Eve Torres Gracie Post-Baby Body Instagram Self-Esteem

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Eve Torres Gracie, former WWE wrestler and current very dangerous person, posted a moving Instagram photo of her post-baby body today. Inspired by the recent Embrace documentary, she says she's as proud of her body as she's ever been — even though it may not be up to society's strict standards. In the caption (below), Gracie explains that she originally took the picture a week after giving birth with the intention of posting it next to her future "skinny" picture after losing weight. But things didn't go exactly according to plan. And now, almost a year later, she says she hasn't totally returned to her pre-baby body. But thankfully, she's realized that's totally fine, too. "I realized that the only 'after' picture that matters is a happy, healthy mommy with her happy, healthy baby," she writes. "I wish new moms wouldn't be burdened with the pressure to get back into pre-baby shape so quickly. Exercise (when you're [sic] body is ready), eat for health, love yourself & your child, and let your body do whatever it's meant to do after the amazing feat of creating a human." We couldn't agree more.

After watching the film #EMBRACE I felt moved to make this post. I had originally taken this photo one week after I gave birth to Raeven with the intention of putting it side by side with my future "skinny" body after I lost all my baby weight 'in just 4 weeks!' (Like they do in the magazines). Well 4 weeks passed. And then 4 months. And we are almost at a year, and I still haven't reached my pre-baby body, and maybe never will. And yet, I am proud of my body, and I feel healthy as ever. I realized that the only "after" picture that matters is a happy, healthy mommy with her happy, healthy baby. I wish new moms wouldn't be burdened with the pressure to get back into pre-baby shape so quickly. Exercise (when you're body is ready), eat for health, love yourself & your child, and let your body do whatever it's meant to do after the amazing feat of creating a human. #IHaveEmbraced #selflove #loveyourbody #pregnancy #postpartum

A photo posted by Eve Torres Gracie (@evetorresgracie) on Sep 20, 2016 at 9:05am PDT

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