Rachel Platten Encourages Self-Acceptance After Post-Baby Weight Loss Struggle

Rachel Platten visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios in New York City on March 18, 2024. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Singer-songwriter Rachel Platten hopes to resonate with others who are battling with self-acceptance, after struggling to lose weight postpartum.

Taking to her Instagram account Oct. 20, the 43-year-old penned a “note to self“ and to ”anyone else who needs it” after tackling societal and personal pressure to lose her pregnancy weight.

“I am not less worthy of love just because I can’t seem to lose those last 5 or 10 pounds of ‘baby weight.’ I’ve tried it ALL and my body is begging for my acceptance,” she wrote.

The “Fight Song” singer shares two daughters with husband Kevin Lazan, and saw her postpartum anxiety heighten after welcoming their second born back in 2021.

Platten came to the realization that body positivity is not defined by weight, sharing she won’t wait to find that self-love when she’s thinner but rather right now.

“I am stronger than ever, I am so healthy, I can dance and lift weight and carry my girls and move and live a full, beautiful life and am honestly sick of trying to keep shrinking myself back to pre-baby weight. [Expletive] it.”

“I’m gonna give away those jeans I’ve been waiting to fit into again and just buy some bigger ones and love what I’m working with,” she added.

Seeking encouragement from fans and others alike, Platten invited users to share their stories of self-acceptance in hopes of creating a motivational space for everyone.

“If you’re with me, tell me in the comments below because I know I’m not alone in this,” she wrote. “Can’t we just love ourselves as we are?! Enough of this already. Give me a [flexing arm emoji] if you’re with me.”

In previous posts, the singer has gotten candid about her postpartum anxiety in an effort to show other women that going through a similar experience doesn’t have to be “shameful” or “lonely.”

“We do not talk enough about the reality of the postpartum period, and so often mothers are shocked that it is nothing like they expected. Nothing like the way social media can often make it look,” she wrote.

“I tried every tool possible, even ones i was previously scared of, and finally now I’m feeling consistent joy, ease, power and real hope again ... I know my strength. I know my worth. I know who I am and i love myself,” she continued in a follow-up post.

“Not because of what I achieve or how i look or external stuff anymore. I love this human life underneath all of those labels.”

Recently, actress Ashley Benson sounded off on her post-baby transformation after online critics accused her of using the drug Ozempic for weight-loss.

“I know a lot of people take ozempic and that’s totally fine. To each their own. But don’t discredit people who also work very hard to get their body back like I’ve done with mine,” she wrote via social media.

Rumors began swirling after users questioned her rapidly thinner appearance four months after the birth of her daughter earlier this year. “Getting back to work forced me to focus on my health and working out and I wanted to feel confident and good about myself,” she added.