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Training for Baby: Temptations

What is the biggest temptation that could derail your diet or exercise plan? Besides wanting to hit the snooze button and skip the gym in lieu of a few extra hours of sleep, most of mine revolve around trips back to my hometown - New Orleans.

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Kathy Hanrahan
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Kathy Hanrahan

What is the biggest temptation that could derail your diet or exercise plan?

Besides wanting to hit the snooze button and skip the gym in lieu of a few extra hours of sleep, most of mine revolve around trips back to my hometown – New Orleans.

The food is so good there. I find it hard to avoid eating tons of it! This is especially true at carnival time – also known as Mardi Gras.

Knowing all of this, I still booked myself a trip home for Fat Tuesday, knowing that King Cakes (basically large stuffed sugared donuts with filling) and fried catfish await me.

Vacations also mean less time for exercise.

Last time I visited my mom I ended up going with her to the gym and then doing aerobics videos with her at home. Yes, I said videos. She has a ton of Kathy Smith exercise VHS tapes from the 1980s. I usually laugh the entire time we do them, but at least I am getting a workout.

I bought my mom a set of Zumba videos for Christmas, so maybe we can do that.

So what’s your biggest food temptation or personal obstacle?

Kathy is a web producer, entertainment expert and concert photographer for WRAL.com. She has written a manuscript about her life as an entertainment reporter and pop culture. Learn more about Kathy on her website. On Wednesdays here on Go Ask Mom, she's chronicling her efforts to lose weight before she and her husband start a family.

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