Gwyneth Paltrow – Losing the Baby Weight Was ‘the Hardest Thing I Have Ever Done’
July 12, 2010 in Celebrity Quotes, Gwyneth Paltrow by Versus
The Press Association has the details:
“After my first pregnancy, the weight had come off a little bit better but after the second one it was really stubborn. It was really hanging on,” said the 37-year-old.
“It was not easy and, when I started it, it was by far the hardest thing I have ever done – but I really was seeing results so it motivated me to just work through it.”
Gwyn’s personal trainer, Tracy Anderson, helped her lose weight after giving birth – but she said it was something every mother could achieve.
“Every woman can make time – every woman – and you can do it with your baby in the room,” she said.
“There’ve been countless times where I’ve worked out with my kids crawling around all over the place. You just make it work, and if it’s important to you, it’ll be important to them.”
… says Gwyneth.
Hmm… those statements are definitely debatable!
Good for her to be honest! Though i agree that alot of mommys CAN make time free and shouldn’t blame the baby for not being able to lose weight or workout, can’t deny that it is probably easier for gwyneth to make time than a regular mom..
While it’s true that many people could make the time to work out, I don’t think that EVERY woman can. Gwyneth forgets that she has a pretty large support network between her husband, personal assistants, cooks, nannies, personal trainer, etc….There are a lot of single moms out there who have none of that and have to work two jobs to support their families, so I really can’t blame them for putting their fitness and weight goals last..I can only imagine how physically and mentally exhausting it is to be a poor single mom. Plus, as easy as it is to take a walk outside, let’s not forget that at least in the United States there are many cities where poor people live in such dangerous neighborhoods that taking a walk outside is not always a viable option – especially since it has to be done either before or after work (when it’s dark out).
totally agree! There are mothers out there who work multiple jobs because they ever got the education needed for a job which pays well, and they are the only person brining up their kids.There is no time to work out for some people, not unless they want to be working out their already exhausted body in the middle of the night when they should be getting much needed sleep.
However, we can’t be surprised that gwyneth thinks everyone can make the time to look good, if, after all, the hardest thing she has ever been through in her life was a diet :S, lucky for some eh?!
you are so right!! i love Gwen, but she speaks from a celebrity’s point of view…regular moms don’t really have so much time to dedicate to themselves..it’s very easy to give advice, especially when you have a job that requires a good body…Gwen makes money from it, while we, regular women, don’t get anything else from being fit than self esteem…PLUS there’s another factor to be taken into account..the genetics, the raw material…Gwen is naturally thin, so her effort is divided by 2..while a woman who has not such a metabolism, may work twice as hard as Gwen does, and still not get the same results….(personal experience!)
Agree completely!
Funny how people can be alienated (that probably includes me to some degree).
@snoops, yeah, she’s probably lucky for that having been the hardest thing in her life, especially if, even in her own point of view, it’s so easy every mom could achieve! Ô_o
Her life must be pretty easy if losing weight is the hardest thing she has ever done…
I was thinking the same thing!
me too!
GOOOOODDDDD POINT…….we all wish we had as “hardest thing” loosing baby weight
this
I really dislike rich people telling me what I can or cannot do.
Especially since she’s full of it. If I had the luck she did, I’d keep my mouth shut and thank the stars, not criticise other people for their way of dealing with their problems.
Can everyone make time? Sure. But if you’re struggling to make ends meet, or have tragedy or misfortune in your life, you don’t WANT to make time, since you’d rather dedicate it to the necessities of life, and not vanity.
Gwen forgets non-celebs have real problems, not glamourous ones.
No offense to Gynn – but I have a 1 yr, and 3 yr….and it’s kind of hard to do sit ups or mat work with little ones crawling all over you……they think you are on the floor for them.
I try to fit in work outs while they nap instead….
Oh and I didn’t gain much weight during either pregnancies – (20 lbs) – and the second it was harder to get my figure back. The weight came off, but I couldn’t get my stomach toned for a while. Tracey’s post pregnancy workout does have an amazing ab routine. Highly recommend.
No offence, Gwyneth, but you have just been diagnosed to be in the early stages of osteoporosis because of your wonky diet. Maybe you should consentrate on getting yourself healthy before starting to give weight loss advice to others?
Really? How do you know that?
She’s told that to the media herself. She has osteopenia, which is caused by poor diet or, like JenP said over-exercising.
Gwyneth was on the macrobiotic diet for a long time and didn’t consume any dairy products. Apparently she didn’t have enough alternative sources for calcium of vitamin D.
*OR vitamin D.
thanks for the answer
That’s really interesting. Frankly I’m suprised a lot of these super tiny celebs can conceive. I used to be skinner than I am now and my periods stopped. I don’t even think I was as skinny as Gwen, but definatley not as skinny as Posh for example. Having no periods is bad news for your bones too. The doctor said I had to gain weight, and they came back. Took a year.
“Frankly I’m suprised a lot of these super tiny celebs can conceive”
Well, it depends on the celebrity. Some celebrities are naturally thin or have small frames, so they don’t need to quite go as far with their diet and exercize to be thin as some other celebrities. They can maintain a normal BF%, and therefore their hormones function properly, and their bones don’t become affected. I’ve known plenty of women who were thinner than Gwyn, or were as thin as posh, but had regular periods and no bone issues.
It just depends on your body type. Which again is the reason why it’s important to stress that you should not force your body to be something it is not.
It’s true that Gwen is in the early stages. She is on a very strict diet that has no dairy. Her doctors told her to take more calcium and vitamin D. Another possible cause besides low calcium is over-exercising.
It is hard to lose weight after kids. Before kids I couldn’t even gain weight if I tried. I was under 100 lbs and people would ask if I had an eating disorder. I don’t think thin girls on here should get offended when people make comments about skinny people. They’re not really being malicious and you should enjoy it while it lasts.
After 3 kids I weigh 135 lbs (5″4″) and want to get down to 125lbs by being super healthy. Technically my goal weight is still 30 lbs more than before I had kids. Getting down to my original weight (95 lbs) would be ridiculous and probably unhealthy.
If every woman could make time then yummy would be the rule for being a mummy!
There are many single moms who have an all day job, the have to pick up their kid(s) from daycare/babysitters house, bath them, make dinner, do homework and so on. So every case is different, not everyone’s job involves looking good and being thin. For many it’s just paying the bills and taking care of their kids.
couldn’t have said it better.
yes, you should try to make your health a priority. but it’s much harder for some than others
I’ve never had kids, but for some people I reckon it’s easier than others. She has no right to tell other people what to do. My mum said she was the skinniest she ever was after she had me, and she didn’t even breastfeed. I think everyone woman is different and having as healthy lifestyle as possible and looking after your kids and yourself to what extent you can, is more important than looking good in a size 2..
I don’t think she’s telling people what to do, nor telling them to be thin or a size 2.
I think she’s just saying that you can multitask to fit in your workouts if you’re concerned about losing baby weight.
If you’re not, then you don’t have to. Her comments were only directed at those looking to lose their baby weight, or those that prioritize that highly.
She always sounds like a stupid.I dont know how chris is marry with her.
Huh.
You know, I thought she would be getting praised for her comments when I read this post (since anybody who says it’s hard to lose weight is “honest” and the epitomy of a good person, and anybody who says it’s easy to lose weight is a “liar”).
But you guys are being really extreme. She’s not ordering everybody to lose baby weight. She’s just saying it’s possible if you prioritize it highly enough. And that’s absolutely correct.
Some of you are mentioning being a single mother. If you’re a single mother that works two jobs, you’re kind of getting exercize anyway. You may want to fit in a little sit ups or something but you’re fine. If you’re a single mother, without a support system, then chances are you’re watching your child yourself since you have your nanny, in which case, you can work out while you’re watching the kids like Gwyneth said. If you have a support system, you can still work out. You don’t need a personal trainer or all that crap. Just look online for workouts and do them yourself. You don’t even need to walk outside…I walk around my house after hours instead of going out in the dark.
The truth is, most new moms don’t feel like losing the weight bad enough to do it. WHICH IS FINE. There’s nothing that says your number one priority should be to lose the baby weight…that only applies to people like celebrities who make money off of their body. But, at least, call it what it is.
I totally support what you’re saying.
I totally agree with you. When I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to go outside (even for a walk) because my parents were never home to supervise me and I had no equipment at home but I started working out anyway. I did jumping jacks, ran in place, and situps and all that. And personally, I think playing with a bunch of little kids burn more calories than situps or crunches and a whole lot funner too.
Ugh, she is SO annoying!
First of all, if that’s the hardest thing in her life (losing baby weight), she is extremely blessed. Maybe she should focus on talking about that side of it.
Second, this is just a stupid comment. Everyone’s situation is completely different. Keep your mouth shut.
Versus, I have seen others asking for your opinion on what their body types could be and it made me curious as to what mine is because I have never known. I am 5’5.5″ 112 pounds. 34B – 23 – 35.5. I have a flat stomach and don’t work out so I don’t think I store fat there, I have a little bubble butt…I have never really gained weight even when I try, I am 19 and have a fast metabolism, so I don’t really know where I store my fat because the only place there is noticeable fat is my butt and breasts. I have thought I’m an hour glass because of my shape but my bottom is a little bigger than my top so would that make me a pear? Thanks.
You didn’t give me enough info about your proportions. Your bottom is just a bit bigger, so I wouldn’t say that you are a pear, rather hourglass or vase, depending on your torso’s shape: long = vase, short and 8-like = hourglass.
I guess my torso is a bit long but i still have the shape of an 8. The only thing that makes me think I am not an hourglass is that I don’t have large breasts, just average. Hourglasses usually have large breasts right?
i am a single working mom of 2 yr twins, including a boy with special needs, and i CAN’T FIND THE TIME – unless at the expense of my kids or my health.
let’s see: mornings are crazy, my first cup of coffee is usually in the office. lunch i often skip to make sure i finish my daily tasks on time to be home by 7:30, otherwise i have to pay overtime to the nanny and this is expensive for a single parent with no support system. when i am home, my babies are all around me – they haven’t seen me for almost 12 hours, they expect me to be 100% dedicated to them until they go to bed.
6 days out of 7, the only time i can have a hot meal is around 10 pm when kids are asleep – and very often i don’t have the energy and the motivation to cook for myself, grabbing whatever is available in the fridge (usually some bread and cheese and yogurt)… can i fit in a workout? sure i can, but i will have to give up another hour of sleep to do so…
and yes, i do envy gwyn if loosing baby weight was the most difficult task in her life…
I don’t know what to say about her comment since I’ve never had a baby and don’t intend to have one, but I just have to say, she looks kinda fat in that picture. Must be a bad dress or something…
When she says that anyone can make time for exercise, it sounds ridiculous because of her lifestyle, but it’s really true.
You can do squats and lunges while you hold your baby, you can do sit ups and work out your arms WITH your baby as the weight. Even people who don’t have kids, everyone has enough time to get in some daily exercise if they want to, while doing other activities. TV especially, if you have enough time to watch a 1/2 hour program, you can stand/sit/lie on the floor and get a full body work out with nothing but your body weight and the floor.
if you do lunges and squats while holding a baby, ummmmm, that’s pretty irresponsible. Babies’ heads need support and if you shake them even slightly, you can cause braindamage. Kids aren’t dumbells for God’s sake. And I think what most of the ppl here already states is, single moms do NOT have time to sit in front of the tv.
there are classes based around using your baby as weights.
you are being paranoid, a baby needs support for their head only very early on, but they are resiliant and tough and slight shaking ain’t going to cause brain damage- think what they went through just to get into this world! and unless you are doing crumping what exercises involve shaking a baby??
I can relate trying to lose baby weight is hard, heck losing weight is hard period. I don’t think Gwenyth is being offensive but she is a celebrity so her lifestyle is nothing like a ‘normal’ persons.
i don’t think anyone can really comment unless they have been there done that…to really see how ur body changes after a pregnancy…it will blow ur mind
She looks to be still carrying extra weight in her stomach and hips. Not everyone can afford a personal trainer and to say losing weight was the hardest thing she has ever done was a very stupid and shallow comment for her to make. She should have just said nothing about her weight loss diet.
her weight seems to be all she ever talks about
Agreed! She tries to portray this spiritualized image of yoga/eating clean/being healthy but all she seems to want is to look hot for magazines or to be able to say Oh I’m a mom and check out my hot body.
She seems really obsessed with her image, then again most celebs are. I think she’s stunning when dressed down, minimal make up and casual.
I haven’t had any kids yet but all my sisters have had babies and really it doesn’t seem that impossible to lose the baby weight. They ate healthy, remained active and breastfed for as long as they could after the baby was born.Unfortunately not all women can breastfeed but it really helps to get back into shape.
I think you’re ok as long as you don’t pig out the entire pregnancy and stuff your face with doritos for 9 months.
I was quietly chuckling at her comments as I read them. She has an exercise studio on the grounds of her home, and Tracy Anderson comes over to her house to train her. Clearly she has someone watching her children in her own home so that she can carve out time for exercise. She also has someone else preparing her meals (or, she did at one point, according to an interview that she gave).
I agree that losing the weight is hard, yet plenty of us mothers did it without those support systems in place.
Venus, since it seems like everyone is asking about their body type, could you please help me with mine? I’m 5’5, 35 bust 27 waist, 37 hips. My shoulders are as broad as my hips, my torso neither long nor short and I gain weight all over my body. Am I a vase? Thanks a lot
Ah I forgot to write that my weight is 120… if that’s relevant.
If you call me “Venus”, I might skip your comment and not respond because it’s not going in my special folder.
I would say that you are either a vase or a ruler, depending on the shape of your torso, waist definition and breast size.
ahaha I’m sorry, I do it all the time, and now that I think about it, it doesn’t make any sense. My breast size is 34c, my abdomen 30.5, does this help?
Versus, although I look thinner and not as toned I’d say that my proportions look a lot like her’s http://www.zimbio.com/Eva+Mendes/articles/zXlbXbKSxLs/Eva+Mendes+HOT+Sexy+Pics+TINY+BIKINI+Italy
What’s her body type? Sorry if I’m being annoying! Thanks again
I’ve never had a baby so… still, it’s hard to believe her statement.
I think what she said is fine – basically “it’s hard at first, but you can do it”. True – she has more advantages in life than most people. But there really is something to be said for not making excuses. If it is a priority, then a little planning and consistency will do it. Excuses and martyr attitude won’t get you anywhere.
I think it is great that she admitted that losing weight is hard! So many celebs claim that it’s soo easy (Adriana Lima and Ale Ambrosio come to mind). But her reasoning is a bit ridiculous, if it’s important to you it will become important to your kids?! I’m sure (if I was a mom) my 2 year old really cares how mommy looks in her jeans! haha
Versus, I was wondering if you could help me with my body shape. Um, i don’t really know what info you’d need. I’m 5″9 my measurments are 31-24-33. I’m pretty sure i gain weight more on my bottom half. hips & shoulders are about the same width. I was thinking maybe vase?
vases are quite curvy and they don’t gain more on their bottom half – they also have large breasts. I don’t think you are a vase, but I can’t tell your shape with the limited info you gave me. Do you gain on hips or thighs? Or maybe on the butt? Do you have saddlebags? A long or short torso? Waist definion? Long or short legs? High waist? Low waist? Tummy? Leg size? Long limbs?
oh ok lol, i don’t have a clue about body shapes tbh.
um, id probably say i gain more on my thighs. no saddlebags, long legs & long ams, quite a high waist. Not as much waist definition as an hourglass but i’m definitely not a ruler.
I have 2 shapes in mind:
1. Skittle (Halle Berry)
2. Column (like Gwyneth here)
See more info here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-488236/Trinny-Susannah-reveal-12-womens-body-types–you.html
okay everyone needs to chill. Yes, maybe saying losing weight being the hardest thing seems shallow, but for some people, it really is. Even for ;normal’ people, if it wasn’t, there wouldn’t be lots of regular folks with EDs, highly restrictive diets or whack diets in general. For some people their weight is one of the most important extraneous things in their lives after their family. I feel my best at my healthiest weight and when I gain weight due to school stress and not exercising it really affects EVERY other facet of my life. And yes, losing weight the right way can be one the hardest thing for some people who are obsessed about their weight to do.
But I dont get her comment about her kids will also like it because she does. Kids that age dont give a flying rats bum whatever you are doing to lose weight…lol wtf was she thinking.
i think she means that if she sets good habits early on they will grow up thinking healthy eating and regular exercise are a natural part of life, not that the kids will be happy she fits in her skinny jeans.
Yes, losing weight can be hard. And people can be obsessed by their weight. But STILL, if losing weight is the HARDEST thing you’ve ever done, especially when you’re an adult (not sure of Gwyneth’s age, in her late 30s I’m guessing), you can be damn sure that you’re extremely blessed.
I’m only 18, and I have been completely obsessed with my weight, I was fat as a child and struggled with eating disorders (still kinda do).. Sure, losing weight in a healthy manner has been hard, accepting my body has been hard, but IN NO WAY the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Dealing with grief, with loss, with family member’s addictions or serious illnesses, dealing with depression, getting through an elitist school where so much pressure is put on you, and trying to focus on the incredible amount of schoolwork while my family life was horrible (father severely alcoholic) and I was dealing with anorexia. THOSE are hard things.
So really, if you’re in your 30s and losing a bit (because let’s be honest, she did not gain a spectacular amount of weight, ever) of weight, when you have the help of personal trainers, chefs, nannies, have the money and time to do pretty much anything.. Poor freakin’ you.
pardon my grammatical errors…lol typing in the dark as i am about to go to bed.
Well, I wonder why the hell all these single working moms didn’t kept their legs closed!
you are extremely rude. everyone has different situations and its not your place to judge on those kind of things.
wow. last time I checked it took two people (a male and a female) to make a baby. And, if you are so conservative that you don’t believe in sex before marriage you should really look into the concepts of divorce and rape before you judge other people.
I do think Sofia has a point. A lot of women make the mistake of having children with men who are not going to be good fathers, or who have not fully committed to them.
It’s not a matter of sex before marriage. Thanks to birth control, you can have sex before marriage without getting pregnant. It’s a matter of responsibility…making sure you use birth control correctly if you’re sleeping with someone who might leave you, who isn’t ready to be a father, who is not married to you…etc.
At least most divorced men will continue to stay in their child’s life, and will pay child support.
And I do think that some women really didn’t know their men were like that…they got screwed over majorly. But I also find a lot of single mothers did simply make the mistake of getting pregnant too early in the relationship with the wrong person. They themselves admit it.
whether you want to admit this or not, it is much easier for men to elude the responsibility of having to care for a child than it is for women (for obvious reasons). And even if a woman acted irresponsibly and had a baby how does that excuse the father from not being in the picture?? Again, having irresponsible sex takes TWO people, so why are you only holding women accountable?
As for the divorce thing, I don’t know how you know that “most” men pay child support, I have never seen the stats regarding this truth. But, child support is not the same thing is taking 50-50 care of the child. Money doesn’t solve everything, and most people don’t get thousands of dollars a month in child support like celebrities do, most people who receive child support probably receive very little.
funny enough i just looked up the stats on the census bureau website and it appears that only 22.3% of single mothers who are eligible for child support have received full payment…this is true as of 1997, but according to the census bureau these stats have remained unchanged since 1970, so i find it hard to believe they are much different in 2010.
And yet when a woman decides she cannot afford to raise a baby on her own and has an abortion, she’s called a baby killer.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Gwyneth looks good but I will admit something about her demeanour and public persona really bothers me. She comes across sort of ‘holier than thou’(I think that is the right expression in english?), a kind of ‘look at me, isn’t my life perfect!’. She also appears a bit obsessive about her diet, exercise and weight etc.
Of course I have no idea whether she actually like that.. she could be the most down to earth, kind person in hollywood. But I am afraid I just find her public image so obnoxious, I haven’t read a single interview of her that hasn’t left me rolling my eyes.
This lady is so out of touch with reality, it’s sickening.
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I can only say good for her! She put her health and career ahead of just letting herself go and thinking that having two kids is the end of having a nice body. All I can do is compliment her!
shallow as a puddle…
People shouldn’t be so harsh. I mean it’s hard to be a celebrity. She has obvioulsly worked hard to get there and just cause she has money doesn’t mean she has or can afford to spend all day exercising or whatever. It takes a lot of time and hard work to film movies. I don’t think people get that at all. Also she has probably done acting school and had spent lots of time building her career and as an older woman (in hollywood) she has to keep in shape to keep her career afloat. Also she probably meant it was one of the hardest physical things she had to do. I say give her a break. Chances are her life is no eaiser than a regular persons. If it was that easy to become a famous actor don’t you think we would all be famous???