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Detour bars - and you can get them at Costco by me so they are reasonably priced, too

I didn't like Gap jeans before having kids but I really love the Gap Long and Lean cut, the boyfriend and the skinny (all midrise) - they are very flattering without being so tight in the waist that your extra baby skin is popping out. My stomach is flat now but the skin is not super duper tight so if my pants are tight…

You may want to consider strength training m-w-f mornings, cardio t-th mornings, and circuit training at night maybe 4-5 days per week. I think strength training will do you better than 5 cardio sessions. You'll get your cardio during the circuits if you push hard.

4 single most important tips from me - sorry ;) 1. smile and have fun 2. don't start too fast - run it steady even if children are whizzing past you (they are fast!) 3. good socks and shoes - don't be my friend that I agreed to do a race with who wore shoes with round laces that came undone SIX times. 4. Wear a shirt…

Free Nike Training Club app on your phone...the trainers are always asking me where I'm getting my workouts and it's from the app.

Any chance you have an umbilical hernia? I had a combo of that with some muscle separation and it's been slowly improving since I had the hernia fixed but if I eat a lot OR IF I DO ANY AB WORK I can look about 6 months pregnant when otherwise I have a flat stomach. Figure out if you have separation at all because if you…

This is also cause for celebration for my husband about once a year or so.....so I totally understand. Enjoy that beer or two or three ;) And congratulations

Try gluten free pasta - even Barilla makes one now - to rule out a gluten allergy. It's possible if it's pasta and fruit and you always have tomato sauce that it could be the tomato and fruit, i.e. some kind of fruit allergy. My husband is allergic to several fruits.

I was pregnant back to back and had stretch marks with the second (the girl, of course, gave me stretch marks - ha!) and 4 years later my skin is still tightening up and the stretch marks are still fading. It just takes time. I had a hernia repaired so I have a scar now too. I always joke that I wish the the camera…

I down a muscle milk light (only) if I'm working out or if not, coffee, egg whites, 3 pieces of pre-cooked bacon and one slice of 2% cheese in the egg whites. Either of these keeps me full for about 3-4 hours.

I am more turned off by people who are skinny and don't have any muscle teaching a class or training a client than someone who is overweight. Nothing worse than seeing noodle-arms walk in to teach a class. For all you know, the overweight person is recovering from an illness or just lost 150 pounds and has 50 more to go…

Nobody get mad - I just want to lovingly offer - please please please do not start a healthy lifestyle 'until you get pregnant.' There is a difference between being overweight and eating a lot of calories to maintain it just because you're pregnant and don't think you should 'diet' anymore, and being overweight and eating…

Pull ups and push ups on the smith machine (i.e. start with the bar around belly or chest height and as you get good at that height move the bar down a little each week or so), bicep curls and something for triceps would be a good start if you have no lifting experience. If you lived by me I would walk you through a…

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I have a friend who is tall and had her phone and wallet in the middle pocket of her hoodie by her belly. She ordered a sandwich at Subway and they said 'here's a cookie for the baby'......

Gotta just say here I also hate most fish - just the smell alone grosses me out even if it's not fishy. Texture - yuk. I LOVE sushi. Good, fresh, raw fish is delicious and a completely different flavor and texture. Worth a try?

Take the emotion out of it - log everything and exercise. Calories in - calories out. If you can make it a visual project in the tool and not an emotional drain you will succeed. You HAVE to exercise and build some muscle on your frame - it will go a long way in maintaining a healthy weight when you get there. Keep your…

Does the guy with the fanny sack around his big belly in a skin tight phil collins concert t-shirt strutting around like he's david beckham count as d-baggy enough?

mix in some workouts from the nike training club app - it's free.

Eat before or you will get drunk and then eat everything in sight because you'll still be hungry ;) Or at least that's what happens to me if I drink while hungry-

Take the party to the shower and have your fun in there -

I ride by myself at the gym all the time. I challenge myself more than the instructors challenge me. Are there spin bikes mixed into the cardio equipment? The routine is just in my head and I put a good playlist together.

If you had a chatty relationship with the instructor and she knew you liked her class a lot because it was challenging she probably just felt comfortable giving you a little extra attention and increasing your work load. It's not like she injured you. She probably thought she was giving you extra attention and then you hit…

skinny pop - all the way!

Favorite knife that works for literally everything (chopping herbs, cutting a bagel, slicing the most ripe tomato without leaving a dent, etc) is the Wusthof Limited Edition 200th Anniversary 9-inch Carbon Steel Chef's Knife. I cook at home for a family of four. This knife is amazing.

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Book: 1,2,3 Magic. My kids are 14 months apart in age. This has always worked and I started it when they were about 18 months each. No reaction is the best reaction or she will push and push every time. Remember that judge-y people in the store are going to look at you no matter what you are doing or she is doing because…

There is so much choreography to pay attention to during zumba that you have no time to look at anyone else other than yourself in the mirror and the instructor, so go for it. NOBODY will be looking at you and if they do they'll probably trip and fall down. Try to stand centrally behind the instructor so you can see what's…

I got it recently as the kindle fire deal for $20 and then had to give it to a friend because it is not compatible with my phone. So just make sure it's compatible with your phone ;)

I am very healthy with the exception of cholesterol numbers I didn't like (I eat a lot of eggs). Now I eat regular eggs one day/week and egg whites the other days of the week and it has also helped me lose a little weight. When I use whites I make omelettes or an egg sandwich with them. This is my experience and opinion,…