08/20/2026
Late night thoughts 🤍
Don’t compare yourself or your body to someone else’s.
I caught myself looking at a picture of myself at 1 year postpartum after having my first baby.
I looked incredible. No obvious signs of having had a baby. I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight, strong, confident, and honestly… I felt really good in my body.
And here I am, 20 months postpartum with my second, sometimes feeling like an imposter because my body isn’t where I think it “should” be by now.
But here’s the thing…
My life is completely different.
With Jackson, I lived in Lexington. My gym was 2 minutes away and had a 2 hour daycare. I could go work out for an hour or even two and not have to worry about a thing.
Tyler was also really dedicated to his health at that time. We were both focused on eating well, going to the gym, and motivating each other.
Now?
My gym is 20 minutes away and doesn’t offer childcare. I have to find someone to watch my kids if I want to go, and honestly, sometimes that feels like too much of a burden.
So I squeeze my workouts in before picking them up from daycare 3 days a week, which usually gives me about 45 minutes to get in, train, and get out.
My first baby was also an incredibly easy baby. No health issues. Slept through the night early. Barely cried.
Blake cried for the first 10 months straight and still struggles with sleep.
I don’t always get the rest and recovery my body needs. I’ve spent a lot of this season functioning on an empty cup.
So why would I expect my body to look exactly like it did in a completely different season of life?
Same woman. Different circumstances. Different demands. Different capacity.
And maybe you need to hear this too:
You cannot fairly compare your body to an old picture of yourself without also remembering what your life looked like when that picture was taken.
Maybe you have less time now.
Maybe you’re sleeping less.
Maybe you’re carrying more.
Maybe motherhood looks completely different.
Maybe your priorities have shifted.
Maybe you’re simply in a harder season.
That doesn’t mean you’ve failed.
It means you’re human.
Your body doesn’t need to look like it did before in order for you to be proud of what it’s doing now.
Give yourself some grace. 🤍