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EVER WONDER HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT FAST, KEEP THE POUNDS OFF AND STOP YO-YO DIETING?!

DO YOU NEED TO LOSE BABY FAT, STRENGTHEN A POST-PREGNANCY BODY AND HELP POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION?!

Happy, Healthy, Beautiful - How to Gracefully Rise from the Rigors of Motherhood! 'Mom Looks Great: The Fitness Program for Moms,' by Sherri L. Dodd, provides concise wellness guidelines to enhance your experience as a mom.

-- For many moms, post-partum extends well beyond the infant and toddler years and when it comes to finding time to exercise after having children, the words "pretty challenging" become an understatement. But, when the additional weight does not come off and energy wanes long after the delivery room experience, women may have feelings of insecurity, poor self-esteem and even depression due to their poor body image and lethargy. With these doubts, self-confidence can greatly suffer and the resulting mindset can affect many areas in a mom's life.

Fortunately for mothers everywhere, author Sherri Dodd has written a concise, personable and simple-to-follow book with guidelines for gaining the much-needed energy for raising a child which includes a fitness program for reconditioning a mom's body after pregnancy. Organized into three parts - Motivation, Nutrition, and Exercise - forming a solid program, "Mom Looks Great" is as enjoyable to read as its advice is to follow and, with helpful appendices covering everything from caloric expenditures from various activities to urinary incontinence, it is much more than just a diet and exercise book. It is the only book that moms will need to shake the blues and bring out their very best!

New moms and experienced mothers alike will also love the collection of useful tips, up-to-date facts, and timeless tricks that will keep their mind and body focused on achieving results, while still being able to balance the myriad of maternal commitments necessary during this most comprehensive phase of their life.

"In her book, 'Mom Looks Great,' Sherri Dodd uses her knowledge of exercise and nutrition, combined with her personal experience as a mother, to guide women struggling with the persistent physical changes in their bodies after delivering a baby." - Martin S. Silverman, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Fitness Celebrity, Joanie Greggains calls Mom Looks Great "...a unique and excellent book."

Here is what the Salinas Californian had to say about Mom Looks Great!

Working from the premise that energy is not only attainable but is absolutely necessary if one wishes to experience the "thrills of being a mom," Dodd addresses the how to find the much needed energy to raise a child.

Her focus is on how to recondition one's body after pregnancy by utilizing a three part program that centers on motivation, nutrition, and exercise.

To build one's energy level to a point where the increased demands of being a parent are manageable, the author discusses motivational techniques, outlines a nutritious eating program, and sets forth an effective and versatile fitness routine.

Saying "You must be in tip-top shape if you are ever going to survive parenthood," Dodd points the way to achieve physical fitness and maintain it.

The book's helpful appendices include information on caloric expenditures from various activities, a glycemic index and a series of exercise routine charts to suggested kegel exercises and material on urinary incontinence that sometimes follows pregnancy.

-Author quote: Discussing the program she sets forth in this book, Dodd writes that it is a program that is made for the reader to be the best mom she can be as far as having the energy, ability and self-esteem to pass on to her child.

The author says, "This is so important in role modeling for your child and giving them the best you that you can. If you are unhappy from being unhealthy and lethargic, you will not be in the greatest physical or mental condition to happily raise a child and inspire them to be their best. And I know that as mothers, we truly want our kids to be the best they can be."

-Audience: First-time moms as well as women with a number of children will discover that the useful tips and information that Dodd shares will enable them to remain focused on achieving the results that they desire to live healthy, energized lives.