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I have a little homework assignment for you today. I want you to schedule some peace in your life this week!
I know there’s an endless list of things to be done: laundry, dishes, feedings, cleaning, baths, naps, meals . . . . . The list goes on and on. Let me remind you – the list is not going anywhere. Sad, but true. So, since the list is not going anywhere, please push pause once this week and take a moment to yourself. Since you probably haven’t done this in awhile, let me give you some ideas of what you can do during your “peace out”:
* Get a mani/pedi
* Go shopping (alone!)
* Get a massage
* Take a long bath (with a glass of wine, perhaps?!)
* Read a trashy magazine
* Watch bad TV
* Go to a movie
* Arrange a sleep-in morning, where your partner gets up solo with the babe(s).
* Sit in a coffee shop with a good book (or trashy mag)
* Go to bed early with chores undone (they’ll still be there in the am…)
* Schedule happy hour with a girlfriend
Ok, go book your “peace out” and let us know what you decide on!
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I know you want to be perfect. Perfect house, perfect family, perfect post baby body. You want to have it all. Who doesn’t??? Do you find yourself going to bed every night thinking you’re going to do better and be better tomorrow?
While it is great to see each day as a fresh start, always make sure you’re proud of the day you just survived. Remember, you are Wonder Woman in the flesh! Wanting to be better is what will make you successful in everything you do. Just be prepared for some bumps along the way. I mean, it takes a lot of practice to become perfect….
In your quest for perfection, here are the biggest obstacles you may face: Read more »
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Have you been trying to calculate how quickly you can lose your baby weight since long before you gave birth? Don’t worry, that makes you normal. When you feel out of control of your body it’s easy to start making big plans for reigning things back in. Does this sounds familiar?
“After the baby I will:
Never eat ice cream again. . .
Exercise everyday. . .
Throw away all the candy in the house. . .
Never put another french fry in my mouth. . .
Train for a marathon. . . ok, maybe a 5K.”
It’s easy to panic as you pack on the pounds. It’s even easier to panic after the baby is born, you are exhausted and you do not have a moment to yourself to even begin to think about taking control of your Mama body. There are some things you should know about that Mama body. Read more »
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Do you find yourself looking at the Hollywood moms with a jealous, judgmental eye? I don’t blame you. It’s like they are superhuman. They pop out a baby and within one week they have lost all their baby weight. Completely unfair! Ok, I have to let you in on a few secrets of Hollywod moms.
Here’s my Top 10 Reasons Hollywood Moms Lose Their Baby Weight in 24 hours (ok, may not 24 hours, maybe 1 week…): Read more »
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Well, actually it boils down to one reason:
THEY ARE A WASTE OF TIME.
Many of my moms come to me months after having their first baby completely frustrated. They are doing a ton of crunches and they still have a baby belly. One of my moms was doing 500 crunches a day and not seeing results. What the heck?!?! Here’s why I tell them to stop with the crunches: Read more »
I know you’re anxiously trying to shed that baby belly and I wanted to be sure to warn you DO NOT DO CRUNCHES! I know, it’s the ab exercise every mom thinks she should do the day she can start to exercise again. But NO, STOP!
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