Before and after baby no.2 belly pics

THE TRUTH ABOUT A PREGNANT BELLY!!! a very short story by Dani Stevens

It doesn't magically go back to what it was. You need to eat clean and exercise regularly. That is how I did it. When I found Fit Yummy Mummy this is all I had to do. Exercise 15 minutes per day (I typically chose the other exercise option where you do both your 15 minutes resistance training and then 15 minutes interval training) and had a day of rest the next day, a total of 4 workouts per week. I didn't think 90 minutes per week was too much to ask for. So I made time and changed the way I ate!

This was me pregnant with Oscar at 40 weeks, sorry about the lingerie outfit guys ;-) 

Dani @ 40 weeks 11/11/2009

BTW I'd like to apologise to those that find these next couple of pics a bit offensive. It was the only way I could show myself how uncomfortable I was when sitting down with excess belly fat. So I want to share my story to those that are struggling or think they will never lose their big belly and melt that fat away...... 

YES YOU CAN!!!! and you will....

As you can see....our belly stretches out beyond our wildest imagination but it all comes back to normality if you give it 100%.

That is why I am here. I want to ensure you that you CAN get your body back. I hope to share my other pregnancies with you just to showcase that I did have to work each and every time with all my 4 pregnancies. Mind you I did get better with my last pregnancy.

No, there is not some magic wand that makes it all go away!!!! It's YOU that makes it go away.

XxDani

Pre and post baby no. 2 photos PLUS a photo shoot!!!!

Okay so these are my before and after pictures after having my second son Oscar....now I know you all think I look so good and trust me I am thankful for my height too which distributes my excess baggage equally everywhere but as I said in my previous post I have the same body fat % as someone that is 5' it's just that they are more compact than me and look a little more overweight than I do.

March 2009 weighing just over 80kgs AKA 180lbs

So I got into shape after 15 months and began my Fit Yummy Mummy journey.

I then became pregnant with my 3rd baby Mietta when I did this surprise photoshoot for my husband (6 weeks pregnant). And no peeps I am not a model just have a friend called Phil with great hair and make up skills, lighting and a fabulous camera. However I must admit, I kinda did pull it off aye? ;-)

February 2010 total of 25kgs AKA 60lbs LOST!!!!

So there you have it my friends, a journey that I hope never to repeat. Having said that I wouldn't be in the shape I am today if I didn't go down that path. I have learnt a pretty basic rule YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT! So when I used to look down at my muffin top I would wonder "How do I get rid of you?" and then I turn beside me and see an entire block of Cadbury's hazelnut chocolate and a packet of potato chips devoured minutes ago.....that was the old me. This is the new me now and don't get me wrong I do indulge in those things from time to time but I burn it off quick smart so they don't stick around!

Tell me your food struggles, what food types can you not live without?

XxDani

Pre and post body after baby no. 3 PLUS my Blue Steel pose ;-)

Just thought I would work back with my pregnancies (seen as I posted my pre and post body after baby number 4) just to showcase how much better I got when eating clean and regular exercise.

This was me at 38 weeks with Mietta....

This was my 3rd pregnancy with Mietta (Oct 2009) weighing 85kgs AKA 187lb

My fitness regime is based on Fit Yummy Mummy so click to read all the great success stories "of real women" that this program has changed lives across the globe. Without this fitness regime in my life I wouldn't have been able to achieve such amazing results with just exercising 15 minutes per day! I am not a gym person, don't particularly want to work out for an hour as time is too precious to me at the moment as every minute is spent with our young family.

I do have to make a special mention to Studio ia. If it wasn't for their pamphlet in the mailbox to join their 8 week fitcamp program, it wouldn't have given me a kick start back into my fitness regime. So a HUGE thanks and shout out to Liv and Greg. Love you guys xxx

So in a nutshell I was able to achieve my body back with some simple tools which I will continue to share on my blog and hope that you too join this journey of feeling and looking great! However the best thing about all this "clean eating" and exercising is how healthy and fit I feel especially the "extra" energy I have to enjoy my very fast paced life!!!!

Here's a chunky version of me post baby no.3 Jan 2010 weighing over 85kgs AKA 187lb

I participated in a few FYM challenges and achieved this result which I thought deserved a blue steel pose and thanks to the wonderful Phil Darley at Darley Management who managed to make me look like some super model (yeah right!) ha ha

Tell me one of you blue steel moments and whether you have achieved something that you never thought was possible?

Dec 2010

Enjoy your weekend and I'll be back to post more pre and post baby pics. XxDani

Pre and post body after baby no.4

Here is a recent snap shot of my latest  "roller coaster" body after having 4 babes. I will share the other 3 pregnancies and pics next time I get online....

Post baby 82kgs Sept 2011 and post baby 65kgs April 2012

40 weeks pregnant with Zali 

Yes, now what I mean by roller coaster ride (BTW Adrian you do have a VIP pass on this ride for the rest of my life) but for the people out there that know the effects their body has on them with any form of weight gain eg: babies, depression, injury etc.... you tend to get a bit dizzy and disorientated, I know I sometimes get a little queasy on these rides. So let me tell you that I have slowly got my vertigo back on track and with each pregnancy I have learned so much about myself, my body and it has been a lot easier to get my body back this fourth and final time!

Trust me I have been pregnant and breastfeeding over 6 years now!!!!!

baby Zali 10 days old

I will continue to share with you my past pregnancies before and after shots so you can see that you can get your body back after having children. Have a sensational day XxDani