One Hot Mama: The Guide to Getting Your Mind and Body Back After Baby

by Erin Cox

Overview

Skip the calorie counting—this gentle guide to post-pregnancy weight loss empowers new moms to make lifestyle changes that naturally lead to improved health and happiness
 
After giving birth, even the most confident, fit, and spiritually centered women can feel depressed, overwhelmed by the responsibilities of motherhood, and disheartened by their postpartum bodies. Erin Cox knows exactly how they feel. She wrote One Hot Mama as a comprehensive guide to support, nurture, and steer women through a fun and completely doable process to lose unwanted pregnancy pounds and create an exceptional life.

Erin understands that weight loss is an emotional process, and new mothers need to feel empowered and supported to make healthy lifestyle changes. New moms don’t have the time or energy to count calories, but rather need guidelines and easy-to-implement suggestions on how to improve their diet and exercise routines.

Using a realistic approach that has proven to be effective, mothers will be encouraged to make positive life changes that will encourage weight loss, positive thinking, and self-love. Women who read this book will not only feel empowered and invigorated to get their bodies back in shape, but the positive changes will impact every single aspect of life—allowing them to live a joyous and fulfilled life as a woman and mother, even emerging happier and healthier than before getting pregnant.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401939625
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	11/27/2012
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Erin Cox is a self-help author, life coach, and mother of three who advises mothers on how to live more balanced, joyful, and healthy lives. She has become an expert in leading a balanced, healthy, fulfilled life as a mother through her personal experiences since delivering her first child nearly six years ago. As the wife of an Air Force F-15 pilot, Erin has moved four times since her wedding ten years ago, and as a result she has bonded with and learned from mothers all over the world. Her mission is to love, nurture, and support moms so they can love themselves, live their best lives, and better care for their families.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Introduction xv

Month 1 1

Week 1 Putting Yourself First 3

Week 2 Money Talks 37

Week 3 No Comparison! 55

Week 4 New Normalcy 85

Month 1 Workout Schedule 105

Month 2 107

Week 5 Under Control 109

Week 6 Reviving Relationships 131

Week 7 Not Just a Mom 159

Week 8 The Power of Motherhood 185

Month 2 Workout Schedule 201

Month 3 203

Week 9 Soul Searching 205

Week 10 The Constant Quest for Balance 231

Week 11 Claim Your Mama Mojo 253

Week 12 You Are Fabulous! 271

Month 3 Workout Schedule 292

Afterword 293

Notes 295

Acknowledgments 301

About the Author 303

Interviews

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Editorial Reviews

"One Hot Mama is chock-full of practical, uplifting ways to make the days and months after having a baby both pleasurable and healthy. I highly recommend this book."
— Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of the New York Times bestsellers Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

"If you’re a new mom, I highly recommend One Hot Mama. Erin Cox understands the challenges, frustrations, and hurdles women face in trying to regain themselves after childbirth. I wish I had this book years ago when I had my own children!"
— Caroline Sutherland, best-selling author of The Body Knows . . . How to Stay Young

"One Hot Mama is one hot, sanity-saving commodity for all moms of new babies everywhere! With grace, humor, and been-there-compassion, Erin Cox takes readers through the steps to renew and invigorate their bodies, minds, and spirits after the life-altering milestones of pregnancy and delivery. Never has a post-pregnancy book been so thorough in addressing the genuine concerns and vulnerabilities of a woman during this precious time in her life. Erin’s insights and encouragement will skyrocket the spirits of first-time moms and seasoned pros alike, making them feel truly seen, understood, and appreciated. I’ll be gifting this one to every pregnant woman I love!"
— Lisa McCourt, Joy Trainer and best-selling author of Juicy Joy: 7 Simple Steps to Your Glorious, Gutsy Self

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