Maralee Nichols Says She Loves Her ‘Mother Bod’ at 11-Weeks Postpartum: Pic

Health progress! Eleven weeks after welcoming her child boy with Tristan Thompson, Maralee Nichols is happy with her physique.

“I didn’t really feel stress to bounce again after beginning, I wished to offer my physique a break,” the health mannequin, 31, completely informed Us Weekly on Wednesday, February 16. “I do know that bouncing again can take time and it’s totally different for everybody.”

She continued: “Being pregnant made me understand how wonderful ladies’s our bodies are, to have the ability to nourish and ship a child. Being pregnant causes many adjustments in your physique and though I don’t suppose my physique will ever be precisely the best way it was pre-pregnancy; I really like my mother bod.”

Nichols — who welcomed her son, now 11 weeks, with the 30-year-old Canada native in December 2021 — beforehand shared earlier this month that she already reached her pre-baby weight. Now, she’s breaking down how she bought there.

“I undoubtedly suppose that my consuming habits play an enormous issue with me staying in form,” the California resident defined, noting she gained 30 kilos throughout being pregnant. “I began going to a nutritionist about seven years in the past after I used to do health competitions and altered my consuming habits. Lots of people suppose that the much less you eat the extra weight you’ll lose however I really eat about 5 instances a day; breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a snack in between every. … I additionally suppose staying energetic whereas pregnant and maintaining a healthy diet all through helped me bounce again faster together with breast-feeding.”

The brand new mother attributed her wellness progress to consuming clear, meal prepping and ingesting roughly gallon of water per day. She additionally “hardly ever” eats fried meals or drinks alcohol or soda and balances her nutritious meal plan with particular health club routines.

“Throughout my being pregnant, I labored out with both weights or cardio a number of days per week and did prenatal yoga 1-2 days per week,” she informed Us on Wednesday. “I work out after I can and take heed to my physique, it’s all about stability. If I’m drained, I relaxation. I am going to the health club after I can however I even have weights and a yoga mat at house so I can do exercises in my free time or when my son is napping.”

Information broke in December 2021 that Nichols was suing the previous Cleveland Cavaliers athlete for little one assist amid her being pregnant.

“Regardless of the challenges that I do know I’d have as a single mom and Tristan’s response to my being pregnant, I informed Tristan I’d be having the infant,” she informed Us in a press release on the time. “Tristan has not helped me financially with my being pregnant or with our child. I’ve paid one hundred pc for my son’s bills. I didn’t ask Tristan for any cash, nor did I settle for any cash that was supplied to me.”

After beforehand denying Nichols’ claims amid the lawsuit, Thompson — who was courting ex Khloé Kardashian on the time of their alleged encounter — ultimately confirmed his paternity earlier this yr.

“At the moment, paternity take a look at outcomes reveal that I fathered a toddler with Maralee Nichols. I take full duty for my actions,” Thompson — who additionally shares son Prince, 5, with ex Jordan Craig and daughter True, 3, with Kardashian — wrote by way of Instagram Story final month. “Now that paternity has been established I stay up for amicably elevating our son. I sincerely apologize to everybody I’ve harm or dissatisfied all through this ordeal each publicly and privately.”

The skilled basketball participant added an apology message to the 37-year-old Good American cofounder: “Khloé, you don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation I’ve brought about you. You don’t deserve the best way I’ve handled you through the years. My actions actually haven’t lined up with the best way I view you. I’ve the utmost respect and love for you. No matter what you could suppose. Once more, I’m so extremely sorry.”

With reporting by Diana Cooper