Katherine Heigl Opens Up About Gaining 50 Pounds During Pregnancy
Katherine Heigl is a proud mother of three — two daughters through adoption, and one son by birth. Recently, she shared a blog post about her pregnancy and how it totally changed her body, admitting there moments where she flat out panicked.
“I had hoped to only gain 25-30 pounds like my mother during her pregnancies but found that just wasn’t possible for me,” she wrote. “Despite starting my gestation out on a pregnancy friendly meal plan and hiking my butt off 5 days a week my weight kept creeping up. At a certain point, probably around 4 months I gave up the struggle and tried instead to respect my body’s needs and trust my instincts.”
Just 10 days after the baby’s birth, she lost 30 pounds! “We’ve all heard about the gals who tone up and get right back into their skinny jeans weeks after their babies birth but this was not me, nor was I trying for it to be,” she shared. “I have only lost 10 pounds since that first initial drop but that’s ok because I decided from the start that I was going to lovingly but patiently reclaim my pre baby body, and forgive the glorious imperfections that would forever grace my new post baby body.”