Jessica Simpsonis getting back toher workout routine— and she’s intent on making it stick.The singer and actress, 41, shared a photo of herself on a treadmill in her home gym and saidshe had been putting off exercising.“First day back at it and I’m already hurtin' and feelin' real dramatic about being sore,” shewrote on Instagram. “I have been craving this, but procrastinating.“With the first one under her belt, Simpson said she’s going to make it part of her day again — with a treat as an incentive.“One work out and I am determined to not let myself down,” she said. “Although I will be eating a brownie to give myself some points!#beastmode#goMOMSgo"Jessica Simpson.jessica simpson/ instagramThe author ofOpen Bookhas been candid about her struggles with body image and weight loss throughout her career, andsaid in April that she threw out her scale. Now, instead of worrying about the number of pounds she weighs, Simpson instead focuses on how she feels.“I have no idea how much I weigh, I just want to be able to feel good and zip my pants up. If I don’t, I have another size. I have every size,” she saidonToday.“I’ve really tried my hardest to not let that define me,” she added, referring to when she would track her weight on a scale.RELATED VIDEO:Jessica SimpsonRegains Complete Ownership of Her Billion-Dollar Fashion BrandSimpson, who dealt with plenty of scrutiny about her weight during her daisy dukes days,told PEOPLE in Marchthat she’s worked to move on from those days of body shaming, which she had recounted in her bestselling memoir.“There is a wonderful movement for body positivity now and the response to that portion of my story has been overwhelmingly supportive,” she said. “I don’t think people always realized that there was a human being, a beating heart and working eyes with actual feelings behind those headlines and that words can hurt and stay with you for a lifetime.“Simpson said that she “spent so many years beating myself up for an unrealistic body standard that made me feel like a failure all of the time. I am still a work in progress when it comes to self-criticism but now I have the tools to quiet those voices in my head when they speak up.”
Jessica Simpsonis getting back toher workout routine— and she’s intent on making it stick.
The singer and actress, 41, shared a photo of herself on a treadmill in her home gym and saidshe had been putting off exercising.
“First day back at it and I’m already hurtin' and feelin' real dramatic about being sore,” shewrote on Instagram. “I have been craving this, but procrastinating.”
With the first one under her belt, Simpson said she’s going to make it part of her day again — with a treat as an incentive.
“One work out and I am determined to not let myself down,” she said. “Although I will be eating a brownie to give myself some points!#beastmode#goMOMSgo”
Jessica Simpson.jessica simpson/ instagram
The author ofOpen Bookhas been candid about her struggles with body image and weight loss throughout her career, andsaid in April that she threw out her scale. Now, instead of worrying about the number of pounds she weighs, Simpson instead focuses on how she feels.
“I have no idea how much I weigh, I just want to be able to feel good and zip my pants up. If I don’t, I have another size. I have every size,” she saidonToday.
“I’ve really tried my hardest to not let that define me,” she added, referring to when she would track her weight on a scale.
RELATED VIDEO:Jessica SimpsonRegains Complete Ownership of Her Billion-Dollar Fashion Brand
Simpson, who dealt with plenty of scrutiny about her weight during her daisy dukes days,told PEOPLE in Marchthat she’s worked to move on from those days of body shaming, which she had recounted in her bestselling memoir.
“There is a wonderful movement for body positivity now and the response to that portion of my story has been overwhelmingly supportive,” she said. “I don’t think people always realized that there was a human being, a beating heart and working eyes with actual feelings behind those headlines and that words can hurt and stay with you for a lifetime.”
Simpson said that she “spent so many years beating myself up for an unrealistic body standard that made me feel like a failure all of the time. I am still a work in progress when it comes to self-criticism but now I have the tools to quiet those voices in my head when they speak up.”
source: people.com
