Builtbykimi

The only thing I'm thinking: "My mooskles are getting big from the poomp." 💪😂

Look, it's a rest day 😌. On a rest day, you don't have to be completely still—you can stay active.
You have 3 rest days a week, and 2 of them are back-to-back. This is your first rest day, so use it to keep momentum going: do some laundry, take the kids to the park, stretch while watching TV, maybe even dance during a commercial 🤪.
If you feel like you need the gym, take an easy 10-minute walk around the block or hop on the treadmill for a few minutes.
But let those muscles REST!!! 💪✨ Recovery is part of the program too.

Stay locked in, babe. ❤️

One thing that clicked for me today during my workout:

A lot of us spend so much time wondering, "Am I engaging my core correctly?" that we end up overthinking it.

As a mom who's had multiple C-sections, I've noticed that sometimes I naturally let my pelvis tip forward and my stomach push outward during exercises. Today I focused on a slight pelvic tuck—not an aggressive squeeze, just enough to bring my ribs, core, and pelvis into a better position.

The difference was immediate.

I felt stronger.
I felt more stable.
I felt my glutes working harder.
And I wasn't relying on momentum or ego lifting to move the weight.

Sometimes it's not about adding more weight. Sometimes it's about improving your position so the muscles you're trying to train can actually do their job.

A small adjustment can completely change how an exercise feels.

I'm still learning every day, but today's workout was a good reminder that strength starts with control. 💛



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🤍 Hi, I’m Kimi.

I’m 34, breastfeeding, and rebuilding after my 3rd C-section.

My husband is currently in Nigeria while we fight our way through immigration, so this season has looked a lot like solo motherhood while we wait to be reunited.

I came home from Nigeria 7 weeks pregnant, and this journey changed me.

This page is me rebuilding—physically, mentally, and spiritually.

No crash diets.
No fake “bounce back.”
No pretending.

Just learning my body, eating better, training smarter, and showing up.

I’m doing this for myself, for my husband, for my babies, and for any woman who needs to see that rebuilding is possible.

If motherhood changed your body too, sit with me 🤍

A little backstory about this page 🫶🏽
I originally created this page back in 2017 during a completely different season of my life.
Over the years, the page became connected with my husband, his music journey, and the Legend Band community, and it continued growing and evolving in ways that were meaningful to all of us. During that time, the content naturally shifted toward music, band updates, and other shared projects connected to that chapter of life.
Recently, we made the decision for me to reclaim the page and begin using it more personally again while still respecting and keeping the history that has been built here over the past couple years.
Instead of deleting everything and pretending those years never happened, I chose to keep the previous content as part of the page’s journey and simply begin a new chapter moving forward.
Going forward, this page will mainly focus on: ✨ postpartum fitness
✨ rebuilding after 3 C-sections
✨ realistic body recomposition
✨ motherhood
✨ motivation & consistency
✨ my personal journey
But more than anything, I hope this page becomes a place where women feel encouraged, supported, and understood.
As I continue documenting my own transformation, I also want to eventually help coach other women by sharing realistic guidance, workout plans, encouragement, and showing what real, sustainable progress can actually look like outside of crash diets and perfection culture.
Thank you to everyone who has been here through every version of this page and to everyone joining me for this next season 💕