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Body Revolution

Ever since I mentioned that I received Jillian Michaels’ Body Revolution for Christmas, I have gotten a few questions about how I’m liking it and if I’d recommend it. In a word, YES!   I love it.  I love what she has done to take my fitness to the next level (which wasn’t a major step since I was still barely making my way back into the scene after having P).  In all honesty, I’m surprised at how much better this workout program is than her other DVDs, because I looooove her other ones so… Read more >

Flying with allergies [the pre-post]

  I called both Delta and Virgin airlines this past week to try to see if there was anything special I needed to do when flying with a child with peanut/sesame (tree nut, etc) allergies.  The short answer: there’s not. Basically for liability reasons they cannot guarantee that he won’t be served something that’s been contaminated so I should prepare and bring my own food and epi-pen.  [Not surprising] Realistically, I’d probably do that anyway.  And it would be a huge risk for them to promise there was zero cross contamination or exposure to an… Read more >

Eating out with a child with allergies

Whether or not you have a baby with allergies, dining in public is a small adventure each and every time.  But when you have to worry about how clean the tables/chairs are, or if the last diner ate something with nuts and there’s residue on the furniture, or…the list goes on and on…it’s enough to overwhelm a rookie parent! I’m not an expert by any means, but here are some of the ways I make it easier and safer for me and P.   BYO wipes.  I love these ones by Burt’s Bee – they… Read more >

Adding meat back

Tofu lover that I am, it was hard to stop eating it.  But – plain and simple – it wasn’t a choice. My son is my #1 priority. So if he cannot tolerate soy, and he has eczema when I eat it (through my breast milk), then the choice is clear.  I stop eating soy. And gluten.  And nuts.  And seeds.  [Cow dairy was already out of my diet, but goat dairy is now too.]* So what does that leave a (vegetarian) to eat??  Fruits and vegetables of course.  And non-wheat grains.  And legumes.  And…[crickets]…. Read more >