Jennifer Garner on Violet, Ben and losing weight
Actress Jennifer Garner, 34, opens up in the new issue of People about being a mom to 1-year-old Violet.
How motherhood changed her: I call my mom now and say, “You know all the dinners you made that I said ‘No’ to and went off and ate peanut butter? I’m sorry. I get it. I slaved over roasting this, and (Violet) goes, ‘No, no, no!’ ”
Lessons learned: I was rocking her, and she was fascinated by the light hitting the ceiling. I thought, “God, for the past five years, I haven’t stopped to look at light on the ceiling for (one) second.” To slow down and go at her pace has been such a gift.
Losing the baby weight: It took me a long, long time. I just wasn’t that motivated. I wanted to play with her. Then I got on the treadmill, stopped stuffing my face and lost the weight. I cut out croissants, bagels and muffins – all the good stuff. And went back to having a salad once a day and protein.
Ben Affleck on daddy-duty: He does a good job. I mean, okay, maybe I wrote out what he was supposed to make for her (to eat) today while I was gone. But that’s just me being paranoid. He’s great – he can do it.
On the Mommy-Daddy bond: There’s nothing more emotional than seeing your partner – the man you love – with your baby at any time: the first time, the second, yesterday, today. There’s nothing more beautiful.
Garner looked fabulous at the Golden Globes in her white and silver spangled Gucci dress. The salad and protein diet certainly paid off!
Lori M said,
January 25, 2007 @ 7:40 am
WOW !!!!!!! Mega Wow, she looks AMAZING, well done Jen for loosing baby weight - the dress is just perfect, so beutiful… you go jen go… keep doing what you LOVE doing…
You put a smile on many fans faces…
I would like to wish Jennifer and Ben and not forgetting baby Violet lots of love and blessings.
Lori
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