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The Most Important Meal of the Day?

I like to keep up to date on current health news, especially on issues that are pertinent to moms, so CBS’ article on breakfast making you fat or skinny caught my eye. Our moms always told us to eat breakfast because it’s the most important meal of the day, but that doesn’t always seem to [...]

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Twinkies, Cookies, and Candy, Oh My!

When it comes to trying to lose weight, you’d think that staying away from, and depriving yourself from cookies, twinkies, candy, and other such “bad foods” wouldn’t be harmful to losing weight.  Well, a nutrition professor went on a two month “Twinkie Diet,” ended up losing over 20 lbs, and even lowered his BMI, according [...]

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The Not-So Happy Meal

A recent article in the New York Times talks about a recent bill that took a strike against the McDonald’s Happy Meal. After reading this article, it makes me think about whether or not this is really the right approach to fighting childhood obesity.  Yes, it is a problem when there are children less than [...]

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I Wish I Had This When I Was Pregnant…

Guidance.  Pure and simple.  It’s crazy how something so simple can go a long way.  I ran across this article as I am doing my rounds on the news, and started thinking about how I gained so much weight during pregnancy and haven’t been able to take it all off over a year later. One [...]

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I Blew It!

I thought I posted on Friday, but didn’t.  SORRY.  Anyway, since I got only one response to my “contest” I’ll be giving the book and autographed Heloise pamphlets to my friend @mommysjoy.  I can’t thank you enough for the support, Joy!  My thoughts are that I should take some kind of schooling on contest holding/promoting, [...]

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