I read that first article and loved it as well. I don’t have kids (yet), so I haven’t had that pregnant feeling, but I think it’s lame when all the media does is pounce on women who just had babies to check out their size and how quickly they came back. HELLO wrong!! What a horrible message to send out to new moms?!

But then again, all media is out to get everyone’s self esteem…. we just have to be strong and forget that none of that is really real.

Love your lunch! veggies burgers are the bomb.

I used to be REALLY inspired by watching very pregnant women at the gym. I’d always thing, shoot, if they can doing while carrying around a whole other PERSON, I can definitely finish my workout strong. Now I am that very pregnant woman at the gym, so I hope someone else can look at me and get inspired too!

Thanks for the links – you just made my last hour at work much more entertaining 🙂

I love Menchie’s! And their spoons are pretty much amazing 🙂

Thanks for that interesting article on women’s post partum bodies! It reminded me of being 17 years old, sitting in Intro to Women’s Studies, and watching Jean Kilbourne’s Killing Us Softly. I’ve been following this so called “War on Women,” and I have to say that I’m annoyed by the idea that a new war is being waged against women. It isn’t new. It has always been there. It is just a shame to think that at this time, in our society, it is acceptable to not just tout sexist ideology but to continue to allow it to proliferate our media and our laws. Thank you for being one of the many, strong, pro-women and pro-human voices out there.

I totally agree, there is way too much emphasis on women and how much weight they gain during pregnancy and how quickly they lose it. We should be easier on each other and ourselves.

btw, menchie’s is my absolute favorite…the one in hawaii has these passionfruit (lilikoi) popping boba that are amazing, little bursts of sweet juice. and their plain tart is so yummy.

At first, I read “every single stroke felt like a ballet” – I was like, that’s GREAT…I think. 🙂

It’s been a long week – TGIF!!!

Thanks for the Forbes article. I love is from the author:
“Candice Crawford’s Hot Post-Baby Bod: How She Did It.” Content: “Genetics and undergarments.”

Women who haven’t had babies need to understand that there is NOTHING you can do at 3 weeks postpartum to “get your body back”. That is way too early to exercise or restrict calories if you are breast feeding. It’s just ridiculous to even think about. I hate the emphasis on having your body back just weeks after giving birth. How about we focus on our role as mothers and what that means? UGH. Don’t even get me started.