After the first trimester, it may become necessary to scale or modify certain movements during CrossFit workouts.  Scaling usually involves a reduction of weight; for example, using a resistance […]

  Maternity fashion.   This must be one of the world’s great oxymorons.  I broke down earlier this week and went off in search of some maternity pants because it […]

It’s time to dispel this notion once and for all. Unfortunately, “eating for two” doesn’t give us a pass to enjoy all the ice cream and cookies we want. A […]

What is the Paleo diet? In a nutshell, the Paleolithic diet, sometimes called the Caveman diet, is a style of eating that most closely mimics the ancient diet of our […]

This particular myth seems to stem from the recommendation that pregnant women should not lie on their backs for extended periods of time after the first trimester.   In an […]

Sixteen weeks today.  Still not really showing; I just look a little thicker around the middle than I usually do.  I’m up to 159 pounds, which is neither here nor […]

Pretty much all of the pregnancy exercise guidelines I’ve read very explicitly state that a woman should not engage in heavy weight lifting during pregnancy.  I’ve seen some amazingly arbitrary […]

Before I knew I was pregnant, I signed myself up for an eight-week series of adult gymnastics classes.  I figured it would be a lot of fun (it is!), and […]

About two months ago, I started to get really itchy — and by really, I mean relentlessly, intolerably, driving-me-batshit-insane itchy. Then, a few days later, I noticed the beginnings of […]

I have been very fortunate, thus far, to have not had to deal with any unusual or unmanageable cravings. I’ve heard horror stories from some of my male friends about […]