Mama Laughlin

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:29 AM PDT

Do you know Holly? Well you're about to. She's a fellow MILF-mommy blogger who is funny, real, and so dang sweet. If she lived in Texas, I know we'd be BFFS in a hearbeat. Plus, her youngest child is a spitting image of my husband... which I've questioned her several times about... I'm still not sure what's going on there. But that's neither here nor there. Without giving too much away, I'll let Holly tell you about herself and her MILFness.

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Hi, I'm Holly from Where We Can Live Like Jack and Sally.

I'm the chubbier, paler, vegetarian, Midwest version of Mama Laughlin without the wit and boobs.

So basically I'm nothing like her. But we can all wish, right?

And yes, I am probably the heftiest vegetarian you've ever seen.

In my Jim Gaffigan voice: If you're not eating cheeseburgers and Taco Bell, then why are you so… fluffy?

To answer quite simply: I'm a carb-o-saurus {big stomach, short arms, and all}. My diet consisted of Debbie cakes, peanut butter & jelly, cheese pizza, and French fries.

After birthing my 2^ndten ~~thousand~~ pound baby this past December, I knew I had to get back on the diet bandwagon. If I couldn't win the lottery and buy myself Lipodissolve, then I knew I needed to stop eating Little Debbie cakes like it was the only way to get into Heaven.

I had gone from 175 down to 135lbs a few months before I got pregnant {God does have a sense of humor}, so I knew I could do it again.

I remember one of Mama L's first MILF Monday's… I was reading my daily blogs and trying to finish the sleeve of Oreos before my newborn woke up from her nap. And for the life of me, I couldn't figure out why I was gaining weight 4 weeks post-partum.

So is here me… The day before I went back to work compared to a recent picture.

I just had to stop with the excuses. The weather will always change, kids will always need me, my house will always be dirty, and there will always be a food party at work.

But you know what? I can be a better mom and a nicer wife when I can ~~afford a weekly shellac, a new Michael Kors bag, and I don't get winded putting two kids in the car~~ feel better about myself.

Keeping up with Mama L and checking in with Emily helped me too.

If I had three pieces of advice for losing weight:

1. Drink 100oz water a day. And you girls that don't like the taste of water? Suck it up. You'll be glad you did when your gut slims down and you're not a meal away from diabetes.

2. Count your calories—plan ahead and don't keep tempting food in the house. I make my husband hide food from me like a three year old child. I know my stomach is a bottomless pit and I'm not always in control.

3. Finally, motivate each other. You have a skinny friend that ~~you wish pregnancy upon~~has awesome legs—tell her! Ask her what she's doing. Push yourself a little more every day.

And if you're not ready, then just keep checking out Mama Laughlin's blog. Something will click for you and when it does, you'll be a sleeve away from your last Oreo.

Now excuse me while I get off my soapbox and lose 10 more pounds.

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Thanks for guest posting Holly! Now go check her awesome blog out. You're welcome.