I've been trying to get rid of the excess fat around my ab, gained during pregnancy, with Ab exercises and to no avail.  Did you know that Ab Exercise does not flatten you stomach?

 

Ab Myth No. 1: Doing Ab Exercises Gets Rid of Abdominal Fat

Unfortunately, spot reduction doesn't work, either for the abs or for any other body part. The fallacy of spot reduction assumes that, if you have fat over your abs then exercising the ab muscles will make that fat go away. While exercising the muscle may increase endurance or strength, it won't burn off the fat in that area.

The only way to burn fat from your belly is to reduce overall body fat by creating a calorie deficit. The healthiest way to do that is with consistent exercise (cardio, strength and flexibility workouts) and a healthy, low-calorie diet.

http://exercise.about.com/cs/abs/a/abmyths.htm

 

Saw this clip on my brother's blog.  Brought back some childhood memories. 

 

Ryan and Hans has to watch this, my nagging everyday is not working, time to try another approach!

 

     

"In 1915, Dr. Henry Dwight Chapin reported that in foundling homes throughout the U.S. where babies were given adequate nourishment and cleanliness, nearly every infant under two years died. The mortality rate was almost 100 percent. He had discovered the policy at the time was "no coddling." The babies died from lack of touch. Human babies definitely need tender loving care to survive. "

 

Another article that explains the primacy of human touch.

 

Ryan was sick so I took him to the clinic.  On the wall of the clinic is a picture of a baby being kissed by two adults (presumably the parents).  The caption says

"A kiss at 5 months can be felt at 50"... or something like that.

 

It continued to say that based on the organization's experience working with children for 100 years, children who are well loved goes through their adult life more self-assured and with a better sense of security.

 

So I went home and gave my two boys extra kisses.... just in case the usual amount is not sufficient.