Proud of herself! After having three babies, Kristin Cavallari is aware that her body’s changed — and she doesn’t mind.
“I did sit on that [swimsuit] photo for a few days [before posting it]. Because I knew if I just threw it up and was like, ‘Bun’s out,’ people were gonna be like, ‘You’re a mother! What the hell is wrong with you!’” the Hills alum said during an appearance on the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast in July 2022.
She continued: “It makes me proud. I feel the best I ever have, physically but like mentally, emotionally. They all fuel one another. And so, yeah, I think it’s something to celebrate. I don’t really care because I’m confident in all of the decisions I make in my life, so someone’s opinion of me doesn’t really affect me. I have a couple ass photos on my Instagram over the years, but not many.”
Several weeks earlier, the Uncommon James founder made headlines after sharing a snap of her toned physique.
“I’ve been sitting on this picture for a few days going back and forth on if I should post it or not,” she captioned her Instagram photo that June. “Ultimately, I decided to bc [sic] I’ve come a long way from a few years ago and I’m really proud of the progress I’ve made.”
She added at the time: “I don’t even recognize the girl in those other 2 photos..and no, I never had an eating disorder … that was purely stress. I work out really hard and am dedicated to a healthy lifestyle and I think just because I’m a mom doesn’t mean I can’t be proud of my body and be comfortable in my skin.”
The mother of three — she shares sons Camden and Jaxon and daughter Saylor with estranged husband Jay Cutler — has previously been candid about her wellness journey through the years.
“I didn’t realize it at the time, how thin I was. So I’m happy that I’ve put on weight,” Cavallari exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2022, opening up about her training routine. “I’m really petite. I have no hips. I’m just small. And so if I don’t work out for like a week or two, I feel like all my muscle goes away. So it is about consistency for me.”
She added: “I’m just really comfortable in my skin right now, which is a really good feeling.”
Scroll below for the Laguna Beach alum’s best quotes about her wellness journey through the years:
“I think just because I’m a mom doesn’t mean I should be ashamed of my body or have to hide it,” the Balancing in Heels author admitted on the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast in July 2022 of her swimsuit snap.
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Cavallari posted the June 30, 2022, Instagram snap of her backside because she was “really proud” of her self-improvement progress through the years. “I think just because I’m a mom doesn’t mean I can’t be proud of my body and be comfortable in my skin,” she added in her caption.
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“My goal is sort of, right now, just to maintain the muscle that I have. I’m not trying to lose weight,” the reality TV alum told Us in June 2022. “I don’t weigh myself. I can tell how my clothes fit me.”
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Cavallari also revealed to Us in June 2022 that she’s “put on a lot of weight in the last few years” — but in a “good” way.
“I feel the best I ever have. I feel like I’m the strongest I’ve ever been,” she added at the time, noting she works out daily, eats “really healthy” and doesn’t drink alcohol “that often.”
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“It’s important to give ourselves grace and not beat ourselves up,” the Colorado native exclusively told Us in May 2021. “For so many years in my early 20s, I was ‘all or nothing.’ I have the best relationship I’ve ever had with food and health because I’ve let go of a lot of that control. It’s about consistency — just keep showing up.”
She added: “Like everyone else [amid the COVID-19 pandemic], my workout and health routine has been up and down during quarantine, but I finally have gotten back on track. I lift weights, but I do circuit training to keep my heart rate up. I also started doing hot yoga every once in a while. I don’t do it as often as I would like, but I love it when I’m able to make it happen.”
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Cavallari has also tweaked her nutritional habits. “The way I eat is a lifestyle,” she told Us in May 2021. “Organic as often as possible, tons of veggies, meat, nuts and seeds, complex carbs like buckwheat soba noodles, berries, tons of fat — I even eat butter.”
The designer noted: “I eat with my kids every night at 5:15 p.m. I find that I sleep better when I eat early like that. And I eat enough so that I’m not hungry before I go to bed.”
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“I try to follow like an 80, 20 lifestyle, and 80 percent is eating really healthy. The 20 percent is when I’m traveling or when I go out to dinner,” Cavallari recalled to Forbes in April 2021. “I eat bread; I drink alcohol. I do all of that stuff. You know, I have a lot of desserts. That keeps me sane, and it makes me then want to get back on track.”
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After the Very Cavallari alum and Cutler welcomed their third child, daughter Saylor, Cavallari got candid about how she got back in shape post-pregnancy.
“I’m getting my ass kicked in the gym four days a week by a trainer. I’ve been working out really hard, I have to say,” she previously told Us in May 2016. “And I’m lifting weights but it’s more circuit training, so there’s a little bit of cardio involved.”
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