Former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, CEO of a billion-dollar design empire, author and mom - Kathy Ireland - was so busy caring for others, she didn't realize she had gained 25 lbs., and when she saw a photo of herself, was shocked. Sounds like a lot of women, moms in particular - who have so many things on the go, they tend to overlook their own well-being.
Before & After pic after the jump!
Kathy's son had taken a photo of her baking cookies at their Santa Barbara home recently, and when she saw the picture, the image took her breath away.
"He said 'Mom, you look pregnant,' Kathy told PEOPLE. "I didn't recognize the person I saw. I saw someone who looked overwhelmed, overstressed, overweight, over-everything."
Ireland addresses, in her latest book, Real Solutions for Busy Moms, how mothers often put others' needs ahead of their own - just like she had, and had gained that twenty-five pounds without realizing it.
Kathy said, "I was not making enough time to take care of me." The 46-year-old, after enlisting the help of a friend who is a trainer and nutritionist, is almost back to where she was. But, she's realistic, and not trying to recapture her Sports Illustrated bikini days.
She added, "That's not my goal. I want to be healthy, to be there for my husband and my kids."
Kathy is married to Dr. Greg Olsen and they have three kids - son Erik, 15 next month, Lily, 10, and Chloe, 6.
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