# Jesse James Decker loves her body more after 4 kids at 36 than she did at 23

Jessie James Decker

## The country music star shares daughter Vivianne, 10, and sons Eric Jr., 9, Forrest, 6, and Denver, 1, with husband Eric Decker

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Published March 6, 2025 12:25pm EST

In a new interview, the , 36, opened up about her postpartum journey after giving birth to her son, Denver, one year ago and got candid about the mental and physical challenges she's faced along the way.

"After I stopped nursing, I was like, ‘Wow, \ is not coming off as fast as it did before. I’m going to have to really go for it this time,’" Decker - who shares daughter Vivianne, 10, and sons Eric Jr., 9, Forrest, 6, and Denver, 1, with husband Eric Decker - told . "I wanted to feel strong."

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**Jessie James Decker says she loves her body now more than she did when she was 23 years old. (Getty Images)**

With a combination of intermittent fasting, weightlifting and HIIT workouts, Decker said she now feels better than ever.

"I knew what I weighed before and around that ballpark felt good to me," she said. "I love where I’m at \ because I put in the time building the muscle. I like being toned, muscular and really strong."

"As I’ve gotten older, I like the way I look now more than I did when I was 23," she added.

Though Decker admitted she does not necessarily love , she is grateful for his constant support.



**Jessie James Decker said her husband, Eric, is her biggest supporter. (Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images for Cupshe)**

"He thinks I’m pretty no matter what, even when I’m having a hard day or after I’ve had a baby \ I’m not feeling like myself," she said of Eric. "I look for it in his face and he never flinches. He tells me I look pretty the way that I am."

In May 2024, Decker shared two photos of herself in an orange bikini, admitting in the caption she "really didn’t wanna post any of these kittenish swim photos" due to her weight gain following baby No. 4.





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"The weight I weigh now is 30 pounds more right now than I did last year this time," she shared in the caption. "Yes I know I just had a baby three months ago but it’s easy to compare on here and wonder why my body likes to hold on to it more than others. The pressure we put on our self is not realistic."

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She further encouraged her followers to remember they "are healing after growing a human being for nine months," and that should be their main focus.





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### Fox News Digital's Lori Bashian contributed to this post.

Christina Dugan Ramirez is an  for Fox News Digital.
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