Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel is in hot water! When she posed for Us Magazine in a red bathing suit just 3 weeks after giving birth some “real” moms were pretty pissed off saying she is setting and unrealistic example on new mothers who may not be able to shed the pounds so quickly!
Bethenny says her post-pregnancy bathing suit bikini does not set a bad example. The new mom, who weighed 117 lbs. before giving birth to daughter Bryn last month, has already lost 29 of the 35 pounds she gained during her pregnancy. She is already tipping the scales at 125 lbs.
“I gained 35 pounds during my pregnancy, and probably would have gained five more if Bryn wasn’t born five weeks early,” she says. “The truth is, I was really healthy! I indulged, but in moderation. I was even eating red velvet cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory. They say you should eat 300 more calories a day when you’re pregnant. I don’t count calories, but I’d say I was eating 400 more than I usually did per day.”
Bethenny made a statement to Us Weekly late Thursday:
“My books about being naturally skinny have sold hundreds of thousands of copies,” she tells momlogic. “The bottom line is, it’s not so unrealistic to stay healthy while you’re expecting. You don’t have to gain 75 pounds unless you really decide, ‘I’m going to Taco Bell every day’ — and then you’ll have a lot more work to do later. I lost about 25 pounds in the hospital, just from the baby and all the baby stuff. Plus, I had a C-section, so I was in the hospital for six days, and you can’t really eat for three of those. But once I left the hospital, I still had about ten more pounds to go. I still am maybe five or six pounds heavier than I was when I got pregnant, but it will fall off when it wants to.
“In terms of the bathing-suit shot, I purposely didn’t wear a bikini in the photo. I thought it would be cheesy, so I wore a one-piece. I think I look like a mom; I don’t think I look scary-skinny. I think it’s good for a woman to know she can stay healthy during and after pregnancy. While I was pregnant, I did light walks and light yoga — I didn’t do anything crazy. It was all balanced!”
Bethenny Frankel’s new show, “Bethenny Getting Married?” premieres on Bravo June 10 at 10/9c.
She is not setting a bad example in any way by simply showing what she looks like after a baby. This is about her, not every mom on the planet, people need to chill out.