The MILF, her Post-Pregnancy Body, and Existential Angst

It’s hard to get through a week without reading about a celebrity who has recently given birth and—ta dah!—dropped all those pesky pounds to get her pre-baby body back.  Like three days after giving birth. We seem to find joy in the idea that celebrities actually put on weight during pregnancy (maybe they are just [...]

Eating disorders: pregnancy and beyond, tell your story!

This article by Contributor Heidi Dalzell PsyD brought back memories for me, a former eating disordered person (now healthy mom of two age 8 and 10!). And since Contributor Lissa is currently pregnant and Contributor Candice had a baby recently, I thought it would be fun to hear perspectives from all different points of view [...]

Change the Way You See: Join the Operation Beautiful Movement!

Operation Beautiful hits store shelves this week! I am so excited to get my copy in the mail, as Operation Beautiful is a cause I stand 110% behind. In honor of “Change the Way You See Not the Way You Look” Week this week (Aug 2-7), I thought I’d join the movement on behalf of [...]

When Your Body Is Not The Norm

Obviously many of us here are used to living in bodies that are outside the perceived “norm” (if we want to avoid even trying to define what the “norm” is anyway).  But there are times when our bodies seem to intersect. For example, it’s generally assumed that all brides will try to lose weight.  It’s [...]

Embracing Pregnancy

One of my first blog posts when I began blogging about my disordered eating journey two years ago was about my fear of pregnancy — specifically, the necessary weight gain.

Though I always knew it would be for a good cause and hoped to embrace it when the time came, I’ll be honest … back then, I was in a very dark place. I lacked confidence in my ability to put aside my own body image issues for something so much bigger; it just seemed too overwhelming at the time. And, vain as it might sound, the weight gain scared the hell out of me.

Anorexic and Pregnant

Erin is 27-years old and almost 9-months pregnant with her first child. She previously shared on Yum Yucky her struggle with anorexia and how she is overcoming. But now that she’s pregnant, has anything changed? Did her anorexic tendencies re-surface now that she’s faced with pregnancy and its related body image issues? These are some [...]

Introducing Nathaniel Martin

Our very own contributor Candice (aka Bookish Penguin) gave birth to her first child Nathaniel Martin. He was born on May 10,  2010 at 9:51am, weighing 8 pounds, 21 inches, and healthy as can be. — Here is Candice in her own words from her blog; Mommy is: crazy happy, incredibly tired (how do you [...]

Demi Moore on Body Image; Pregnancy

I’ve always admired Demi Moore as an actress, but also for her amazing body that she (unlike a lot of celebrities) admits she works hard for. Somehow in my head she was excused from the usual body image issues most women seem to struggle with. She seems to just exude body confidence. So I admit, [...]

I’m Pregnant, I’m Fat – and I’m Okay

This week I got smacked around by an article.  And I’m talking back. In Kim Brooks’ article “I’m pregnant, I’m fat and I hate it” on Salon.com, Ms. Brooks takes aim at fat over and over again.  I can usually let one ignorant comment or statement slide (although I probably shouldn’t) but this article enraged [...]

And I waited . . .

When I found out I was pregnant, I made an appointment with the gyn/ob my sister has used for both of her pregnancies.  I liked my gynecologist, but she doesn’t have a reliable OB reputation and my sister loved her doctor, so I switched over.  My sister assured me that this doctor was very nice, [...]

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