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and one more thing--katie, those glasses are so cute! you definitely have talent and a steady hand!0
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Afternoon ladies!
Next week, since its going to also start a new month, I'm going to try something new out, not sure what, but I have decided I need a new workout plan.
Christi-Again, WTG on the lose!! I might have to check that slim 6 out.
I know there was more in this thread, but it seems like by my last post there's like 20 more, eck, hard to keep up! Next week, I'll try to be better about catching up with everyone!
I'm so glad to be a part of this group, so many awesome ladies in here with lots of motivation
I'm getting off for now. Waiting for hubby to get home from work, so we can go out and do a few things.0 -
KAT~ SOOOO adorable!!!!! I am not crafty what so ever! So I love being inspired by others lol!
Blue rose~ Your pic is soooo adorable you look so pretty!!!
Hubby and I just got back from a two day marriage seminar at our church and it was amazing! We laughed so much our cheeks hurts!!! I am just starting pilates to help tone up so if any of you ladies have a suggestion/comment i would love to hear it!
Here's to a GREAT weekend ladies!
Headed to the beach tomorrow morning with the fam for the first time since LO was born!
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I made it to the gym today! Hurray! Lucy is still sick and Broderick still has a fever but neither were bad enough off that I couldn't leave for 2 hours. It was so nice to be able to exercise. We also picked up Lucy's birthday cake and her gift. We bought a double seater Barbie jeep from someone on Craigslist for less than half the price of a new one.
Katie-love those glasses they are so cute!
AJ-A set or two of dumb bells, a kettle ball, and big exercise ball would be a great start. You can do a lot of strength training with just those items. Eat your delicious left overs and don't worry about it. I was craving a cheeseburger last night so we tried Five Guys. Yummy it was good just the small one had 685 calories! Holy moly! You know what? It was good I enjoyed it made me go over by 350 calories. The thing is this for life not a few weeks or months. There will be dinners out,, birthday cake, movie theater visits with popcorn laden with butter. I feel that you shouldn't give up the special things in life just count on the fact some days you will go over and you may need to exercise more or eat just a little less a few days after. If you even it out over the course of a few days or weeks it will still work.
Stacey-my kids were in the bad habit of eating in front of the t.v. too. When we moved it was a no food in the living room policy. It took a few weeks but they adjusted.
Barb-Have you tried Zumba? So fun!
As for starting a new thread each week, I'm happy to help do that though I am on central time and not eastern.
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I only workout at home so any strength is done with dumbbells. I'm sure you could find some programs online. I had a book called the 6 Week Bikini Countdown I was doing pre-baby (when I was actually in shape and working on toning!) and it has a dumbbell strength program. Another option is a workout video for strength. I have a bootcamp circuit I do the day I just can't face the weights (I'm so not a strength fan) and it alternates jogging with things like jumping jacks, squat variations, pushups, crunches, etc. I actually feel a lot more sore after doing that than I do with weights!In another thread some people were talking about weight training to help burn fat rather than *just* losing weight. I want to do that. I can't get abs if I lose muscle weight, you know? So I'm gonna talk to my hubby and see if we can afford for me to buy some light dumbbells or something so I can try to do a little lifting at home. It's not as good as going to the gym, but since the gym isn't a real option right now, it's something. Any thoughts?0 -
For those of you that aren't on my friends list or facebook I had to share this with you:
OMG! Love this! I figured out why I'm so fat. The shampoo I use in the shower that runs down my body says, "for extra volume and body." Going to start using Dawn dishwashing soap. It says, "dissolves fat that is otherwise difficult to remove." ~Excellent advice! I'm going to try it! (copied this from a friend!)
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Barb - That is too funny, love it!!0
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swtchrypie - I found the hiking group on meetup.com, have you checked it out before? They have lots of local groups to join.
Katie - Those glasses are awesome!! I swear I need to post a pic tomorrow of my wine glasses. They are hand blown glass and look just like that. Your friend is lucky to have you hostessing her shower.
Elijah - I have a little experience with Pilates, we use to have a class at our church in OK and it was great. LOL, just don't eat anything that might make ya gassy before ya go. We had one lady that tooted like 15 times and she kept saying she had beans for dinner, hahaha. Overall it was an amazing workout.
OK, forgot what else I was gonna write, I'm so tired. Off to bed.0 -
Alright I decided I'd be brave & post just a few of the before Slim in 6 and after pics. Please excuse the way I look, wasn't excited about taking the pics & always did them first thing in the morning so no makeup and messy hair!
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Amy ~ Thanks! The funny part is that the party is in ND and the two main planners for it are in OH and Las Vegas! LOL But I'm glad they look professional
Christi ~ WOW!!! You had awesome results!!! Congrats!! Are you doing another round?
OK ladies...never ever ever EVER go to a wine tasting hungry. LOL I swear I didn't drink that much, but oh my, I think I might have embarrassed myself last night :blushing: Still waiting to hear the verdict from the hubby, he is still sleeping...0 -
How long do you bake them for? What kinda paint did you use?
I got the paint at Michael's, Porcelaine, meant for glass. The directions on the bottle say to bake at 300 for 40 minutes I'm going to bake them today...I hope they turn out, I didn't realize I got two different paints and one says 325 for 45, and the other says 300 for 40....oops!
I can take over the thread, I'm on east coast and the boys are up by 7am at the latest 0 -
Thanks for the welcome!
Barb-That is too funny!!!
Christi-You look great!!!
Katie-I always buy different things thinking they are the same! I really need to learn how to read labels better because most of the time I have to go back to the craft store. LOL!
Well, I was looking forward to shoveling yesterday, but DH beat me to it so I worked out with the Wii instead. I did 20 minutes of the jogging and then My Routine (for WiiFit Plus) last night was 21 minutes long. DD woke up scared though, and then with a bellyache so the 21 minutes took me 40 to complete. She was fine and went back to bed at 11pm, and I followed. We had another 4 inches of snow overnight (and it's still going) so I'll get to shovel today. I weigh-in on Mondays so hopefully it will help. I'm pretty sure I've eaten too much pasta this week because my belly feels bloated.0 -
WOW Christie! Great results! Good job. You should be proud of yourself.
Tink, sorry to hear your little one had a rough night. But yay you for doing your Wii workout even though hubby stole your shoveling thunder. :laugh:0 -
Christi-That's awesome! You got some really good results!! Are you going to do it again or check something else out?0
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Christi - You look wonderful!! Great job!!
Nicole - Great job getting a w/o in since you could't shovel and had a kiddo getting up.
Katie - Cute pic of you and your hubs. 0 -
Good Sunday morning mom's.........Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend My mom left yesterday, headed back to NY, I hate saying Good Byes
And it was a quick good bye, I had a coaches conference to go to yesterday morning, and she was leaving at the same time, we didn't get time to sit and have a cup of coffee like we normally do before she leaves..... And of course my 2 kids miss grandma very much that first night she's gone...She does so much with them, baths and read to them before bed....Hard to adjust back to routine for them.....
I was stuck sitting for the most part of yesterday morning, but I did get to the gym in the afternoon and played basketball for a few hours..What a great workout and fun!! Today, I am hoping to get to the gym in the afternoon, with no daycare at the gym on Sundays, my husband and I have to take turns....He goes @ 1 for a few hours and when he comes back, I go..... Sucks, but gotta do whattcah gotta do, I guess..............
mamato4boys.................You should be very proud and post those pics....All your hard work is paying off!! Congrats, you're lookig great!! Keep up the good work!
katapple .........I too like your new pic!
Well, I best get moving, with my mom here all week, alot of the "stuff" around the house was pushed aside...I have lots to do today........Enjoy your Sunday mom's.......Remember keep moving 0 -
4love~ I haven't I will have to go and check it out thanks!
mamato4boys~ you look good!!!!! Great job!!!!!
cicole522~ I'm sorry about not being able to spend good bye time with your mom. I know how you feel when your family leaves. Thats one reason the military drives me crazy you could be close then a few years later you can be an ocean apart. AH!
Well today theres nothing going on here. My little girl was up for a long time in the middle of the night. I had to sit and rock here for 2 hours. But my husband took my son with him to get his hair cut this morning and I got to sleep in for as long as Andi let me. She decided that she didn't need too much sleep.
So I am kinda upset. I just got new BC and I think it is making me put on weight. I stepped on the scale and I have went from 141.6 to 144. I am hoping it is just my body getting used to it cause I don't like going up in numbers. argh!0 -
Thanks Ladies you all made me feel so good
I am still trying to decide for sure what I will start this week. I have the Jillian Micheals 30DS that I wanna give a shot but I am also thinking of taking a week off from the home workouts with dvds & going to the gym just to mix it up a bit before hubby leaves. At the same time that means taking time away from my family in the evening since that is the only time I can go when hubby is home. So I am still trying to figure it out. If I did the dvds then I can workout in the morning when my 3 year old is at preschool & the other two are playing then I am done for the day so that is a plus but I don't want to get burned out since I still have 6 months worth of dvd workouts coming after hubs leaves. She I keep going back & forth on this one, haha!
Kat~I'm sure that no one thinks badly of you! You had fun so that is all that matters! I am a total cheap drunk, going 4 years being pregnant or nursing means you drink pretty much nothing so right now one glass of wine & I have a bit of a buzz. I could only imagine if I had more & no food, I am sure I would be a mess! Like the new pic and ment to tell you those glasses are so cute, great job!
Swtchrypie~I know when I was on BC and went to a new one it made me gain weight, hated that & that I why I took myself off right before we got married cause I started gaining weight before the wedding. I have refused to go back on after giving birth to my 2nd since I think that is what made me have such a hard time getting pregnant, #3 and #4 are proff of that since they both happened on there own when we weren't trying!! Hope your body adjusts quickly and the weight comes right back off.
Well my oldest who made it through all the crap that has been going around school & the colds his brothers have had without getting sick finally came down with something. He never gets sick but when he does it usually leads to a day of throwing up then he's better, he's always been that way. Well no throwing up but a fever of over 103 this morning so hubby took him to the UCC (emergency room). His throat was very raw so I'm thinking with the fever maybe strep. I just hope we caught it quick & doesn't pass it to anyone else here. Atleast he got sick before hubby left instead of me having to find someone to watch the other 3 while I took him up to be checked out.
Oh well I guess I better go do some cleaning or something, can you tell how trilled I am about that idea! Have a nice Sunday ladies!0 -
Christi~ I swear I as soon as this BC is up I am going off of it and telling my hubby to get fixed haha! I am sorry to hear about your son getting sick! When I was a kid I strep throat a BILLION times all in one winter. They were close to taking my tonsils but as soon as they threatened I got over it for good. What branch is your hubby in? Mine is in the Marines. Right now we are at a non deployable post BUT he keeps getting volunteered to go train people else where. So he can't deploy but is always leaving. Kinda annoying.
I need to go walk so I don't feel like Im being unproductive. (which I kinda am) ha! Have a great Sunday ladies!0 -
Cat-Sorry you couldn't spend the time you wanted with your Mom before she left. Saying goodbye is really hard. We're four hours in the car from my family and Paul's family live in England, so I can sympathize. It takes the kids a good week to adjust after they've gone.
Swychrypie-Lack of sleep sucks. I hope you're daughter sleeps better tonight so you can get the rest you need!
Christi-I hope your son feels better soon, and the rest of the family doesn't catch it.
I just went out and shoveled the driveway. Not as much snow out there as I thought, but I could feel it. I still plan to do 41 minutes with the Wii later too. 0 -
Thanks ladies....I was am very close to my family and when we moved away, it sure was hard...But am very lucky that we do visit with each other more so then other's I'm sure....But since I lost my dad, very suddenly xmas time 2yrs ago, I just take the time I do spend with my mom, so much more to heart...... If that makes any sense...lol
mamato4boys ................question for you, you sound so busy...do you take time for yourself?? I make my gym time, "my" time...Time I can step out of the house and out of that mommy role for just 90mins or so...I thought about working out at home, but there is no way I would get a good workout in, that or I just haven't figured it out yet....lol I too can only get to the gym when their daycare/kidzone is open, or if my husband is home.....And it is time away from them, but I have noticed that if I don't get in a workout, or get at least an 1hr to myself, I am on edge, grumpy, very short with them...Where if I do get that little bit of time, seems like I'm not so quick to jump.... Idk, does that make any sense? I understand where your coming from.... Tough decision
PNCTink........England? Wow...
PNCTink / swtchrypie .................I am about an 8 hr car ride from family...Can drive it in a day, its an ok of a drive, but man with 2 kids, by the time you get there, even though I've sat the entire 8hrs, I am so ready for bed when i get there....lol But, it seem like I do everything but sleep when I'm home.....To many friends and family to see, and too many things to do....lol I have to come home to catch up on my sleep.....lol
swtchrypie.....I have a sister/brother in law, who are in the military and have been so lucky they've been so close, when I go home, but have found out that they are being shipped off to Germany come August....I'm so happy for them, but so sad, I will miss them bunches!!! But I guess thats the life of the military..My husband's dad was military, he sure knows about all that.....Not me, grew up with all my family around, I give the military families alot of credit for what they all do and what they go through....God Bless you!!!
Ok...here I sit..lol slacking, so need to get the laundry out and into the dryer and folded.....and I so, so , so bad about putting the clothes away....Don't mind washing and drying and even folding........But what is it with putting it all away...lol0 -
Thanks ladies....I was am very close to my family and when we moved away, it sure was hard...But am very lucky that we do visit with each other more so then other's I'm sure....But since I lost my dad, very suddenly xmas time 2yrs ago, I just take the time I do spend with my mom, so much more to heart...... If that makes any sense...lol
PNCTink........England? Wow...
PNCTink / swtchrypie .................I am about an 8 hr car ride from family...Can drive it in a day, its an ok of a drive, but man with 2 kids, by the time you get there, even though I've sat the entire 8hrs, I am so ready for bed when i get there....lol But, it seem like I do everything but sleep when I'm home.....To many friends and family to see, and too many things to do....lol I have to come home to catch up on my sleep.....lol
swtchrypie.....I have a sister/brother in law, who are in the military and have been so lucky they've been so close, when I go home, but have found out that they are being shipped off to Germany come August....I'm so happy for them, but so sad, I will miss them bunches!!! But I guess thats the life of the military..My husband's dad was military, he sure knows about all that.....Not me, grew up with all my family around, I give the military families alot of credit for what they all do and what they go through....God Bless you!!!
Ok...here I sit..lol slacking, so need to get the laundry out and into the dryer and folded.....and I so, so , so bad about putting the clothes away....Don't mind washing and drying and even folding........But what is it with putting it all away...lol
Sorry to hear about your Dad. I know what you mean though. My aunt died about six years ago at the age of 40 and it certainly made a difference in how I view/cherish my family.
My family was also all around us when I was growing up. I am the first to have moved away. I also give military families lots of credit because I don't think I'd be strong enough to handle it.
Don't feel badly about the laundry. All of our clean clothes can often be found sitting on top of the dressers, on the drying racks, or in laundry baskets 0 -
PNCTink...............So glad to hear that I'm not the only one with folded laundry hanging out ontop of dressers or still folded up in laundry baskets.......lol0
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Thanks for the compliments girls, that was taken last night at the wine party
Swtchrypie ~ We are Air Force. I'm from ND, but in the past 8 years we have lived in WA, OK, and now OH. At least here in OH we are a days drive away from my husband's family, always 2 days from my parents though :-/ Sorry about your little girl! I haven't taken BC in years, hubby got snipped so I don't have to ;-P Sorry about the weight gain though
Christi ~ Well you SHOULD feel good!! You did amazing!
Sorry about all the sick kiddos! Hope they all feel better soon
Cat ~ That's how I fell in love with running, it was my me time And I hate putting laundry away. Drives Jason nuts. I will organize, fold, but I despise putting things away...
I was able to get a nap in and I didn't feel so hungover when I woke up LOL I actually got a run in! A slow one, but it's exactly what I needed! My weekly totals: 406 minutes of working out, 3803 calories burned! WOHOO!!! next week I am going to try to do 420 and 4000
My husband got P90x from a friend...I am so tempted to do it, but I love all my other workouts that I don't want to drop them. I might do my turbokick in the morning and do the arm workout tomorrow afternoon since it's arms day for me anyway. Any thoughts??
Oh and I'm very excited, my youngest is potty trained!! Once we got him to poop on the potty it was like it all clicked So happy to be diaper free YESSSS! 0 -
Thanks for the compliments girls, that was taken last night at the wine party
Swtchrypie ~ We are Air Force. I'm from ND, but in the past 8 years we have lived in WA, OK, and now OH. At least here in OH we are a days drive away from my husband's family, always 2 days from my parents though :-/ Sorry about your little girl! I haven't taken BC in years, hubby got snipped so I don't have to ;-P Sorry about the weight gain though
Christi ~ Well you SHOULD feel good!! You did amazing!
Sorry about all the sick kiddos! Hope they all feel better soon
Cat ~ That's how I fell in love with running, it was my me time And I hate putting laundry away. Drives Jason nuts. I will organize, fold, but I despise putting things away...
I was able to get a nap in and I didn't feel so hungover when I woke up LOL I actually got a run in! A slow one, but it's exactly what I needed! My weekly totals: 406 minutes of working out, 3803 calories burned! WOHOO!!! next week I am going to try to do 420 and 4000
My husband got P90x from a friend...I am so tempted to do it, but I love all my other workouts that I don't want to drop them. I might do my turbokick in the morning and do the arm workout tomorrow afternoon since it's arms day for me anyway. Any thoughts??
Oh and I'm very excited, my youngest is potty trained!! Once we got him to poop on the potty it was like it all clicked So happy to be diaper free YESSSS!
Well, running became my "me" time as well....After my dad passed away, I sat home and cried for about a month and then I couldn't take it anymore...Everything here reminded me of him..So to the gym I went and I started the couch to 5k... I was never a runner, went to college on a basketball scholorship, couldn't imagine running just for the hell of it..... Well, here I am, doing just that and I love it!! And it is just that my "me" time....
I saw your 406 minutes of working out, 3803 calories burned...........Awesome Job!! You know what, I will call your 420 and 4000..At the end of the week, see if I can match that....lol I'm up for a good challenge, that ok with you?
And of course with your P90x, I think, give it a try, can't hurt anything!
Oh, lets not forget the WHOOT-WHOOT for no more diapers.........lol
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Katie - Are you the one that posted the podcast to do during C25K? If so, do you still have the link? I thought I saved it but now I can't find it. Still planning on starting on the 1st.
Ugh, I just got done listing stuff on ebay and now I want to snack, I don't even think I'm hungry but I keep thinking about almonds. Going to fight the urge b/c it's too late and I don't need it. So annoying that I want stuff when I'm not hungry. I'm excited to weigh in this week, I think I did pretty good on my food choices and I got exercise in every day. Bonus, my parents both told me they could tell I lost weight. Made my weekend!! Hoping my brother notices when he comes to visit, he's always getting on me for putting weight on. Of course he eats like a horse and doesn't gain a pound.
My hike today was cancelled and of course, the rain started the minute the hike was due to END. Bummer! But, at least I didn't go and then have it called off, it's a 30 minute drive to that park from my house.
Ok you girls that are doing such kick bumm workouts are killin me. How do you find the time?? My 16 month old takes one nap and unless I get up at the crack of dawn or w/o at night I just can't seem to get more time in and watch the kids. I've usually got a good hour while he's down. What's your secret??
Hope ya'll had a great weekend. Looking forward to a productive week!0 -
Swtchrypie~my hubby is in the Air Force, this is actually the first long deployment he has been on in several years. We were stationed in Germany for 4 years where they didn't send the guys from then when we came back to the states he was an instructor so he would go to teach classes for 2 weeks at a time but nothing really longer than that. So we knew it was coming & I have been preparing myself since we moved here. I am an air force brat so I knew what I was getting myself into and know how it goes but it still won't be easy. Having 4 boys will keep me busy and hopfully help time go fast.
Cat~I am busy of course with my boys & I use to go to the gym a couple nights a week, it was a nice me time. It's just that hubby is getting ready to deploy for atleast 6 months & he leaves in two weeks so I really don't want to take away that time we spend together in the evenings right now. I figure if I can just keep myself on a routine of working out in the morning then I will keep doing good & I will always have the evening time to myself after the boys are in bed. There won't we a ton of me time for awhile but that's just they way it will be. Trust me when he gets back he will owe me quiet a bit of me time & I'm will be taking it! Especially since the baby will be a year old then & I will be able to leave him cause he won't be attached at the boob, haha!
Thanks again for all the nice comments ladies it really does help keep me motivated. I took a break this weekend from working out but tomorrow I am going to have to get right back to it although it is going to be a busy morning is it may be a quick on but I WILL do it!!0 -
Okay WOW there has been A LOT of posting since I last checked. I didn't get to read all the posts the hubby wants to watch Mastermind so I have to make it quick.
Christi~WOWZA!!! That is some awesome results. Keep up the hard work.
Also wanted to say that the MIL made the move yesterday night hence the not being able to get on sooner. It was a very stressful day yesterday with getting things ready for her to come. We ended up choosing to call the police and have them do a civil standby. Good thing we did too because he blew up right before we were done. Got to go movie time.0 -
katiem--i'm so glad you were able to help your mil, and were not too ashamed to call the police to help facilitate. best wishes on changes to come....
christi--AWESOME results!! i wanted that program before, and now i think i want it even more. you look wonderful!
katie--i've never done p90x all the way thru, but i have done almost all the dvd's as part of a hybrid regimen. many beachbody coaches do that--espec if they are runners like you. and as long as dh has them, you might as well try. it's a new month, why not? one bit of advice--don't start with core, cuz tony's too dorky in it! you won't want to keep going if he's that guy in them all--which he's not. kwim?
holly and katie--thanks for stepping up to do the thread. talk to nicole, please, and get it settled out. thank you!!
i know there are more....here's to a new month! well almost!0 -
That is a disappointment to end the month, but I knew it was going to happen, since I had taken 3 weeks off from major working out and then this weekend, we ate out a lot! I gained 3.2 lbs since my last weigh in
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So, its time for a new plan, since I'm feeling a lot better and now I'm even more motivated to meet March's goal!! It's time to get physical, physical!! LoL
Have a great day ladies, I'll be checking in later!0
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