Jessica Simpson Struggles To Lose The Baby Weight Following Her Second Child
August 15, 2013 by Lindsay Cronin
Jessica Simpson and her fiance Eric Johnson welcomed their second child, son Ace Knute Johnson, nearly two months ago and already, the pop star turned fashion mogul “feels really, really frustrated” with her lack of progress in shedding the baby weight.
Losing the added pounds “has been really difficult this time around,” a source told OK! Magazine, adding that Jessica “would just rather play with her kids than work out. She feels really guilty whenever she leaves them.”
After meeting through mutual friends, Jessica and Eric made their relationship official in the summer of 2010. Two years later, on May 1, 2012, the couple welcomed their first child, Maxwell Drew Johnson. During the pregnancy, Jessica signed a deal with Weight Watchers to lose the reported 70 pounds she gained during her pregnancy using their diet plan. However, when her first commercial began airing, she was only seen from the chest up. Three months later, she announced she was expecting baby #2 and ended her participation with the weight loss program.
In an effort to speed up the process of getting her pre-baby body back, Jessica has hired trainer Harley Pasternak to help her stay focused on fitness and achieve her goals. “[Harley] reminds her it took her a long time to put on the weight — she had two back-to-back pregnancies,” the source explains.
Harley is determined to help Jessica with her current struggle but continues to remind her that it’s not something that will happen overnight. Jessica needs to stay persistent and be patient.
As for her husband Eric, he “is so happy with his family” and couldn’t care less about how quickly his future wife is able to get back to her original size. “[Eric] doesn’t care about the weight as much as Jessica does,” the source states. “He tells her to stop putting so much pressure on herself. He says that they can work out together, cook together, and the weight will drop right off.”