Pursuit of Wellness - Postpartum Fitness & My Boob Job…

Episode Date: September 24, 2026

I'm back, guys! Almost ten months postpartum, and I finally feel like I'm getting back to myself. Motherhood has changed so much about my life, including the way I approach health and fitness, and I'm ready to share what that journey has really looked like. From navigating breastfeeding and finding time to work out to rebuilding my strength and confidence, I'm getting into everything that's helped me feel like the best version of myself again. I'm breaking down my current workout routine, how I've incorporated weightlifting, HIIT, hiking, and tennis, and what my nutrition looks like now that I'm juggling life with Kai. We talk about losing the baby weight, rebuilding my core after a C-section, my experience with peptides, and why I've had to rethink what prioritizing wellness actually looks like as a mom. Plus, I'm sharing a personal update I haven't talked about publicly yet: my recent breast lift, reduction, and fat transfer with Dr. Anne Steve in New York, why I decided to do it before baby number two, and what recovery has been like. I'm also answering your questions about postpartum weight loss, building muscle, balancing sleep and exercise, and staying consistent when life looks completely different than it used to. If you're navigating postpartum, trying to find your way back to fitness, or just figuring out how to make your health a priority in a new season of life, this one's for you. _____ Leave Me a Message -⁠ click here!⁠ For Mari’s Instagram⁠ click here!⁠ For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram⁠ click here!⁠ For Mari’s Newsletter⁠ click here!⁠ For Mari’s TikTok⁠ click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I first had Kai, health and fitness was not a priority. But as I've gone along on my journey, I've been able to prioritize it again. Working out does something for me that nothing else can. And bringing it back in my life in a way that I have has really, really helped me. We're going balls to the wall, people. And I just, that element of intensity, I just, it lights me up. I am absolutely dying by the end of these workouts. And those workouts, by the way, are sometimes only 30 minutes, 45 minutes, because I'm always jetting back to get back to Kai.

I did a Q&A a couple days ago and I have never, ever, ever received more DMs from you guys. I don't even know how long it's been, honestly, but I'm back. A little update for you guys. I actually got my boobs done. This is the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast and I'm your host, Mari Lawellan. Guys, welcome back to the podcast. podcast. I don't even know how long it's been, honestly, but I'm back. I'm currently almost 10 months postpartum now. And before I headed over here, my mother-in-law was like, oh my God, you're doing

the podcast, you're going to a Bloom meeting, you're speaking on stage in two weeks, you're going to the New York City Bloom event, like what made you hop back into everything? And I was like, you know what? I seriously think it took me nine months to just feel like myself again. And it's been slowly but surely. But I know for a fact the last time I sat in this chair and spoke on the podcast, I was so not myself. And maybe I sounded like myself, but I know internally I was just feeling very confused, very unsure of like what I wanted my life to look like, unsure of what I wanted to share feeling weird about my body, to be honest with you. Like, just, I mean, you know, classic postpartum first time mum vibes. I think I was like trying to do the podcast,

trying to do a little bit of work, but always feeling like confused about things. And I'm really starting to feel much more like myself, but like better, like the version of me that's a mum now. that feels more confident in motherhood. Obviously, I don't have everything figured out. Like, I'm still first time mom. But remembering the things I love. And one of those things is fitness, which is what today's episode is going to be about. We're going to talk postpartum fitness journey and feeling confident again, feeling healthy and strong, feeling more like myself, which is honestly a huge reason why I'm able to sit here right now.

now because I do feel so much better. And I credit that to feeling healthy and fit again. And also just giving myself some time. So I appreciate the patience, guys. And I did a Q&A a couple days ago. And I have never, ever, ever received more DMs from you guys. Just being like, please bring the podcast back. I've been listening to old episodes. I miss it. It got me through dark times. And it really made me emotional. I was like, oh my God, I feel terrible that I kind disappeared for a minute. But I think I was also unsure of how to come back because this show was, you know, at its peak, very health forward. And I'm so proud of that. I'm very proud of a lot of the information I put out there and the conversations I had. I think I had like, I don't know,

200 episodes or something crazy. So many interviews with amazing people. pretty much everyone I admire in the health space came on this show. But at the same time, it was such a different era of my life. Like, I was so into the biohacking. I was so into optimizing health. I was like in the sauna and the coal plunge every day. I was red lighting every day. I was taking so many supplements.

I was like super tapped into wellness. And my life just doesn't look like that anymore. And it's funny because I remember back then, getting comments, which is still an annoying comment for people to be like, wait to you have kids, just wait to you have kids, you'll never do it again. And like, those are annoying comments and I would never comment that on someone's thing. But now I, you know, I see that perspective. And as a mom now, I'm definitely not like biohacking.

I'm not like in the sauna every day. I'm sawning maybe once every two weeks. I'm not cold plunging at all. I use the hyperbaric chamber every now and again. I'm definitely, you know, I'm lucky if I remember to take my supplements, to be honest with you. I take my meds and that's it. Things are a little bit more real for me now, a little bit more condensed, a little bit more fitting things in when I can. But you know what?

That's probably more realistic from majority of you guys listening. I think for a while I was like, how do I come back? Am I going to disappoint people? Is it okay if it's not like a full wellness show? Is it okay if it's a bit more of a mommy angle? Like, do people care about this stuff? But I think what I've realized on my journey, and you have to give yourself patience, obviously.

But like, when I first had Kai, health and fitness was not a priority. Like, breastfeeding was a huge. part of my life. Working out hardcore was challenging. I, things felt awkward and I was so hungry from breastfeeding and like it was making health a priority was not a priority. But as I've gone along on my journey, I've been able to prioritize it again, not to the degree that I used to. But working out makes me feel like the best version of myself. Like I can be the best mom. I can be the best wife. I can be the best friend. I can be proud of myself. Like it just does something to my brain. I don't know if it's because of my anxiety or just the way that I'm

built, but working out does something for me that nothing else can. And bringing it back in my life in a way that I have has really, really helped me. We have a house in Colorado and we spent most of the summer there. And I, we were getting out the door and hiking almost every day. We put Kai in the backpack. We have a hike right outside our house and we would just go. And I think doing that, being outside, I found an amazing trainer that I love in Colorado. And I was doing intense workouts. I am just an intense person.

Like I'm really not a like, I'm going to ease back in and do Pilates. Like, that's just not really my vibe. I'm like, we're going balls to the wall, people. And I just, that element of intensity, I just, it lights me up. Like I am just an intense person and like even the trainer I've been working with, the way she talks to me is so other people I think would be terrified and probably cry. I love it. Like she doesn't let me sit down. She's like you have all day to sit down, get up.

And if I complain even for a second, she's like, I don't want to hear another negative thing come out of your mouth. And I'm like, okay, queen, yes. Like that is just the way I work. And the first time I lost weight in 2017, I spoke to myself like that. And I listened to content like Andy Frasela and people who are super intense. And it got me through. And I'm kind of tapping into that side of myself again. And I honestly love it. And yeah, I've really just been getting back into things and feeling like myself again. And obviously there's like nutrition, there's exercise. There's so many elements of this that have gotten me to feeling like myself.

I guess I've lost, I mean, I don't really get on the scale that often, to be honest with you guys. I just kind of forget. I really just care about how I look in the mirror. But I've probably lost, ooh, I may have lost 50 or 60 pounds now because I, I mean, I'm 5'10. And when I was pregnant, Kai was big. I was big.

I think I was weighing like close to as much as Greg. He was looking at the scale again for me and then letting me know where I was at. But I think I've lost pretty much like 50 pounds since being pregnant or at birth. I forget the number. But anyway, it really hasn't been about that. For me, it's been about like looking and feeling my best. And honestly, I really don't like when people, I mean, to each their own, like maybe to some people, it's not as important. and I totally get that.

But for me, it kind of is important to feel fit and healthy. And I like want to look and feel like myself. So, you know, whatever works for you. But yeah, I'm tapping back into that. And you guys have been very curious about it. So I have some notes here of what I want to cover. And then I'm going to answer some of your questions because I got a lot of those as well. Let's talk working out.

So you guys know I'm a big. fan of weightlifting. Still am. I really think it is if you want to see progress, like I actually had a girlfriend text me yesterday and she was like, I'm getting married in December. Please help me. I want to look toned. People love that word toned or she wanted to gain muscle. And I was like, you have to weight lift. Like it's just the only way. You have to be tracking your weights, your reps. You have to be getting heavier with the weights. You have to be making yourself uncomfortable. I think when there's fat loss involved, like there's things you can do. Like the type of training I've been doing is a little bit more weights with hit. So like I'm not resting very long. I'm

keeping moving. I'm jumping. I'm doing step-ups. Like I am absolutely dying by the end of these workouts. And those workouts, by the way, are sometimes only 30 minutes, 45 minutes, because I'm always jetting back to get back to Kai. And that's fine. Sometimes they're an hour when I can make it work, but I'm working out at a faster pace than usual, but weights are always an element of it. I just, there's nothing better, in my opinion, and it's great for you in terms of longevity. So I'm weightlifting three to four times a week right now. And I do work with a trainer when I'm in Colorado, but when I'm here and by myself, and sometimes I'll FaceTime her or do it on my own. I've gotten to the point where I really do better when I have someone helping me. It just,

unfortunately, it just helps. What I would do is either, if you can, get a trainer, download an app, put the earbuds in, have a friend with you, go to a class, like a weightlifting class where you can be with other people. Something about it just, you push yourself so much more. So the three to four times of weightlifting a week. And then I was really doing a decent amount of cardio in over the summer. I was doing tennis, some mornings. I really have gotten into tennis. I haven't played in a couple weeks.

So I'm worried I'm going to be terrible. Tennis is one of those things. It's so hard. And at altitude, I literally couldn't breathe. But I was doing that twice a week pretty much. And that was insane cardio. And then hiking. walking with the stroller, bike rides, like just really mixing it up and making sure every single

day I was getting a lot of movement in. And I will say that was a lot easier to do in Colorado. Austin is over 100 degrees every day and it's like you can't even go outside. So it's been a bit more challenging for me. In terms of nutrition, things are different now with Kai eating three meals a day as well. I'm always making us both breakfast now. He eats kind of the same thing as me. He has scrambled eggs with fruit and he loves it. I do the same thing with sourdough toast. I guess I could give him sourdough toast. I'm just nervous. You guys know if you're doing solids right now. It's like terrifying of them choking is always just in your head. And I don't know why bread freaks me out. But he loves his eggs, loves his fruit. I have scrambled eggs, sourdough toast. I have scrambled eggs, sourdough toast. with butter and fruit. I'm not afraid of butter. Kai loves butter. I love butter. I think it's great. For lunch, I'm doing a rice bowl or a salad. I have been getting meal prep help. That has been huge for me just to have things in the fridge that I can grab really quickly. Usually it's like a rice bowl,

salad with protein. If I don't have meal prep, I'm ordering in, just to be honest with you guys, like, I think the cooking aspect after having a baby has been the hardest thing. Like, the last thing you want to do is cook and make a huge mess and put all this effort in and then your kid has to eat too and you all want to eat at the same time. It's like, it's hard. Um, so I, when I can, I get a meal prep service where we have someone drop off meals at the house for us and sometimes for Kai. For the most part, I like doing Kai's food myself, but now I've been accepting more help because it just got a bit crazy. And I want to make sure he's getting variety.

And I kept making him the same thing every day. We do a lot of salmon. We do a lot of ground beef, slow-cooked chuck roast. We do rice mixed with bone marrow. I can do a whole other episode for Kai's food. But for me, I keep it simple. Dinner, I mean, we don't eat like insanely, insanely clean. We do eat like whole ingredients, but we will have pasta, we'll have burgers, we'll have a sweet potato fries,

but generally they're all homemade, good organic ingredients. I like going out once a week maybe with Greg and like having an uproal spritz or a skinny margarita. Like I do kind of live for that. I've never been a big sweets person, honestly. Like I'm very, very rarely getting dessert. If I do want to have a treat, I'll have like lesser evil. popcorn and I'll put like um Swedish candy in it maybe and have a little bit of that and then I'm also obsessed with our bloom pops you guys see me drink them every night and my new favorite is our

crisp apple I'm drinking it actually right now this feels like a treat to me I really like fizzy drinks and I have one of these with dinner every single night I either do the shirley temple or the crisp apple I don't do a lot of snacks um if I do it's like a protein smoothie or banana. That's honestly it. Here's the thing, like, food has gotten so much more annoying to me now having a baby. Thinking about it, planning for it, making it, it's like such a thing. Oh, we're also big yogurt people and we get A2 organic yogurt.

I eat it, Kai eats it, and sometimes we mix cottage cheese in it for him. But really, like, my nutrition hasn't changed that much, guys. It's very protein forward, simple, and then I'm just kind of balanced about it. Like I do go out for it to eat. I'll get pasta. I'll get sushi. I'll get whatever I want. And I just kind of eat in moderation.

And like stay consistent, you know? Like I think because I've been doing this for a long time, the nutrition felt like such a bigger deal back in the day and now it feels a little bit more second nature. I will say breastfeeding was tough. for me to control my appetite. I was just so hungry. Um, breastfeeding. I don't think I could have lost weight breastfeeding. So I get a lot of questions about peptides. I love peptides personally. Um, I think you have to be really careful. I think you have to do your own research. I think you have to be your own advocate. I'm not a doctor. Um, I really don't want anyone to run and do peptides

because I said to. Um, I'm a fan of them. Greg's a fan of them. Greg's a fan. of them as long as they are from a good source, as long as they are third party tested, as long as you know what you're doing and you're dosing it correctly. I think there is a massive issue with people taking peptides that have no idea the right amount for them or like what they're doing. Like this starvation trend is like a bit crazy. I just don't think it looks very good to be honest, and I would imagine it doesn't feel very good. I like to have muscle. My body type is not that of like a pencil.

I just don't look good. Very, very skinny. And I don't, that's not my goal. So, although I'm watching how much I eat, I'm eating. Does that make sense, guys? Like, just when we see these celebrities and these people on the internet who are like wasting away, Those people are not eating food. Like, there's, it's just not happening.

They're having, I don't know, a meal a day maybe, maybe. It's concerning. And it's not good for you. That's, I don't know where that's going to end, but that's not good. So I eat three meals a day. I eat protein. I eat carbs. I eat sourdough bread.

I eat butter. But I just watch how much of it. And I know that's easier said than done for some people. and if you do need to use a GLP1 to cut your appetite a little bit, then maybe look into it. But I think the microdosing method is the best. Yeah. In terms of the peptides I'm taking,

I have loved taking SS31. I'm not taking it anymore, but it's great for recovery. It was great for muscle. It was great for sleep. I took it postpartum. And then I also took MOTC, which is great for muscle building. And I believe it helps with weight loss.

but it's not a glp one. Right now I'm not taking anything at all, but I might want to look at taking BPC 157. I don't know. I'm curious about it and I definitely get professional advice before I do, but I like peptides. Yeah, that pretty much sums up my routine. It's not all that complex right now. I'm just doing the things that I know works every single day. I will say lately I have not been getting enough steps.

So a little update for you guys. I actually got my boobs done. My producer is looking at me like, what? No one's really noticed. They're still getting into place. But I got a lift. I got a fat transfer. Not much fat transfer.

That's just something she does. And then a little reduction. So I kind of got the works. But I went to an amazing surgeon called Dr. Anna Stephen, who has a particular method she does called the Preserve method. Let me just give some context. I, and everyone's probably like, what the hell?

I didn't post or document it because I just didn't feel like it. Honestly, I was like, I don't really know what this is going to entail or how I feel about it and I just want to do it. So I flew to New York last week for four days and I got my boobs done. on the other side of it now, I wish I did it sooner. I lost 90 pounds in 2017 and I had huge boobs when I was 250 pounds and then they just kind of like deflated and got really saggy. And then I breastfed and they got even more saggy to the point where guys like I had the lines, which is there's nothing wrong with that. But like I had the stretch lines happening. And we went to Greece and the whole time I was.

was just like, gosh, I feel so weird in a bathing suit. Like, the boobs have just bothered me for a while. And truthfully, I'm not a big boob girl. Like, I've never been like, I want big boobs. I want amazing boobs. Like, I never really cared. But they were affecting my confidence in a way that, I don't know, it was just like an everyday thing.

And I was like, I think I'm just going to do this. And a lot of people, and I know I'm going to have this question, why did you do it before your second kid? Why did you do it before your second kid? I want to feel amazing for a year. I want to take a second to have my next child. I'm okay with a two, three year age gap. And I want to feel really good because I did IVF.

I tried for a baby for such a long time. I was like, it's all I thought about for so long. I want to feel like myself for a second. And in my head for the next pregnancy, at least they're high up. maybe they'll get huge maybe i don't know maybe i'll regret it but at least they'll be better than they were does that make sense that was my decision um and i had a lot of people tried to persuade me not to but one thing about me i'm going to do it anyway um and i did it anyway and i'm really glad i did it dr anna stephen in new york she works with dr ninestein who's known for doing the mommy makeovers

um so she does a preserve a method which is keep it mind, I did a lift as well, but if you just get implants with her, they're over the muscle, which is a faster recovery, which was important for me having a young child. Over the muscle, the incision's smaller and the implant is teardrop shaped. So it's a bit more of a natural look and it's a smaller incision. She's very, very talented. I mean, I'm amazed by her. She has three boys and she's pregnant with her fourth. She also loves bloom. And whenever I saw her, she was drinking a bloom, which made me so happy. She's very talented. It's an expensive procedure because of the way she's doing things. I'm so happy I went with her. They've put you in the plaza hotel. They

come check on you. They do lymphatic drainage. Like it was a pretty pleasant experience. And honestly, like, I was so nervous and sad to leave Kai. But at the same time, sometimes it is not. So just like existing on your own is so weird when you're used to having a child with you all the time. Like going to the airport and being on the plane. I was like, I have nothing to do. Like, what do I do with my brain? Yeah. So I'm feeling really, really good about the boobs.

And that's that. Let me know if you have any questions. But it made me feel just like they're not huge. They're just higher up. And I've been really having fun with them. So that's that. I wanted to give that update. Where was I going with that? Oh, that's the reason I haven't been exercising as much lately because I have to,

okay, I'm allowed to do body weight workouts now. I can do like lunges and whatever, but I can't do weights until six weeks, which sucks, but I'm going to make it work. I'm allowed to pick up Kai, no problem now. Greg had to really step in for a few days. It was kind of funny. He did great. Greg is crushing it right now with Kai. But yeah, I did that for myself and I'm really happy. And I got a new engagement ring. So I'm cut off for the next three years, I think.

That trip was a bit, I went a bit crazy. Greg was like, you got to calm down. I was like, I know. But I'm glad I did it. And you know what? After you have a baby, you can kind of do whatever you want in my head. So let's answer some questions. best way to rebuild your core.

I had a C-section eight months ago and it's been tough. The best advice I got was just start doing abs, literally to start. I mean, slowly, right? Like there were certain things that I couldn't believe how shaky I was. Like I couldn't hang from a bar. I couldn't do a plank. But slowly but surely start doing those ab exercises, start doing compound movements like squats and things that utilize your core.

And that's the best way to kind of pull everything back together. yeah just do those abs guys i need i can't wait to get back into my abs oh my gosh um but i still very much have a scar there it's not bad but it has that little like ridge on it and i don't really know what to do about that i've i did go to this pt guy who like vacuumed it which was crazy it like breaks up the tissue but i could probably use a little bit more work on it what month did you stop breastfeeding and pumping month five was my breaking point, guys. But I had such a big freezer supply

that I was able to stretch to like six or seven months. So he got brass milk for six or seven months, but I stopped month five. Which I was proud of. It was one of the hardest things I think I've ever done. And I had a lot of milk, but he was drinking a lot of milk. So I ended up being a just-enuffer, regardless of making a lot of milk.

Does that make sense? You look like you didn't have a kid. That's so nice. I'm literally going to frame that. How to best build muscle? Eat enough. Eat enough protein. Eat enough carbs.

Lift heavy. Increase your weights. Take creatine. Bloom creatine on Amazon. Take creatine every day. It doesn't matter what type of day. Time of day. Put it in your water.

Hydrates your muscles. It's amazing for you. And if you're bloated for two days, Don't worry about it. It will go away. A lot of questions are with the core of a C-section. I did see a pelvic floor therapist, but basically I just started working out. Like, maybe that's not the best advice, but I think just start doing core every day. How to structure a workout postpartum.

I think when you are at the point where you get the clearance, I think you just start going in and doing the things you're comfortable with. like I remember feeling shocked at how weak I felt on some things and you just power through and keep doing it little by little. Even if you work with a trainer like once or twice at your gym and just have them show you some things, I think that's really helpful or like downloading an app. I've had a lot of requests for a postpartum part and workout plan. I'm just not, I don't think I'll do that guys, but I'll keep making episodes like this and explaining things.

I really focus right now on a lot of legs, on a lot of abs and shoulders. Honestly, holding Kai is the best armwork out of all time. That kid is heavy, and my biceps be popping from him. So if you have a heavy kid, your arms are going to look great. Akatar, I know, guys, October 26, I think it is. I am so excited. I haven't read in a really long time, and I need to get back into it.

Active wear. Ooh, I've been loving Patula Caprize. They're amazing. I'm loving set active bras, aloe bras, especially with these new boobs. It's kind of fun to try these new bras. I have to wear supportive ones still. But set active, adanola, petula, aloe. Allo.

Allo leggings and shorts, though, are not the vibe on me. I just, they give me grandma. but in the worst way. How quickly after stopping breastfeeding did you notice a difference? I'm six months postpartum. I mean, I think everyone's different. Like I have friends who are breastfeeding and the weight is just like falling off of them. That was not my experience. Um, but after I stopped breastfeeding and I felt like I could really get into it, I saw progress pretty quickly. Yeah. That's the tough, that's the tough balance, you know? Did you get loose? skin or stretch marks um not on my stomach i think the fact that i'm tall helps there's just more room

for everything to go i had like terrible pregnant face that was the biggest thing for me my nose got really wide my lips got huge um i what else i mean i had carpal tunnel my boobs definitely got like way more like loose skin stretch mark vibes i probably have more on my hips but um no i feel like not too, too bad. And I guess like it's pretty amazing how the body can like get back to baseline. How do you manage to stay committed and keep to your schedule with a baby? I mean, I have help. I think that's, you know, you've got to say that. I'm lucky that I can get help. I don't have family nearby, but I have a nanny who has become like family for me. So if I want to do a workout that day, she'll come early and help me because I still like to work out in the morning.

But I've had to be more flexible with when I work out, you know. I always take Kai on a walk first thing in the morning. Like that's the first thing we do together. And then I'll usually work out later in the day when I have that help. I know there are some gyms like lifetime that offer daycare, which is apparently really helpful. Or having a family member come over or switch with your husband. my husband leaves the house so early I could never ask him to help me but um that's how I get it done I'm not tracking macros I kind of just eyeball it right now um I don't think I'll ever track

macros again I don't have enough brain space for that at this moment um all these questions are repeats what's more important prioritizing sleep or fitness while postpartum I think sleep I think you start with sleep um yeah that was a struggle for a little bit and I think I will say the days where I'm super tired and Kai had a rough night are the days where I'm like I don't want to work out but I feel so, so, so, so much better after I do work out. It will boost your energy. It will make you feel better. I think if you are sleepless and you don't work out, you're kind of like putting yourself in a bad position. Does that make sense? Like I know it's so hard. But if you can do that, you can do anything. You know,

I know it's tough to see people who don't have kids, like getting their workouts in. It's such a different ballgame when you are tired, stressed, have a million things going on, multitasking. While we were in Aspen, Kai had a few, like, really rough nights. And I went to the gym anyway. And honestly, my trainer really forced me to get there. But I was so, so, so glad I did it. Now he's sleeping through the night, which is amazing.

But I think if you're tired, try to do it anyway. way because I think you'll end up being happy that you did. Please give your honest opinion on peptides. I'm not just talking to lose weight. There's certain ones for skin elasticity, etc. I'm curious. I think there's something there. I think it's interesting because they still feel kind of like underground and where do you get them?

And there's like weird salespeople. It's kind of a little sketch. But I think there's something to it for sure. The copper peptide I don't love because you have to just. take it every single day and it really doesn't have that much of an impact. But I think they're getting better and better. I think they could really help women with their skin, hormones, things like that. I'm very curious to see where the industry goes and I think to ignore them is silly. And I also think the fact that the FDA or whatever doesn't want to approve them is a bit

suss because they know it's going to like make us healthy and then we don't have to get medication. whatever um i think there's something to peptides but you know what if it's not your ethos to do so then don't worry about it um but listen if something comes out that's like seems to be okay and can benefit us like i'm i'm open to it i think we have to be open-minded what are your go-to meals um my breakfast is the same every single day i really don't steer from the eggs and sourdough um um I really enjoy salmon, rice, soy sauce, avocado. I really enjoy ground beef, pasta, red sauce. Love sushi.

I keep things a little bit simple and I'm a bit repetitive, to be honest with you, but I like the same things every day. I try to mix it up. I try to have like sweet potatoes and I'm not the biggest veggie person, but like I sprinkle those in every now and again. Yeah. How to give yourself grace when you've been putting in the work but the results are taking a long time.

I mean, think about it. Like we're pregnant for nine, ten months. It's not, it's kind of a crazy concept that we're supposed to snap right back. It really is. But I think you'd be surprised if you just keep going the results that you'll see. It's really about just not.

not giving up. It's really about just continuing to show up. And I remember at the beginning being like, oh, I just don't even care about fitness. Like, how could I care about this? I have something so much more important. But if you just keep showing up, even, and I had to stop comparing myself to the version of me before, because the version of me before was up every day, 6 a.m., training for an hour. That's never going to be me again. It's never going to be my top priority. Kai will always be my top priority for the rest of my life. But I really want to be a healthy fit mom. I want to be strong.

I want him to see me work out. I want him to see me eat healthy. Greg is obviously like a great example. And that's important to me. So like I have more reasons to keep showing up now, if that makes sense. Like you kind of have to change the motivation. Anything you do differently with baby number two one day. Yeah, I feel like that's maybe a different episode.

But there are things I would do differently, especially with the breastfeed. I think the pressure I put on myself was crazy and I like lost my mind. I think I would maybe combo feed sooner and maybe wouldn't pump as much. I don't know. We'll talk about that on a different episode. There's a lot of good questions here that I really want to answer in the future. I'm really glad we did a fitness episode first because that's been top of mind for you guys and me. I'd love to know what you guys would like to hear next.

Please DM me. Comment on the podcast on Spotify. I think you can do that, right? Yeah, you can comment on Spotify. And I'm happy to be back in the chair. And honestly, one of the main comments I got that made me feel okay with coming back with someone was like, just do what you can. Like, don't feel like you have to have a guest every time.

Don't feel like you have to post two times a week or every single week. Like, just do it when you can. I guess that's what Kristen Cavaleri does. she has like two boys, three boys, I don't know, but she's a mom and she records when she can, when she can. I think something is better than nothing. I think I'm a very all in or all out person and I'm like, if I'm doing it, I have to win and be the best and do it three times a week and do amazing interviews, but that's not my reality right now. So I'm just going to come on when I can and you guys said you'd be okay with a new mommy angle. So let me know what you think of the episode.

let me know what you'd like to hear about next. I'm ready. I'm actually going back to Colorado Monday. And then I'm going to L.A. I'll be speaking at Founderland in L.A. And then I'll be back the week of October 5th. So maybe we'll do another recording then. And I want to hear your guys's feedback. Love you. Bye. Thank you for joining us on the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast. To support this show, please rate and review and share with your loved ones. If you want to be reminded of new episodes, click the subscribe button on your preferred podcast or video player. You can sign up for my newsletter to receive my favorites at Mari Loewan.com. It will be linked

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