‘My body was not mine’: Beyoncé shares post-baby nutrition journey
Beyoncé laments her weight gain after giving birth to twins Rumi and Sir in a new video titled 22 Days, proving she's just like us in so many ways.
The clip shows Queen Bey following a strict organic, vegan, non-GMO diet and working out endlessly to get back into shape in time for her ground-breaking Coachella tour last year.
The 37-year-old had just given birth to her baby twins at the beginning of the video, and it begins with the superstar singer stepping onto the weighing scales and saying;
"Good morning, it’s 5am, and this is day one of rehearsals for Coachella."
The weighing scales show that her weight is 175lbs (roughly 79kg) and she proclaims; "Every woman’s nightmare. Long way to go."
Her 22 Days nutrition programme was set up by her friend and personal trainer, Marco Borges.
"I’m back on the stage after giving birth to twins. I was a woman that felt like my body was not mine," the Spirit singer admits in the candid clip.
"Me getting the weight off was so much easier than getting my body back in shape and feeling comfortable."
The video also gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at Beyoncé in intense Coachell rehearsals, food-repping and working out ahead of her headline set, which became a Netflix film in a multi-million deal.
Queen Bey claims she has a "special bond" with daughter Blue Ivy, and has been honest with her followers about her post-pregnancy weight loss journey in the past.
In her Netflix documentary Homecoming, she shares:
"I’m limiting myself to no bread, no carbs, no sugar, no dairy, no meat, no fish, no alcohol – and I’m hungry." The star has just released her Lion King album, The Gift.
The former Destiny's Child band-member admitted that she worried her body following Rumi and Sir's birth would affect her performance;
"There were days when I thought I would never be the same I’d never be the same physically, my strength and endurance would never be the same.
"And you know, a lot of the choreography is about feeling so it’s not as technical, it’s your own personality that brings it to life."
She continues: "And that’s hard when you don’t feel like yourself. I had to rebuild my body. It took me a while to feel confident to give my own personality."
Feature image: Instagram/@beyonce
