New "married 30 something" group anyone??
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Can I jump in?!! 34- married 14 years to my best friend, we have 3 girls, 13 and 9 year old twins.
We are a super active family- love to hike, travel and play sports. I need all the encouraging I can get!!0 -
Can I jump in?!! 34- married 14 years to my best friend, we have 3 girls, 13 and 9 year old twins.
We are a super active family- love to hike, travel and play sports. I need all the encouraging I can get!!
Welcome! Can I welcome new faces even though I'm new myself?!
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Q) Welcome! Can I welcome new faces even though I'm new myself?!
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A) lol...Absolutely! :laugh:0 -
Can I ask the daily question? (and, no, that's not my question )
What is the fitness thing (or diet thing or life thing) that you can't live without?
My iPod. Gotta have it while I walk/hike.
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I think that's me...I'm 32, happily married, 1 child, 2 yrs old...can you guess his name 0
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Welcome! Is anyone out there tonight? Are you all out having fun with your families? Good for you if you are!0
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Well, my baby-bake (nickname for my beautiful wife who is carrying our 4th child!) is off to bed and I'm about to pop on the TV and chill out ... though we did have a fun evening together!!!0
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Daily question: for me it's shoes I guess too. I was always one to buy some kind of discounted running shoes at an outlet or something and then had tons of trouble with my knees. I thought it was because I was not a good runner, overweight etc...but now that my husband owns a running store and I've analyzed my gait and see which shoes correct my body's natural over-pronation, I've had no more issues.
I love a variety of exercise environments and especially hiking but lately the gym membership allowing me access to tons of different kinds of classes at all different times of day has also been invaluable.
Ran a 15k and had a PR today. Even without running more than 3 mi a couple of times since my half marathon last month I managed to shave 5 minutes off of my time from 2008 when I was in the best shape of my life 0 -
You all sound so amazing, going global! Our trips are usually restricted to our local mountains for camping and fishing. I would love to take some of the trips that you're describing! :happy:
I've had the good fortune to travel all over the world and also have a special love for Africa (Even got to run a 10k at 10,000 feet in Ethiopia this fall when I was there for work) but some of my most favorite memories are from many camping trips with my family at various state and national parks. As for the Michigan folks, I grew up in Ohio, and remember being amazed by the dunes at Lake Michigan and how much it seemed like going to the ocean. Fun riding in the dune buggies too.0 -
Hi everyone
Im 32 - Married- 2 boys 1 girl- ages 10/6/5...0 -
Ran a 15k and had a PR today. Even without running more than 3 mi a couple of times since my half marathon last month I managed to shave 5 minutes off of my time from 2008 when I was in the best shape of my life
Awesome!!! Good for you! 0 -
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QUESTION for Sunday
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Q) With all that has happened in Japan it got me thinking about all our loved ones. Does anyone have any family or close friends that are in areas of the world that cause you any concern or worry? Not just places like Japan now, or Haiti, but also those who serve in the military around the world? Perhaps even your spouse is serving or on leave?
A) I don't, but I just thought I'd ask as I would love to hear about their service or simply lift them up in prayer. Living in Michigan with no family that actively serves in the military, it's a world to me that is foreign ... however I have many friends who are strained right now as either their spouse, or family member (son/daughter/uncle/aunt) is serving in the military ... or for that matter I had a friend who's husband went to Haiti to see family during the time of the earthquake(s) and while he survived they lost some of their family ...
Anyway, I just ask as I can so easily live in my own bubble of a world and be so out of touch with the needs and strains of so many around me ... I just thought I'd ask.0 -
My hubby is now deployed to afghan for the 3rd time out of 10years and also been deployed to Iraq twice. We have a cousin who is stationed in Japan in the marines he is on a mission right now but his wife and three kids are there and they were very blessed and well.0
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I'd like to join this group. I'm 31, almost 32, been with my husband for 12 years, and married for 5 of those years. No kids yet, but have a dog that I treat like a child (she has her own bedroom and gets homecooked meals almost every night).0
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I'm guilty as well, of living in my own bubble. I think especially with counting calories all day, and trying to get my butt in gear to work out. Seems thats all I think about most days. I get frustrated at times like the last couple days, when I realize that I have been focused on myself so much.0
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I have a lot of friends and family in Mexico and it is becoming more and more dangerous to stay there because of the violence and corruption, and it will take a long time for that to be fixed. It's hard for me to keep it on my mind all the time because the norm for me is to be in the USA, a place with opportunity and an expectation of stability. It does not seem like there's a lot for me to do here to help (except to not buy drugs, which I have nothing to do with anyway), so I just feel sad and useless when I think about it.
I do donate to a few charities that help people around the world find ways to lift themselves out of poverty (Plan USA, Heifer International) but I always wonder if there is more that I can do.0 -
Thankfully my family is safe and sound at home. I live in a military town and work as a contractor in a military hospital ER part time in addition to my regular job, so I'm consistently reminded of the service and sacrifices our men and women in the military make for us and the sacrifices and struggles of their families as well. Thank you to all!0
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Sunday's Question of the Day.....
Q) With all that has happened in Japan it got me thinking about all our loved ones. Does anyone have any family or close friends that are in areas of the world that cause you any concern or worry? Not just places like Japan now, or Haiti, but also those who serve in the military around the world? Perhaps even your spouse is serving or on leave?
A) I have some distant family in Slovakia. While it's not exactly a "war-torn" area now, the conflicts there have had some lasting effects and it seems like my family there still struggles. My niece and her new husband just returned from serving in Korea. I know she's left the military, but he's still enlisted and unsure where or when he'll be deployed next. Other than that, the rest of us are all here "safe and sound" in the states.0 -
Q) With all that has happened in Japan it got me thinking about all our loved ones. Does anyone have any family or close friends that are in areas of the world that cause you any concern or worry? Not just places like Japan now, or Haiti, but also those who serve in the military around the world? Perhaps even your spouse is serving or on leave?
I thank God that everyone in our family is safe and sound! My stepson and daughter-in-law are both Marines and have both been recently deployed. But thankfully their time in about up so no more deployments!0 -
Well I've missed two questions
1.) Could not do this without three things - 1st - MFP (seriously - I am not consistent on what I eat or working out without it). 2nd - The YMCA - I am not really that motivated to go to a gym and do something without the classes (and free babysitting) they provide. 3rd - my HRM/Calorie Counter. I would have no idea what I was burning without it.
2.) I do have a cousin that is in Guam but they are getting ready to go to Japan. Other than that we have some friends that are in Guam and Italy.
Seeing the disaster in Japan breaks my heart...0 -
My brother is in the Army. He is learning how to jump out of airplanes right now, with a chute attached that is.0
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I have a lot of friends and family in Mexico and it is becoming more and more dangerous to stay there because of the violence and corruption, and it will take a long time for that to be fixed. It's hard for me to keep it on my mind all the time because the norm for me is to be in the USA, a place with opportunity and an expectation of stability. It does not seem like there's a lot for me to do here to help (except to not buy drugs, which I have nothing to do with anyway), so I just feel sad and useless when I think about it.
I do donate to a few charities that help people around the world find ways to lift themselves out of poverty (Plan USA, Heifer International) but I always wonder if there is more that I can do.
Isn't the danger in certain areas? Our youth group goes to Mexico every year to build homes, It's something that makes some of us parents parents nervous, but they keep reassuring us that it's only in certain parts.0 -
So Nervous!
I have signed my oldest up to do online school for next year. Our local school district is so very sad. They have cut funding for buses now and there will be none ran to the high school, plus the fact that she is being bullied and I think she will be eaten ALIVE at the high school that she would be attending.
Decision making as a parent sucks sometimes.
I too, have missed two questions:
1. I could not live without my water bottle, I fill it up 3 times during the day and that exceeds my water intake for the day, MFP is right up there too - now that I am actually using it.
2. I have a friend who is stationed in Japan, however he is in Afghanistan currently. Yes, I worry about him.0 -
I have signed my oldest up to do online school for next year. Our local school district is so very sad. They have cut funding for buses now and there will be none ran to the high school, plus the fact that she is being bullied and I think she will be eaten ALIVE at the high school that she would be attending.
We have a pretty poor school district but fortunately we were able to get our two youngest into a good system ... the oldest is still in the current high school but we may pull her soon ... we thought about online opportunities and if they work for you (and your daughter) I think it's a smart option.0 -
My brother is in the Army. He is learning how to jump out of airplanes right now, with a chute attached that is.
Having the chute I hear is the most important part of jumping out of airplanes ... I haven't any personal experience but it makes sense to me
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I'm guilty as well, of living in my own bubble. I think especially with counting calories all day, and trying to get my butt in gear to work out. Seems thats all I think about most days. I get frustrated at times like the last couple days, when I realize that I have been focused on myself so much.
Yeah, it's a balance ... I know I need to take care of myself yet I don't want to get so wrapped up in myself I forget all the pain that is out there. Reminds me of Matthew West's song "My Own Little World"
@everyone ... thanks for sharing your stories0 -
Just checking in...I have been out since Friday!!! My whole family got a virus....and we were all out of the count!!! Hope everyone had a great weekend...and a good start to the week.....Here it is Wednesday...and my week is just getting started!!!0
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So is everyone feeling better I hope?? Having kids makes viruses all that more exciting eh?!0
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I think we all powered through it!!! AS of this morning....we are all doing much better!!! Lucky we had two bathrooms or we would of never made it!!! The hardest part is not being able to do anything about it!!! Watching the 5 year old....was so hard!!! She just did not understand!!!
My hubby......on the other hand.....had what we call the "man cold"....because his was SOOO much worse then what we had!!! LOL!!! He will even tell you that his was way worse then ours was!!!! If I didn't love him so much....I might have put him outside with the dogs!!! LOL!!!0 -
I'm guilty as well, of living in my own bubble. I think especially with counting calories all day, and trying to get my butt in gear to work out. Seems thats all I think about most days. I get frustrated at times like the last couple days, when I realize that I have been focused on myself so much.
Yeah, it's a balance ... I know I need to take care of myself yet I don't want to get so wrapped up in myself I forget all the pain that is out there. Reminds me of Matthew West's song "My Own Little World"
@everyone ... thanks for sharing your stories
Exactly!
It's been one of my prayers through the last two years, that the weight loss and all never goes to my head, and certainly praying for balance has been ongoing as well. I have to constantly reevaluate, and shift focus.0
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