--- description: The actress would rather "be well fed and happy" title: Kate Winslet on Losing Baby Weight: 'I'd Rather Be Well-Fed and Happy' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt866fee5d37cfd242/69877d95524fc009d3dec4cf/455411590-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kate Winslet on Losing Baby Weight: 'I'd Rather Be Well-Fed and Happy' by [Monique Jessen / People](/author/people/) ## Monique Jessen / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 4, 2015 4:32 PM CUT  Actress Kate Winslet attends the "A Little Chaos" premiere during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13, 2014. Actress Kate Winslet attends the "A Little Chaos" premiere during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13, 2014.Philip Cheung—Getty Images by [Monique Jessen / People](/author/people/) ## Monique Jessen / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 4, 2015 4:32 PM CUT Kate Winslet isn’t looking for perfection in life – in fact, far from it. In an interview with the U.K.’s _Harper’s Bazaar_, the Oscar-winning actress talks about raising her three children during emotionally difficult times. “I think it’s very important to teach your children to struggle on some level,” Winslet, 39, says in the publication’s March cover story. “I wouldn’t change a thing. Even all the bad bits. It doesn’t matter how \[bad\] times have been, they all matter, because those things shape who you are.” A busy mom to three children – daughter Mia, 14, from her first marriage to Jim Threapleton; son Joe, 11, from her second marriage to director Sam Mendes; and 15-month-old son Bear with her current husband, Ned RocknRoll – Winslet has neither the time nor inclination to indulge in body-conscious thoughts or post-baby diets. “I so didn’t want to be one of those ‘Oh, wow, she’s back in shape after 12 weeks’ women,” said actress, now based in rural Sussex in the U.K. “When I read things like that, I just think, ‘Oh, for f—‘s sake, that’s actually impossible.'” Winslet – who can be seen onscreen next month in _Insurgent_ – is more likely to be found choosing new floor tiles and organizing a fundraiser for Mia’s school than she is dieting. “I want to keep my health and my sanity and be well fed and happy,” she says. “My body will never go back to what it was and I wouldn’t expect it to after three babies.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/kate-winslet-baby-weight-raising-emotionally-healthy-kids "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3695502/kate-winslet-losing-baby-weight/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3695502/kate-winslet-losing-baby-weight/"},"headline":"Kate Winslet on Losing Baby Weight: 'I'd Rather Be Well-Fed and Happy'","datePublished":"2015-02-04T16:32:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:41.703Z","description":"\"I so didn't want to be one of those 'Oh, wow, she's back in shape after 12 weeks' women\"","url":"https://time.com/3695502/kate-winslet-losing-baby-weight/","keywords":["Living","Pregnancy","celebrities","motherhood","Kate Winslet","Weight loss"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt866fee5d37cfd242/69877d95524fc009d3dec4cf/455411590-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Monique Jessen / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt866fee5d37cfd242/69877d95524fc009d3dec4cf/455411590-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Actress Kate Winslet attends the \"A Little Chaos\" premiere during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13, 2014.","caption":"Actress Kate Winslet attends the \"A Little Chaos\" premiere during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13, 2014.","creditText":"Philip Cheung—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3695502/kate-winslet-losing-baby-weight/","name":"Kate Winslet on Losing Baby Weight: 'I'd Rather Be Well-Fed and Happy'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kate Winslet Strikes Back At Pregnancy Critics","description":"In a new interview with Glamour U.K., the Oscar-winning actress admitted she was baffled by the public’s response to her pregnancy. 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