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Aubrey Dimacali

@aubergine22

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wifey to @mdimacali 🤍
mama to noah and ezra 👦🏻👶🏻
and fur babies mochi & tofu 🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️
✨check out my baking page @milk.and.macarons 👩🏻‍🍳

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What a difference a year can make.

Two years ago, I was going through my second pregnancy loss in less than a year and wondering if I had it in me to keep trying.

When I got pregnant again in January 2025, I was scared to push my body too hard. So I stepped away from high-intensity training and spent the year focused on getting our baby here safely.

The pregnancy itself wasn’t easy. Pelvic pain, swelling, 40+ weeks pregnant, 14 hours of labour, an unplanned C-section, and then back to emergency and readmitted to the hospital days later for a week with postpartum preeclampsia and complications that affected my heart and lungs.

And recovery didn’t end when I left the hospital. For over 6 months postpartum, I couldn’t roll over in bed or sleep on my side without pain. When I finally started training again, I was constantly modifying and holding back. Even when I started running again this summer, I ended up with pelvic floor and knee pain that kept me from running properly and without pain until about a month before HYROX. So going into this race, I genuinely didn’t know what my body would be capable of.

Our goal for our first Mixed Doubles was sub-1:30. Running has never been my strength — I hadn’t run more than 5K in over 10 years — and with only a few weeks of pain-free running under my belt, that goal felt ambitious.

Somewhere around run 6, I was convinced we had missed it. I told Mark, “It’s okay,” because I had already accepted that we weren’t going to make our time.

We crossed the finish line in 1:22.

I cried.

Not because of the time, but because for the first time in a long time, I felt completely grateful for my body instead of frustrated with it. After everything it had been through — pregnancy loss, pregnancy, surgery, complications, pain, rehab, setbacks — it carried me through something I genuinely wasn’t sure I could do.

This past year taught me that progress is rarely linear, and sometimes getting stronger looks a lot like learning to trust your body again.

From barely being able to turn over in bed without pain to crossing a HYROX finish line in 1:22. What a difference a year can make. And I think we’re just getting started. 👏🏼😜✨ taken in Enercare Centre by @aubergine22

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11 days ago

Here we go again 📚🎓 SK by @aubergine22

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Happy birthday to my better half, the love of my life, my best friend, and the most incredible mom to our boys. The greatest gift our sons have is a mom like you. Someone they’ll always look up to and be proud to call theirs. Here’s to celebrating you today and every day 🤍🎂🥳 by @aubergine22

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3 months ago

We got to spend a lot of time together during this trip. First full day in Japan and we realized it was too ambitious to go around with two strollers. Over 300,000 steps in 15 days with him on me and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Photo Cred 📸: Aubrey
Navigation 🧭: Aubrey
Trip Planner ✈️: Aubrey
Baby Manufacturer 👶🏻: Aubrey
Travel Princess 👸🏻: Mark by @aubergine22

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4 months ago

happy halfie to our little squish 🧸🤎🫧

6 months of smiles, cuddles, and so much love. thank you for making our lives even more fulfilling than we ever thought possible our Ezzy bear 🐻 🤍 we love you so much! by @aubergine22

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6 months ago

Wishing the happiest birthday to my other half @mdimacali 🥳😘🎂 Nine birthdays later and you still haven’t aged 🙈
My biggest supporter and hype man (in the gym and in life) and the best dad to our boys. I love this life with you more every day 🤍 by @aubergine22

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7 months ago

Happy 5 months to our little Ezzy bear 🤎 Can’t believe you hit so many milestones this month (this week!) - including your first tiny tooth (ouch), rolling over both ways, and even starting to sit up 🙌🏼 but can you please stop growing up so fast? 🥹 by @aubergine22

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7 months ago

4 months of loving you, and our hearts have never been fuller🩵 Happy Valentine’s Day our sweet little Ezzy 🧸🍫 by @aubergine22

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8 months ago

happy 3 months, our little squish! 🩵☁️🫧 we love you so much 🥹🧸 by @aubergine22

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9 months ago

Merry Christmas from our family to yours 🎄🎁✨ by @aubergine22

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10 months ago

Two months with our little squish 🧸✨ by @aubergine22

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10 months ago

One month with our Ezzy 🧸🩵 by @aubergine22

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a year ago