Scale Junkies: Are Daily Weigh-Ins Harming Your Health?

Did you know that some women lead perfectly happy and healthy lives without ever stepping on a scale? There are women out there who don’t even know what they weigh! If you are one of those women, as I’m sure some of you are, then you will spend the rest of this post shaking your …

Fit Pregnancy Q&A: One Month to Go!

Me, 35 weeks. Disclaimer: If you are at all squeamish, you might want to just skip this post. I might as well have titled it “All my freaky medical conditions.” Consider yourself warned. Q: How much longer ’till Baby Day?A: Officially: one month. Unofficially, in a little over 1 week I’ll be 37 weeks which …

The Skinny on Skin (Giveaway!)

Today I learned that maternity mags can be every bit as confusing as their sisters-of-a-wider (but thinner!)-audience. Headline #1 courtesy of American Baby: “Fashions That Flatter Your Bump” What exactly does it mean to “flatter your bump”? Is the object to make it appear bigger, thereby indicating greater fertility? Or smaller to show you’re not …

Working Your Abs During Pregnancy

Right after “Are you having twins?” (um, NO but thanks for making me feel huge) the single most frequently asked question I get in regards to my pregnancy is “How do I do ab work while pregnant?” I’ve already busted the myth that pregnant women shouldn’t do ab work but now it’s time for more …

Tanner Than Thou: Why I’m Okay With Being Opalescent

“It’s official. You are the whitest person on the planet,” Gym Buddy Dennis said to me after we finished Turbo Jennie’s annual outdoor birthday TurboKick extravaganza tonight (seriously, it’s her birthday and she brings us treats!). As I stood there, sweating so profusely in the near-90 degree weather that my shorts looked as if I’d …

The Problem With Fitness Hair (Giveaway!!)

Well, this might do the trick. But then I might have more problems than I started out with… (photo credit) Turbo Jennie calls it her splash zone. Not because she has any resemblance to Shamu – quite the opposite – but because anyone within a certain radius of her gets sprinkled with her sweat as …