If pregnancy can change a woman's body, it's too understatement. Normal weight women typically gain 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy, and many end up with stretch marks, flabby skin and cellulite. Some left Caesarean scars, rectal dilation (pregnancy leading to abdominal muscle separation), or urinary incontinence. Still, you've just created a fully formed person - you're a superhero. Of course, your body will change! However, it is easy to say and difficult to do, especially under the social pressure, to recover to the weight before pregnancy as soon as possible. Let these physically active celebrities and influential people inspire you to embrace your postpartum self, stretch marks and everything. The credit: half point / iStock / gettyimages

1. "I should treat myself like my daughter." - Emily Skye

if you follow Australian coach Emily Skye on instagram, you will know her struggle during pregnancy. She opened her heart to issues such as baby depression, fat mass during pregnancy, her inability to recognize her body almost any more, and her struggle with body image problems. She wrote: "sometimes I do beat myself up and compare myself to others, and I don't feel good enough." "When I think so, I will remind myself of what I preach to others - that I should treat myself like my daughter MIA. I should tell myself what I will tell her & love myself as much as I love her. If we can't love and care for ourselves, how can we love and care for others?! "

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2. "It's a miracle now." Kerry Washington is secretive about her private life, but after giving birth to her first child, Isabel, Washington told himself that her body is now "the place where miracles happen." I don't want to be a pre miracle person. " So instead of trying to get her baby back, she did it for other reasons. "I have to take care of myself to live the life I want," she told self. "Rest days are important. But in the long run, if I don't exercise for three days, I'll feel worse, not better. "My body has given me the greatest gift of my life." - Hillary Duff shared an important message with women (and all instagram fans) when she released a photo of her son on the beach: "since websites and magazines like to share 'celery shortcomings' - I have it! My body gave me the greatest gift of my life: Luca five years ago, "she wrote. "I'm going to turn 30 in September, I'm in good health and I'll go wherever I need to," she added. "Ladies, let's be proud of what we have. Don't waste precious time in a day. Hope we are different, better and unrestrained." This is a message that every woman can keep in mind - postnatal or not.

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4. "I'm a mother. I look like a mother." In an interview with shape after giving birth to her first child, Otis and Olivia Wilde discussed the unrealistic expectations that mothers face after giving birth. "In fact, I'm a mother and I look like a mother," she said. "I believe that in such a world, mothers should not give up any material evidence about their childbearing experience." The mother of two is also a big supporter of breastfeeding: she nursed Otis in a now infamous, glamorous photo and posted a picture on instagram that said she used a label to feed her daughter daisy. Never underestimate the power of women. "It's a complex issue, but it's not complicated at all, that people should be allowed to breastfeed anytime, anywhere," she told Yahoo. "I was sad at first." - Messi Arias

if you ask me, why don't I think so? "It's perfectly normal to be stressed about all the changes you're going through. Personal trainer Marcy Arias told people: "it took me a while to see the different changes in my body comfortably." "As any woman will tell you, change can be emotional or physical, and I was very difficult at the beginning." But when she realizes all the amazing things her body can do, she feels better - not just in the gym. "Once I hold her in my arms, the stretch marks, cellulite, discoloration and even hair loss are worth it," she said. "You just need to be gentle with yourself." In 2012, when Reese Witherspoon gave birth to her third child, Tennessee James, she said to extratv, "I don't know if I will recover. I crawled back slowly. You just need to be gentle and patient with yourself, you know... Slowly return to health. " It's a smart way: most obstetricians and gynaecologists recommend that you wait at least six weeks after birth before resuming your exercise program. Even then, it's wise to stay light, especially if you experience any complications or have a C-section.

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7. "I'm glad my daughter can see me exercise." - Mindy Kaling

unlike her role in Mindy plan, real Mindy likes to stay active, whether through rotation, weight lifting or running. But as she explained in the cover story of the body, she exercises for the sake of the mind, not for the sake of changing the body. "I know fitness is not the way to lose weight," she told the magazine. "Exercise is a way for me to have mental power. Now, with children, I should think about myself and focus on my body."

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8. "My goal is to thank my body for all it has done." - sia Cooper

coach SIA Cooper admits that after two children, her body will never be the same, but she still hopes to be the strongest mom she can be. She told women's health: "I am confident in my exercise and diet plan and believe I can reach a stronger version - different from before, but maybe better" "It means hugging - showing off - my scars, stretch marks, cellulite," she wrote on instagram. "There's nothing wrong with putting health first."

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9. "I thank my body very much." - Heidi Christopher

yoga practitioners usually coordinate with their bodies, but for Heidi Christopher, the founder of crossflow x, pregnancy and childbirth take everything to a new level. "One of the biggest gifts of pregnancy and childbirth is my strong appreciation for my amazing body," she wrote on instagram. "This body keeps growing and growing, making my beautiful child grow." Naturally, Christopher began to learn yoga in childbirth. "I use incantations to describe childbirth," she said. She repeated Gayatri's mantra, roughly translated as "leading me from the unreal to the real", and the second mantra: "not the body, not the mind, but the sacred." "Childbirth is tough and I want backup," she said. Write on your mirror: "I have a child. I'm a superhero. ——Kelly Rowland is known for her six pack abs, almost as much as her singing career, but she doesn't stress making them look like one right after pregnancy. "It takes about a year to lose weight. If it takes longer, don't blame yourself. Lipstick is written on the mirror: "I have a child." "I'm a superhero." "

the singer also spoke publicly about her struggle with rectal distension (also known as AB separation) due to pregnancy. "I've been doing physical therapy and it's much better, but it's an ongoing journey to keep fit," she told working mother.

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11. "I have a caesarean scar. I like it." - TIA Murray hadikt

TIA Murray hadikt talks to herself about all the changes her body has undergone since she became pregnant - and some more. "I feed my son and my chest is not as lively as it used to be," she said. She added that when people asked her if she was pregnant after childbirth, she didn't sweat (and, by the way, her stomach was perfectly normal). "That's what you look like after you have a baby. This is me. I love it. " Including her caesarean scar: "it reminds me of the moment I gave birth to a person."

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What do you think? Have you ever been pregnant? How does it change your body? How does it change the way you see your body? What do you think of these quotations? Do they help you appreciate your postpartum body in a new way or increase your admiration for physical strength? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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