Model Mommy: Vendela's Plan for Emotional Support, Exercise, and Eating Right After Having a Baby [Paperback]

Vendela Kirsebom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Internationally recognized supermodel and UNICEF spokesperson Vendela shares her postpartum recovery plan with new mothers

How does a supermodel and new mother deal with getting back in shape, sleepless nights, and eating right with her children? In Model Mommy, worldwide sensation Vendela helps you get your groove back by revealing her own difficulties and experiences with emotional highs and lows, her relationship with her husband, exercising, and caring for her daughters.

Providing you with necessary emotional support, Model Mommy features a realistic eating plan that stresses the need to avoid feeling deprived, accessible exercises that can be done from home, and dozens of delicious, healthy recipes with tips on how to adapt them for finicky toddlers. Plus, Model Mommy includes full-color photographs from Vendela's personal photo album as well as step-by-step shots of her working out with her trainer. Interweaving her personal experiences and family anecdotes with practical advice, Model Mommy will help you feel like yourself again.

• Topics include:
• Adjusting to motherhood
• Keeping your marriage alive
• Starting to feel sexy again
• Getting back to a healthy weight
• Exercises you can do at home with baby
• Eating sensibly without feeling deprived
• Fun, healthy recipes for the whole family

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About the Author

Vendela is an internationally recognized supermodel who has appeared on the cover of many major magazines, including Sports Illustrated and, in her role as a mother, on Shape's Fit Pregnancy and Working Mother.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071384847
• ISBN-13: 978-0071384841
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,662,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy tips and quick results, May 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Model Mommy: Vendela's Plan for Emotional Support, Exercise, and Eating Right After Having a Baby (Paperback)

The book is first of all very nicely done. The tips and exercises are simple and quick to get started with. I appreciate the fact that she allows us to see some real pictures of her being not so beautiful. I wish there were more meals on the go in the nutrition area. As long as women realize that she has a natural beauty that many of us do not have, then you will appreciate where she is coming from a little more. It's almost impossible to do all of the things we need to do for and with our bodies and especially with little kids underfoot. This is the perfect book to combine with the new revision of Mommy-CEO, 2001, by family expert, Jodie Lynn. The two only adds to the whole family routine of taking care of mommy. Mommy-CEO shows us how to get the kids motivated and Model Mommy shows us how and what to do to take care of ourselves. Both authors stress mommy time and creating space for moms.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book that Tells The Truth !, December 19, 2003

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This review is from: Model Mommy: Vendela's Plan for Emotional Support, Exercise, and Eating Right After Having a Baby (Paperback)

I am the mother of a 10 month old. I wish that I had this book months ago. My experience was similar to Venedela's. It's an honest book that does not sugar coat the challenges of motherhood. Being a mother is the best job in the world. It is not always easy. I appreciate Vendela's honesty!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Wholesome, May 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Model Mommy: Vendela's Plan for Emotional Support, Exercise, and Eating Right After Having a Baby (Paperback)

This book is surprisingly not at all model-y. She presents motherhood in a very wholesome and natural way. Clearly promotes breastfeeding without being pushy. I found the eating and exercising tips realistic, do-able and very effective. The recipes are great if you are a relaxed cook (no exact measurements). The emotional parts are real and sincere, everyone can relate to them. Written in a relaxed girlfriend-to-girlfriend style, this book is a breath of fresh air. Frankly, it's more useful than some of the "What to Expect"-theme books.