My Postpartum Health + Fitness Journey (body image/ where I'm at now)

[@scorcher219396]

YES. Who says that bigger is worse - especially when it came with having better mental health, overcoming disordered eating, and bringing two precious new babies into the world. You are happy and healthy and that's beautiful in itself

[@kelseymclean4078]

Kath you are beautiful! You are such an inspiration and an amazing role model to myself and so many other people, You are honestly incredible, Thank you for being so open and honest with us you deserve so much for everything that you do, love you 💖

[@pumpkinqueen3776]

I’m glad people are talking more and more about postpartum health. I had gestational diabetes, restrictive diet the last trimester, now my 3 month old has a milk protein allergy, another restrictive diet. So, sure, the minute I delivered I was at a lower weight than pre-pregnancy, but I have been hungry for six months now, sure, I’m skinnier than before but I see no positive side to that, I am just as tired and run down as any other post partum mom and have a hard time recognizing myself in the mirror, I actually feel I was robbed of some pregnancy weight, I feel weak.all mommas out there, no matter your situation, just do your best, give yourself some grace and some love to just be ok with yourself, your body, you’ve birthed a human and are now raising it, we all deserve medals.

[@yusra928]

You’re like an older sister to me. I’m the eldest child and I’ve always wanted to have someone who i can relate to about such topics. Thank you for always making my day 🤍

[@0Yazz]

I loved every second of this video. It's so relatable... I'm still working on healing from being chubby my whole life and getting a lot of negative feedback from my family about it. A huge breakthrough for me years ago was looking at myself wearing NOTHING in the mirror. I used to avoid doing that because I hated the way I looked... but I realized I have to look at myself because the more I see my body, the more normal it looks. If all I'm seeing is that size 0 insta model every day, then of course i'm going to be horrified at my own body but I need to normalize my shape and my size in my own eyes to my own brain. Now when I see myself in the mirror, I don't recoil in disgust anymore... I love my body at every stage towards HEALTH, regardless of what it looks like. Its doing its best to keep me alive and I am very grateful for God's gift of this body which keeps me safe. Who am I to critique His creation

[@Hannah101b]

I can so relate Kath…I gained so much weight, currently 7mos pp and I’m struggling with the same things! I really feel this. Thank you for being open and sharing! 💕

[@gladyssaucedo9702]

As a fellow dietitian, I’m so happy to hear that you are working with one of my colleagues! This is such a good example of positively improving health!

[@jadetaylor9167]

"Don't make goals build habits" 👌 I love this, such a powerful idea. Thank you for sharing Katherine, this is such an important topic, you are beautiful inside and out 💛

[@balloongirly1]

Hi Kath! Believe it or not, I relate to this even at my age! I’ve had 3 kids, I’m married 46 years, I’m turning 66 in August, and recently survived a complicated heart surgery…. And yet I sometimes find myself wishing I could fit into my 18-year old college size. What the heck!? 😆 Your video is so inspiring and encouraging for women in every stage of life. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I love you so much! -AuntCarol ❤️❤️❤️

[@Anjafrodo]

Girl, starting this off, you are absolutely glowing. I’m not just saying that, like you look SO beautiful and radiant! Second, I am now 18 months postpartum (if you can call it that haha). And I really resonate with everything you said. After a traumatic birth and bad PPD and PPA, I’m mentally back to “normal” but my body isn’t. I’m actually on the end of struggling to gain weight now, due to extended breastfeeding. So while our problems are different they are really the same. My body has changed in so many ways I didn’t even expect it to, beyond the weight issue it’s the stretch marks, my hair is thinner, my FEET got bigger (up 1.5 size), I lost my “curves”. Weak pelvic floor, boobs are unrecognizable...the list goes on. I hate looking at old pictures now too, but there’s absolutely no point in comparing, that girl never gave birth! Lol! Thank you for being so open about your journey, feels like I’m talking to a friend.

[@KatherineCimorelli]

Your comment means a lot to me! Thank you for sharing this!! ❤️

[@mjjanson70]

Black suits her so well. I love the neck cut

[@alliestea5583]

Kath you are the most wholesome person on the internet and I’m so grateful for your platform and messages, please know what you have to say helps others SO much.

[@KnittingJoy]

You look fabulous and this is such an important message!! I'm 7 weeks post partum and my plan for a gentle, natural water birth turned into an emergency C-section. It's been really hard not to blame my body for "failing" to birth my baby and accept that I now have a scar in addition to the loose skin and extra weight. I have to keep reminding myself that my body did the most amazing thing by growing my beautiful daughter ❤️ It's not reasonable to expect my body to look the same as it did, and all these changes are reminders of the miracle my body performed!

[@sophiaculbertson4140]

Katherine, you are so inspiring just like Christina you have encouraged me so much and when I wasn't that close to god you draw me closer to him, and you always uplift me when I am feeling down or burned out.

[@allisonr8200]

💜💜💜💜 I’ve never been pregnant but, I can still relate. It’s so hard living in a world where being skinny is everything. I really appreciate hearing your opinion on this and you are doing amazing Kath. Keep up the hard work! I believe in you!!💖🥰

[@sofiaichile9727]

You’re so strong❤️ Thank you for this video, this is what I needed. You’re not alone in your feelings.

[@wesleyharris8219]

Hi Katherine, thank you for subscribing to my KZbin channel, which is finally fully operational! And my workout journey has been Training myself in martial arts for quite a while! 3 styles I've been working are Myagi DO for defense only, a more offensive style called Eagle Fang, and even Cobra Kai! These three styles are not just for karate only but for everything I do in life! Rather it's Defense, offense or More Offense! And putting them all together I found balance in my life!

[@meera99999]

I am not a mom...not even close, but I am a daughter, and I just want you to know what a blessing you are to the world and to your children. You have created and given birth to two beautiful miracles

[@MusicalK93]

This is so unbelievably refreshing to hear!!!! ❤️ So proud of you Kath, I hope you can inspire Mammas to adopt a similar mindset, it's so balanced and peaceful and TRULY healthy. 🥰

[@Lisaneefjes]

You made me realize I was suffering from disordered eating. I didn't even know it was a thing until I watched your video's about it! I really got sucked into the diet culture and every year I put so much pressure on myself to lose weight before summer so I could look 'just like the other girls'. I recently started with my intuitive eating journey and I have a long way to go, but I want to thank you for sharing your story! It's really helping people like me! Love you Kath!

[@esthersroom]

Not a mom but this video touched me - especially being in recovery from bulimia. Weight gain is hard and I find myself wishing I was smaller like back then often. God bless you Katherine 🤍

[@AliciaStyleAndGrace]

Thank you so much for this. I’m pregnant with my first. I needed this. In tears. So grateful. God bless you.

[@Kristin_C]

Thank you for sharing this! I'm 40 weeks pregnant with baby number one and I had a harder time than I thought I would with seeing all of the physical changes in my body. Your video made me think about how grateful I am to my body (and God) for letting me grow my son and be the mom to my sweet baby. I think we might view ourselves different if when we looked in the mirror we said thank you instead of analyzing all the negative things we perceive about our new bodies. ❤

[@marydary8820]

Hi Kath!! I wanna thank you so so much ❤️ this vid was all I needed !!I’m not a mom but I had a surgery three months ago in my thigh and my body changed so much, I gained a lot of weight cause I wasn’t able to walk for a long time and my body is so weak and I’m really struggling with my body image, But watching you talking about it and giving all these amazing advices made me feel so much better and I’m gonna be working on loving my body and accepting it , Thank you again ❤️ God bless you😇 you are the best!! Love you ❤️

[@marickles3420]

Such a good honest and self loving take on the part of motherhood that is not always easy to accept. Ty Kath for being vulnerable and honest. You are a beautiful person. So sassy. 😛

[@bluebelleadventures2306]

Awesome and encouraging video!! Thank you so much! 🤩

[@jisoo1571]

I’m not a mom and I’m definitely not planning on becoming one anytime soon but I loved watching this and hearing your experience! Thank you for being so open with us! I think it’s hard to admit these things and I really admire your vulnerability! I’m so glad you’re practising compassion with yourself 🥺 all moms should!

[@jessih980]

wow this helped me so so much you don’t understand 💞 finally understood healthy sustainable habits instead of these goals that can be overwhelming

[@Atiya201]

Very Informative Thanks for keeping us updated on this journey Kath 💗 Also I`m currently very unwell since the weekend if you could keep me in your prayers I would really appreciate it

[@Xfdotn]

I want you to know that you really inspire me and help me with my anxiety by talking to us like friends. Thank you so much :)

[@OliviaBrynnnn]

Katherine, I love this video and I love how honest you are but also encouraging. I’m one of those people that looked like I just had a basketball in my belly for my whole pregnancy and was back to my pre pregnancy weight within days of giving birth, but it really bothered me when people would say “you don’t even look like you’ve had a baby!” because I was SO sick for the entire first trimester all I could eat was saltines and because of that I lost a LOT of hair. Then when I was 26 weeks pregnant I got covid and it made me REALLY sick and I threw up a lot and lost pregnancy weight that I had worked hard to put on. So by the time I finally gave birth I was very weak and had thin, brittle hair and I was getting like 2 hours of sleep a night. I had pretty significant tearing and because of how malnourished I was it took me 14 WEEKS to heal from birth (yes I was wearing adult diapers for 14 weeks)…I felt like a ghost for a little while but all anybody said was “you don’t even look like you had a baby! You look great!” And I wanted to scream and be like “look me in the eyes do I really look all that great!?” Anyway, I hope as time goes on the discussion around how we compliment postpartum women changes. It shouldn’t be so body focused.

[@kaylanaes8241]

I just want to say that this video helped me and I'm a 35 yr old with a 13 yr old! I have been struggling with my health and medications have caused weight gain and I have hated looking at myself! So this wasnt just useful for postpartum but for women in general. Thank you!

[@all_is_well_Mara]

The description you wrote just really hits me. Trying to be your healthiest, but in a healthy way and for the right reasons… 💖

[@gilanaf1347]

Thank you Kath! One factor that’s been intimidating for me is thinking, well I’m hoping to have more kids, so am I going to have to do this (weight gain + weigh loss) again?, if so why even bother, etc. I agree that it has to be multiple healthy habits no matter what the ups and down of life and weight may be. Plus, it really does take a year after giving birth to start feeling mentally like “yourself,” at least for me.

[@SimplySecondhand]

I was a surrogate, which was my second pregnancy, and it has been one of the hardest things to overcome. I feel like I don’t have anything to show for the weight gain you know? I think I even forget that just 6 months or so ago I did give birth and that’s why I am heavier. I’ve done keto. I’ve done restrictive eating and I’m just tired. I’m tired of trying so hard with my food intake. I’ve decided I’m going to make healthier choices but still drink my sugary coffee. Still eat my dessert. But exercise throughout the week. If it comes off it comes off. I’m not looking at the scale. I just want to be happy. Even when I was the smallest weight I’ve ever been I had these exact same thoughts (I may need to speak to a therapist lol) thank you for being so open.

[@KatherineCimorelli]

Thank you for sharing this!! The way you feel is so relatable! I highly recommend the blog Imma Eat That by Kylie Mitchell. Great resources for healing relationship with food and our bodies!! Hugs ❤️ it’s so so hard but worth it to truly heal!

[@Janki1997]

Hey Katherine :) I just want to thank you for that video! You are such a wonderful and beautiful person with such a warm and loveable smile! This video helped me a lot even though I don't have a baby yet. I'm recovering from an eating disorder right now and today my body image was really bad. And after watching this video I really do feel a lot better. Thank you so much for sharing your personal story with us!

[@beLIEver31415]

You are so inspiring. My weight has yo-yod my whole life and I've gone through times of scary restriction and 1000% eating disorder behavior I am not proud of. Even at my smallest I still thought I wasn't skinny enough (I've always had large hips). During COVID I lost about 25 lbs and plateaued (still about 15 lbs from my "goal" of 160 lbs as a 5'7" female) and stayed there until last fall when I had a very stressful few months which resulted in me gaining all that back plus. Since January I was really trying to make sure just to not focus on weight and make healthy choices too so my bf and I worked out every other day for about 3 months, I set a goal to run at least 1 mile every day (I actually like running and it is not dangerous for me to do so), eating better, making better choices with shopping etc etc (and we already do go on walks and makes sure to get 10k steps every day). I not only didn't lose a single inch (b/c I wanted to measure on something other than weight) I ended up gaining another 10 lbs. When I tell you how frustrating it is I sure there are so many that understand :( I want to get married in the next year and I want to be healthy and feel confident when that event happens and right now I can barely feel confident just getting dressed to spend time with close friends or be in my own house. And I know it takes time and consistency (currently on day 159 of my run every day streak and the average miles per day is 2.53 (I keep a spreadsheet b/c I'm very Type A)) to get and be healthy (also read Atomic Habits HAHA) so I feel like the clock is just running out every week that goes by without any progress :( And I don't even want to be "conventionally" beautiful, I just want to be a healthy weight and be able to play sports comfortably. I am 215 lbs... My new goal is just 170 lbs and that is still way over weight on the BMI (blah blah blah) and still feels unattainable. In general just makes me so sad but I still get up and put on my running shoes every day anyway and I hope someday something will change or finally start to work :( The worst part is I didn't have any children to cause this. I've never been pregnant ever and I can only image what will happen when I do get pregnant in the next 5 years :(

[@catherinequinto5274]

kath you are a positive influence in this world! you are strong and beautiful! we love you!

[@lettinggrace]

Katherine, I just want to say you are beautiful inside and out. You always glow. And you birthed two precious lives. Your body brought two lives into existence. What an amazing miracle that your body achieved! I hope you remember that anytime you feel self-conscious and know that you are beautiful no matter what because of the unique way God created you and who you are. ❤ Thank you for sharing your journey. I saw your intuitive eating video and have been following you from Cimorelli and you are an inspiration in so many ways. Even though things have been challenging, I hope you know you are more than your body. You have a beautiful soul and you are valuable to this world and all the lives you've touched.

[@megangilchrist315]

Thank you so much for putting together this real honest video 💖 seriously thank you. Needed this. 2 months post partum here 💙

[@carissimaamicitiaest5535]

Katherine, you are so special to us, but most importantly, to God. He loves you deeply and wishes for your happiness. What trully matters is if you are on the road to Heaven to meet Him. So many things in this life are temporary, but our love for Our Lord and our commitment to His Word will go on into the next life. May Our Lady of Help bless your family. ❤

[@haleywhitten1947]

Hey Kath! So so thankful that you are sharing your journey and story with us! I wanted to comment and say that one of my friends was recently pregnant and gave birth and she had mentioned that prior to getting pregnant she was seriously underweight so the higher weight gain for her was just her packing on the weight that she needed to have on her and then some baby weight. So maybe in your case as well you were underweight and needed to gain some of the weight and some of it also was the baby/pregnancy weight. She too felt like her body was so different and was really distraught about it but I also remember her stating at the beginning that she needed to gain some of this weight anyway… Obviously I’m still 100% in support of this health and fitness journey because it’s really just good for you overall and I think everyone should do something similar and do something that’s good for them, however I also want you to give yourself some grace in the fact that maybe some of the weight was a healthy weight gain and honestly it doesn’t change how beautiful and glowing you are! You look absolutely stunning in this video and I would love if I could just have skin and a glow like yours.

[@cimorelliqueens9644]

YOUR SO SO BEAUTIFUL KATH NO MATTER WHAT !! YOUR SUCH AN AMAZING HUMAN ILYSM 🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ZsofiKalvin]

I think your hair looks so good shorter. Thanks for sharing your story and experience

[@Ina.va.hn0]

Thank you for sharing your story

[@theresahabsburg795]

Wow Kath, you look stunning in this video! Truly so pretty!!

[@AussieBeautyTalk]

Love this so much Kath. I am on a very similar journey and it’s great to hear your thoughts. Health is my new goal and not weight loss!

[@kelilia7620]

Kath you are amazing. thanks for this video. i am currently pregnant and will think of all what you have said when i am postpartum. Hope this english was good enough to understand. Lots of love from Germany🧡😊

[@SnowLilies]

I identify with a lot of this, thank you for expressing these vulnerabilities.. Very healing dialogue 💕

[@disneyprincessmaryblack5161]

Kath you are beautiful. And I love listening to your all's podcast about mental health it help me in so many ways. And I'm so happy that you all try to help as many people as you all can. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It really help listen to other that going through the same as I am with mental health by listen to your all songs help me as well

[@juliawainstein8622]

Aw you go girl!!

[@Aliiiciiaa]

Fantastic video Kath. You are so beautiful and your body is amazing to have carried 2 beautiful babies. I agree we are far too hard on ourselves and really do need to give ourselves some grace. You have a great perspective in terms of wanting your body to be the healthiest as opposed to “skinniest”. Great video, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@CL-mp6jk]

You are inspiring Kath! I can’t wait for your next upload and thank you for uplifting us in your own way ❤️❤️

[@marccolomayt82094]

Very informative Kath! 😍

[@cimorelliqueens9644]

Love you Kath 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@marydary8820]

Awwww you are Glowing ✨

[@marydary8820]

Love our Kath ❤️

[@jesicole5662]

You are an amazing person ❤

[@samanthawoodhouse9793]

Thank you kath! You’re doing amazing! 💞 x

[@LifeWithMary]

I would love to see more faith based content maybe about how to do prayer journalling?

[@amycrudgington7458]

You are looking fantastic

[@popicalbubbles]

Hi Kath! You're the best! :D

[@PaigeYesLee]

We Love and Care about you Kath 😊❤️🙏

[@Mizzielollypop]

I appreciate you doing this video so much. Thank you

[@MissBrenda26]

You're amazing! Thank you for sharing your story

[@holdingnamerequired4703]

Great video. It's really good motivation for me to keep uploading onto my channel. Looking forward to the next video!!!

[@tarabanana1865]

May God bless you forever!!!

[@amberjeannettexo]

We love you girl

[@aproductionv]

Great information.

[@mylou1231]

Sunshine Beauty! 🌞❤️

[@Itsmemarie95]

My biggest thing in my postpartum journey right now is that my partner is unhappy with my after baby body because it is not how i looked at the start of our relationship. Do you ever have these fears or thoughts? Am i irrational for thinking this way..?

[@KatherineCimorelli]

Absolutely! I think that is so so normal. I’ve had the same fears! It’s definitely something worth having an honest conversation with. chances are your partner loves you just the same and is so proud of you. Also I’m sure they see your body and just feel gratitude that it gave them a beautiful child too!! We are SO much more than just bodies. We are a combo of body, soul, heart and mind and so so lovable, created by God. Our bodies/ weight is only a small part of that, and it doesn’t define us either way.

[@alyssaanne7]

Such an important conversation

[@nicolasbarraza3008]

I love you. You're so special to me. 😘

[@wesleyharris8219]

Hi Katherine, just reaching out to you! You might remember me from messenger on Facebook, I sent sweet messages to your Katherine Cimorelle account! My KZbin channel is fully completed! How is Leo and Dominique?, More importantly how are you and Max? I found more balance in my life! I can do martial arts moves more consistently like Myagi DO, Eagle Fang, and I even awoke the Snake within me like a Cobra Kai and found my true power! I even tried that deadly quicksilver method invented by Terry Silver! Just for fun and a good workout routine! Wesley

[@bexs5121]

How do you tell the twins apart

[@sofiapalma5263]

❤️

[@eprohoda]

good eveniing!bravo,you created top video~see ya!!😈

[@nicolasbarraza3008]

I WROTE A SONG FOR YOUR BABIES: YOU'RE GONNA HAVE 5 CRAZY AUNTS. CHRISTINA IS GOING TO PROTECT YOU. LISA IS GOING TO SING YOU. AMY IS GOING TO PAINT YOU. DANI IS GOING HUG YOU. AND... LAUREN IS GOING TO ROAST YOU. THE BEST SONG EVER. 😂

[@ZizYoubizHERE]

your birth story played like a horror story to me, so body image should be so unimportant to you! your body is mighty strong for helping you survive your pregnancy and create two little babies! but we’re all human so i understand how hard it can be. (i have yet to watch your video, i just started it)