# @tishschaef on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVdzJLjDjC8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63273412-tishschaef-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-04T14:24:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Tish | Women’s Health Coach (@tishschaef) — https://gondola.cc/tishschaef

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I need everyone to meet my client, Jeanette. 

Before her first pregnancy, she did what so many of us women do. She shrank herself. 

She was under-eating. Over-training. And living to reach “that” number on the scale. That magic number we think once we hit all our problems will go away. 

Then, Jeanette got pregnant. And her body did what it was built to do- it built a human. 

With that the weight came back…

Her goal postpartum was to “feel like herself again” 

But what she was really saying was she was chasing her smallest self again. Not her strongest self. 

So we changed the narrative from: 
“How fast can we lose weight” 

To: 
“Who do you want to become?”
What kind of mom to you want be? What kind of example do you want to set for you kid?

So… she lifted heavy, fueled her body, built more muscle than she thought she was capable of building. She stayed consistent even when it was boring. 

Results?
She lost 30 pounds
Ran her first marathon
Stopped panicking over the scale
Got really freaking strong 

But the most important result in my opinion.. was that she got comfortable in her own skin. 

This is why I preach consistency because it doesn’t just change your body. 

It changes your whole identity. 

When you build from strength instead of desperation you don’t have to start over every month. And you get to start building the version of yourself you were always meant to be. 

And that is the difference 💜

#momentum #momlife #momoftwo #pregnancyfitness #postpartumfitnessjourney

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postpartumfitnessjourney, momlife, pregnancyfitness, momoftwo, momentum

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