Gisele Bundchen's "Lessons" book covers Tom Brady, breast implants

The 38-year-old from Horizontina, Brazil, talks about motherhood, marriage to NFL star Tom Brady, and several personal struggles throughout the pages of "Lessons: My Way". to a meaningful life "(Avery), in addition to last week's revelation about her panic attacks and suicidal thoughts.

Here are five other things we discovered while reading his memoirs:

1. She regrets having breast implants

Bundchen, who had been nicknamed "The Body", recognizes that his form has changed after giving birth and breastfed his children – Benjamin, 8 – and Vivian, 5 – for about two years each, making her breasts "much smaller" and " slightly unbalanced ".

When he returned to work, people commented on his modified chest. "Suddenly, I was very conscious of their appearance," she writes.

This insecurity led Bündchen to take "one of the most upsetting decisions of my life". She opted for a bustier job with the hope that "no one will make those comments anymore, and I will feel myself again".

But surgery has made things worse, she found. "I became uncomfortable with the size of my breasts," she writes. "I felt angry and depressed." "I had done something for myself," wrote Bündchen, "but especially to try to please others."

Gisele Bündchen with her son, Benjamin Brady, in 2013. (Photo: Courtesy of Gisele Bündchen)

2. She ignored the warnings of a doctor regarding home birth

But his plan to deliver his first-born baby to the bathtub nearly rushed to his four-month checkup.

"The doctor told me that it was too dangerous for me to give birth at home," she says. "He said that Benny was in an unusual position, that my hips were too small and that the chances were just not in my favor."

While he suggested Calendar Bündchen a caesarean, she refused. "My attitude was," I do not think you have to decide that! "No one was going to dissuade me." (Which included Brady, who was not on board initially.)

His only regret: "I'm 5 feet 11 inches, and the tub was – well – not much bigger than that."

3. His world was "upset" after learning his "bonus child", Jack

"Two months into the beginning of our relationship, Tom told me that his ex-girlfriend (the actress of" Blue Bloods "Bridget Moynahan) was pregnant," wrote Bündchen. "The next day, the news was everywhere and I felt that my world had been upset."

"Needless to say, it was not an easy time," she continues. "But it was a period that brought so much growth," adding that "Jack, my bonus child (born in 2007), has been a huge gift and blessing in my life."

Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady at their wedding reception in 2009. (Photo: Nino Muñoz)

4. Why her marriage works

Bündchen writes that Brady, whom she met during a blind meeting, "is a person that one can rely on. It is a quality that I do not have. I had never experienced in any of my other romantic relationships I love my husband – and most of all, I trust him.. With Tom, who provides our family a stable base, I am able to create a House."

She says they "complement each other too," adding, "My husband is rational, analytical and not very talkative, I am emotional, intuitive, changeable, and woman of many words." I learned a lot from TOM. "

5. What she actually eats

"Our family's diet has evolved into a herbal and whole-food diet that ideally puts the spotlight on organic and local ingredients, including raw or lightly steamed vegetables, fruits, legumes and whole grains, to which are occasionally added a small piece of meat or seafood, "she explains, adding that they are" generally "gluten-free, but not" 100% without dairy products ".

Bündchen who claims to have twice tried vegetarianism anemia, eat "meat twice a month and seafood once a week".

She also has green juice, berry smoothies and salads and soup loaded with vegetables for lunch and opts for small portions. Dark chocolate, which she describes as her "obsession", and goat cheese and sheep, that she eats "sparingly".

She does not miss an opportunity to hit her man, who has tasted the strawberry only at the beginning of this year, at the age of 40: "Nothing beats the sweetness of". a strawberry in June (although Tom does not agree with me). "

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