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Aja Naomi King
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“No, this is not a pregnancy Before picture,” she wrote in the caption of her backyard photoshoot.
“This is the After. After days of labor. After experiencing what felt like my insides being ripped apart, no lie. After experiencing the unimaginable beauty of childbirth, this is what is left behind,” King continued.
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Maren Morris
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“I am never saying ‘trying to get my body back’ again,” the singer wrote. “No one took it, i didn’t lose it like a set of keys. the pressure we put on mothers to ‘snap back’ is insurmountable and deeply troublesome. you are and always were a f—ing badass. and yeah, I’m proud.”
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Meghan McCain
While modeling clothes from Nina Parker’s size-inclusive line, McCainopened up about her bodysince welcoming daughter Liberty Sage in September 2020.
“I just feel like after this horrible year we’ve all had, of course I want to be healthy — and I am — but I also want to go out and drink and eat and celebrate life with my friends,“The Viewco-host said on her Instagram Story. “I feel like focusing on losing extra weight is just not the mental headspace I’m in right now.”
04of 12DAPHNE OZDaphne Oz/InstagramThe formerThe Chewco-host shared a candid mirror selfie of herself clad only in her underwear on Instagram and revealed that working on her new cookbook had made her think about how she viewed her health and body.“FRESH START // I’m working on my next cookbook (!!!) and it’s got me thinking about the way I want to eat long term,” shewrote in the caption. “The way I want to celebrate with food and still celebrate my body at the same time.““Right now, I’m 3 months postpartum and ready to go back to slow carb living as a way to reach a healthy weight and a good headspace,” Oz continued. “It’s crazy how a few strict but simple rules can help break bad eating habits so quickly.”
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DAPHNE OZ
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The formerThe Chewco-host shared a candid mirror selfie of herself clad only in her underwear on Instagram and revealed that working on her new cookbook had made her think about how she viewed her health and body.
“FRESH START // I’m working on my next cookbook (!!!) and it’s got me thinking about the way I want to eat long term,” shewrote in the caption. “The way I want to celebrate with food and still celebrate my body at the same time.”
“Right now, I’m 3 months postpartum and ready to go back to slow carb living as a way to reach a healthy weight and a good headspace,” Oz continued. “It’s crazy how a few strict but simple rules can help break bad eating habits so quickly.”
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JAMIE OTIS
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TheMarried at First Sightalumna wasfeeling herself three days after giving birth to daughter Henley Grace— and she wasn’t afraid to show it. “… I love every bit of my postpartum bod,” wroteOtis for the caption of the Instagram picof herself posing in a white tank top and matching “hospital undies.”
06of 12PETA MURGATROYDSource: Peta Murgatroyd/InstagramHoping to shatter myths of quick and easy post-birth bounce backs, theDancing With the Starspro shared arevealing selfieafterwelcoming her first son, Shai Aleksander, with fiancé Maksim Chmerkovskiy. “I took this photo 8 days post birth. I left the hospital looking 5 months pregnant,” she captioned the mirror pic. “Many people think a woman should shrink right back to her pre-birth weight immediately. That is just not the truth for most. The female body is incredible and resilient, but healing and strengthening take time. Now it’s time for patience and hard work. Lots of love to all the new mamas out there on the journey.”
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PETA MURGATROYD
Source: Peta Murgatroyd/Instagram
Hoping to shatter myths of quick and easy post-birth bounce backs, theDancing With the Starspro shared arevealing selfieafterwelcoming her first son, Shai Aleksander, with fiancé Maksim Chmerkovskiy. “I took this photo 8 days post birth. I left the hospital looking 5 months pregnant,” she captioned the mirror pic. “Many people think a woman should shrink right back to her pre-birth weight immediately. That is just not the truth for most. The female body is incredible and resilient, but healing and strengthening take time. Now it’s time for patience and hard work. Lots of love to all the new mamas out there on the journey.”
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JESSIE JAMES DECKER
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Then in January, the mom-of-twoproudly flauntedher babies' lasting impressions on her bod. “Just another day in paradise!!! #icetea #kittenishsuit #comingsoon #loosemommyskin,” she captioned a bikini shot.
08of 12HILARIA BALDWINSource InstagramTwo days after she and her husband, Alec Baldwin, welcomed their son Rafael in 2015, Baldwinposted a full-body mirror selfie on Instagramand wrote, “I believe it is important to accept and love our form after going through a bit of a battle bringing life into this world.“The day after giving birth to son Leonardo, Baldwin posted another mirror selfie. “I did the same thing right after Rafael was born,” she captioned the Instagram photo. “It always makes me a bit nervous to do something like this, but I feel that in the age of such strong body shaming, I want to do all that I can to normalize a real body and promote healthy self-esteem.”
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HILARIA BALDWIN
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Two days after she and her husband, Alec Baldwin, welcomed their son Rafael in 2015, Baldwinposted a full-body mirror selfie on Instagramand wrote, “I believe it is important to accept and love our form after going through a bit of a battle bringing life into this world.”
The day after giving birth to son Leonardo, Baldwin posted another mirror selfie. “I did the same thing right after Rafael was born,” she captioned the Instagram photo. “It always makes me a bit nervous to do something like this, but I feel that in the age of such strong body shaming, I want to do all that I can to normalize a real body and promote healthy self-esteem.”
09of 12CHRISSY TEIGENChrissy Teigen/Snapchat; Inset: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagicFour months after giving birth to daughter Luna Simone, the supermodel mom unabashedly joked about her stretch marks on Snapchat. “lol my thighs have tributaries,” she captioned a photo of her legs. Even before motherhood, Teigen had no qualms about flaunting how her oft-Photoshopped legs really look. “Stretchies say hi!” shecaptioned a photoof her inner thighs in 2015.
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CHRISSY TEIGEN
Chrissy Teigen/Snapchat; Inset: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Four months after giving birth to daughter Luna Simone, the supermodel mom unabashedly joked about her stretch marks on Snapchat. “lol my thighs have tributaries,” she captioned a photo of her legs. Even before motherhood, Teigen had no qualms about flaunting how her oft-Photoshopped legs really look. “Stretchies say hi!” shecaptioned a photoof her inner thighs in 2015.
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KENDRA WILKINSON
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11of 12ANNE HATHAWAYAnne Hathaway/Inset; John Sciulli/GettyThe Oscar winner shared a photo of some impromptu tailoring with an empowering message about changing bodies five months after giving birth to son Jonathan Rosebanks. “There is no shame in gaining weight during pregnancy (or ever). There is no shame if it takes longer than you think it will to lose the weight (if you want to lose it at all),” she wrote. “There is no shame in finally breaking down and making your own jean shorts because last summer’s are just too dang short for this summer’s thighs. Bodies change. Bodies grow. Bodies shrink. It’s all love (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.)”
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ANNE HATHAWAY
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The Oscar winner shared a photo of some impromptu tailoring with an empowering message about changing bodies five months after giving birth to son Jonathan Rosebanks. “There is no shame in gaining weight during pregnancy (or ever). There is no shame if it takes longer than you think it will to lose the weight (if you want to lose it at all),” she wrote. “There is no shame in finally breaking down and making your own jean shorts because last summer’s are just too dang short for this summer’s thighs. Bodies change. Bodies grow. Bodies shrink. It’s all love (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.)”
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ROBYN LAWLEY
source: people.com
