Former Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky is making a public promise to work on her fitness in the new year.
“Real Talk: I’ve gained about 10 pounds since October. In two months!” Fedotowsky, 41, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Saturday, December 27, “At first, I was fine with it ‘cause it looked like I had gained more muscles.”
She continued, “Now, my muscles are going down and my weight went up, which is the opposite of what I want to happen. I am publicly committing to putting my health first moving forward.”
While Fedotowsky acknowledged that she “let [herself] indulge” in sweet treats over the holiday season, she is ready to make a change.
“I don’t regret it, but it’s definitely not a path I want to continue,” she wrote. “It’s not necessarily about weight at all for me but about strength. I’m in my 40s and strength is the most important thing for women my age. Anyway, come along on this strength journey with me!”
In a follow-up social media post, Fedotowsky stressed that her weight loss endeavor is “not about being skinny.”
“This is about being healthy. I just truly have been feeling crummy from eating so much bad food this holiday season,” the Bachelor Nation alum stated. “I’m really starting to feel my body changing now that I’m in my 40s, and I just want to be healthy and strong for my family and myself for years to come!”
Fedotowsky previously overhauled her fitness routine in preparation for season 3 of Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.
“I lost 20 pounds training for the show. I was working out two to three times a day. My whole day,” Fedotowsky exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2024 of training for the grueling military-inspired reality TV show. “This was my job for two months. I put everything else to the side. I was training hardcore. And so, for me, I kept saying to people online, I’m like, ‘Oh, well, I work out two times a day.’ I know that’s not possible for most moms out there. Moms are busy or people have jobs.”
Fedotowsky, who shares two kids with husband Kevin Manno, further explained that she didn’t want any of her followers to “compare” their progress against hers since she had more freedom to train consistently.
“I’m happy that I can finally tell people, ‘Look, my transformation is not normal. It was my job for two months. That’s why I was able to make this happen. Don’t compare yourself to me,’” she told Us. “That was difficult for me not to have that honest conversation.”
In addition to getting into better physical shape, Fedotowsky also worked on her mental health.
“Beverley [Mitchell] told me, ‘Do breathing exercises, focus on the mental.’ That actually really helped me,” Fedotowsky recalled, referring to the 7th Heaven alum, 44, who was a Special Forces recruit during season 1. “I looked into Wim Hof breathing exercises, I was doing meditation and I hired a breathing coach. I really went through it.”
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