'My fitness journey is not playing out the way I expected': Mother, 26, shares raw transformation photos four months after giving birth - and says she feels like she has gone BACKWARD
- Holistic fitness blogger Sarah Stevenson has spoken about her fitness journey
- The new mother says she has struggled to transform her body after childbirth
- The 26-year-old, who is four months post-partum, says it's not a linear process
- She hopes her story will shine a light on the reality post-pregnancy 'snap backs'
Australian holistic fitness expert and new mother, Sarah Stevenson, has spoken out about the reality of trying to transform her body after giving birth.
The 26-year-old Sydneysider who blogs under the name Sarah's Day, who gave birth to her son Fox Ocean in March, recently shared a series of photos to Instagram revealing her body in three stages; from two days after she'd given birth to four months.
In a refreshingly candid post, she told her 930,000 followers her body transformation postpartum hadn't been 'linear' - even going as far as to say there were times she felt as if she were going backwards.
'I'm here again to speak my truth and share my honest journey. My postpartum fitness journey is not playing out in that linear fashion as I expected,' she said.
Sarah Stevenson, from Sydney, recent spoke about the reality of transforming her body after the birth of her first child, Fox
'We often see amazing before and after pictures and think "wow... their bodies must have slowly evolved, toned up and transformed consistently during that period."'
'Well, sissys (sic) I'm here again to speak my truth and share my honest journey.'
Sarah, who gave birth to her son four months ago, said she had been focusing her efforts on trying to regain her pre-pregnancy physique.
However, despite her best attempts to train consistently and eat well, her journey hadn't gone to plan.
These photos show Sarah's body one day post-partum (pictured left), two months, post-partum (pictured centre) and four months post-partum (pictured right)
Sarah's first child, Fox, was born four months ago, and since then the new mum has been working to regain her pre-pregnancy physique
'A few weeks ago I was absolutely killing it! I was on that fitness grind, demolishing every workout and getting better with my mindful eating,' she said.
'I felt like my body was changing and I had this comeback journey in the back. Nek (sic) minute I face planted in life.'
The fitness expert, who inspires more than a million people through her YouTube channel, told her followers she didn't want to offer a 'sob story or excuses' as to why she has 'gone backwards'.
Sarah (pictured before she gave birth) said while she had been on the fitness grind' for a few weeks, the demands of motherhood meant she wasn't able to spend as much time training
The blogger has more than a million subscribers on YouTube with man turning to her channel daily for inspirational and holistic advice and tips
Instead, she said she had been working toward finding a way to make peace with the fact she, or others, haven't failed if their health journey hadn't been perfect.
'You have not failed and your are not a failure. It's okay to fluctuate and go through waves of motivation, consistency and dedication.
'We're human and life can be crazy sometimes.'
Sarah has been sharing snaps of her body post-partum body transformation with her 930,000 followers since day one
A kinder attitude toward fitness and health have stopped the blogger from feeling she needs to push herself so hard to regain her pre-pregnancy body
Sarah also reminded her followers that it was possible to practice self-love even while undergoing a process of transformation - with a kinder attitude stopping her from feeling the need to push herself so hard.
'Every day I'm learning to love my new curvier body more and more,' she said.
'Sure I still have specific physique goals and love to transform my body but honestly gal... life's too short to pick apart our own bod (sic).
'I have legs that allow me to walk and run, arms that hold Fox, fingers that help me cook with ease, eyes to clearly see my beautiful family and ears to hear the sound of the ocean. In that respect... my body is killing it in that functionality department.'
Sarah's 'real' post resonated with thousands on Instagram and saw many people leave comments online saying how much they appreciated her honesty
The blogger's candidly refreshing post resonated with many and at the time of writing had received over 83,000 likes.
Many were moved to say how much they appreciated Sarah's honesty and shared they found hope in her inspirational words.
'Love your honesty and rawness in this post,' wrote one person. I'm not a mom, but can def (sic) relate and am so happy to see that these kinds of "real" posts are shared more often.'
Another added: 'So much appreciate your honesty and that you show the real reality to us vs only the happy, perfect bits.'
While a third reminded the new mum 'to not be so hard on yourself', adding 'the fact that you inspire so many of us is proof that you're killing it.'
Comments 0
Share what you think
No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards.
