Real body after Baby

I truly enjoyed reading this article and wanted to share it.

Bravo to this new mother, she looks great!

   Gisele, left, and reader Kristin, both exactly 102 days post-birth. Hello, perspective. (And hi, babies!)

No one’s begrudging Gisele her genes. But the picture makes you wonder: What does your average nonsupermodel look like 15 weeks postpartum? To give you an idea, Kristin Ford, 32, a social-media consultant from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, let Glamour photograph her and son Parker at the same number of days postpartum as Gisele and Vivian. Ford looks great—but she expected better: “I had this idea that my body would bounce back after pregnancy,” she says. “I’m still waiting. I’m bigger everywhere—even in my knees!"

So how do Hollywood moms do it? With the best trainers money can buy—plus the threat of losing out on work. “Celebrities experience a scary amount of pressure to drop the pounds,” says trainer Ramona Braganza. “Their careers depend on it.” Jessica Alba was in a swimsuit for a Campari ad not long after she had her first baby. “She did light weights two weeks postpartum and intervals on the treadmill by week five,” Braganza says. Minimal downtime is the norm: “I trained Meg Ryan the morning she went into the hospital,” says trainer Kathy Kaehler, who adds that she was at Julia Roberts’ door five weeks after the actress delivered twins (twins!). Doesn't exactly make you want to switch places with the stars, right?
Bottom Line: Cut yourself some slack if you’ve got a newborn: Your body just, y’know, made another body. Focus on getting gentle exercise and lots of protein, calcium, and vitamin D (to help rebuild muscle and bone)—not on losing weight, says New York City cardiologist Holly Andersen, M.D. Ford's take: "If I'm choosing between a workout and time with Parker, Parker wins. Who cares if I can't get my old pants over my thighs?"
—With reporting by Rebecca Webber

http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2013/06/what-will-your-body-look-like.html

Thank God for this Person

Puppies Abandoned Indiana: 17 Dogs Dumped On Road Near Lake Shore Up For Adoption (PHOTO)

For 17 abandoned puppies and their mother, Karen Read came along just in time.
Read stopped late Friday night while driving along State Park Road just east of Indiana Highway 49 — roughly 50 miles east of Chicago along the lake shore — after she spotted puppies in her path.
The Northwest Indiana Times reports Read saw someone in a gold SUV apparently dump a mother dog and nine puppies along the road and speed off as Read approached.
Read gathered the puppies in her SUV and called her husband who wrangled eight more of the puppies nearby, ABC Chicago reports.
(Don't forget to check HuffPost Chicago on Fridays for featurd local shelter pets up for adoption.)
Animal control crews later came and took the brood to Lakeshore PAWS in Valparaiso, Ind. where they are currently awaiting adoption. The shelter's latest "pupdate" said the 17 dogs are Lab mix puppies "from at least two separate litters, who range in age from 6 to 12 weeks old."
Individuals interested in adopting the puppies must fill out an adoption survey and visit between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at Coco's Canine Cabana, 405 Elm St. in Valparaiso.

Read told CBS Chicago she's angry that someone would just dump the animals on the side of the road.
“It was very cold that night, so I fear to think what would have happened to them if I hadn’t come along right when I did,” Read said, adding she had doubts the puppies would have survived the night due to coyotes in the area.
“Good grief. I was really angry that night, and I’m trying not to be a judgmental person," Read said. "I don’t know what kind of situation they were in, but I think it was a pretty reckless and callous act that they did.”
Porter County Sheriff’s police were searching for the person who abandoned the dogs.
For adoption questions, contact Lakeshore PAWS at info@lakeshorePAWS.org.

Reading things like this really make me mad.

Thank God for that wonderful woman and her husband for picking the dogs up and that are now trying to find them homes.

I really can't digest how evil people are these days.

It truly blows my mind the things that people do to one another and animals.

I hope that this story gets passed around and that the puppies find a good and loving home.

and I hope the people that just dumped them all rot in hell.



Candy Gram Anyone?

This is so cute!

I am going to do this for my little man's teacher :)

So I know it's been a while since I posted anything but life has been happening.

Just upgraded my home with a big yard for my son and dog (in other words I moved.)

So now that I have pretty much gotten settled in I will be back to posting.

Not that anyone reads my blog anyways but it gives me a creative outlet :)

Side note I worked out 21 out of 30 days in April.

Pat on the back for me, Yes Sirrrrrr!

Eating Clean Treat :)

Yes this is a clean eating treat!

Look how easy and Yummy :)

Thank you so much for HeandSheEatClean

Ingredients:1/2 cup natural peanut butter
2 Tbsp honey
5/8 cup dark chocolate (try Lindt Extra Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa, broken into pieces)
1 1/4 tsp Coconut Oil

Directions:1. Mix peanut butter and honey together using an electric mixer until thick (approx 1 minute).
2. Roll into balls and freeze for at least 45 minutes.
3. Combine chocolate chips and coconut oil and heat in microwave for 1 minute. Stir. Heat in microwave for another minute (or until melted).
4. Let chocolate/coconut oil mixture sit out for approx 10 minutes to slightly harden.
5. Once balls are chilled, dip in chocolate mixture.
6. Place balls into the refrigerator to chill.

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

Disclaimer: I am about to go on a rant. Okay you have been warned.

Reading this article on MSN makes me sick to my stomach. As a mother I try to always carry myself in a positive light and with class so that one day when I am no longer here my son will remember me in just that way.

To each their own, I am sure the Teen Mom is going to get a great pay day from this. However way to be a great mom and have your daughter live with that for the rest of her life. (I am being sarcastic if you can't tell)

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

Farrah Abraham’s reported co-star James Deen claims the tape is real.

UNCONFIRMED
While TMZ reports the tape has been seen by some adult entertainment companies, it has yet to be released
A sex tape featuring former MTV's "Teen Mom" star Farrah Abraham is reportedly being shopped around to different adult entertainment companies, according to a report by TMZ. The alleged tape has created buzz on  Huffington Post, the New York Daily News and US Weekly.
The 21-year-old reality star has not revealed details about the alleged tape but her reported co-star did.
"Word travels fast," Porn Star James Deen told TMZ.  "It isn't even edited yet. We shot it yesterday."
Deen, who recently starred in the film "The Canyons," with Lindsay Lohan, told TMZ that he and Abraham are not dating after they were photographed holding hands on Monday.
“Got tested together on Friday and then saw her on set. That is my only experience with the lady," he said.  
Abraham’s coy reaction
Abraham became a reality star in 2009 when she gave birth to her daughter on MTV’s documentary series  “16 and Pregnant.” She then returned for the spinoff series “Teen Mom” which has now ended. Since then she has published a memoir and recorded a single.
When TMZ asked Abrahams about the sex tape she at first denied its existence but then said,  "I don't ... exist ... anything about that," she said. "If I had my own personal stuff, that's my own personal thing."
Abraham’s mother completely denies the claims and contacted the gossip site to refute the rumor.
"My daughter has never expressed interest in things like that," she said. "She was not brought up that way."

 

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She looks so cute

Jenna Dewan-Tatum not only has one hot hubby but

she makes looking pergo look Fab!!!!

XOXO-AlittleJuneBug

Photos: Pamela Hanson

*Vegan Banna Peanut Butter Ice Cream*

Keep reading to learn how to make this 150-calorie treat

Ingredients

2 bananas
1 tbsp. creamy peanut butter

Directions

1. Peel the bananas, slice them, and place slices on a plate.
2. Freeze for at least two hours.

3. Place frozen bananas and peanut butter in a food processor and blend well. Enjoy immediately or freeze in a glass container until solid.

Source: Calorie Count

I am so trying this this weekend :)

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

Before and After

 As some of you might know I had a baby 20 months ago.
As much as I love my son, carrying him really took a toll on my body and self esteem.
I went from being 5 foot tall and 115 pounds to (still 5 foot tall)  pushing the scale at almost 200 pounds when he was born. When he was born he was 9 pounds and 21 inches long.

Needless to say I am doing this post for me. I am having one of those days where I am not feeling like my normal hot mom self. (which I know we all have those days) UGH >.<

That's me on the right looking like like I have a fat suit on :)

And this is me today.

Still need to drop 14 pounds to be back to my pre baby weight.

And let me just tell you these last 14 pounds are the hardest to come off.

No matter they will come off regardless.

So Mom's out there..

Just remember you are beautiful even when you are feeling like you are not.

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

Thankful for You

Disclamer: This is a sappy post.

This Poem made me think of how thankful I am to have such a great Best Friend.
We first met in the the 5th grade.
No matter what happened or where we lived we always remained close like sisters.
I am truly thankful and blessed to have her in my life.

To top everything off now are sons who are about the same age can grow up together and hopefully experience the same thing :)


Reason, Season, or Lifetime
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is,
you will know what to do for each person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty;
to provide you with guidance and support;
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.

They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it. It is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
— Unknown

(Gage on the left and my son Aidan on the right)

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

                                                 

Hot Mom Monday

Round of applause for Katie Holmes getting her grove back after Tom Cruise.

The Skinny

Hello to any and everyone who stops by my blog.

I just want to give you a quick tour of what my great, fun, blog will be highlighting.

 

Family

Fashion

Beauty

Food

Fitness

Life

 

Not Necessarily in that Order.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

XOXO-AlittleJuneBug