Loss of Respect

I just read an article where Jillian Michaels the awesome delusional trainer said the following: 'Biggest Loser' trainer Jillian Michaels told Women's Health she would rather adopt than become pregnant, saying, "I can't handle doing that to my body."

I find this disturbing and offensive on so many levels and as someone who thoroughly mourned the "loss" of her body it hit me hard. Sure, I'm finally mostly back to my pre-baby size/weight, but things are just shifted around (I'm looking at you hips and boobs!) Yet I would NEVER, not for anything, trade my son for my pre-baby body. And yes, the roller coaster of things pregnancy does to a body is amazing, frustrating, trying etc. but all so worth it and really mind blowing of when you think about what your body can do!

I'll admit I used to say to myself that I'd never let myself get a little rounder in the hips or stop working out. I was that snot nosed 23/24 yr old gym rat who made a mental note of all the things I wasn't going to do when I got married/had a baby. I'd like to slap said younger self. Pregnancy is not an excuse to let yourself go, and while I firmly believe that, but I also know that now if I have to choose between making dinner for my family, reading a book with my son and paying attention to my marriage or going to the gym for an hour, we'll I'll let you guess what I'll choose. every.single.time.

Jillian, I'm concerned for you. You seem to be so pro keeping a healthy body and working with nature, eating organic etc that you seem to miss the very point that pregnancy is natural. I applaude the inclination to adopt, but only for the right reasons. Having a child, biological or adopted can never be a selfish descision and clearly you're alittle more selfish than we thought.

6 days before giving birth to an 8lb 4oz perfect little boy. Eat your heart out, Jillian!