To all my mommas...

 To all my mommas…

Becoming a mom has been the strangest, most amazing, hormonal, physically demanding thing I have ever been through.

I struggled so much training for my 50k last year to feel good, to run a pace I used to recognize on my watch. I felt defeated almost daily. An injury was unexpectedly what my body needed. Slowing down I was able to appreciate the ability to move, give my body rest I didn’t know it needed and lose the rest of my baby weight taking an honest look at my dietary habits.

It has taken almost 2 years to lose the weight with baby #2 even though I had a “bounce back” with Sebastian by 12 weeks. It has taken almost 2 years to feel like I am moving in my own body. It has taken almost 2 years to laugh and feel carefree again – to not wake up multiple days a week with a sudden lingering of postpartum depression.

Even after 2 years, 3 years since having my first child, I am not the same person, I am not the same runner, I am not the same wife, friend, daughter, employee…and I never will be. AND THAT IS MORE THAN OK!

To all my mommas…

My stay-at-home mommas – hats off to you, God has given you a very special gift, the gift of time with your children, the gift of the ultimate level of patience and grace with your children. I sincerely do not know how you do it and have more respect for you than I could ever convey in writing. YOU ARE AMAZING!

To my working mommas – I know your story well, I miss my kids so much during the day but I know working out of the home is part of my story. A constant internal struggle, trying to find peace in our situations. BUT WE ARE AMAZING!

To my breast-feeding mommas, to my formula feeding mommas – fed is best, and I support you 100% no matter what you choose for you and your baby. YOU ARE AMAZING!

To my mommas who are struggling to find yourselves, find this new identity as a mom. We made a hole a$$ human inside of our bodies! We will never be the same and that is ok. YOU ARE AMAZING!

To my mommas trying to discover their new bodies, lose their baby weight, feel good in their own skin. OR EVEN DISCOVER life as a mom years later after having your first child. You will get there and maybe physically you will never look the same. Maybe mentally you will never feel the same. Regardless, your perseverance will give you the healthiest version of yourself to give your families. The work will not only give you physical benefits, but movement gives us the mental health benefits. Your kids are watching, and they will emulate your habits. DON’T GIVE UP! YOU ARE AMAZING!

To all my mommas…YOU ARE AMAZING!  

 

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