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I was 6.5 months postpartum and the only responses I received to my fitness goals were:

“You just had a baby, your body will never be the same.”
“Maybe this is just how you look now.”
“You just built a human, give yourself grace.”

All seemingly supportive statements, but in reality overwhelmingly minimizing and unsupportive. So I decided to disconnect and focus on my macros and lifting heavy sh*t. 26 pounds later I want to scream, NORMALIZE SUPPORTING POSTPARTUM WOMEN HAVING AESTHETIC GOALS.

Seriously, what if next time your postpartum friend mentions her body, you decide to ask how you can support her goals rather than placating and minimizing her want to feel like herself again?

YOU ARE CAPABLE OF FEELING LIKE YOURSELF AGAIN, MAMAS!!!

If you need support, I got you.
If you need help with fitness or macros, I got you.
Don’t stay stuck.

#postpartum #mama #strongmama #support #postpartumbody #strong #strength #focus #fitness #macros #encouragement #womenshealth #letsgo #commit #postpartumfitness #postpartumweightloss #postpartummindset #mom #momlife by @meg_cerone

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2 years ago

FAMILY VACAY IN 2 WEEKS. ✌🏼

Usually I would beat myself up about not being perfect. Decided to say F*CK THAT mindset instead. I can’t wait to have a blast with my kids and make memories we’ll all have forever.

It’s ok to not be perfect AND enjoy yourself anyway. Breaking the standard of perfection for moms STARTS WITH US. TODAY. RIGHT NOW. THIS LOOK IN THE MIRROR.

BREAK THE CYCLE.

#postpartumbody #mama #fitness #mindset #respect by @meg_cerone

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5 days ago

Two truths that I struggle with postpartum:

ACCEPTANCE and PROGRESS.

Accepting that I created a life and I completely sacrificed control of my body, the way it works, the way it feels, AND the way it looks.

AND

Staying in the mindset of building strength back and taking the steering wheel again.

What a ride! So many people hold fitness professionals to a standard of complete control. Even during pregnancy. For me, I had absolutely no control over factors like weight gain. I trained 4x a week minimum up until 36 weeks. AND here we are. Nobody is perfect. NO BODY IS PERFECT. But I’m pretty damn proud of what mine just achieved. Ready for the road ahead ✌🏼. LET’S DO THIS MAMA’S.

#postpartum #acceptance #mindset #strength #momssupportingmoms by @meg_cerone

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10 days ago

The strongest version of you isn’t built in other people’s minds.

It’s built by showing up on the days no one is watching.
By choosing nourishing foods because your body deserves them.
By moving because it makes you stronger-not because it earns someone else’s praise.

When you stop exercising to impress others and start training to feel capable, energized, and healthy, everything changes.

Discipline becomes self respect.

#strongmoms #selfdiscipline #strength #postpartum #confidence by @meg_cerone

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19 days ago

MYTH. Not every woman loses weight breast feeding. In fact, it is more common to RETAIN or even GAIN weight while breastfeeding.

This is me 6 weeks postpartum, exclusively breastfeeding, lifting 3-4 times a week, and eating within a reasonable calorie range. My scale hasn’t seen much movement.

This has been my experience all 3 times. Going through it the first time felt devastating, everyone around me was telling me I would “rebound” so fast. I felt like a failure to myself and to my profession. Let’s normalize not IDEALIZING everything in pregnancy and postpartum.

#truth #postpartum #breastfeeding #fitness #mindset by @meg_cerone

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a month ago

YOU’RE NOT STUCK.

After my first pregnancy I spent most of my time thinking about how my body would never be “the same” again. I relinquished my own credibility to my feelings and emotional state.

Now postpartum for the third time, in a body I’m COMPLETELY UNCOMFORTABLE in, I know better.

No matter the reason for your rebuild. This process isn’t a snap of the fingers, a bounce back, or a quick “fix.” And it’s EMOTIONAL AF.

It’s JUST WORK.
It’s JUST A BODY.

And with the right strategy and coaching you can rebuild stronger and happier than ever.

If it feels impossible or you don’t know where to start, hire a coach who knows how to help (would love it is was me 😉).

LETS GO!

#postpartum #fitness #body #strength #mindset by @meg_cerone

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a month ago

I KNOW:

this body isn’t forever
i’m strong af
I’ve helped hundreds of woman start again
I can do this
ITS JUST A BODY

I FEEL:

soft
unfit
stuck
defeated at times

FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL as long as you KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW.

Every single part of this journey is work. Growing a baby. Having a baby. Recovering. Starting again. But if work is all we have in our path, we’re in a damn good position 💪🏼.

You ready to get to work?

#postpartum #strength #work
#mama #fitness by @meg_cerone

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2 months ago

10 years of birthdays with you, Al Cerone.
I used to fear the passing of time, worrying that I might miss the chapter I was in too much to enjoy what might be coming.
But here we are, in a much harder world, with much softer souls, hand in hand with our chins lifted.
Because regardless of what may have changed or been challenged, it happened next to you, and that changes everything.
Our nights are less exciting now, and somehow I look more forward to them than I ever have.
Our days often pure chaos with our own tribe of tiny humans to keep us on our toes.
And still, there’s no place like home.
Home is you.
To the next 10 birthdays and all that comes with them.
Cheers to you, Al. 🫶🏼 by @meg_cerone

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2 months ago

Starting again > Starting over.

Putting some perspective into what a postpartum journey actually looks like.

This is a body that lifted HEAVY 3-5 days a week. This is a body that ate a balanced diet.
This is a body that produced a human.
This is a body with 17 years of training experience.
This is a REAL body.

Getting lost in what it looks like on social media is so easy for a postpartum mind. The endless night feeding that leads to a doom scroll down just the wrong rabbit hole. I challenge you to make a different choice, mama. To get REAL with yourself. It’s NOT starting over. It’s starting AGAIN.

#pregnancy #postpartum #mom #postpartumfitness by @meg_cerone

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2 months ago

Pregnancy doesn’t = BROKEN.
Labor and delivery is one of the most physically challenging acts a human can perform. Telling women not to TRAIN for that moment has always blown my mind.

Of course, there are situations where rest is medically advised. But for the most part, you are as capable pregnant as you were before pregnancy.

The general response to my third pregnancy has been people “warning” me that this will be the most weight gain I’ve ever had, or the “not fight the inevitable” and just gain all of weight. I’m refusing to listen. This is the strongest I’ve felt in a pregnancy yet, and I’m not stopping anytime soon.

If you have people in your life telling you to back off or treating you like you’re broken. Put them on dnd for a min, you are STRONGER than you think.

#fitness #pregnant #pregnancy #ivf #ivfjourney #wellness #train #lift #womenshealth #womenshealthmatters #strong #mama #strength #18weekspregnant by @meg_cerone

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7 months ago

Pride looks like rainbows and glitter bombs.
Like an unequivocal ownership of self that you’re willing to fight any bear to protect. Fight on.
Pride is also 2 mothers working their a**es off to provide for their family.
It’s being brave enough to exist.
It’s rocking their babies to sleep while they hum lullabies of love and light.
It’s the sleepless newborn nights and early mornings we wouldn’t trade a thing for.
It’s saving up all your money to pay for those ivf rounds that brought you your dream family.
It’s a commitment to our marriage, that is in fact, way more like yours than you could imagine.
It’s the mundane tasks of keeping a home.
It’s the uncomfortable conversations of explaining to a 3 year old that her family looks a little different, and how to talk about it with PRIDE and equality.
After all, two parents who fell in love and decided to have children who they love more than anything isn’t actually that different at all.
It’s not in your face.
It’s not abrasive or difficult to digest.
So take away the glitter bombs and the rainbows, and look at what’s standing in front of you.
A family.
Two people with their little people.
And ask yourself.
How could you ever support that being torn apart?

Now, imagine having to look into those innocent little eyes and say it to them. If that thought brings tears to your eyes, it’s time to consider what you’re fighting for or the actual agenda you might have.

The love of a mother is paralleled by none. Now imagine the love of two mothers. That’s my pride.

#mama #pride #gay #twomoms #samesexmarriage #integrity #bravery #exist #loveislove #fightback by @meg_cerone

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a year ago

STRENGTH isn’t something you feel when everything is going well. Strength is what you DO when life knocks you on your ass and gives you no option but to get up and try again.

The last month was rough. And I wasn’t sure if I’d share it, but hearing the women around me talk about their perceptions of themselves in difficult situations pushed me. WE ARE MORE THAN THE WAY WE LOOK. WE ARE STRONG AS HELL. Knowing that I can be in complete control of how STRONG my body is has kept my feet on the ground. Movement is medicine and I hope with all of my being that we can move towards that thought the more we see each other be strong.

If you are struggling with something hard, I hope you pick up something heavy af and show yourself what you’re capable of. If you don’t know how, I got you. Every damn day. Sending everyone love who needs it 🤍💪🏼.

#postpartum #mama #strongmama #support #postpartumbody #strong #strength #focus #fitness #macros #encouragement #womenshealth #letsgo #commit #postpartumfitness #postpartumweightloss #postpartummindset #mom #momlife #pregnancyloss #ivf #pregnancy #fightback taken in Los Angeles, California by @meg_cerone

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