SAHM 9/27 to 10/3
nicolee516
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Welcome! We are a SAHM's group that support each other through our weightloss journey and having one of the toughest, but the most rewarding jobs in the world! We welcome newcomers!:flowerforyou:
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Sorry ladies that I have been MIA! I have finally got what the everyone else in the family has...a yucky cold that zaps all of your energy!:grumble: :grumble: But I still have to bake bread, make zucchini relish and zucchini bread today....all before 3pm! HA!:laugh: :laugh:
I didn't get to catch up on all of the posts yet...I will go back and read them!0 -
Hi all you SAHM's. I'm currently a SAHM, unfortunately I return to work in January, but hopefully I can join you ladies on here
My little boy is now 9 months old, so it's really about time I loose this extra lbs.0 -
Hi! I am a SAHM of 4 kids. I would love more friends and motivation :flowerforyou:0
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Hi,
I'm glad I saw this post. I'm a SAHM to 3 boys - 6 yr old in school and 25 month old twins. I love the thought of having other SAHM to keep my on track, so easy to get caught up in our family and forget about ourself.0 -
welcome new ladies! this is an amazing group! sometimes we're chatty and some weeks are quiet. chime in whenever you want.
doin school. trying to get a lot in today as i feel like we've been slacking on math and writing.
goal this week--drink water and log food.
ladies--glad you liked the book recommendation. i also spent hours last night (time wasting? relaxing? crafting?) cutting and pasting 100 ideas instead of yelling to those index cards and onto the ring. i don't retain a lot of this info well, so having it right there to chk out when i'm mad (which is OFTEN) will help, i hope.
enjoy your monday!!0 -
Welcome to the newcomers! Stacey said it perfectly, here here! :laugh:
Stacey I checked it out online and I will def be getting that book! I tried the whole thing about independence. It worked with my 2 yo (boy).
Nicole sorry to hear that you got the crud! Hope you get feeling better soon.
Well this weekend (like I said in my last post) we went to a birthday party. Well when I walked into my sister J's house (she hasn't seen me for a few months) she said "WOW you look good, Katie". It felt great to have here say that. She is one that doesn't want to change her eating to help her lose weight because she says it is a diet not a lifestyle change. When my oldest sis (my inspiration for starting this journey) started her weight loss journey J gave her problems about it. So I did not expect the good comments from her. Also on Sunday I had 3 members of my church comment on how good I was looking. :happy: Boy does it feel good when people start noticing. Well I had been having a hard time logging my food before but I started fresh today and hope to keep it up. So if you ladies can keep me accountable that would be GREAT! I also want to start doing some strength training to tone up! So my goals for the week are to log EVERY thing I put in my mouth and to start the strength training.0 -
Hi There! I'm a SAHM with a 6 year old in 1st grade and a 2 year old.
It's funny because I just had to cut my workout short due to a complete, beyond exhaustion meltdown courtesy of Jacoby. =( That's why I was looking on the message boards. I've had a very hard time figuring out when to workout. Either he's begging me to do something with him, underfoot doing his own thing, sleeping (not a sound sleeper) or trying to Zumba with me. The last isn't really an issue other than I laugh so hard it's difficult to keep up.
anyway... with that rant out there. HELLO! :happy:0 -
Hey, y'all! Welcome to all newcomers! :flowerforyou:
Nicole, BOOO for being sick! I am just almost over "the crud" and really need to get back to working out. But if you push yourself too hard, you won't get better. I didn't do much all weekend, even to the point of making The Man get off his computer and discipline the kids. He got a new "Star Trek" game, and I swear he played it at least 20 hours between after work Friday and Sunday night. :grumble:
Stacey, that book looks awesome, I am putting it on my wish list. That is such a clever idea with the keychain ring!
Back to the job search, the one I looked at today was a big fat SCAM. So frustrating! Talk to you all later!0 -
Hello everyone!!! I hope everyone had at least on okay weekend, mine could have been better if my MIL didn't try to start war with me and my husband about church and we're being told that our 6 yr old daughter and 4 month old boy will grow up and go to jail bc they are on the wrong track and we are bad parents bc we don't go to church all the time like she does!!! :grumble: I'm sorry but where does it say you have to attend to a church "building" in order for God to decide if you're going to Heaven or not? According to my MIL it says that and thats why we're all going to hell and our kids will be in jail before they are adults themselves......the nerve of people!!! :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:
Anyways, back to some more happy news. Both my husband and I lost at least a pound each this past week Hubby's been having problems, but finally was able to lose something :flowerforyou:
This week, I'm going to try to get together with my walking buddy and walk our riverwalk Tuesday and Thursday this week. And as long as the weather holds out, get the hubby out Saturday and Sunday. Saturday we're going to the club to celebrate a friend's birthday, but how sad is this, I'm 27 years old and this will be my first time to a club :blushing: This should be interesting. Well off to help my daughter with her homework and then make dinner. Will try to check in later tonight or tomorrow.0 -
barb--congrats on the loss
nicole--sorry you're sick. hope you're feeling better tonight. get your rest ....zzzzzzzzzzzz0 -
Nicole, sorry you are sick, I hope it ends soon.
Blue, sorry about the mil troubles. I have been there. To clear up the scripture issue the Bible does say not to forsake the assembly(meaning corprate worship) but nowhere does it say not going to church will cause you to go to hell. I know plenty of people who never set foot in a church that are great people and I know some who went to church their entire childhood that are in trouble left and right. It isn't about church it is about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. (sorry, this one is a bit of a soapbox for me, dh is a pastor and has to deal with loads of fall out over misinterpreted scripture)
You ladies have inspired me, I made 4 loaves of bread yesterday. Dh was thrilled. This week is busy, dd3 is turning 3 on Wednesday so I am making her cake tomorrow and cleaning the rest of the house to be ready for her party Wed night. Plus I have our very first brownie meeting as a leader tomorrow as well as soccer pictures. Wed morning after the older 2 leave for school a friend is coming to keep ds and I am taking dd to the zoo for the day. We live about 45 min from the St. Louis Zoo which is huge and free. Then Thur I get to get the house back in order to host a Bible study on spiritual gifts for the under 30 crowd at church as well as make another cake for my sil baby shower which is Sat along with 2 soccer games and a wedding. Oh and Thur night is soccer practice for dd1. I hope I just get to stay home all next week but I am sure something will come up. I keep thinking it will slow down eventually but about the time they are done with soccer it is time for all the holiday craziness to start!
Hopefully I will have time to check in later this week but if not you all have a great week.
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I am so annoyed...I typed this long book and then I just had problems iwth the internet...ugh! ANYWAY....hi...welcome to everyone new...thanks for the well wishes...and i will get back to you..I need to go can some more zucchini!0
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Jessica~I know how that is to have the little ones under foot while you are trying to workout it can be so aggravating. :grumble: That is why I won't exercise unless they are in bed or the older kids are home to help entertain the younger ones for me.
Home~good luck on the job search.
Blue~Good luck with the MIL. I can only handle mine in small doses.:laugh:
Jenny~WOW woman you have been busy! I hope you get to stay home next week like you would like to.
Nicole~there have been many times that I have done that and then it would not post and it is frustrating. Have fun with the zucchini. Today I am going to be getting some more tomatoes (from a local farm) so that I can make some more salsa. I know I am crazy. :laugh:
Well my hubby finally talked me into doing the P90X workout with him last night. I SURVIVED but man my muscles are SO tired! I couldn't do the AB Ripper X though (my abs are shot, I wonder why? 7 kids later! :laugh: ). I figured that I would strengthen them by doing another ab exercise that I have and then work into that one (too frustrating for me to know that I can't do it). The hubby was excited to have me doing it with him. Anyways, my niece was born today (preterm 2 1/2 months early) at only 2 lbs. :frown: Mommy is doing good and she is doing better than they originally thought she would. What a trial that her parents are in for. Well got to go the ds just informed me it is potty time. 0 -
Welcome to Amanda! What branch is your hubby in? Is he deployed right now? My hubby is in the Air Force
Red ~ I haven't actually ran a half marathon yet, Nov will be my first one. I started the couch to 5k program 18 months ago and fell in love with running. After completing a 12k, I figured a half was my next step! So here I am LOL
Welcome Angie! You can still chat with us even though you're working, we won't kick ya out
Hi Dtcauley4!
Welcome Suzanne! Congrats on your weight loss! 120? Wow!! I'm in awe! LOL
Welcome Jessica! I love Zumba too, I think it's cute when my kids try to dance along with me
Barb ~ Wow, that would totally upset me if my MIL said that. People like that give Christians a bad name, it's really a shame
Katie ~ Wow, 2lbs?! Prayers to all of you. I can't imagine!
Got a run in today, 5k in 28:12. the .6 uphill was hard, but it sure was nice going back down!
I have a playdate in an hour, I really should go clean! I'm still trying to find that strong connection here like I had at our last base. Hoping I can grow closer to a couple of the ladies, I really need my time with other mommies how just 'get' me, ya know? I've made a lot of friends since moving here, but I really need to find those few close ones soon! 0 -
Good afternoon, ladies! Sounds like you all have been keeping pretty darn busy, especially YOU, Jenny! Dang, that is a lot to do...
Katie~I think The Man is going to pick up Power 90 X for himself, and me, too. I am kind of nervous, as from the infomercials, it seems SUPER hardcore...I am not as in shape as I think I am. Prayers for your niece as well!
Blue~good luck with your MIL. :flowerforyou: Chuch-going is a touchy subject with some people, I guess. That's something that The Man and I still argue sometimes about, is finding a church that we both can agree on. I am an old school Lutheran, and he's a non-denominational person who leans towards Southern Baptist. We had been going to church on post for months and it was great, then as soon as I leave to visit my folks for a few weeks, he decides to find a different church with NO input from me. It's not a bad church, but I'm not a big fan of "Jesus is my boyfriend" songs, know what I mean?
katapple~you do enough running for the both of us! :laugh: I hope that you find some close friends soon!
Nicole~you can can zucchini? Shoot, I just roast it in the oven! mmmm....roasted zucchini...(Homer Simpson drool....)
Well guys, I have got to put laundry away, now that the girls are up from naps. I got my baby quilt done yesterday (yay) and mailed it off to our renters today. Scrubbed the living room and dining room floors with Murphy's, and even got in a Wii Fit workout! Go me! Y'all take care, now!0 -
Thanks everyone for your help and concerns!!
So, last night turned out to be a HORRIBLE NIGHT!!
My MIL, husband, and I got into it for 2 hours last night all because of the whole church thing on Sunday and on top of that, she told me how she really felt about me, called me trouble, and that I"m a bad person because I have changed her son, he has no relationship with her because of me. Oh yeah, and she told me to leave the house....but I'm still here, we supposedly made up for now, but I still cannot forget what she told me. :brokenheart: Last night, I ate because I was stressed so I went WAY over my calories for the day and didn't sleep well or anything else, and when I did fall asleep the only way I did was I cried myself to sleep. I can't wait to move out of their house next summer (long story, short version, we're fixing some mistakes from our teen years)
Otherwise, some good news, my friend and I walked the riverwalk this morning in the nice cool fresh air, so that was 2.5 miles in for today Plus it was some good company after a night like last night.
Hopefully everyone is having a good Tuesday, so far I am. Tomorrow is running errands and bill paying day :grumble:
Thursday walking 2.5 miles again with my friend
Friday-not sure yet, at this point...0 -
oh, barb....that just S****
a man must leave his home and cleave to his wife---or something like that, right? i'm so sorry you were in that tug of war. hope dh stood strong by your side. (((hugs))
you ladies amaze me with all you get done in a day....whew! katie--hope mom and baby are doing ok. i can't even imagine.
and katie--i know what you mean about good friends. i've been in LV 6 years now and am still looking for a couple more "friends of the heart."
ds was at preK this morning and i got a lot done with dd2. it felt great to have so much go well in schooling w/her. and she was so proud of her smooth talking during our speech practice. in case you didn't know, she has a SIGNIFICANT stutter and we do speech practice sessions every day. i'm supposed to do it at least 2x/day. i'm good for 1.
p90x is AWESOME. dh is on round 2. i was in "better" shape than him but had to work up to it myself. as for abs, katie, i could just do 1/4 of each of the exercises. and i cdn't do the CORE dvd at all. i had no core strength. it was fun to see dd1 instantly do planks, etc. that girl has serious muscle (how she came from my genes, i do not know!)
zumba girls--i just ordered the dvd's. i'm excited to give it a try. i need a change of pace. what am i in for???
ok. really should turn in.
hope you all have a good night's rest and tomorrow starts and ends well!0 -
Katie~Good luck with the close friends. I have as yet to find some close friends here and I have been living here for four years.
The close friends that I have I have had since before I moved here. One lives too far away to do anything with and the other I hardly do things with.
Home~Yay on the baby quilt!
Barb~100% agree with Stacey...leave the parents and cleave unto thy spouse (and yes there is a scripture to that affect if I remember right many). It is not right for her to treat you that way. I hope that all goes well and that you can get a place of your own soon. :flowerforyou: Living with family is hard. I have experienced that WAY too much! :laugh:
Stacey~I struggled with doing the push ups but I did them but that ab one I could do only a few of the workouts and for me it was not worth the frustration of not being able to do the others. I will get there though. :happy:
Just talked to my brother and he told me that Mom and baby are doing great. That the baby is a "fighter" very strong and that the nurses and Dr.s are impressed with how well she is doing. :happy: YAY!!! I was so worried about them yesterday that I didn't get much of anything done around the house. I am hoping that I will be able to get up to see them today or tomorrow. Looks like I will need to do some exercise during the day today instead of at night. Tomorrow and Friday me and a friend are going to be making salsa. I know AGAIN right?! :laugh: I found a place that we could buy tomatoes and peppers for really inexpensive! At least this time I will have some company in doing it. Well better to go, I have loads to do! Hope you are all having a great week and day!0 -
Katie-Good luck on finding a close friend... i am still working on that and I have been here over a year.
Oh Barb...that really does stink! ((hugs)) MIL's can be so mean some times! I would definitely let your hubbie handle her from now on.
Home- congrats on the baby quilt...I haven't picked up my cross stitch lately:grumble:
Stacey- Let me know how the Zumba video is...I need to get a new video since winter is coming up.:grumble:
Katiem- YAY! on finding cheap produce to make salsa!:drinker:
I got a ton of zucchini relish done ....today I crashed though, fro mthe cold and being on my feet all day monday and tues...ugh! My body protested today and said no more!!! I am hoping that the cold will be gone by tomorrow though! I don't have time to be sick.
I know it's still early yet, but does anyone have any thoughts on what to make/bake for neighbors for Christmas?0 -
Hello! I've missed being on here! The last 2 weeks have been crazy with each child getting sick at separate times and then my son's birthday party this past Saturday, and then my parents coming in for a few days. My poor baby had strep and was home sick on his birthday. OK, my poor "baby"...he just turned 8. :noway:
I did have a great run yesterday though. I actually ran 0.35 of a mile, which is the furthest I've ever run nonstop and is also half way to the kids' school! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Unfortunately, I can't work in a run today. I'm going to see what I can do tomorrow though.0 -
Nicole~Being sick sucks rocks! Hope you get feeling better soon.:flowerforyou:
Amypyr~Way to go on the running. It feels great when you can accomplish things like that. I tried to run home from the kids school today but weak bladder from having children = result I didn't want. :laugh: So I had to settle for walking fast.
TOM must be on it's way because I feel so weepy today. I was hoping to be able to go see the niece and parents tonight but plans have to change. The hubby and I have to go to a financial seminar so that we can learn somethings to help out our situation. Didn't know that it was tonight until this morning. So hopefully we can go to the hospital tomorrow to see her. I got a TON of clothes for her and I am excited to give them to the parents. I hope they like them. I also was able to get a swing and bath chair for them too. Well I best be going I need to get to folding the clothes (I washed them) for her and put them in a bag. 0 -
Nicole, Stacy, and Katie-First of, thank you. Second, I should clarify, it was my MIL and Me/Hubby (as a team) fighting with her for like 2 hours on Monday night. AND to top things off, she's acting like NOTHING EVER HAPPENED!?!?!?! :huh:
Anyways, I'll so be looking forward to next summer, just keep us in your prayers.....things are slowly getting better for hubby and I.
Next, Tuesday-Today has been better. Tuesday I went walking with my friend like I said earlier, Wednesday was out paying bills and running errands ugh! and today, went walking again. So for the week, that's 5 miles :happy:
What are your ladies' plans for the weekend?
Mine, Saturday going to dinner with some friends (kids free!!) and then going clubbing (my first time, lol) and Sunday taking the kids to the apple festival.
Might be on later to check in with everyone.0 -
Blue~maybe she is embarassed and wants to forget about it? It's wonderful to hear that your hubby was fighting on your team though, go hubby! You are definitely going to be in my prayers. I have lived with the in-laws before too, so I know how difficult it can be. And yay for you going out to the club! That's awesome!
Nicole~hope you get to feeling better soon! Even something as simple as a cold can just knock you down, can't it? Perhaps you should take it easy (maybe sit on the couch and work on your cross-stitch?)...yeah right, us SAHM's can't just 'take it easy'! About what to make the neighbors for Christmas, you can't go wrong with homemade bread!
Amy~that's great on the running! You must have such a sense of accomplishment!
Well, y'all, I am up early to bake cookies for The Man's co-workers. The house smells SOOOO yummy! And I tweaked the recipe so it is a little bit healthier than the original. Who puts 2 whole cups of sugar in a batch of oatmeal cranraisin cookies?:huh: Not me. You can cut it down by half and no one will be the wiser. Got to pay the rent today, because it's PAYDAY!! WOO! Going to the gym for some muscle failure, cleaning the den, making stromboli for supper, doing a Wii Fit workout, and if I have time, working on younger daughter's Christmas stocking. Because, you know, Christmas is coming. Older daughter has been asking to go on big girl adventures to the mall, so we might do that this weekend.
Oh, and the Wii Fit says I am NORMAL. I am thrilled!!0 -
Stacey~I struggled with doing the push ups but I did them but that ab one I could do only a few of the workouts and for me it was not worth the frustration of not being able to do the others. I will get there though. :happy:
FORGOT IMPORTANT TIP!! DO NOT WEAR SHOES WHEN DOING AB RIPPER!!! you'd be surprised but it makes a HUGE difference and it's one of the things everyone posts about. so try it again that way and see if you can even do 1 more! 0 -
Stacey~That is funny that you say it's easier with shoes off because that is what the hubby told me too. I didn't have my shoes on! :grumble: I don't like to do ab workouts with them on if I can get away with it. On my Turbo Jam Ab Jam I have to wear shoes at least for the first half because you are doing stuff standing. Kind of dancy moves (I am not one to dance with no shoes).
Barb~Glad that the hubby was on your side of the fight with MIL. Way to go on the walking and sounds like you have a busy weekend. As for me this weekend I am going to be playing "single" mom to 7 (9 yrs - 1 yrs)! :noway: The hubby has a business trip and is leaving early Saturday morning and not coming home until Monday night. :sad: I am also going to be making more salsa today and then on Saturday and Sunday I will be spending the Morning to the afternoon watching/listening to General Conference (church broadcast). Which ought to be fun with out the hubby to help calm the kids. But I am sure I will survive.
Home~Way to go on the normal on the Wii fit! Last time I baked cookies (over 4 doz) they were gone in like 3 days. :noway: Yeah the family helped but I am not going to lie I ate a TON of them! I know that cookies are my weakness. :laugh:
Well I better get going I have quite a bit to get done today. Hope you all have a good day/weekend! I will try to check back in sometime over the weekend but depends on if the kids "eat me alive". :laugh:0 -
Thanks for the well wishes on the friend finding! That's one thing I can be thankful for, is the military support no matter where I move. It does make it easier to find friends
Plans for the weekend, if it's not raining tomorrow I really want to go to the dairy farm for the Harvest fest and have homemade pumpkin ice cream LOL Other than that, not a whole lot!
I am down 3.5lbs since I rejoined last week! LOL And it's even that TOM. I guess it does actually work out to track your food every once and a while I'm still struggling to get below 140 though. My goal has always been 135, and I get to 142 and it stops, then I get discouraged after a few weeks, and then I gain a few pounds, and then I lose it...never ending battle here! LOL
sorry this is short and sweet, but the youngest just woke up and we gotta hit the grocery store!0 -
lots of good reporting, girls!! nicole, sorry you're still sick. take the rest. as for gifts, i downloaded a pdf 18 pgs of gifts in a jar. pm me with your email, and i can send it to you as an attachment. i don't know what website i got it from....
or go to big lots/dollar store etc and get a basket/bucket and fill it with little somethings--soaps, hand towels, fancy nuts/crackers/chocolate, tea, dish towel, and pretty ribbon, magazine, small coffee table book....
home, that's so nice of you to bake for others. and serious workout schedule. wowza.
katiem--hang in there. as for church broadcast, do they record it for you to download later??? i can't imagine a wknd with 7 kids by myself. can't even handle the BOY right now.
man, he is MISCHIEF!!! just took taco shell from "locked" pantry, used it as a car, and then crumbled it all up in the carpet. can you say BORED???!!!!
off to give them my attn. hope you all have a great friday!
oh--amy--great on the running!!0 -
Hello! I haven't gotten a run in today but I'm hoping for tomorrow. I don't want to go too long without running after having such a great run on Wednesday.
Katiem - I can't imagine 7 kids by myself. It gets difficult enough with just my 2 around this time of the year. Next weekend is the beginning of the Renaissance Festival. DH has been working the Renaissance Festival in Safety Services for the past 5 years. That means working his regular job Mon-Fri and then the Renaissance Festival Sat & Sun for 7 weeks. He usually takes off 1 weekend during the festival. This year he's planning on working only 4 of the 7 weekends. The kids become quite a handful ... OK, little terrors... by the end of the time.
Katie - Congrats on the weight loss!
Stacey - How are your daughter's fingers?
Went to my son's 8 yr check up today. I loved it when he proudly told the doctor that he is now eating salads. He told her that he doesn't really like them much, but that they're starting to become pretty good. :laugh:
Gotta go. I need to take stock of what I have so I can make out my list for the Farmers Market in the morning. :happy:0 -
I am SUPER excited tonight. I went shopping for a new outfit for tomorrow night and actually bought two cute tops at the Deb store in the mall, which I haven't bought anything from there since I was a senior in high school and then my jeans I bought, I was able to fit into a pant size smaller :happy:
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!
Thanks, Home. I'm glad hubby stuck by me too (esp if he knows what's good for him, lol)
Take care ladies!! I'm out.0 -
zumba girls--will i get these moves ever??? i just did the basic dvd--whew! that's a lot of moves to learn!! but it looks fun and i so need a change.
who else zumbas??
and congrats rose on the jeans!0
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