Jennifer Lopez Felt ‘Insecure’ with Her Body After Having Twins: ‘I’ve Been Doing A Lot of Reflection’

Jennifer Lopez continues to speak candidly about life after the birth of twins.

While at the Taglyan complex in Los Angeles on Sunday, groomsman actress presented her personal trainer Tracey Anderson with the Outstanding Achievement in Fitness Award at the Daytime Beauty Awards.

While on stage, Lopez, 54, opened up about how Anderson motivated her to feel better about her body after giving birth to twins Maximilian “Max” David Muniz and Emma Maribel Muniz in 2008.

Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and their children Emme and Max in 2009.

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“I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately, re-evaluating past versions of myself to fully embrace myself now,” the “Jenny from the Block” hitmaker began, per Hey! On the line. “And I was reminded how much Tracy has inspired and encouraged me to celebrate every version of my body over the years and to continue to elevate myself as my life and needs have changed.”

The Selena talent explained that Anderson entered her life around the same time as her twins.

Jennifer Lopez shows off an impressive workout routine: ‘I’m on my way to a better me’

“I met Tracy right after I gave birth to my twins. I called her at a time when I was feeling unsure and insecure, wondering if I would ever go back to the way I was before — like most new moms do after giving birth,” Lopez said on the podium.

Lopez continued to shower her trainer with praise, adding that it was a crucial time for her.

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“She came into my life and helped me embrace the new me and helped me be and realize that I can be stronger than ever before,” she said.

Lopez shares Max and Emma with ex-husband Marc Anthony.

“Jennifer and Marc are overjoyed, thrilled and thrilled,” her manager Simon Fields told PEOPLE exclusively after the singer gave birth.

In January at the Hollywood premiere of her film A shotgun weddingThe Bronx native revealed how she juggles her career with being a mom to her now 15-year-old twins, plus being a stepmom to wife Ben Affleck’s three children — Violet Anne, 17, Seraphine Rose, 13, and Samuel , 11 — that she shares with her ex-husband Jennifer Garner.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at the world premiere of ‘The Flash’.

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“How can I say this? I’m doing my best as much as I can,” she told PEOPLE. “I’m not one to share my anxieties. I don’t feel like that’s my life as a performer. You always show your best. But I’m a human being like everyone else, and sometimes I suffer in silence.”

In May, Wedding planner talent appeared on Living with Kelly and Mark and talked about how parenting teenagers can be rough.

“It is demanding. You have this kid for a while and then it’s like your best little friend who likes to be with you all the time, and then all of a sudden it’s like, ‘Get out of my room,'” she explained.

Despite the challenges, at the premiere of his thriller Mother in May, she noted that her children were “proud” of her accomplishments.

Jennifer Lopez with her mother and children.

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And sometimes they even follow in their parents’ footsteps, like Emma who shows off her vocal abilities every now and then.

Lopez shared Emma’s talent in a 2019 behind-the-scenes video on YouTube as Lopez prepared for the first live performance of her single “Medicine.”

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During part of the video, Emme began singing Alicia Keys’ 2003 song, “If I Ain’t Got You.”

Eventually, Lopez joined in, even asking her little girl if she wanted to go on the trip with her.

“We should get her to come out and do something on tour,” Emme said, referring to It’s My Party: The Live Celebration. “Do you want to put a little piece on this show? We’ll see, we’ll check.”

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