Just months after giving birth, Catriona Rowntree looks fabulous. She tells Lucie Morris-Marr how her healthy approach worked.
Getaway presenter Catriona Rowntree is one remarkably happy new mother, and not just because of her adorable newborn son sleeping in the nursery.
The 38-year-old, who gave birth to her first child, Andrew John Rowntree Pettit, on August 5, announces she can already get back into her favourite jeans.
“I never weigh myself but I have a pair of jeans I’ve worn since I was 21,” she says. “I’m not a model and I have never been stick thin, but if I can get into my jeans then everything is OK.
“And I can, so that’s great. I still have the love-child-of-Dolly-Parton boobs though, thanks to the breastfeeding,” she laughs.
The presenter, who spoke to Woman’s Day from the beautiful cottage she shares with husband James Pettit near Geelong, Victoria, says she thought she’d never regain her pre-pregnancy shape after giving birth to Andrew, who weighed a whopping 4.5kg.
“I didn’t believe for a moment I could get my figure back,” she says. “I’d love to say it was because of breastfeeding, but it’s what you do to help the breastfeeding that improves your health.”
Catriona says immediately after the birth she became “really conscious” of her diet, knowing that baby Andrew would benefit from her breast milk.
“Breastfeeding is an incredible detox, really. I have copious amounts of water, you are off alcohol, and as healthy as you can be for your child.”
Each morning, Catriona starts the day with two boiled eggs, and makes sure the rest of her meals are largely fresh vegetables and protein.
“I am absolutely ravenous, thanks to the breastfeeding. I could eat anything that’s not nailed down, so I’m conscious about what I have around me…”
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