel and could easily deal with giving birth.
From your first kid, your body still kind of looks the same once you get back in shape.
I started training again four months after giving birth, and it was strange not to be fully in control - I'm so used to my body performing at a certain level, but it wasn't. I was like, 'Oh, man, can we go back to where we were, please?'
My back was just destroyed after pregnancy. I almost had to have surgery, until I did Pilates and rebuilt my body.
The difference in my body from pre-pregnancy to post-baby was night and day. I didn't have the strength, I didn't have the flexibility, I didn't have the stamina, I didn't have the mobility. I felt like I was handicapped.
Women always ask me how to get back in shape after having a baby. I always say, 'Know when's the right time for your workout and commit to doing it.'
Carrying a baby is such hard work, I've found that the stronger I am, the better I feel.
With both kids, I started working out again at 16 days postpartum, but I treated myself with kindness, doing mild workouts, because my fitness level was lower.
I think I forget every time - you give birth, and you want your stomach to be flat again. It does take a lot of work, but I usually start slowly by going on walks with the baby.
A few months post-baby is not the easiest time to pull out your best yoga poses.
If you were fit before your pregnancy, a Pilates program will quickly help restore your figure and your energy.
