So I popped into work with Alyssa on Monday morning on my way to doing a bit of pre-Gold-Coast wardrobe sprucing-up. I was feeling pretty good actually. Despite the fact that the scales are still sitting firm at around 7kg over my pre-preggie weight, I’m happy with how my body is looking. I’m tightening up more each week, my body fat is holding firm between 14 and 16%, and I’m truly into my training at the moment in a way that I haven’t been for years. Matter of fact, I’m pretty sure that my fitness is at an all-time high. It could be just because I’m able to really push myself again and am loving that high after 9 months of taking it pretty easy, but I have a bit of a sneaking suspicion it’s also due to me finally having the courage to drop the cardio after realizing just how stressful and therefore fattening it can be post-pregnancy.
Anyway, long story short it was a good day. I had my beautiful girl with me, I’d done a killer circuit earlier that day, and I was feeling energized. So you can imagine my reaction when my offhand comment about heading into the center to buy a new bikini was met with the following -
“You’re a Mum – you can’t wear a bikini anymore!”
WTF?!
Ok, so 19-year old whippersnapper boys (in the form of my cheeky apprentice L) in general do not deserve to have much of what they say given serious value but this really took the cake. I mean, c’mon. If that’s the way the world thinks then no wonder most Mums out there give up before they’ve even started trying to shape up. Heck, I knew it was accepted that motherhood throws your body into at least a short-term turmoil, but nobody warned me it resulted in a new set of rules about what you can and can’t wear. Apparently regardless of the fact that you may still be a good couple sizes less than the average Aussie woman who didn’t even have a kid!
I think you’ll agree when I say that boy needs a slap. (Okay, now I really am acting like a Mum). Fortunately, my feel-good hormones held strong and I didn’t let it get to me. I left the shops with 2 beautiful new Tigerlily bikinis (and if I do say so myself my boobs look amazing in them) in what obviously had to be a larger size than previous Summer fare but – and here’s something I’d never have expected – probably feeling better about bikini shopping than I ever have before.
Gold Coast eat your heart out, cause this Mum ain’t going into hiding.
Body plus baby? Easy!*
Kat
*(We hope)
What’s the cheekiest thing somebody’s ever said to you as a Mum? Comment below!
Are you currently on your own ‘body after bump’ journey? I’d love to hear from you. One of my main reasons for starting this blog (aside from keeping myself accountable) was to form a community of like-minded women. Women who refuse to become a dowdy mother figure and instead choose to embrace their new role with the exceptional health and energy that comes from being in control of their body from the inside out. If this is you then make sure you drop me a line in the comments section below!
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You’re A Mum – You Can’t Wear A Bikini!
So I popped into work with Alyssa on Monday morning on my way to doing a bit of pre-Gold-Coast wardrobe sprucing-up. I was feeling pretty good actually. Despite the fact that the scales are still sitting firm at around 7kg over my pre-preggie weight, I’m happy with how my body is looking. I’m tightening up more each week, my body fat is holding firm between 14 and 16%, and I’m truly into my training at the moment in a way that I haven’t been for years. Matter of fact, I’m pretty sure that my fitness is at an all-time high. It could be just because I’m able to really push myself again and am loving that high after 9 months of taking it pretty easy, but I have a bit of a sneaking suspicion it’s also due to me finally having the courage to drop the cardio after realizing just how stressful and therefore fattening it can be post-pregnancy.
Anyway, long story short it was a good day. I had my beautiful girl with me, I’d done a killer circuit earlier that day, and I was feeling energized. So you can imagine my reaction when my offhand comment about heading into the center to buy a new bikini was met with the following -
“You’re a Mum – you can’t wear a bikini anymore!”
WTF?!
Ok, so 19-year old whippersnapper boys (in the form of my cheeky apprentice L) in general do not deserve to have much of what they say given serious value but this really took the cake. I mean, c’mon. If that’s the way the world thinks then no wonder most Mums out there give up before they’ve even started trying to shape up. Heck, I knew it was accepted that motherhood throws your body into at least a short-term turmoil, but nobody warned me it resulted in a new set of rules about what you can and can’t wear. Apparently regardless of the fact that you may still be a good couple sizes less than the average Aussie woman who didn’t even have a kid!
I think you’ll agree when I say that boy needs a slap. (Okay, now I really am acting like a Mum). Fortunately, my feel-good hormones held strong and I didn’t let it get to me. I left the shops with 2 beautiful new Tigerlily bikinis (and if I do say so myself my boobs look amazing in them) in what obviously had to be a larger size than previous Summer fare but – and here’s something I’d never have expected – probably feeling better about bikini shopping than I ever have before.
Gold Coast eat your heart out, cause this Mum ain’t going into hiding.
Body plus baby? Easy!*
Kat
*(We hope)
What’s the cheekiest thing somebody’s ever said to you as a Mum? Comment below!
Are you currently on your own ‘body after bump’ journey? I’d love to hear from you. One of my main reasons for starting this blog (aside from keeping myself accountable) was to form a community of like-minded women. Women who refuse to become a dowdy mother figure and instead choose to embrace their new role with the exceptional health and energy that comes from being in control of their body from the inside out. If this is you then make sure you drop me a line in the comments section below!
Want to leave a comment? If you’re reading from RSS or email you’ll have to enter the blog to do this. You can do that by clicking on the title of this piece. ‘Post a comment’ is at the article end, right under the ’share this’ and ‘related posts’ options.
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If you enjoyed this article please forward to your friends and tweet it. Thank-you!
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