NAOMI OSAKA GETS CANDID ABOUT FEELING ‘ASHAMED’ WITH WEIGHT LOSS STRUGGLE AFTER BIRTH OF DAUGHTER

Recently, Naomi Osaka got candid about feeling “ashamed” with her weight loss struggle after the birth of her daughter. Naomi Osaka showing baby weight loss progression. NAOMI OSAKA/INSTAGRAM The 27-year-old wrote a lengthy caption on an Instagram carousel of images that detailed her weight loss progression. “Honestly I don’t really know what to caption this post. I wanted to say “body changes throughout the year” but it actually means a lot more to me than that. There were moments this year where I felt really ashamed of my body, (for example when I had to wear form fitting tennis clothes lol),” Osaka began her post. Naomi Osaka showing baby weight loss progression. NAOMI OSAKA/INSTAGRAM Osaka continued, “I was also constantly struggling with this overwhelming urge to “snapback”, seeing other mom’s seemingly shrink immediately after having their baby was an expectation I began to put on myself. That self comparison always hurt because I felt as an athlete I should be losing weight quicker than most, I was in the gym everyday so that thought didn’t feel too unrealistic.” “Most weeks would feel similar to the previous week and the weight didn’t disappear overnight so it was a bit disheartening.” Naomi...