Fit For Future Families - May 2011
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Hi All--went to a last-minute Mother/Daughter Mother's Day banquet with my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and two nieces. Good times had by all.....and I ate enough for the entire native population of a small island somewhere. Sigh.... There must be a part of me somewhere that is content where I am, because Lord knows, my motivation/followthrough has been just about ZILCH lately! I gotta convince that little part to get with the program, because the REST of me still wants to lose a few more pounds!
Okay, I feel better now that I've let that out.
Cheers to everyone on this forum. Happy Mother's/Mother's-to-Be day tomorrow to all...may it be a day to celebrate and reflect on what we want and why we want it...even if we don't quite have it yet.0 -
Jalara- I'm sorry your night was not the best.
I'm dreading tomorrow! I'm hoping it will go quickly and without tears. Every year I think, maybe next Mother's Day I will be mother or pregnant. Nope 0 for three. We are going to my mother in laws for dinner and I'm in charge of salad- which is good because at least I know there will be something yummy and healthy.0 -
Weigh in isn't going ot be great tomorrow - I had nachos and chocolate tonight! Oy vey...... oh well. I'm proud of the work I put in this week. And I'm sticking to it!
So Mother's Day was supposed to be our Valentine's Day this year, but I'm not in the mood for it AT ALL. I plan to hit the gym and then make a lasagna dinner and relax for the day.
What are the other non-mom's doing tomorrow?0 -
I'm spending the day at my parents. We are leaving shortly actually. My sister is going to her BF's Mom's for dinner so we're doing a big BBQ for my mom at lunch....steak and salads and stuff. Then because my brother's girlfriend doesn't get off work until after 3, we're going to get take out for my mom for dinner. I find it so much easier to get through the day if I focus on my Mom instead of my not being a Mom. I'm kind of lucky that I don't have to hang around any kids today - I think it would be harder....
Hope everyone has a great Mother (or future) Mother's day. We will all get there!!!!0 -
Karen, great attitude regarding mothers day... And happy mothers day to you, alisa, and the other mothers on this board. So very much baby dust to all trying!
Luki, *hugs* I hope there are noters for you either, but if there are, I hope you feel no guilt.
Jalara, I don't think I would want tocelebrate valentines day today, either, why did you pick this day?
Pam, have a great time with your mom today, it sounds like a great plan.
AFM, church this morning, then lunch and mini golf with my parents, then dinner with DH's parents, we are really blessed that we have both sets of parents near by, and I'm trying to focus on that today. I took a test today, though I shouldnt til Friday, but I thought it would be so neat to find out I was a mother on mothers day, and to maybe even till our mothers, but that was pretty warped thinking. Negative. Bleh. Luki, Im with you on trying not to cry today, we can do it!0 -
I wasn't down anything this morning. yuck. I am afriad I might have plateaued... but i also know in my head I was a little to lienant this week with the "little bites" I also have done some readin on aspertane and caffine. So i am going to try this week to only drink water,0
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Andrea- sorry for the negative- hopefully on Friday it will be positive!
Jalara- I'm with you all I want to do is stay at home and eat alot. But, I'm not going to have that chance...
Katy- Same. I'm not down at all this week and didn't help Slytherin House at all :frown: I'm hoping by drinking alot of water today I'll flush some sodium and be down tomorrow.
We are going over to the inlaws for a lunch/dinner around 3. My inlaws are very good about supporting the adoption route and don't bring up pregnancy at all. Its just hard to go over there because my SIL has 5 beautiful children (all girls) and I do wish I could take one home with me
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So, remember when I said I had a nap yesterday? Well, it was a 6 hour name, and then DH and I stayed in bed until 2 this afternoon! We never do that, so it was a great great day!
I just finished making lemon squares for dessert, and we're going to have lasagna, homemade bread and salad for dinner tonight.
So VDay for us started as a tradition because DH gets the Winter Blues and is normally pretty down around VDay, so this is how we make up for it (and it's normally really fun). I'm not sure how Mother's Day got picked, but I don't think we've ever worried about it before.
Harry Potter Challenge - I weigh exactly the same as I did on Monday! And I have no idea how that's possible! I worked super duper hard at the gym this week, and my calories intake wasn't too bad either (below my BMR for sure!). So I'm just going to hope for a loss this week. Boo-Urns!0 -
I thought of everyone here when I read this. I think it really resonated with me....
http://www.owningpink.com/blogs/owning-pink/all-the-childless-mommies-mother-s-day0 -
Great post Pam! Loved it. Thanks.0
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mothers day + no weight loss= depressed.0
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Pam- thank you for the link! It has been a hard day for many reasons and frankly don't feel like diving into it all again tonight. I'll fill you all in tomorrow, but right now I need a break from thinking about it. Love you all, goodnight!0
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2011 SW: 241.8
Week 14: 231.9 lbs (-4.9lbs)
Week 15: 232.5 lbs (+0.6lbs)
Week 16: 233.7 lbs (+1.2lbs)
Week 17: 230.8 lbs (-2.9lbs)
Week 18: 228.2 lbs (-2.6lbs)
Week 19: 227.7 lbs (-0.5lbs)
Wow, week 19 of the year already...that's crazy. My weight is back to where I was expecting it to be. I did minor things this week, not intense at all but because I was sick, I was low on calories and eating poorly for a few days. Yesterday I went a little overboard (although I did say no to quite a few things) and so the scales reflected as much. Woke up this morning without an overly stuffed nose or chest pain). Today's the last 4am wake up call for about 2 weeks for me (hubs wanted to drive me to the airport on Sunday next week and to take off a weekend at work, he needs to take off 5 days, so he's off starting from tomorrow until Monday). It should be fairly quiet, which is good, I need the time to relax and get fully better.
Hope everyone's days weren't too bad yesterday. I got a lot of sun. We had great weather and got my Mom's new veggie garden kit put together, then her new outdoor swing and got into her garden some. DH helped with some of the new cabinets and then it was naptime for me.....LOL Dinner ended up being pizza - not the greatest choice, but in for a penny, in for 3lbs.....LOL0 -
Week 1 - 229
Week 2 - 228 (-1.0 lb)
Week 3 - 226.2 (-1.8 lbs)
Week 4 - 227.4 (+1.2 lbs)
Week 5 - 227.8 (+0.6 lbs)
Week 6 - 227.8
Yeah, so.... I didn't change at all which annoys me to no end after I worked so hard last week! But, alas, it's a process so whatever. At least it's not a gain.
Goal check for last week:
Goal Check:
8 cups of water a day - done!
Workout 4 days - I only made 3 days
Get a calorie burn above 400 for each workout - done!
Log food every day 6/7 days
Stay under calories 4 times - made 3
Hmmm... so in retrospect maybe I didn't do as well as I thought I did. Well, turns out tracking goals is a good tool! Okay, so goals for this week are:
8 cups of water a day
Workout 5 days
Get a calorie burn above 500 for 3 workouts
Log food every day
Stay under calories 5 times
Time to up the ante I suppose! Also, I've decided that I should take a picture or something in my goal shorts, so I'm going to work on doing that this week. My goal shorts are a pair of shorts I wore on my first date with DH. I think they're a size 16 and I could wear them 23(ish) lbs ago. So I shall see if I can find them.
OB appt on Wednesday, and DH has the day off for it, so hopefully it will go smoothly and we'll get on with whatever needs doing.
After our day in bed yesterday, I couldn't go to bed until 430, so I got up at 1130 and now I'm zonked and have no energy. Meh, oh well! Also, after playing catch and frisbee yesterday my throwing arm hurts! lol - Time to do more of that.
We had signed up for soccer-baseball for the summer with the city's rec sports group, and they cancelled it because not enough people signed up! Boo! Unfortunately nothing else is even remotely interesting. It was supposed to be an "us" thing, so I guess we have to find something else!
Pam - did you gain since last week or lose? I'm so confused! One says gain, one thing says lose.... either way, I hope you feel better!0 -
My first weigh in with the group. Here's to keeping each other strong!
SW: 211 (March 2011)
Week 19: 193.6
Sorry to hear from several of you about being sick this past week. It's even worse in the spring when you want to be out and about doing things. Here's wishing for speedy recoveries.
Pam, thanks for the link. And courage to all of you who had a rough weekend!! Yesterday ended up being ok for me, but Saturday was a huge meltdown with the hubby after the Waffle House waitress asked if I was a mom. We're just at different emotional points about this. He's disappointed but determined (such a healthy emotion, I'm envious) and I'm at angry. Maybe this is my sign to take up an exercise that gets out frustration - like boxing, ha! :laugh:
I was determined to control something about yesterday though, so even with knowing I'd be over my weight loss calorie & nutrient targets (a huge brunch with my MIL and then a big graduation party) I still recorded EVERYTHING! And it was a feat, because everything was homemade and buffet style! But I did it and was just a smidge over my maintenance number, so no setbacks, and I'm hoping maybe even a nice little confusing boost to my metabolism.
And guess what ladies?! It's a new week, new mini-goals and a fresh outlook. Here's a little May sunshine for all of you: :flowerforyou:0 -
No loss this week, but no gain either
So here is the story…I got my to the in-laws and we did the whole “why are you thankful for mom thing.” Which was a little awkward because basically it was for my MIL and then my one SIL with the 5 girls. Both my other SILs also have a hard time on mother’s day with the eldest being a birth mom and not having any other children and the other not having any. And then my FIL actually point out that we have no children yet- he was trying to be cute about it by saying we have no kids and I take good care of my husband, but it still put me on the spot. All of this I was able to handle. But then I found out my SILs family is planning to adopt “to get a football player.” I felt I was kicked in the stomach! 1. What a horrible reason to adopt! Not just because you want a boy, but specifically because you “want a football player.” How dare you adopt for that? What if the child wants to play the violin? Or wants nothing to do with sports?! 2. Not to mention they would also be having a familial adoption so it is going to make our matching process that much harder! AGHHHHHH! I can’t believe them. I held it in the entire time we were there. On the way home I mentioned to my husband that I’m going to be upset if they find a match before us. I was looking for support like, “Don’t worry it won’t happen” or “They won’t go through with it, it is the wrong reason to adopt,” something to calm myself. But no. He totally dropped the ball saying, “Is there anything else I should know your going to be mad about.” Wow, thanks for the support DH. That’s when the tears started. I had held them back all day and just couldn’t anymore. We got home and I stayed in the car to awhile to collect myself and then went in and we talked. He is just feeling the stress and feeling guilty that, “he hasn’t been able to give me a child.” And we talked through that I wasn’t mad at him for me not being able to get pregnant, that I’m excited to adopt, and I know we will adopt, and someday hopefully we will also conceive. I was hurt and needed support at that moment and I didn’t get any.
Today is a new day and I hope it will be a good one.0 -
Luki - I'm so sorry! What a horrible day - and seriously? A football player? I don't think I could have kept my mouth shut about that. Do they know you are trying to adopt?
Also, I'm curious (and I'm sorry for not knowing) where are you in the adoption process? I know yesterday I spent a lot of time looking through adoption stuff and trying not to think too much about the long wait ahead of us.
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Wow luki, that really sucks. Well done for coming round to a positive outlook though, that can be hard sometimes.
Glad you're feeling better pam.
Jalara, i would guess you'll see the loss from all your work next week, that's happened to me a few times.
Afm I lost three pound last week but then went a bit mad with the eating yesterday, not sure why. I'm trying not to beat myself up about it but feel like I've really let myself down. I just need to not let that turn into an excuse to just give up.
So with that in mind - goals!
1) 8 cups of water every day, not cheating and not counting what I drink at the gym
2) introduce at least one new exercise thing, maybe a DVD or something to shake it up
3) be a bit nicer to myself!0 -
First weigh in with the group: 205.6 this morning.
I'm just getting back into this, so I'm not too depressed. Kind of mad at myself for gaining back 5 lbs on the honeymoon, but what're ya gonna do?
Goals:
Crunches at least 4 days this week.
Volleyball tourney at mom's with the fam this weekend.
WATER!!!! Must up my water intake!!
I'll be back later. Break is over at work!!0 -
SW: 148.2
Week 1 of 16 - 150 (+1.2)
Happy Monday Guys - I know yesterday was difficult for some of you guys, I'm glad you all found ways to cope!
Pam - LOVE the new pic! You look awesome! Sorry about the bronchitis! I got it twice last winter (not the most recent one but the one before) and it kicked my butt both times! I'm surprised I haven't gotten it at all here since our air quality SUCKS
Jalara - That's such a fun idea for Vday! I might try to adopt that with my hubs! Pick a random day like Presidents day or something...i bet it makes getting dinner reservations easier!
Luki - Some people have their priorities so mixed up...if you want to adopt a football player adopt an older kid that is in foster care and needs to get out of the system....but seriously...why would THAT be your reasoning....
AFM - CD28 today, according to FF it is saying I O'd last week...but who the he11 knows anymorem it changes daily...I have my follow up appointment tomorrow with the gyno for my lab results and potentially a referall to go have and internal ultra sound done to make sure everything is clear etc. I'm starting to get concerned....trying not to think about all the potential problems, but we just always thought i was "Super fertile" and now we're finding out otherwise....
My Mothers day was pretty uneventful, I slept until 11am (mostly bc i was on the phone with my friend until 3am the night before) then I went over to my "Deployment family"'s house (it's my neighbor and her husband is on the boat with my husband so we spend...almost everyday together) and we just layed around and drank coffee until like 2pm....then I went home and separated laundry...it came out to 7 loads....2 loads of towels, 2 loads of lights, 2 loads of darks and a load of whites....how the HECK can two people (one being a 5yr/ol) create SO many clothes??!?! I just don't get it! Then our mothers day dinner (since neither of us wanted to cook) was KFC....hence the gain of 1.2lbs, I'm sure it's mostly water weight from all the sodium. I have 15 weeks and 15lbs to lose...So after work today i'm going to take the kids out on their bikes and i'm going to interval run around my neighborhood. Gotta get that cardio in!0 -
Just saw this thread! Can anyone join? what do i need to do (weigh-ins etc.) My husband and I have been TTC for about 6 months now but i'm having some other health issues so it has to take a second base sometimes. I don't really want to talk to my family/friends because being constantly asked makes it a lil depressing
It'd be great to have someone to talk to thats in the same boat
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Welcome April, lots of friendly advice and support here0
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Hey all -
Jalara, Because I have multiple challenges that I'm in, I have multiple weigh ins. I am down w/w (Monday to Monday - which is all I really care about) but since my last challenge weigh in (Sunday for Harry Potter) I'm up 3lbs - that would be in 1 day....LOL Not so much of a care...Usually I don't post anything about the challenge weigh ins on here to avoid confusion....And I agree with Pixie - you'll probably see the loss next week
Minni - honeymoon weight is definitely better than "oops, I couldn't get off the couch and the bag of chips just had to sit with me all night" weight....LOL Don't be too hard on yourself
Luki - I would have walked out.....LOL Just the fact that someone gets up abruptly would have been enough to get people thinking about what they said and you could have some cool off time. That's my polite way of telling them all to be careful around me......Anything that came out of my mouth wouldn't have been polite. My hubs is the same way though. When I get upset about TTC for such a long time, he feels bad because he can't fix it immediately.
Alisa - It's nice to have someone so close, especially when DH is away for long stretches...bonus that she gets what you're going through too......A day lounging is all my momma asks for
SDavis - Good job on the staying within maintenance!!
Hiya April - Welcome
My goals for this week:
1. Get to half my body weight in ounces (14 glasses) at least 3 days this week, be over 8 the rest
2. Be packed and ready for trip before Saturday
3. Make sure that I get at least half the amount of proteins as I do carbs
4. Get in at least 1500 calories burned over the week.
Next week should be interesting. I won't be home, eating out all week, no access to my regular scale, access to a hotel gym, evenings by myself......0 -
Hi all--I'm enjoying all the new people joining us!
So, I did C25k today--I even backed up a week, just so I wouldn't kill myself jumping right back into it after a week off. Ugh. It stlll worked me. My knee was twinging at me for part of it, which isn't surprising....it does that if I don't "work up" to the workout I'm doing. So, I made it through, but that was a little disappointing that my knee was talking to me. IT WAS JUST A WEEK!
Managed to stay JUST under my calorie goal today. I suppose that is a lot better than the last two days, so I'll take it...and I'll have to keep from listening to the siren song of the peppermint patties coming from the pantry.
Not much else to report. As far as TTC goes, we are pretty much just in a holding pattern till next month for the HSG. So, we continue to "do what we can do", but I'm not holding out any sort of hope. I'm sorry Mother's Day can be so hard for everyone...it's just....well, crappy that a day that is meant to bring happiness can bring so much crud with it. Sigh. We saw my mom at church and then spent the afternoon with my husband's mom. It was a pretty good day--although it didn't feel like a relaxing Mother's Day for me. The most relaxing part was getting to go to Target for a half hour by myself without my kid with me. It felt like a vacation. Haha.
I'm trying to be good this week....mostly because I'm singing in a wedding on Saturday, so I have a rehearsal dinner on Friday and then the wedding and reception on Sat. I'm sure there will be a plethora of caloric-laden celebratory food...that I will probably not choose to keep my mitts out of enough. So, I'll be doing good if I don't gain 3 lbs.--but I weigh in on Friday, so perhaps that will steer me in a good direction for Friday and Saturday. I hope.
Goals:
Exercise every day.
Under calorie goal M-F. Eat intentionally on the weekend.
6-8 cups of H2O. I'm horrible at that.
Take vitamins every day.
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@ Pam - LOVED your post! :flowerforyou:
Mother's day weekend was pretty busy for me. but busy means I have lots to be thankful for, right?
I had my tarot cards read for the first time (meh) baked / decorated a gluten free cake for SIL, got to sleep in until 10:30am on Sun, visited my parents, in the early afternoon, and had supper with in laws and celebrated SIL's b'day.
today I spontaneously volunteered 1hr of my time, had a good talk with DH and made up (I swear HE gets pms, not ME! LOL) and met a mom, her 4 y/o DD from out of town and offered them a ride to TRU to save them the LONG walk / cab fare / bus fare. She offered to pay me and I said, it was ok, just pay it forward. 0 -
Carina - That sounds super nice of you! I wish i could do stuff like that but i don't live in an area that even a Mother and her child would be safe to do that with. I love that you had that opportunity!!
Kah - I hear ya on the knee thing...4 years of cheerleading and snowboarding (dislocated each of them at least once doing both of these activities) has had lasing effects on my knees as well! I can't really run for too long w/o braces - I like the elliptical that is less impact.
I didn't get a chance to run tonight as there was a freak thunderstorm that rolled thru as soon as i left work tonight. So i came home and swapped out some laundry and did some dishes. I don't have class in the morning bc my Dr. appointment is at 1130am so I am going to go to the gym instead. I'm kind of excited to go to the gym and not have a time limit or anything like that.
Tonights dinner was yummy stuffed salmon (stuffed with a cream/goat cheese thing i thru together) and peas...I made brown rice, but i only made enough for my son and I to each have a small serving and i ended up burning it so it was crunchy and un-edible. I'm starting to get excited to go to the grocery store....I have a lot of ideas for low-carb stuff! I have come to the conclusion that carb-free is IMPOSSIBLE so i have decided just to cut out bread, pasta and white rice (and only have brown rice every so often). Tomorrow however - is my cheat day. In&Out is my choice...I have a meeting there during lunch time...Might try their it protein style (wrapped in lettuce).
I've started looking at Vacation villa's in Hawaii and I found a studio apartment on the Northshore with a private beach and full kitchen etc for only $215 a night which is within budget....so i need to look into travelers insurance so i can make sure i get my money back if something happens and they get extended or delayed. I - am - so - EXCITED!!0 -
April and minni- Welcome!
Ladies- thanks for understanding and the support!
Jalara- oh yes they know we are adopting! Part of the reason it upsets me so much- it like a slap in the face! We are in the beginning. We are waiting for my husband’s citizenship certificate to arrive and looking at different adoption attorneys. As soon as school is out for the summer we will start meeting with them, choose the attorney, get the home study completed and then notify all the extended family that we are looking :happy: I always smile when I think of the getting the word out to the family because for us that is the “official” waiting for a match phase of the process. My SIL (the one that is a birth mom) is so excited she has told some extend family members already in Samoa. But until all the paper work is figured out we aren’t in a position to adopt. We have no idea how long it will take to find a match- but if we have to wait 5 years, we wait five years- we're just excited to meet our child Our initial timeline was to get all the initial steps finished my the end of the year and get the word out to family at the beginning of 2012, but it looks like we will blow the timeline out of the water and maybe ready by the end of the summer!
Pam- I thought about walking out but I thought if I walked out I might start crying and I wanted to keep a brave face on while I was there…part of my stubborn side I guess…I don’t like people seeing me cry. Yes, my husband and yours sound a lot alike- he just doesn’t like seeing me hurt and wants to fix it and can’t.
Carina- sounds like you had an awesome weekend. It is always nice to be able to help others.
Had a great workout tonight and a pretty good eating day too.0 -
HOLY CRAP!
I thought I gained 25 pounds over night.... until I realized my husband had his FOOT on the scale!!!!!!
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Hey everyone,
So last night I re-set my goals to lose 2lbs a week vice 1.5 lbs a week. A couple of years ago when I first discovered MFP I was eating 1200 calories a day and seeing results, so I think that that number works for me (considering how short I am). So I am hoping to be able to stick to it, and I am aiming to eat 1/2 to 3/4 of my exercise calories, instead of maxing them out at every chance. Hopefully, like this, there will be some change.
DH and I are headed to the gym tonight, and I've already done a short Turbo Jam session today, so I should be able to reach my calorie-burn goal without any problems.
Happy Tuesday everyone - Biggest Loser is on tonight!0 -
Pam - Thanks. Hahaha. That is a great comparison. Truly makes me feel better. But I lost it before, I KNOW I can do it again. I just have to get back into the swing of things.
Jalara - Good for you for realizing what worked and getting back to it. Keep it up!
Carina - Your post made me laugh. I could so imagine my hubby doing that same thing.
AFM - so far not doing well for my goals. I just can't stand the taste (or lack thereof) of water!!!!! In other news, hubby and I have decided to start really trying. I had gone and gotten a prescription for BC, but decided not to take it. I was on depo for 3 years though, so we're not sure if we'll even be able to conceive anytime soon. Most articles say it can take a year, and my doctor told me the same thing. At this point I'm not sure if that would be a blessing, or a nuisance...
Dinner at Olive Garden with mom and m-i-l tonight for a late mother's day dinner. Good thing I like salad! Hahahaha.0
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