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My quick diet before Hollywood — cut out midweek drinking. But ugh, it’s kind of hard!!

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I’m only on day 3 of my Hollywood diet of cutting out alcohol midweek and I’m already dying of boredom and missing my evening buzz. Have you ever tried to not drink after work when it’s become a nightly habit for you? It’s actually kind of hard! You’re probably wondering what this Hollywood diet is all about and why am I doing it, right? SO, Jeff and I are … [Read more...]

It’s official – I’ve finally lost all of my baby weight! See how I did it…

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I’m so relieved to say that 8 ½ months after having my baby girl I have officially lost every last bit of my baby weight -- all 57 lbs. of it! Yep, I’ve said it a million times by now, but I gained way too much in pregnancy, my bad. So let’s move beyond how ridiculous my weight gain was and focus on how great my weight loss has been m’kay? Despite my hefferness … [Read more...]

Why do I still look 3 months pregnant 7 months postpartum??

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Back in July 2011, as I was sitting on the couch dropping a small fortune on Beach Body DVDs that promised me the skinnies post-baby, I swore I’d be back to my pre-baby weight by Christmas -- if not sooner. I was so over my whale-ish figure that I just knew I’d bounce back in no time. I mean, that’s what vain girls do, right? Yes, I’ve definitely lost a lot of … [Read more...]

Losing the baby lump: It’s time to MAKE IT COUNT!

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Remember about 5 weeks ago when I blogged about my new weight loss journey of “losing the baby lump”? Well I’m here to tell you friends: it ‘aint easy. I’ve heard that people have said it’s bold or brave of me to be so open on my blog about my goal to lose the weight (because what if I don’t?); but hell, doesn’t every new mom want to lose the weight? I’m … [Read more...]

Blogging during my blogging *hiatus*

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I thought I’d check in during my blogging hiatus and let you know what I’ve been up to. Yes, I know blogging during my “blogging hiatus” sort of defeats the purpose, but it’s what I want. . . So, I just watched the season 3 premiere of “True Blood” and it was ok. I mean, I was kind of confused the whole time, like I had no idea what was going on. I’m … [Read more...]