My Body, Oh God No

This is not going to be a love yourself post. I am not really a rah, rah person. I just need to write something about body image.

First, I must make a confession. The picture you see to the right is pre-baby. I probably need new publicity shots and I have been "getting ready" to make an instructional video for months.

I just can't get over how much my body has changed and I have now realized that is it affecting my business. I need to make that video before I start going out and teaching at the conventions this summer. I think I am just going to have to bite the bullet and get over myself, but that is easier said than done.

Ya, ya, I know. If I diet and exercise I can lose weight and look better but... come on! I spend all my time running my company, helping my husband run his, and taking care of short stuff. I even have an extremely helpful husband and this is hard.

It doesn't help that whenever you see someone famous, they seem to get skinny right away and credit it to nursing. Bull, it is because they have baby nurses, nannies, personal trainers and a host of other help and they can often work out up to 2-3 hours a day. I would look great too.

This was not a consequence I even considered when I decided to have kids and it is not just a personal consequence, it has become a professional one as well.