"You have to eat for 2 when you are pregnant"
"You cannot exercise if you are breastfeeding"
"You never go back to your original size. Now you are a Mumma".
These comments by aunties around me always pissed me off. It drove me away to embrace the journey of motherhood. When I was pregnant, I would check the scale all the time and wonder how much time is it going to take for me to shed it? Will my body be able to change and will I be happy with what I see in the mirror. These comments were daunting and demotivating. I had to find out for myself.
I don't think you take 9 months to lose weight. I don't think breastfeeding makes you lose or gain weight. I am not sure if my body ever returned to "what I was". But I do know, it is all about your dedication towards your body.
Today, on Raising Parents, a Jio Saavn episode, we spoke to Chhavi Mittal – a mom of 2 and fitness enthusiast. She talks to us about:
- How her fitness journey began after motherhood and she loves it.
- How breastfeeding and fitness was a tough combination
- How does she control her diet?
- How she carves time for fitness and parenting
- The importance of having a schedule for your child
- And more…
Tune in to this episode of Jio Saavn and you will be inspired.
Mansi Zaveri
Kriti Agrwal
Rachel Eapen
