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    Why I'm choosing a planned c-section and not a VBAC.

    Why I'm choosing a planned c-section and not a VBAC.

    I honestly never thought I'd be writing something like this. With my son, I wanted an unmedicated, natural birth. (Yes, I still use the term "natural" and don't find it in the slightest bit offensive. It is natural to give birth through your vagina with no medication and not have the baby cut out of you - people are waaaaaay too sensitive about this. From someone who has had a c-section, ain’t nothing natural about that shit, but that’s another blog post) I even wanted a home
    Why do mums gain weight?

    Why do mums gain weight?

    I was nervous about writing this blog post, because it's not aligned with the current popular narrative and I know that even talking about this will offend some people. But many women I’ve worked with have found this list to be quite illuminating - and the only way for them to really gain control of their weight is to understand which of these six factors are relevant to them (and then find solutions to them). Over the years of working with mums, fat-loss is one of the bigges
    "Starvation mode" is not a thing

    "Starvation mode" is not a thing

    Let's set the record straight with a really common misconception about nutrition and fat-loss today. I'm not sure where people get this stuff from. If you each too few calories, your body won't go into "starvation mode" and prevent you from losing weight - let's say if you eat a very low calorie diet (VLCD) of, say 500 calories a day, and your Total Calorie Daily Expenditure (TDEE) is 2000, you will still lose weight. That's why there are no fat starving people in Africa, or
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