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What's New
Did Marcia Cross Use and Egg Donor?
She won't exactly say. Neither will Elizabeth Edwards or Nancy Grace. Suzanne is a bit less cagey on the issue. Click here to read her latest Fit Pregnancy article, "I Used An Egg Donor."
Baby Sleep Guru Weissbluth Endorses Suzanne's New Book
Suzanne and fellow twins mom Sarah Bowen Shea are psyched that their new book, The Essential Breastfeeding Log: A Feedings Tracker and Baby-Care Organizer for Nursing Moms has been endorsed Marc Weissbluth, MD, author of the baby bible Health Sleep Habits, Happy Child.
With its flexible format, the book is useful whether a mom is exclusively breastfeeding, breastfeeding and pumping, or breastfeeding and supplementing with formula. It helps a new mom get in tune with her baby's eating and sleeping patterns - crucial info that will set the stage for the little bugger to sleep through the night.
It's the perfect shower gift!
"Almost everyone who does it is going to lose weight"
Does what? Keeps a food diary. That's according to Rob Carels, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Bowling Green State University, who has researched the benefits of maintaining a food log. Suzanne interviewed Carels for her new book, The Ultimate Diet Log, which she co-wrote with dietitian Cynthia Sass. As future Surgeon General Sanjay Gupta, M.D., writes here, research shows that tracking your food intake can double your weight loss.
There are plenty of food diaries on the market, but none like The Ultimate Diet Log. Instead of of tracking your intake of protein, carbs, fat, and calories - waste of time! - you'll chart just two "focus areas" at a time," whether it's fiber and saturated fat or veggies and liquid calories.
Click here to see a sample log page, read an excerpt or buy the book.
Back In The Fifties . . .
. . . the medical establishment recommended pregnant women walk no more than one mile a day, broken up into several sessions. Now we know better: prenatal exercise isn't just safe - it's essential to your health and your baby's. Prenatal workouts lower a woman's risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and excess weight gain; exercise also improves the uterine environment, reducing the little one's risk of developing diabetes and obesity years down the line. The Active Woman's Pregnancy Log, Suzanne's latest collaboration with her Fitness for Dummies coauthor Liz Neporent, will help you stay active even when your feet are so swollen that they look like bread loaves with toes.
Trying To Get Knocked Up?
Then click here to buy The Essential Fertility Log, the latest in Suzanne's log series. The log is designed for anyone who is trying to conceive, whether you tossed aside your diaphragm yesterday or you're in the throes of an IVF protocol. Features include:
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A daily journal to track your cycle and ovulation
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A monthly calendar for an at-a-glance view of the "big picture" |
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Designated space to record doctor’s appointments, treatments, test results, medications, thoughts and feelings |
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Advice on staying fit, healthy and relaxed throughout |
On Tantrums, Technicolor Vomit and Prenatal Pilates
Suzanne continues to make a living writing about topics, like parenting, that she knows nothing about. Here's the latest.
How to Ease Separation Anxiety at Every Stage
Is My Child Too Sick for School?
8 Surprising Reasons Your Baby's Crying
Nightmares Before Christmas: Avoiding Holiday Tantrums
The Pregnant Woman's Guide to the Gym
Gestational Diabetes: A Threat to Mom and Baby
Suzanne's Next Writing Seminar Starts Spring 2009
Turn your ideas and expertise into marketable print and Web articles! Suzanne will be teaching "Sell Your Writing," an intensive 4-week seminar in Bend starting in September, dates to be determined. No previous writing experience is required.
In this class, you will learn the skills that distinguish a professional writer from a novice. Suzanne will teach you to:
- Develop and pitch story ideas that sell
- Find reliable sources and conduct lively interviews
- Master the anatomy of an article
- Overcome writer's block and deadline panic
- Edit your own copy
- Work with editors and negotiate contracts
Click here for the syllabus. Suzanne is also available for private writing coaching.
To sign up contact Suzanne at 541-330-0609 or suzanne@suzanneschlosberg.com.
Lactation Nation!
Though Suzanne's boys did not exactly earn any Boy Scout badges early on when it came to breastfeeding, the little buggers did eventually get with the program, inspiring Suzanne to join forces with fellow health writer and twins mom Sarah Bowen Shea. Their book, The Essential Breastfeeding Log: A Feedings Tracker, Baby Sleep Record and Weight-Loss Diary for Nursing Moms, will be published in 2009 by Ballantine.
The Twins Turn 6 Months
They're not crawling yet or even sitting up, but Toby and Ian Spencer are thoroughly enjoying their rice cereal and mashed green beans. The boys also enjoy eating their board books, their fists and their squishy lobster toy.
Suzanne and Liz Hit National TV!
The Fat-Free Truth got a big boost in mid-January when Suzanne and coauthor Liz Neporent appeared on NBC's The Today Show, Weekend Edition, two days in a row. On the first segment, Today cohost Campbell Brown chatted with Suzanne and Liz about the parts of the book they most enjoyed researching. Liz talked about her obsession with sumo wrestlers — "the only people on earth who are fat on purpose." Suzanne talked about how portion sizes have "blimped out — big time."
The next day, cohost Lester Holt presented Suzanne and Liz with questions that Today viewers had e-mailed. Suzanne explained that yes, it's actually OK to eat after 7 p.m. "It doesn't matter whether you're watching The Today Show or The Tonight Show," she said. "What matters is how many calories you eat versus how many calories you burn." Liz explained that, contrary to popular belief, guzzling water does not help people lose weight. "The science, the evidence, says it's absolutely not true." Not convinced? See page 142 of The Fat-Free Truth.
A Classic Gets An Overhaul
Suzanne hopes this is no reflection on her writing skills, but her bestselling book is the one that contains almost no words: The Ultimate Workout Log. Nonetheless, Suzanne is excited to announce publication of the third edition of her classic training diary, which has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. The new edition is radically different from — and better than — the previous two, so order yourself a copy. The log includes designated space to track six months' worth of training routines and goals, and it's filled with nifty nuggets of research, fitness trivia and quiz questions. Who can run faster: a world-class sprinter or a kangaroo? How did the bikini get its name? If you order your caffe latte with nonfat milk instead of whole milk, how many calories will you save? Buy the log and find out.
Curse Goes Global
Suzanne recently got the word that in 2005, The Curse of the Singles Table will be published in seven languages: Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Romanian, Portuguese, German and Dutch. The Romanians are calling the book Too Much Celibacy. The Dutch are calling it Hopelessly Single. Suzanne can't wait to find out how Curse translates in Tokyo.
Suzanne Launches The Celibacy Chronicles!
During the first leg of Suzanne's book tour, more than a few people came up to her and blurted out, "Oh my god, you're living MY LIFE!" and "You think your streak was long? You have NO FREAKIN' IDEA." This made Suzanne mighty curious to hear about other people's epic dry spells.
It also gave her the idea to launch The Celibacy Chronicles, a place
where others can share their own tales. If you have ever,
inadvertently, found yourself on the fast track to nunhood or monkhood,
e-mail Suzanne and she'll post your story.
Go to The Celibacy Chronicles.
Previous Appearances By Suzanne
New York City
Friday, June 4, 7 p.m.
Borders Books
10 Columbus Circle
60th and Broadway
(212) 823-9775
Featuring an introduction by the incomparable Liz Neporent,
author and columnist.
See pictures
Washington, D.C.
Sunday, June 6, 4 p.m.
Olsson's Books
7647 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda
2 blocks from Metro, on the Red Line at Bethesda
(301) 652-3336
See pictures
Dallas
Wednesday, June 9, 7:30 p.m.
Borders Books
10720 Preston Rd., Suite 1018
At the southeast corner of Preston Road at Royal Lane
in the Preston Oaks Shopping Center
(214) 363-1977
See pictures
Los Angeles
Tuesday, June 15, 7 p.m.
Dutton's Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd.
a few blocks west of Bundy
(310) 476-6263
Featuring an introduction by the hilarious Liz Dolan
of ABC Radio's Satellite Sisters.
Los Angeles
Wednesday, June 16, 7:30 p.m.
Borders Books in Sherman Oaks
14651 Ventura Blvd.
a few blocks west of Van Nuys Blvd.
(818) 728-6593
Featuring an introduction by Lian Dolan
of the Satellite Sisters. She's hilarious, too.
Portland, Oregon
Wednesday, June 23, 7:30 p.m.
Powell's City of Books
1005 W. Burnside
at the corner of 10th Ave and W. Burnside
(503) 228-4651
San Francisco (Marin County)
Saturday, June 26, 5 p.m.
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd. in Corte Madera
at The Marketplace
(415) 927-0960
Seattle
Tuesday, August 3, 7 p.m.
Third Place Books
Lake Forest Park Towne Centre
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA
(206) 366-3333
Ashland, Oregon
Tuesday, September 14, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomsbury Books
290 East Main Street
(541) 488-0029
Suzanne will be joining Jen Leo to promote the new anthology Whose Panties Are These? Curse will also be available.
Bend, Oregon
Saturday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m.
The Book Barn
135 NW Minnesota
(541) 389-4589
Featuring an introduction by Bend artist Cristina Acosta.
Columbus, Ohio
Monday, January 10, 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Easton Town Center
4005 Townsfair Way
(614) 476-8480
Chicago, Illinois
Tuesday, January 11, 7:30 p.m.
Barbara's Bookstore
1100 Lake Street
Oak Park
(708) 848-9140
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wednesday, January 12, 7 p.m.
Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop
10976 N. Port Washinghton Rd.
Mequon
(262) 241-6220
Santa Monica
Monday, February 7, 7:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
3rd Street Promenade
1201 3rd Street
(310) 260-9110
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