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Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a> has always been an open book<\/a> \u2014 and her body evolution is no exception<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Keeping Up With the Kardashians<\/em> alum started to get candid about body image after she gave birth to her two eldest kids:<\/a> North, born in June 2013, and Saint, born in December 2015.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving a positive self-image has always been important to me because it affects so many aspects of my life: My work, my relationship with my husband and my life as a mom,\u201d Kardashian wrote on her blog in 2016. \u201c[After had North], I was nervous about whether I\u2019d be able to get back to anywhere near my pre-pregnancy weight and feel confident again.\u201d<\/p>\n The Skims designer revealed she gained an average of 65 pounds during her pregnancies.<\/p>\n \u201cI was motivated, but it was tough!\u201d she continued about getting back in shape. \u201cIt isn\u2019t easy to just bounce back. I was so jealous of women who had these cute little baby bellies and would gain 25 pounds \u2014 and then, a few weeks after giving birth, somehow look exactly like they did before they were pregnant. \u2026 That\u2019s not me.\u201d<\/p>\n Kardashian turned to the Atkins diet at the time. She went on to welcome two more kids \u2014 Chicago in January 2018 and Psalm in May 2019 \u2014 with then-husband Kanye West<\/strong><\/a> via surrogate.<\/p>\n \u201cAnyone that says or thinks it is just the easy way out is just completely wrong,\u201d Kardashian, who suffered from preeclampsia during her two pregnancies, told Entertainment Tonight<\/em> about surrogacy in 2018. \u201cI think it is so much harder to go through it this way, because you are not really in control. And, you know, obviously, you pick someone that you completely trust and that you have a good bond and relationship with, but it is still \u2026 knowing that I was able to carry my first two babies and not, you know, my baby now, it\u2019s hard for me. So it\u2019s definitely a harder experience than I anticipated just in the control area.\u201d<\/p>\n That same year, Kardashian told E! that she was 116 pounds. In 2019, however, she noted that she goes through ups and downs on her fitness and diet journey<\/a>. She subsequently switched to a mostly plant-based diet.<\/p>\n Kardashian offered new insight into her body evolution in May 2022 when she dropped 16 pounds to wear Marilyn Monroe\u2019s vintage \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d dress to the Met Gala<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt didn\u2019t fit! So I looked at them and I said: \u2018Give me, like, three weeks,\u2019\u201d she said on the red carpet. \u201cIt was such a challenge, it was like a role. I was determined, I was determined to fit in it.\u201d<\/p>\n