Beauty Talk - Ciara

The Radiant Singer and Revlon Spokeswoman on Beauty, Pregnancy, and Babies

- Kahlana Barfield Brown

You gave birth to your second child earlier this year. Did you love your body throughout the pregnancy?

I honestly had fun down to the last second of both pregnancies. I gained 60 pounds when I carried Future [son, 3], and when I got pregnant with Sienna [daughter, 8 months], I told myself, “I’m not gaining 60 pounds again.” Then I turned around and gained exactly 60 pounds. Once I’d made it through the first five months, it was like something took over my body and said, “Eat Oreos, eat peanut butter, eat french fries—eat everything that’s so bad but tastes so good.” I took full advantage and indulged in everything I wanted.

Did you find it harder to lose the weight after Baby No. 2?

Without a doubt. I had to give myself breaks between training sessions, like, “We’re having tacos this week! Something’s gotta give.” You want to reach your goal weight, but more than anything you want family time. Not to mention I was breastfeeding, so I pumped everywhere I went. One time I literally took a Starbucks cup and put ice in it to chill the milk containers on a plane. There are all these different factors, and you do whatever it takes, but it’s not easy.

You tracked your weight loss on social media by posting pictures of your scale. What inspired that?