So if you’re itching to read it right this second, zap away!

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I’ve been invited to take part in The Body Image Revolution Telesummit, which brings together some pretty kick ass body image experts and activists including Wendy Shanker (author of The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life and the forthcoming Are You My Guru?), Nancy Gruver (founder of New Moon magazine and its web community for [...]

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If you or any of your nearest and dearest happen to be sitting in an obstetrician’s waiting room this month, flip to page 54 in the June issue of Pregnancy magazine to check out an excerpt from Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat?
You can also read it online here.
“The Big Lies of [...]

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The tracking of pounds gained during pregnancy and weight lost after childbirth can be a stressful experience–especially for those with a history of poor body image and/or disordered eating. There are some practical rules I followed during my own pregnancy (and I’m continuing to stick to as a new mom!). I’ve shared them in this [...]

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After hearing Biggest Loser star Jillian Michaels say that she probably will adopt because she “can’t handle” what pregnancy might do to her body, Gwynnie and Madonna’s trainer Tracy Anderson wants to give hope to women whose body image fears might have them thinking twice about getting pregnant (while she conveniently plugs her fitness program). [...]

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Kim Brooks opens up about her weight in her Salon essay, “I’m pregnant, I’m fat and I hate it.” After the birth of her first child, she found it hard to take off the pounds. Now pregnant with her second, Brooks is stressing about the “predicament” she’s found herself in thanks to her approach to [...]

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In case you haven’t noticed, there is a whole new lexicon of terms associated with pregnancy and new motherhood, er, make that the bodies of pregnant women and new moms. These catch phrases are a perfect fit for tabloid articles about how much this celebrity gained during those nine months or how fast that one [...]

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Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? has been on the virtual road over the past few weeks, making stops at lots o’ blogs. A few of our favorite quotes from reviewers:
“Reading this book was like listening to a friend…Obviously, this book is about pregnancy but underneath its healthy dose of humor, it’s about finally [...]

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Here are all the latest links and book contests:

Blacktating reviewed Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? and is giving away a copy. Leave a comment to enter. The contest ends November 18th.

“Breast-feed the Baby, Love the Calorie Burn” [New York Times]. Weighing in on the “breastfeeding diet.”
“The Baby Weight Obsession: Lose it Quickly and [...]

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The New York Times tackles the breastfeeding diet today. The piece covers the science around the breastfeeding/weight-loss connection (it’s iffy), whether women attribute postpartum weight loss to breastfeeding (some do, some don’t), and how mothers feel about it (it’s complicated).
As a mom-to-be who plans to try breastfeeding–try being the operative word, as I’m of the [...]

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