Body After Baby: A Simple, Healthy Plan to Lose Your Baby Weight Fast
by Jackie Keller
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Author: Jackie KellerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-10
ISBN: 1583332804
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Avery Trade
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Book Review: With some modification, a useful guide
Summary: 3 Stars
Despite reviews which cautioned that the plan required too much cooking and prep work, I purchased this book shortly before my first baby was born. I soon realized that those reviews were right. Ms. Keller's approach to the eating plan is unrealistic for a new mom trying to prepare all of these snacks and meals on her own. Why make a "recipe" when a simple piece of broiled salmon and some steamed broccoli will cover the bases nutritionally, and be tasty, too? I also found that the numbers of portions in her recipes were wasteful - she doesn't repeat recipes throughout the plan, so a recipe with 6 portions is going to be wasted in most households with only 2 adults and small children. However, I spent some time before my baby was born breaking down the recipes into basic components and followed the food plans with these modifications. My husband and I ate well, but with much less effort. Additionally, I found that the book's shopping list was impractical - who is really going to buy a month's worth of fresh produce and dairy at once? It would have been much more useful if Ms. Keller had provided weekly shopping lists, perhaps with a longer starter list for pantry items to get readers started. All in all, though, if you're willing to make some adjustments to the approach, I found this book extremely helpful in making sure that I met the nutritional needs of my baby and me during the first weeks after she was born. It also helped me consider portion sizes to ensure that I ate enough calories without going overboard. I found the daily movement plans to be perfect for a truly brand new mom. I started the movement plans the first day I was home from the hospital, and they really helped to gently get my body moving after a couple of sedentary days in a hospital bed. I recommend this book, but know that you will not realistically be able to follow it exactly.
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