Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins reveals how she got her pre-pregnancy body back – Daily Mail

  • Hawkins, 41, gave birth to daughter, Ella Rose, in February 2015
  • The presenter returned to job at her pre-pregnancy 8-10 dress size
  • She credits her fast fat loss to consuming healthily and yoga 

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Charlotte Hawkins gained a welcome return to our screens in June last year once she came spine from maternity leave.

The 41-year-old gave birth to a daughter Ella Flower in February 2015, yet showed off her pre-pregnancy physique once she returned to job merely four months later.

Appearing on the July cover of Suit & Well, the presenter revealed exactly how she gone three stone of weight she’d position on throughout her pregnancy in such a short period of time.

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Charlotte snapped back to her size 8-10 frame within months of giving birth.  She believes she put on three stone in weight in total

Charlotte snapped spine to her size 8-10 frame within months of giving birth.  She believes she position on three stone in weight in total

Tree pose: The 41-year-old regularly practices yoga, which she carried on doing through her pregnancy

Tree pose: The 41-year-old continuously practices yoga, which she carried on carrying out through her pregnancy

Although her target was to regain her pre-pregnancy size prior to returning to work, Charlotte likewise wanted to gone the weight in a sensible means and spend enough time along with her newborn.

While she was pregnant, the presenter craved heavy carbohydrates, which she says helped her stave off morning sickness yet once she’d had her baby she returned to her healthy and balanced consuming habits. 

‘After I’d offered birth, I was offered a hospital menu and straightaway craved nutritious meals – I tucked in to a healthy and balanced tuna pasta salad. It was specifically just what I needed,’ she said.

Charlotte regularly practiced yoga during her pregnancy, which she says relaxed her

Charlotte continuously practiced yoga throughout her pregnancy, which she says relaxed her

Charlotte, pictured leaving the ITV studios, wakes up at 2.30 am to present Good Morning Britain

Charlotte, pictured leaving the ITV studios, wakes up at 2.30 am to present Excellent Morning Britain

‘There was no turning back.’

Charlotte, that practised yoga continuously throughout her pregnancy, likewise credits the discipline for assisting her shift those last couple of pounds.

‘It strengthens your core and tones you up, yet relaxes you at the very same time,’ she said

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Charlotte is appearing in the July edition of Suit & Well

The brand-new mum managed to include physical exercise in to her everyday book as she didn’t hope to be spending time at the fitness center away from her daughter. 

‘I took Ella Flower for a electricity walk daily and did squats anywhere I could. 

She added: ‘If Ella Flower desires a story prior to her nap, I lie on the floor and do my stretches while telling her a story at the very same time! I’ve become quite Excellent at multitasking.’

The newsreader has actually been a presenter completely Morning Britain due to the fact that 2014.

Before she joined ITV, she presented Sky News’ Sunrise along with This Morning’s Eamonn Holmes. 

Charlotte and her husband Mark Herbert had been attempting for a baby for four years prior to conceiving Ella Flower and they pair had merely filled out the paperwork for IVF once she discovered out she was pregnant.

She told Mother And Baby that once she finally went in to labour a week late she used a TENS machine lent to her by Kate Garraway, which she said kept her sane prior to having an epidural to get hold of her through the 19 hour labour.

But asked if the early starts completely Morning Britain helped plan her for motherhood, she replied, ‘Not anything can easily plan you. For the initial week Ella Flower slept non-stop. after that I had days once she didn’t sleep. Individuals say ‘sleep once your baby sleeps’, yet I was on such a higher that I wanted to watch her sleep.’

Read the full interview and attempt Charlotte’s favourite toning yoga moves in the brand-new issue of Suit & Well, which is out now.