Mom's and Dad's looking for support
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Good morning! I have been a past MFP user and I'm excited to be joining again. This thread looks awesome! Exactly what helped me lose weight before. Great people who motivate and check in frequently!! I need the accountability to tell others my ups and downs!
I'm a mom of a 13 year old... Going to be 14 this weekend! Yikes! Where did time go! She's a great student but keeps me very busy with sports and activities.... Please feel free to add me as a friend. Starting out fresh! Hope to be chatting with you all daily! -Shy0 -
ronronronj wrote: »We just had five birthdays this past month, and all that proved to be quite the caloric challenge!
I have my daughter's birthday this weekend and hoping to behave with the treats! She's having a sleepover and 4 teenage girls all love snacking... I just have to remember I'm not 13 anymore, I can't eat like they can!0 -
So today I'm feeling great! Stuck with great choices and exercised yesterday, and this morning! My scale's battery is dead and I think that is a good thing... I'm a daily weigher and now I can just go by how great I feel! Hard with all the Halloween candy around but sicking to my guns and brushing my teeth right after dinner to avoid the temptation of eating candy!
Hope all are doing great in this healthy journey! 0 -
So today I'm feeling great! Stuck with great choices and exercised yesterday, and this morning! My scale's battery is dead and I think that is a good thing... I'm a daily weigher and now I can just go by how great I feel! Hard with all the Halloween candy around but sicking to my guns and brushing my teeth right after dinner to avoid the temptation of eating candy! Hope all are doing great in this healthy journey!
Hi! Thanks for joining the thread. The scale is the devil. I use to weigh in every day too. Now only once a week at most. I judge by how my clothes fit and measurements. It's more truthful. The scale doesn't take into account water weight, muscle gain vs fat loss, etc. Keep up the good work, and if I can help in anyway, just let me know!0 -
Hey Moms and Dads! I am getting ready to start up a couple of virtual fitness challenge/accountability groups to help push us through the holidays. The focus will be on structured exercises, nutrition, and daily support. If you think you might be interested, send me a message and we'll set up a time to chat, and see which one will be a good fit for you.
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In for another day of eating healthy! I stayed right on track yesterday! Got my workout in first thing in the morning and skipped the snacking and soda. Came home to a delicious dinner the hubby made of shrimp, spinach and artichoke alfredo. Yes, I stayed in my calories! Hope you all have a great day! 0
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Unofficial rest day for me today. I had to do a wellness check for insurance, so that took up a lot of time. Maybe I will try and get in a mini forced set before I have to go to work
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Ok... so today was hard. Halloween candy all over the office. Late night working so low on sleep and hard to get motivated today. Missed my workout as I was trying to get stuff done for my daughter's Minute to Win it Birthday party this weekend... Plus wanting caffeine to wake up... Hoping to hop on the elliptical in the basement tonight, since I missed the gym this morning! I could spoil myself with a little Grey's Anatomy on Netflix while I workout... Hmmm... tempting!0
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Did you get your set in Mike? You seem pretty determined and I'm betting you squeezed it in!0
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Hi all, I am a mum to 2 teenage boys. A 16 year old and a 14 year old. We have just celebrated bonfire night here in the UK and i managed to stay away from the food stalls at the firework display. Luckily we don't really celebrate Halloween and we don't do thanksgiving at all so my next hurdle will be Christmas.0
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Welcome Gillian! Teeenage boys will eat you out of house and home!! And two of them at that! I worry when my daughter has her guy friends over as they eat everything in the house! Christmas is a huge hurdle for me. I love making Christmas cookies and it's so hard to resist. It's a family tradition and I hate to not do it. Let's get our stuff together so we don't have to worry about those Christmas hurdles! 0
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Welcome Gillian! Teeenage boys will eat you out of house and home!! And two of them at that! I worry when my daughter has her guy friends over as they eat everything in the house! Christmas is a huge hurdle for me. I love making Christmas cookies and it's so hard to resist. It's a family tradition and I hate to not do it. Let's get our stuff together so we don't have to worry about those Christmas hurdles!
Thank you, yes it is hard with 2 teenagers especially when they are both so very different, my eldest can eat anything and everything in sight and is the lucky one in the family as he is tall, slim and athletic, my youngest however loves anything covered in chocolate which is not so good as he is thicker set. Christmas will be tough with all the goodies but im hoping to get a fitbit so im quiet excited for that, hopefully it will keep me on track.0 -
Awesome! I just got a fitbit myself. And my sister bought one as well, so we are challenging each other! I feel for your younger son... My sister and my older brother were the same way, could eat everything, and here I was every crumb stuck to me! Made it rough.0
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So I had a pretty good weekend. Not as horrible as I assumed with the birthday parties and cake, snacks, etc.... Heading out for the birthday dinner, tonight... my daughter always picks Italian, so I'm counting on a larger dinner, always helps to prepare for it! Hopefully you all had successful weekends! I hit my step count totals for both days so that is an accomplishment as well!0
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I also had a good weekend. stayed on track with the calories. Went to see my son in the remembrance parade(proud mum moment) lots of walking and time spent with family. I couldn't ask for better.0
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feel free to add me any mom's/dads0
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GillianSmith2 wrote: »Hi all, I am a mum to 2 teenage boys. A 16 year old and a 14 year old. We have just celebrated bonfire night here in the UK and i managed to stay away from the food stalls at the firework display. Luckily we don't really celebrate Halloween and we don't do thanksgiving at all so my next hurdle will be Christmas.
Welcome Gillian! 2 teenage boys. Yikes., I have 2 teenage daughters. Early teen years, but still scary. My boy is 7. He keeps me going too!
Weekend was to short and quick for us here. My girls and 4 others from our junior racing team had a Junior Olympics cross country meet Saturday morning. 2.5 hour drive to get there. I don't think they expected it to be as challenging as it was. The course was easy, but there was some serious competition there. Yesterday I spent doing chores around the house (They never seem to end).
I got a good leg workout in this morning, catching up with all my support groups, and getting ready for work soon. Hope you all have a fantastic day!0 -
Well, I have my dinners for the next 3 days prepped. It is so much easier when I have them made already. Allows me to have time for other stuff. What do you do to save time later on in the week?0
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Great job Mike!! 3 days of meals prepped! that's awesome! I like making a large meal and having leftovers for lunches too! Recently though I bought all the ingredients for 8 crock pot meals, that way in the morning, I just throw them together and it's all done when I get home!0
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I'm a mother with a 1 year old and a full time job. I'm trying to get myself back into shape and get some time to focus on me. I joined the gym again, finally and slowly working on getting back into exercising like I used to before I had my child. Lol. Plus, I want to feel better about myself. Now, I just have to get my eating in check again.0
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janaymurray wrote: »I'm a mother with a 1 year old and a full time job. I'm trying to get myself back into shape and get some time to focus on me. I joined the gym again, finally and slowly working on getting back into exercising like I used to before I had my child. Lol. Plus, I want to feel better about myself. Now, I just have to get my eating in check again.
Thanks for joining us. Nutrition is the biggest piece of the puzzle. You get that dialed in, everything else is easy
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Today was leg day. Boy did I need a little pick me up to get going. Good thing for pre-workout supplements. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have gotten it done. Long busy weekend combined with not sleeping well 2 nights in a row. How was your weekend?
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I'm a mother of 2girls age 10 and 13. I work in a very busy and odd hour healthcare office and manage to run my kids here and there for practice and run here and there for my job. Sometimes I wish there were an extra 5-15 hours in a day. But I manage to make it in the 24 hours I've been given. I fell off the wagon during my super busy summer. But I'm back and on a mission. I will take any help and advice I can get.0
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beccalynn1977 wrote: »I'm a mother of 2girls age 10 and 13. I work in a very busy and odd hour healthcare office and manage to run my kids here and there for practice and run here and there for my job. Sometimes I wish there were an extra 5-15 hours in a day. But I manage to make it in the 24 hours I've been given. I fell off the wagon during my super busy summer. But I'm back and on a mission. I will take any help and advice I can get.
Welcome to the group!
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Hey everyone, as you know I have had a lot of success with the various workouts I have done over the past couple of years. This has changed my life dramatically for the better and I want others to share in this experience as well. I wanted to let you know that I am hosting a 21 Day fitness challenge, focusing on the program called the 21 Day Fix, as well as the 21 Day Fix Extreme, starting November 30th. I am looking to get as many people as I can to participate. This will take us right up until the week before Christmas. A perfect way to prep for before all those holiday goodies. If you are interested, please let me know, and we can discuss further to see if this would be the right step for you towards achieving your goals!0
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Well, I received my bloodwork results the other day, and to be honest, I couldn't be happier. My cholesterol was lower than last time, by HDL cholesterol was slightly high, which is what it is supposed to be, blood sugar was normal, and blood pressure was normal. Always great news!
I became serious with my health and fitness journey about 3 years ago, knowing that if I didn't change my ways, I would be more susceptible to diabetes, which has plagued a portion of my family for years. To know that I continue to keep myself healthy, so that I may be around for my family as long as possible, overwhelms me with joy.
My only other wish....to help others feel this same joy!0 -
Hey Everyone, in case I am not on here tomorrow, I hope you all have a pleasant and wonderful Thanksgiving.0
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Hi all
I am also a mum to 3 boys aged 11, 14 and 16. I have a history of getting started with weight loss, doing quite well, then a family catastrophe erupts, usually medical, and out comes the chocolate and "I don't care how fat I am" attitude. Hoping this time that I will stay motivated and stick to it as I know I can do it. Fitting in exercise and careful food planning is not easy with kids, work and family commitments so I am hopeful I will get some useful tips from this group!0 -
I'm a new mummy of a beautiful baby girl who is four months old x0
I'm off to a good start this week though! 
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