I bought a full length mirror and sometimes I wonder why in the world I did such a thing to myself. I try on clothes and then look in the mirror where all I can see is my not so big legs, wide hips and my huge upper body. For some reason my biceps have always been big and my tummy is of course rather odd shaped due to having three children and my chest, well let’s just say I started off with a 36c but after three children and nursing they went up to a 38e which is just crazy. I wish I was one of those girls who nursed their child and ended up with smaller or back to their normal size chest. I hope to someday get a breast reduction as that is the only cosmetic surgery I would get, and really if my chest is causing me to have a slouch and killing my back is it deemed “cosmetic”?
Basically I have what I like to call “had a baby body” and usually you will find me saying I don’t like my “had a baby hips” while looking into the mirror at myself. Now when I look into my new full length mirror to see my full body I usually try not to focus on all the areas of my body that I like to call “trouble spots”. I would prefer to focus on my eyes, my smile and my legs, all of which I feel are the best part of my body. I love my eyes and my smile, most say I have a pretty face and I couldn’t agree with them more. I don’t wear make up on a daily basis and have a lot of freckles which I don’t care for but overall I am happy with my facial appearance.
I have found that if I want to have my head held up high and be proud all day I need to start my day off by looking in the mirror and seeing not what my body has turned into in a negative way but rather focus on the fact that I still get checked out by many which means I must be hot to most people. Also my husband thinks I am gorgeous, but I swear he’s just biased after being with me for five plus years! I have a had a baby body because I had three beautiful children who are my world and in order to go back in time to the high school, cheer leading body I used to have I would not be able to have my three munchkins.
Today I will tell myself I love my body, I love who I am and beauty is more than skin deep! Beauty is your personality to me and I hope it’s the same to you!
Have you looked in the mirror and told yourself you are beautiful today? I think you should, try it daily, you will be amazed at how good you feel if you truly believe you are beautiful no matter what anyone else says!
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Nope, but I should. I love my eyes they are wicked pretty. I have a hadababy body too.
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Not only are you pretty, but you have the sweetest personality. That makes you beautiful! And if the hubby thinks you’re gorgeous than that is awesome.
I’ve had a hard time accepting my post baby body. I’ve always been big, but I didn’t learn to appreciate the pre-baby body until the post baby body showed up. I do try to love my post baby body because I did grow a healthy baby in there and that is truly a miracle.
There is a website called The Shape of a Mother (I would consider this adult content because some of these women are completely nude) but it is to show that what happens to our bodies after baby isn’t a freak show. There are a lot of us out there with post baby bodies that do not look like Heidi Klum or Katie Holmes. After becoming a mother, I’ve stopped judging people at first glance and learned that it is more about what they have going on inside. The most beautiful women can be ugly if her personality is ugly.
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sometimes I do look in the mirror and long for my full figures self, and after the babies my boobs did get smaller but not the good perky kind the weird bla kind.. but I still try to find the positives in my features and even my body because well that is the only body I have and it helps me do the things I need to do.
This is hard. I always struggle with complimenting myself.
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This is a hard thing to deal with. You’re right though-focusing on the features you love about yourself and looking at things a little differently can make a world of difference!
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I’m right there with you! I used to be a skinny little thing and now I wear clothes more than double the size I used to wear 🙁
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I have a hard time with this, I like that you say you have a baby body ! And that you wouldn’t want it any other way cause you wouldn’t have your kids! That is a great way to look at it
Great post! I think too often we focus on the negative. I am working on getting rid of my had a baby body, but some things I will carry as marks that I had many children my whole life.
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You have one of the best reasons to say you have a better looking body than others. You had a baby. That makes you a different kind of hot!
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No I have not…but I should.
I have had my “had a baby body” for almost 2 years and just started my workout routine 6 days ago and I work out every single day.
I do not mind the “I had a baby hips” because it gave me some welcomed curves..but I am determined to get rid of the jelly roll belly and flab everywhere.
UGH! lol
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