Ask Jenny: Worth the Weight?

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Dear Jenny: My wife and I have been together for 15 years. When we married, we were both in great shape and considered a healthy lifestyle a priority. Since then, she has gained at least 50 pounds. We have two beautiful children together, and I understand pregnancy is difficult and can take a toll on a woman’s body. However, it has been several years since the birth of our youngest and my wife has still not lost the baby weight. I try to encourage her to eat healthy, do Weight Watchers or exercise with her friends or me, but she is unwilling to do anything to help lose the weight. She is a wonderful mother and person, but frankly I have lost all sexual attraction to her. How can I help her to get healthy again and be the woman I fell in love with? —Steve from Chicago

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Friday

The birds and the bees

Posted by Jenny McCarthy

This has been a hot topic among my circle of friends lately. We all have kids entering this hormone-driven stage of life, and we all have different feelings on when that right time is to talk to our kids about the birds and the bees. Is there even such a thing as the “right time?”

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Thursday

Kinky stuff

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I’ve always been very open when talking about sex. I’m not sure why, but I do blame most of it on being a Scorpio. Our main trait is sexuality. It could also be the fact that I went to Catholic school and felt stifled during those years, and now feel free to talk about it.

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Wednesday

Your Airplane Personality

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I spend a lot of time on planes, you guys. What better way to spend those hours confined with a bunch of strangers than to analyze all of the personalities surrounding me? Can you identify with any of these frequent flyers?

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Tuesday

Five ways to manifest whatever you want

Posted by Jenny McCarthy

1. Gratitude: For the past year, I have been practicing gratitude for both things I have and for things I don’t have. When I am able to stay in this headspace of feeling grateful, great things happen. Example: “I’m so grateful I have a job so I can save money to move into a house with a pool, versus: “I don’t have enough money to buy a house with a pool, so I’ll never get one.” Wishes come true when you are first grateful for what you currently have.

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Monday

The perks of being 40 and single

Posted by Jenny McCarthy

This past November I turned the big 4-0, and you know what, you guys? I have embraced it. I love this new decade I’ve entered into and look forward to all of the wisdom it will bring to me. It’s time to stop focusing on the negative connotation that the 40s have and embrace all of the goodness. Maybe it’s a coincidence, but I have been very single since my birthday — and I kind of love it. There is a certain self-realization and confidence that has come with this decade and I have been using it to the fullest extent.

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Ask Jenny: Starting Over

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Dear Jenny, I am 33 years old and have a 2-year-old daughter. She is such an amazing little girl. I am a single mom — her dad and I were supposed to get married last September, but I called the wedding off and left with just $15 in my pocket. I started all over. I’m picking up the pieces and figuring out life, but every day is a battle. I went through so much in my relationship, and feel like he took so much from me. But I still wonder — did I make the right decision? — Rose from Illinois

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Friday

Mother’s Day

Posted by Jenny McCarthy

When I was little, I used to wrap up items in my house with toilet paper and give them to my mom as gifts. I was too young to even do chores to earn money at this point, but I wanted to show my mom how much I loved her on Mother’s Day. I would wrap up a Jesus statue or even her own slippers in toilet paper and be so excited to run into her room and give them to her. My mom, being the best mom in the world, would act surprised and shower me with kisses to show her appreciation for my thoughtful gift.

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Thursday

What you SHOULD say on a first date

Posted by Jenny McCarthy

Due to the overwhelming response of yesterday’s blog, “Ten Things You Should Never Say to Me on a First Date,” I feel the need to be fair and tell you some of the dumb things that I’ve said on a first date. I’ll also throw in some tips for what you SHOULD say on a first date, since so many of you have asked.