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Favorite Excuse for Not Working Out: My Baby
The transition to becoming a mom can really take a toll on your body, but you can bounce back and become a strong mom. Does your favorite excuse for NOT exercising involve being the parent of small children? Well here are some tips get you up and moving.
P.L.O.W - Mother's Day
We all know how much we appreciate our moms. They've been there for us as listeners, teachers, role models, therapists, caregivers, and friends. We feel comfortable enough to cry with them one minute, and laugh with them the next.
How Germy Is Your Car?
I like to think of my car as a continuation of my home, my private sanctuary on wheels. Now I know there are germs in my home, I have two little germ factories children running around my house. For some reason though, I thought my car would be germ free.Get Your Butt in Gear: Strollometer
Using a stroller is a daily part of many of our lives. We pack up the stroller and put it in the car. Then we unpack the stroller, load it up with the kid (or kids if you have the dreaded double stroller) and gear to keep them quiet and you're off.
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Fit Gift Guide: Healthy New Mom
While the new mom in your life might be sleep deprived, chances are high she still wants to work out. Here are some goodies I wish I had when my girls were newborns, so I think any new mom would love them too.
- Baobei Active: Nursing Sports Bra: This nursing sports bra looks fabulous and offers support, function, and style.
ACTivism: Moms in Motion
If you're a mom who's looking for a new way to get moving and involved, then you should definitely check out Moms in Motion.
Moms in Motion is an international network of women — all moms — who have joined forces to reach their own fitness goals while raising money for charity. It's a great (and free) way to get moving, meet new friends, and add a little philanthropy to your life.
Celeb Mom Slim Down Secrets: Nancy O'Dell
Nancy O'Dell has reportedly lost 24 of the 30 pounds she gained from being pregnant, and it's only been nine weeks since she gave birth! O'Dell, like many new moms, gives credit for her weight loss to breastfeeding: "Breastfeeding is the best diet," said O'Dell. Plus she said her diet now consists mostly of lean protein, vegetables and fruit because since she is breastfeeding, she wants to eat healthy for her daughter.Keri Got the Votes, But All Moms Are Winners to Us!
While it was unanimous that anyone who is able to lose the baby weight deserves a round of applause, Keri Russell's down-to-earth attitude about it all is really refreshing, which could be why you picked her as the best new mom slimdown of 2007 — by a landslide, might I add. She recently told Self, "I stayed really physical during my pregnancy. I stuck to my normal prepregnancy workout, minus the stomach exercises and twisting.
New Moms Need Their Zs to Lose Lbs.
I will be the first one to tell you, if you don't already know – when you are sleep deprived because you have a newborn baby to take care of, you don't want to workout or count calories and you don't have time to really focus on yourself. This just might be one of the reasons that new research has found a correlation between lack of sleep and lack of weight loss in new moms.
The study showed that mothers who slept five hours or less in a day when their babies were six months old were three times more likely to have kept on the extra weight at one year when compared to more rested mothers.
Celeb Mom Slim Down Secrets: Jenny McCarthy
Jenny McCarthy has come a long, long way since her Singled Out days. After giving birth to son, Evan, McCarthy is no stranger to gaining a lot of weight during pregnancy...
Personally, I think it is good to hear that a celeb had to actually work at losing weight, rather than just seeing it melt away.
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