I hate the gym

Posted by Kate on Apr 26, 2010 in Acceptance, body image, mom | 0 comments I hate the gym but I go pretty regularly.  5 kids did some ugly things to my body and it bothers me.  (Stretch eludes to elasticity and I guarantee there is no elasticity to my stretch marks).  The thing is I don’t sit on my butt all day.  Most moms I know don’t have that luxury.  I mean if we moms sit down it’s because we have to PEE!  BAD!  I chase kids, I walk to the...
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Mom jeans

Posted by ketilave on Jan 23, 2009 in body image, mom | 0 comments The other day a woman pregnant for the first time expressed concern about the weight she had gained and getting her body “back” to it’s pre-pregnancy state. That’s a loaded question because so many issues come into play. Whether you nurse, how well you eat, exercise, sleep, stress etc. For me sometimes the weight came off and sometimes it did not. But my body did...
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