tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836679125140832306.post3664987557585009293..comments2023-10-24T05:45:50.029-07:00Comments on Live Your Ideal Life: I've got beefAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07432369289709223197noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836679125140832306.post-87045200690623150762009-06-28T08:07:12.254-07:002009-06-28T08:07:12.254-07:00I am so with you, Andrea! In fact, this obsession ...I am so with you, Andrea! In fact, this obsession with gaining just the "right" amount of weight during pregnancy and getting your body "back" after childbirth is the topic of the book I'm co-authoring--Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? The Essential Guide to Loving Your Body Before and After Baby (Fall, 2009).<br /><br />Many women we interviewed spoke of wanting to start dieting as soon as they got home from the hospital. Some new moms reflected on how much they regretted focusing so much on getting to the gym and getting in shape in those precious first months with their newborn. <br /><br />There is a huge industry (which also includes celebrity media) that preys on women when they are most vulnerable and insecure. Sadly, they make their profit by reinforcing and exploiting self-doubt.Claire Myskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442229059862710732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836679125140832306.post-76038808660843036472009-06-28T07:10:29.531-07:002009-06-28T07:10:29.531-07:00@weaselrina- You are correct, money is the motive....@weaselrina- You are correct, money is the motive. I also wonder how they sleep at night. Kudos to you for keeping your weight and your money! <br /><br />@Julie- I hope you and I both can see a change in our lifetime.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432369289709223197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836679125140832306.post-16425110337822812352009-06-28T00:02:50.846-07:002009-06-28T00:02:50.846-07:00If you live on another planet Andrea - you are not...If you live on another planet Andrea - you are not alone - because I live there too! I wait with baited breath for the day when the whole world will wake up to the farce that is any form of restrictive diet.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818538212313466746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836679125140832306.post-67888768702228604082009-06-27T22:01:32.029-07:002009-06-27T22:01:32.029-07:00The why is easy.. Money. There is endless money i...The why is easy.. Money. There is endless money in making people feel not good enough.<br /><br />And the absolute last thing they want is for people to happily succeed in their weight loss.<br /><br />To hell with them.<br />I'll keep my 40 extra pounds (not baby weight, just good old fashioned eating weight) and my money..<br />they can peddle this crap to someone else.weaselrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108121135713271814noreply@blogger.com