You know, that sounds about right. It was all about what the boys did to the girls. Hannah is dead so there can’t be any exploration of her depression in any real way. All we have are tapes that are lessons for the boys to be better.

I don't think you quite got the point. Pre-baby body doesn't mean just weight - and I don't know man, I give up. You gotta read the article again, read your reply, google the shit out of this stuff and then think about it for a while. If that doesn't help I don't know what to tell you other than "maybe avoid giving…

ha! I like that you say "though I'm a male" <— and thats the point where I stopped reading. Not because you being a male means I shouldn't listen to your opinion, but because you're assuming that pregnancy is like gaining weight. Its a bit more complex than that in terms of the affects on your (well, we've established…

Condescend to us when you're 5 years out from your weight loss and let us know if you're one of the lucky 5% who actually sustains their new weight. Thanks.

This comment, and it's replies are pretty interesting to me. It's a pretty strong example of how people's experiences color their perceptions.

I bet your Eau de Ketosis smells incredible!

Did you miss this line? "Even if you're the same weight and size as before, things are in different places." That's the number one thing my friends tell me about their pregnancy experience. Even if they diet (Paleo, Atkins, the Zone, etc.) and exercise, even if they get down to their pre-pregnancy weight, they carry…

Dude, just don't attempt to give weight loss advice in response to a PREGNANCY article. There is a huge difference not only between men and women losing weight but also women losing weight vs post pregnancy weight loss.

Next time you feel like lecturing someone about why her characterization of post-pregnancy is wrong based upon your own experience that does not include pregnancy... consider, at the very least, according her the respect of actually paying attention to what she is saying.

You're a dude, you have no fucking clue about what having a baby does to your body. Shut up.

Honey, its about a woman's experience post-baby. So, that includes every part of post-pregnancy, meaning in addition to weight she is also implicitly discussing changes in breast shape, hormonal changes, widened hips, societal pressures, ect. The whole gantlet of thins a woman goes through after giving birth in our…

Oh wow. Bonus mansplaining points for assuming your critics are self-conscious.

Thanks for this! My class is discussing gender and language, and this is the perfect example of "mansplaining." We'll be reading it in class on Wednesday.

I feel like you are missing the point of all the responses to your post. The women who are responding are angry because you charged in with advice (where is wasn't asked for) about a topic you aren't qualified to advise on. Then, when people wrote to challenge you - to point out that there are many structural changes…

I was seriously thinking to myself as I read his comment, "ohhhhh, this must be exactly what people mean when they use the term 'mansplaining'" Thanks for being my mansplaining spirit guide. I'm going to use that word once a day from now on. Unless, of course, there's a day with no need. I'm kidding - I work in…

It's awesome that you've found something that works for you, but carrying 90 pounds of extra weight is not the same as growing a 10 lb baby inside your womb: come back here after you've had a baby and we'll talk.

Perhaps part of the problem is that you didn't read the same headline as the women here did. The title was "Paying off the Baby Weight". She fully disclosed what she spent on her efforts to achieve a socially/self imposed image of what that is. The author made many references to social pressures (media, in all its…

Thanks for the tips, you arrogant asshole. You're obnoxious and my guess is that you're absolutely unbearable to be around. Yet another douchebag who likes to tell the helpless ladies what to do.

Oh, man - don't you know women at *all*, dude?

Also, while we're on the topic of offering unsolicited critiques of others' weight management ideas just as long as there's science involved somewhere, I feel compelled to comment that the research in weight loss and exercise is pretty compelling that while exercise alone is an ineffective strategy for weight loss,…