Pre-Mama Body vs. Post-Mama Body

I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or because I've had kids (I think it's a combination of both)...but my body is just not the same. No kidding, right?!

Well, I was going to the gym regularly and managed to develop a nicely shaped waste and a not-so-jelly tummy. Yes, things still jiggled, but I looked good in my clothes. Just before Christmas, I stopped going and very quickly everything started to sag and my love handles were hanging out over my jeans again. ARGH!

So, I knew what I had to do. I had to go back to that gym and fix it. Not just because of appearances, but suddenly I was so drained of energy and tired all the time. It made a big difference to the way I felt.

But anyway, 2 weeks later, I seem to have sculpted the half-decent figure again. It never used to work like this when I was in my early and mid-20s. Could I have an elastic body? Am I Elastic-Mama? ;-)

I remember when I was younger, I noticed that about an hour after my mom woke up, she still had lines on her face from where her sheets and pillows pressed against her face. I commented on it and she said, it's because she's old and that happens. I didn't understand at the time, but I guess we just aren't the same when we hit our (OH MY GOSH!) mid-30s.