I do agree with all the gals here and don’t understand why EH and all the other celebs feel they have to show off their bodies after having babies. However, you don’t need a personal trainer or chef to get back in shape. I’m a mother of 2 my latest is 4 months old, and I walk 20 minutes per/day and spend my babies naps squeezing in 100 situps or leg lifts, while I can. It’s not much but it definetely helps. While my 3 year old is out playing in the yard, I watch her, while doing sets of lunges on the grass. There is a way to do it w/out going to the gym.

The article never said much more about her back condition and what was the cause and treatment: I guess weight is more important.

I have to say, some of the comments in this post are some of the most ridiculous I have ever read on this site. Ash is right-those who are criticizing Elisabeth for looking good and taking the time to get back to her post-baby body sound like catty high schoolers who are jealous of the girl who seems to have it all together. She was a college athlete, is naturally very thin, and has a strict exercise regime for much of her life; why anyone is shocked and seemingly disappointed that she bounced back after baby is beyond me.

This all goes back to the fact that women love seeing pictures of certain celebs who don’t lose the weight right after birth; it makes them feel better about themselves to see people who look like them, just like seeing photos of Elisabeth and Halle Berry makes them feel inferior. I agree with Sara-it’s like people are annoyed and angry that she lost the weight because they would rather see her stay fat to feed their own egos.

If people look at pictures of Elisabeth, Brooke Burke, etc. and feel inferior to them, there is a heck of a lot more going on that has nothing to do with them. I am sick and tired of the public putting celebrities on pedestals only to blame them for almost all the self-esteem issues in our society. Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s post-baby body has no personal effect on me and my self-image; the fact that it does for evidently many others is their problem entirely and has nothing to do with her. We live in a society of blame, as evidenced by this post, and until people choose to look in the mirror and ask why their self-image is so poor instead of blaming it on other people they don’t even know, the cycle will continue.

By the way, I really feel the need to point out something else important. I noticed some people on here got mad because she said she feels self-conscious about her bubble butt. Newsflash: A person’s weight has absolutely nothing to do with their self-image and how they feel inside! And you shouldn’t need a psychology degree to understand that. I weigh 115 pounds and my fiance/friends are always telling me that I look beautiful, etc. etc. BUT… I don’t see it most of the time even though I know my weight is fine. When I look at myself in the mirror I see someone who needs to lose a few pounds, tone up, get a tan, etc. It might be unrealistic but hey, that’s life. I feel that no matter what size they are, women will never look or feel “perfect” in their own eyes. They will always compare themselves to someone else. I think by pointing out her supposed bubble butt, EH was just echoing what all women sometimes feel (including myself, a so-called skinny person).

I know I’m kind of late and I don’t want to sound mean, but I think some of the women on here just sound jealous. I don’t exactly think EH’s post-baby body is unrealistic. Similar to what Heidi Klum said, I think it has a lot to do with what you looked like before pregnancy as well as what your routine was. Example- my mom weighed under 100 pounds before she had me and within a matter of a few short months was back to that weight. She didn’t work out at all (other than chasing me around lol). Another example: my future mother-in-law who is naturally petite and thin. She’s had two children and looks just as good now at age 55 (if not better)than she did when she was younger. She doesn’t have any loose skin either. I think in her case, it’s because she exercises, does pilates as often as possible and eats very healthy.

Personally, I think it’s kind of sad that women automatically defeat themselves by assuming they can’t get their pre-baby bodies back. That isn’t true, and you don’t need a personal trainer or plastic surgery. My mother and MIL certainly didn’t. It is true that good genes probably play a large role but on the other hand, I don’t think it’s right to just bash people like EH because they’re fit and in shape. That isn’t fair. That’s the same kind of pettiness I dealt with back in high school (i.e., “Ew, that girl is so thin; she must be anorexic”… that kind of reasoning doesn’t make any sense at all). I also don’t think EH is setting a bad example. If anything, I think she’s setting a good example considering the high level of obesity in America. It would be one thing if she was promoting eating disorders or something, but she clearly isn’t so I guess I don’t understand why most of the posters here are up in arms about her interview and pictures. She looks great and if I looked that good, I would pose for a magazine too… lol.

women like her give me a complex. i’m poor. i can’t afford a home gym or personal trainer, nanny, chef, etc. i’m a normal, average mom who can’t shake this 35 pounds, 18 months later. i’ve never been a fan of EH, and this is the last nail in the coffin for me. it’s women like her, who diet after birth, that make these unrealistic goals seem attainable, much to the disappointment of your average mom. kudos, schmudos. thanks alot, hasselbeck, for helping me feel even more like a lazy, ugly, fat failure.

Jennifer Lopez and Garner aren’t the ones who have to worry about losing weight. It’s the ones who need more attention, like Elisabeth or Brooke Burke or Tori Spelling or Samantha Harris or Trista Sutter. A list celebs, like Halle Berry or the Jennifers above or Angelina don’t have to worry about it as much. I think I just read an article about that on this site…or I dreamed that lol.

It’s great that these women want to look their best. Everyone does. But posing in a bikini and making it seem like losing it was easy and what everyone does…it just doesn’t seem fair to all the moms who have to work really hard for it. But what do I know? I’m not a mom yet, so maybe it all does just fall off?

And she seriously does look amazing. I know I’m coming off catty by criticizing her choice of posing for the magazine, but she must’ve worked hard for it, so congrats to her.

for all of you who say that EH gives women unrealistic expectations about postpartum weight loss – you need to take a step back and wonder why you are letting celebrities (whom you DON’T EVEN KNOW by the way) have so much control over your body image. EH is being healthy, why is that wrong??? it’s like you want her to be chubby so you can feel better about yourselves. kudos elisabeth, you look great and don’t let anyone make you feel bad for wanting to look your best!!!

Lauren- She could very well have a “bubble butt”. I happen to know someone who’s very thin (but not unhealthily so), but has a “bubble butt” (BTW, she mentioned that to me. I did not come up with that on my own!).

Anyway, I also want to point out that not all celebrities seem to, as Kayla claimed “care about their paycheck”. There have been celebs who have said that they don’t care about losing the baby weight right away (Jennifer Garner, for example, has admitted that she always “looks two months pregnant” because she still has some leftover baby belly from Violet). Even Jennifer Lopez said that she’s not going to worry about losing her baby weight (which really shocked me, to be honest!).

Her posing on the cover of that magazine sets the bar for women all over the country to lose the baby weight in 6 months. It’s not fair. What working mother has time for a 6 mile run every day? None that I know.

And yes, she said that people should disclose when their photos are airbrushed, but maybe having a body with a little baby weight would make the point too. Instead, she loses the weight unbelievably fast and gets in a bikini on a mag cover. Celebs don’t give a crap about little girls’ perceptions of beauty; they care about their paycheck.

All that said, I’d freaking kill for her body. Which is sad. I should love my body, as is, but looking at her, I think I need to go tanning and running and stop eating. No skewed ideas there. *sigh*