Well, I don’t know about you, but after three babies I’m packing a few extra pounds of “baby fat” as authors of The Baby Fat Diet, Monica Bearden and Shara Aaron would term it.  I’m waiting for this one to arrive to see if I can glean any helpful hints from it.  In the meantime, here’s some further information about the book!

Motherhood doesn’t have to mean permanent weight gain!

Get rid of those post-pregnancy pounds even if your youngest is already in school.

Losing the baby fat is one of the hardest things for mothers even years after they give birth. Eating for two often results in gaining too much weight, and the more a woman gains, the harder it is to lose. And after having kids, moms are so busy and distracted it?s necessary for them to learn how to eat in a healthy, self-nurturing way again.

In The Baby Fat Diet, moms will be relieved to learn that small changes can make a big difference. Restrictive dieting and cutting out favorite foods to the extreme isn?t necessary. The book offers simple, easy-to-live-by health and nutrition tips that help women change the behaviors that make losing weight so difficult. The 30 timeless tips throughout are eminently practical and the recipes are delicious. Not only will moms lose weight on The Baby Fat Diet, they’ll feel good about themselves, too. Moms will discover:

• Eating for one again
• The importance of portion sizes
• Why breakfast is a weight-loss ally
• The fast-food solution
• Pairing pleasure with healthy foods
• Exercising to the Wiggles(R)

About the Authors:

Monica Bearden

Monica Bearden, R.D., is a food enthusiast who believes that a healthy lifestyle should always include delighting the palate with a good piece of chocolate. She began her career in clinical dietetics working with several nutrition-related issues including weight-loss and continues to counsel clients privately, teach community weight loss classes and teach as a certified fitness instructor.

Shara Aaron

Shara Aaron, M.S., R.D., lives what she preaches: eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly can help you get the most out of life. She began her career as nutrition and health editor for Family Circle magazine. She was also a manager of nutrition communications at a major food company, where she served, among other things, as a company nutrition media spokesperson. She is now the co-owner of NutCom, LLC, a nutrition communications consulting company, and continues to privately counsel patients on weight loss and teach fitness classes as a certified aerobics instructor. Shara has published articles in Family Circle, Parents, and American Baby magazines.

Check out their blog at http://babyfatdiet.com/blog for great tips and recipes.

The Baby Fat Diet
Release: December 2, 2008
Soft cover, 240 pp., $14.95, 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
ISBN: 1592577970

I’m always curious about co-writing, exactly how does that work?  Here is what Monica and Shara had to say:

Tell me about co-authoring a book. What was the process like? What was enjoyable? Difficult?

Monica: Shara and I work really well together. We complement each other tremendously as she and I approach writing and working very differently. Despite both of us being dietitians, we actually have very different backgrounds. This helps us look at our work from different angles and create, what we believe to be, the most creative solution for whatever project we are working on at the time.

Shara: It was great to have another person to bounce ideas off of. We work well together and really complement each other. I enjoyed seeing the different ideas and anecdotes Monica came up with that related to her own life.

You can find Monica and Shara at their website http://babyfatdiet.com/.

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