Drew Barrymore Just Posted A Super-Real Photo About How Hard It Was To Lose 25 Pounds

From Women's Health

Drew Barrymore is pretty much the O.G. honest celebrity. (Remember when she said her dark circles made her look like a "ghoul"?) She’s been keeping it real since practically forever-way before Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook even existed. So, when Drew talks about something, people listen. Now, she’s got a new project she’s working on, and she wants everyone to join in.

“I wanted to present something. I showed up at my kids’ school a little bit late this morning in some sweatpants and I feel like I didn’t look like a proper mom and I started beating up on myself. So typical of what parents do to themselves,” she says in an Instagram video.

Drew says this inspired her to come up with the hashtag #TheWayItLooksToUs and got her “all hopping up with inspiration.” Drew then asked people to think about the way parenthood is supposed to look to them and the way it really is.

And then…she really dove in. Drew shared a drawing of two angelic looking kids, before sharing a video of her kids essentially setting off a powdered sugar bomb inside a house. “We are told to make it look a certain way. But it doesn’t always...,” she wrote.

She followed that up with two photos of herself. In one, she’s all made up and perfect-looking; in the other, she’s in her bathroom, red-faced and crying. “Sure, I can be this with two hours of hair and makeup and amazing photography and lighting. I also feel beautiful after a sweaty workout, But it all takes work!” she wrote. “What I can’t hide is that some days are difficult and not so pretty.”

Drew then got super-candid about working out. “When I look at Instagram, I am made to think I should be at my best self. But most days, I lack consistency due to real life,” she wrote next to a series of photos, including a stock pic of two women working out together.

She then shared a before and after photo of herself, 25 pounds lighter. “You can tell my face is so much thinner!” she wrote. “This takes me so much work. Diet and exercise and fighting like a lion for it! Damn you genetics! And yet thank you for all the good stuff. I love where I come from (JOHN ETHEL LIONEL) and whatever package it comes in. I just know that I have the control to be what I want. Even if it is hard AF!”

Drew says her trainer Marnie Alton helped her lose the weight in just three months. “ When I have time off in 2019...I’m comin for ya!” she added.

Finally, Drew tackled relationships. Next to a photo of herself on the red carpet with her ex, Will Koppleman, Drew wrote this: “Once upon a time... I remember reading an article that said I had gotten my happy ending after all. Looking at this picture, it sure looks that way. And then, like many times in life for all of us, our plans change and our dreams are adjusted. But that doesn’t mean that every second wasn’t worth it.”

Drew has been really open in the past about abusing drugs as a kid, having a rocky relationship with her mom, and the intense emotional fallout from her divorce. It’s awesome to see her opening up even more about how life can be tough to navigate for everyone, even celebrities.

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