Drew Barrymore opens up about struggles of dealing with 'postpartum body'

Drew Barrymore is a phenomenal actress, but she is also a mother of two who had struggled with her postpartum body.

On her Instagram account, the Hollywood star posted a before and after photo of herself.

 

 

 

 

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I go up and I go down. The rollercoaster of my body is a challenging, but beautiful ride. I made two kids. The single most important purpose for me being on this planet is for them! It is a true miracle I was able to have these two girls. So whatever the aftermath on my body, well bring it on! That said, there have been times i have stood in my closet and just cried. Hated getting dressed. Didn’t feel good! It takes so much for me to look decent. I have to eat just right and Work my ass off! I cannot fight the fact that I have the propensity to be the Pillsbury dough boy! (Now all I can think about is crescent rolls) So DON’T Be fooled by what you see when people are thin right after baby. Don’t compare yourself to the magazines and the red carpets. If I looked decent on anything I have done since I had my two kids, I have clawed my way there. You can too! However, it is hard to sustain and can take a lot of the joy out of life with food. But not anymore. NOW I have found that elusive B called BALANCE. 45! It only took 45 years to find myself. Right where I am supposed to be. And it’s not perfect. But it’s me. And most importantly, I want to share it with you. Ps this is the power of @marniealton, she’s the one who helped me be @santaclaritadiet ready! #WELLNESSWEEK

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Feb 19, 2020 at 8:25am PST

The difference may have been amazing, but she said the "single most important purpose" for her being on this planet is her children.

"So whatever the aftermath on my body, well bring it on!" she wrote.

Drew remembered that there have been times when she has stood in her closet and cried.

"Hated getting dressed. Didn’t feel good," she recalled.

"It takes so much for me to look decent. I have to eat just right and Work my ass off! I cannot fight the fact that I have the propensity to be the Pillsbury dough boy! (Now all I can think about is crescent rolls)," she added.

For moms who are down because of the changes on their body, Drew has advice for you.

"Don’t compare yourself to the magazines and the red carpets. If I looked decent on anything I have done since I had my two kids, I have clawed my way there. You can too!" she said.

Drew said she has found balance, and more importantly, herself.

"It only took 45 years to find myself. Right where I am supposed to be. And it’s not perfect. But it’s me. And most importantly, I want to share it with you," she said.

Drew said physical trainer Marnie Alton helped her be ready for the Netflix Original Series Santa Clarita Diet.

In a roundtable interview with GMA News Online in 2018, she said she lost 20 pounds and turned vegan while doing the show.

—Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/JCB, GMA News