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Paula Radcliffe Needs No One’s Approval

After 2 hours and 23 minutes, Paula Radcliffe crossed the finish line to win the New York City Marathon for women. 26.2 miles in 2 hours and 23 minutes–that’s a little over 5 minute miles! Rather than focus on her victory, judgments are made about her training so soon after pregnancy. She gave [...]

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Navy Beats Notre Dame

Navy Defeats Notre Dame in 3 OT 46-44. It may not sound like a big deal, but for all Navy Grads and Midshipmen, it’s huge. Of course, it’s only second to Navy defeating Army, which can never be topped by any event!!! Navy just ended a 43 year [...]

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Does Mom’s Body Composition Affect Baby’s Body Composition for Life?

According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism,
British researchers found that women who had a relatively high percentage of body fat or were self-described “slow walkers” tended to have fatter babies.
The article, Mom’s weight, fitness affects newborn’s fatness, was released at Reuters.com on March 16, 2007. The study did [...]

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Why the Federal Government is Ineffective in Combating Obesity

I came across an interesting article on CNN.com about obesity and the Federal Government, Report: National Strategy Needed to Fight Fat. I am not an advocate of Federal involvement in Weight Loss and Exercise Programs. Between the Center of Disease Control, The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and MyPyramid.gov, the [...]

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Blog Rush, What does it have to do with Moms?

I’ve read many reviews about Blog Rush. It’s so new, that no one really knows what it’s going to do to the blogging world. There are tons of theories and ideas, and the product has only been available for one week. Are blogging moms going to benefit from Blog Rush? We [...]

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Are You Happy, Mommy?

My three year old son’s favorite question right now is “Are you happy, Mommy?” Two years ago I was unhappy. I had a wonderful baby boy, a little girl on the way and the opportunity to stay home. My husband asked why I was unhappy. I couldn’t give him a clear [...]

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