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Weight Loss Meals for Kids
Counting calories is no fun, especially when you’re doing it on behalf of your child. Before you decide that your child needs to lose weight, though, talk to his doctor. In most cases, say the experts at Baylor College of Medicine, the goal for an overweight child should be keeping his weight the same as he grows taller and more muscular. Whether your child needs to reduce his weight or keep it steady as his body matures, though, the best way to help him is to serve healthy meals in appropriate portions to the entire family.
About Weight Gain After Pregnancy
As many women realize after giving birth, shedding those extra pounds you packed on while you were pregnant is not so easy. In fact, the International Journal of Obesity notes that gaining more than 8 lbs. post-pregnancy is common. Unfortunately, postpartum weight gain is associated with a number of health issues. So if you find yourself gaining excessive weight after your pregnancy, remember to eat right, exercise and talk with your doctor.
7 Portable Speakers Under $100
Thanks to modern technology, most of us carry our music around on a mobile device or keep it in the cloud. Seriously, besides maybe in your car, when’s the last time you actually listened to a CD? But what about when you want to play music out loud? Whether you want to set the mood for a special dinner, put on some fun background noise during a party or just relax and unwind at …
Tormented Tummy? 10 Best & Worst Foods for a Long-Term Fix
Getting a stomach ache is the WORST! The pain, or sometimes the feeling that you’re going to ralph at any second, is just another thing that moms have to deal with every once in a while in addition to the gazillion other tasks they must complete in a day. There’s no way to prevent those fluke tummy tumults–food poisoning, for example–that hit unexpectedly. There are, however, some general guidelines you can follow in order to stay as far away as possible from the other stuff–indigestion, constipation, gas, diarrhea, etc.
Can Kids and Pets Mix?
My daughter Ava and I have started a new tradition: every once in a while, we like to visit the kitties at the Humane Society. My girlfriends think Im crazy. Doesnt it break your heart? they ask. Im a little embarrassed to admit that it doesnt. I see the cats lounging in their semi-private studio apartments with wall-to-wall blanketing. Sure, theyre imprisoned, but this is hardly San Quentin. Bleeding hearts ask how I can resist bringing one home.