I picked up my son from preschool the other day and overheard a woman say, “I gained 40 pounds when I was pregnant.” I did too. So, I naturally glanced over and gave her the once-over. She was stunning with a beautiful little tyke propped on her hip. I don’t look anywhere near that great. She obviously didn’t have any problem melting away those L-bees.
I remember when I was pregnant wigging out about being so big and my friend Robin, who is some kind of maternal-child health expert with the March of Dimes, reassured me that even though my child …read more

My friend Penny bought me a Lululemon. It’s some sort of fab gym wear. She’s from New Jersey and far more in tune to what’s hot than we in Alabama. She just gifted this to me for no reason, as sort of a motivation tool for me to get off this weight that’s slapped on to my body after birthing my baby (who, yes, is now 5) and my last milestone birthday and changing some basic habits like switching from margarine to butter and from water to wine.
I’m going somewhat regularly to my small, all-girl gym and – though I’m …read more