Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Medela through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated by POPSUGAR to write this post about Medela all opinions are my own. When I was pregnant with our first child, Quinn, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I knew breastfeeding had lots of health benefits for both me and that baby. I also knew I could save a good chunk of change not having to buy formula. I even took a breastfeeding class. The class made me feel like it was natural and I ...
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How I lost 11 lbs in 30 Days
Many moons ago, pre-baby #4, I did Whole30 and lost 12 lbs. I loved it and felt great. Then the holidays hit. And my birthday. And before I knew it I was pregnant. You can read all about my first Whole30 experience here and what I ate here. There are plenty of inspiring Whole30 Experiences to check out here. I feel like I have so many ideas swirling around in my head about food and weight and body image and I hope I can get my message across. I spent most of my life as the skinny kid. ...
Sometimes The Scale Gives You A Gift
Those of you who have been following me for a while, know that I have been struggling working on losing weight. The weight really piled on with the last two pregnancies and it at times feels impossible. But what choice do I have? Do nothing and be fat and put my health at risk? Or do something--as long as something might take? So I am doing something. Halloween and the multitude of Halloween festivities meant lots and lots of treats in our house. I ate lots and lots of those treats, skipped a ...
Dropping the Baby Weight
When a campaign about documenting your weight loss journey with the help of Just Dance 4 showed up in my inbox, I knew it was time to put on my big girl pants and apply. It scared me that applying meant I could get the campaign and getting the campaign meant that I would have to talk about my weight. Post pictures about my weight. Actually do something about my weight. I applied via my phone while on a camping trip with my family. A camping trip where I sat on the beach in a sundress instead ...
