Stay-At-Home Moms 11/3-11/9

enkcott

Thanks for the great welcome! I actually have a boy and a girl thank goodness! they are crazy and fun and starting to learn so much at school I can hardly stand it!

When I was first prego I realized that I was about 30 lbs over weight, much to my horror. After I had them (7 weeks early) I lost the 15 I had gained plus everything else and maintained that for 4 years.

Then I quit smoking.

I gained the obligatory 10 lbs and maintained that for more than a year then sometime over August/Sept I started noticing the scale going up (okay, I obsessively noticed it) and thought that was weird. So the other week one of the trainers at the gym was talking to me and mentioned the thyroid and some of the symptoms so I called the fam doctor and after threatening to poke him in the eye (he tried to play the bmi game with me) we got it figured that it really was outside of normal so I go Friday to see what the next step is and hopefully get it moving again! What a pain! No wonder I have been so frustrated, now I can keep that pile of clothes I have been systematically throwing out of my closet in the hopes that I really will get back there! Ugh!

mechanicmom

Now Alex is breaking out from the antibiotics! Ugh! :noway: Poor kid! He's actually feeling better though. LOL

kileenas

Kileenas - Welcome to the group! Four girls! Whew! That's a lot of hair braiding going on! The trick for me with exercising is to find something that you really like to do. I've tried tae bo, walk away the pounds, slim in six, some postnatal work out...they all worked temporarily but it wasn't something that I LOVED to do so I eventually stopped doing them all. Turbo Jam, however, is my new love. I LOVE doing it. It burns stress, it works FAST (for me at least), it tones muscle & it just makes me feel good. Once I found it, it is now part of my day. I make time for it b/c I WANT to, not b/c I have to. Some days, it is difficult to get in & somedays it doesn't happen, but since i like it so much, I get back on track the next day. That's just my 2 cents. I'm kind of the mouth around here. :laugh:

Thanks for the welcome!
Same here, I get bored. I've tried tae bo, walk away the pounds, slim in six, and the biggest loser workout. I switch around and then I get tired of them and move onto the treadmill for awhile. I know I lose weight walking/jogging on the treadmill but that gets really boring ...FAST! I haven't heard of Turbo Jam. Hmm...I'll check it out. Thanks!


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Marla64

Kileenas - Welcome to the group! Four girls! Whew! That's a lot of hair braiding going on! The trick for me with exercising is to find something that you really like to do. I've tried tae bo, walk away the pounds, slim in six, some postnatal work out...they all worked temporarily but it wasn't something that I LOVED to do so I eventually stopped doing them all. Turbo Jam, however, is my new love. I LOVE doing it. It burns stress, it works FAST (for me at least), it tones muscle & it just makes me feel good. Once I found it, it is now part of my day. I make time for it b/c I WANT to, not b/c I have to. Some days, it is difficult to get in & somedays it doesn't happen, but since i like it so much, I get back on track the next day. That's just my 2 cents. I'm kind of the mouth around here. :laugh:

Thanks for the welcome!
Same here, I get bored. I've tried tae bo, walk away the pounds, slim in six, and the biggest loser workout. I switch around and then I get tired of them and move onto the treadmill for awhile. I know I lose weight walking/jogging on the treadmill but that gets really boring ...FAST! I haven't heard of Turbo Jam. Hmm...I'll check it out. Thanks!


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Switching it around is best anyway-- no? Muscle memory and all that jazz. I do step aerobics for a couple times, switch to 30 day Shred, then run-- then back to step-- blah, blah, blah. Seems to work pretty well. Happy to see the flabula around my tummy starting to go down. I'm with Roni who said in an earlier thread that she couldn't feel her abs when she worked them-- I couldn't either for the longest time. No pain, so I thought no gain. But, the cardio is burning the fat away so the muscles are now somewhat evident-- (STRESS ON SOMEWHAT-- ) but, it's going down, which is sweet.

Sara-- thanks for encouragement. Kids are awesome-- they're always very helpful, but they really have no choice. Our motto around here, straight from scripture-- "If a man does not work, he shall not eat." We're all in this together-- one for all and all for one-- you get the point-- even my six year old knows how to push a vacuum around a room, and the 2 year old is able to sweep the deck. (we have to redo it, but he still feels productive)

I've been on the warpath against idle children-- even before I knew grandma was coming. Warned the kids there'd be hell to pay if I walk into a room and see them sitting idly, in a messy room. Hubby and I are so busy, there's not the time to oversee things the way we'd like. Hopefully, once he secures a job and I can stop typing so much, we can resume a "normal" life once again-- this is getting old and tiring. Zzzzzzz. I just woke up from a 30 minute cat nap. I couldn't keep my eyes open at the keyboard. But, hopefully if we can ever resume our normal chaos once again the house can resume ITS normal chaos-- :noway:

Must work-- later all.

loreeb18

Harley & I took a walk today. (Okay, so I walked and she rode in the stroller. I'm telling you, babies are so lazy!) it was a nice warm sunny day so I felt like I had to take advantage of it before the dreaded snow starts.

3babybeans

Those lazy babies. :grumble: My kids do the same thing to me, but oftentimes the wagon is containment for my boys. Protects the general population from their insanity. I'm dreading the snow, too. Between the kids & the dogs, someone is always scratching at the door.

Marla - love the motto! Some of my friends think I'm nuts for giving my 3yo "chores" He doesn't do them well, but at least he's doing them! He puts laundry down the chute before bath time, makes his bed & puts the dishes in the sink after each meal....very very loudly. BTW - I just realized I STILL have your tae bo sitting here in the envelope & ready to roll! ACK! I forgot to take it to the post office & things got piled on top of it! It'll be there soon! I promise! Sorry!

3babybeans

enkcott - I have a HUGE bag of clothes that I put away when I quit working & just remembered them about a week ago. None of them fit any more. They're all too big! WOO! You'll get there, too. That thyroid is a tricky, tricky thing. Once you get it straightened out, I bet you'll feel so much better & your body will get in check.

Marla64

Those lazy babies. :grumble: My kids do the same thing to me, but oftentimes the wagon is containment for my boys. Protects the general population from their insanity. I'm dreading the snow, too. Between the kids & the dogs, someone is always scratching at the door.

Marla - love the motto! Some of my friends think I'm nuts for giving my 3yo "chores" He doesn't do them well, but at least he's doing them! He puts laundry down the chute before bath time, makes his bed & puts the dishes in the sink after each meal....very very loudly. BTW - I just realized I STILL have your tae bo sitting here in the envelope & ready to roll! ACK! I forgot to take it to the post office & things got piled on top of it! It'll be there soon! I promise! Sorry!

No worries-- whenever you get to it. I certainly appreciate things piling up-- believe me!!!!!!!

3babybeans

I caught my self in a parent-ism. "shut your mouth & eat your dinner." :huh: Zeke looked at me like I was nuts...then Micah tried to shut his mouth & put a fork in it...didn't work too good.

kate25

I don't think I'll be doing the push up challenge. I'm doing the 30 Day Shred challenge right now. And I'm on Level 3 and everything is hurting but a good kind of pain.
And I remember when my little ones were so little that I didn't want to leave them anywhere. Now I love leaving them with the grandparents for a night.
And I love working out with my kids. They try to do the exercises and it just makes me laugh and makes everything so much easier.

katiechakos

Hi girls! I had a great experience at the gym today. The drop off daycare was terrific. They gave me a beeper and there is one on one care for infants. They allow 2 hours per day, so it's like a dream come true! I was able to run 7 miles and do some abs before heading back up to see him. YAY for us!

What a fun thing to have... I love talking to other moms!

3babybeans

Kate - my kids are too little to exercise with me yet. My heavens, how I've tried! The 3yo is bound & determined to get kicked in the head & the nearly 2yo likes to try to run between my legs. It doesn't work out too well. What exercises do you get your kids to do?

Katie - Good job! I'm glad leaving wasn't too stressful & that you got SEVEN :noway: miles in! You go, girl! That's awesome! I'm envious of runners. I've just never been that girl. Don't see it happening, either. LOL

Well, I'm mother of the year. I put my boys down at 6pm & the baby is down now. The insanity level in this house was through the roof & they were all feeding off each other...plus, dh came home between work & school (which isn't the norm) for about 5 min. & got everyone's panties in a bunch. GGggrrrr. I think I'm going to try to TJ again since i didn't get to go on my walk. Our walk time was taken up by trying to track down our dog. He chewed through our fence AGAIN & was running through the neighborhood somewhere. The third time we stopped home to check the answering machine, he was behind our fence trying to get back in. Stupid, stupid coonhound. Time to go punch kick & jam the stress away....again. :grumble: I need a normal day again!

mechanicmom

Okay, turns out Alex is not having a reaction to the antibiotics. He has scarlett fever/strep throat. I didn't know people still got scarlett fever! He is feeling better but now he looks worse with red splotches on his face.

3babybeans

You know, I was going to ask you about that & simply forgot. My friend's little girl had scarlet fever last year. Poor baby. It does amaze me though how when kids' throats hurt, they don't stop screaming. I hope tomorrow is a much better day for you both!

kate25

3babybeans - My kids are 4, 2 and 1. I exercise in the living room. Right now I'm doing Shred. They know what part of the living room they have to stay in and not to get in my way. They try to do the exercises and it's just too cute. It took some work to get them to stay out of my way but it was worth it because now I can work out whenever and don't have to worry about them. And if the 1-year-old is fussy she just becomes my weight

guntherma

Hey great to see everyone again (virtually). Well, I was so excited because each week I had been losing at least a pound a week. I just weighed myself and could have cried. It's back, like a nightmare!!
Today just could have gone better. One of my daycare kids vomited all over my carpeting on her way out the door this afternoon. Then the scale hit me over the head. At least my kids ate their supper without arguing or I would probably be at wits-end. Hoping for a better day tomorrow. Although, I am taking all of my kids for their dental check-ups so I am saying my prayers tonight.

3babybeans

*shudder* the dentist & I are not friends. I'll be saying a prayer for you, too! I hope tomorrow is a better day!

kate - i need you to come over here & beat my kids into submission about staying the heck out of my way when i exercise. Then again, my kids are like velcro when I'm not exercising. The like to be cuddled & carried all the time & it just doesn't work all that great 24 hours a day....shocking, I know. :laugh: Plus, I made the mistake of making jumping a dance move when we dance to music in the living room so when I'm jumping around to turbo jam, the kids think I'm dancing (never mind the sweating & heavy breathing) so they want to be picked up & jump with mommy, too. I don't turbo jam while holding heavy kids...that's asking for an ambulance.

kate25

LOL 3bb.

I'm so tired today. I hate that the kids are getting up so early with the time change. How is everyone else doing?

3babybeans

I put mine in bed at 6pm last night if that tells you anything, Kate. LOL The oldest was still up at 4am b/c he hates me but the other 2 got a really good nights sleep.

We have a busy day today. Dropping off a gift for a friend that's moving, returning the SECOND digital camera I bought :mad: , grocery shopping, post office (I swear Marla! It is happening today!), and a couple other places but I don't know if I'm up to it today. Dragging 3 kids in & out of so many places gets exhausting. Plus, we have Invisible Fence coming out to the house tonight to give us a quote. We'll see how that goes.

I still want to get in my walk. Last nice day for a while! And I need to Turbo Jam & do some pushups...and keep my hands out of the candy bowl which I think is an exercise in itself. :grumble:

Check in with you all later!

Sara

3babybeans

and I just opened my curtains...I need to rake the leaves today too. :noway:

mechanicmom

Hi ladies,
I went to bed with a sore throat and it's still sore this morning. I am going to be drinking tons of water and taking airborne today. I don't think it's strep but it feels kind of like a cold. I certainly don't need to give it to my son if that's what it is. I'm just praying it's from the wind blowing something in or from painting and sanding yesterday. I need to work out today. I eat more when I don't work out so I have to get that under control. I'd like to lose a couple more pounds before Thanksgiving. I'm not sure how Alex is doing as he is sleeping in. He slept all night and was in a good mood last night so I hope he's better.
I'll be back later. You all have a good day!
MM
PS All the siding is up and now I hear a rat in the walls. Lovely. Guess it might get a little stinky in here after awhile. Probably in time for Alex's birthday party.

lenece

I to am a stay at home mom of 3 kids...2 boys n a girl ages 9,5,3...I'm so tired cleaning house n bein sick right now..I just got over this stuff n have it again..uggggg I was wondering if ne moms had ne ideas how I can start a workout routine..I have no weights no workout tapes n no money but who does lol..Just was wondering thanks
dana

Nonibug

Hi ladies!! Just checking in for the day...oh and just gotta tell ya that I lost ANOTHER 5 lbs!!:drinker: My weigh in days have been on Thursdays...did we decide to do Fridays around here? If so, I will just report my loss again tomorrow:laugh:

3BB-Soooo proud of you for finally doing your push ups test!!:flowerforyou:

MM-Ohhh I hope your not getting sick!:frown: You gotta stay healthy to take care of that sick little guy of yours

Dana-Welcome!:flowerforyou: I dont really have much in the way of suggestions for a workout routine...mine totally consists of walking and a variety of different dvd's, strength training (which is also with a dvd) and of course those dreaded push ups!:grumble:

Hope everyone has a great and HEALTHY day!:flowerforyou:

~Roni

kate25

Dana - You can use your own body weight. Do push ups, lunges squats. You can use cans or water bottles as weights. Dance or just get out and walk.

3babybeans

I to am a stay at home mom of 3 kids...2 boys n a girl ages 9,5,3...I'm so tired cleaning house n bein sick right now..I just got over this stuff n have it again..uggggg I was wondering if ne moms had ne ideas how I can start a workout routine..I have no weights no workout tapes n no money but who does lol..Just was wondering thanks
dana

I'm tired of cleaning every day. :sick: Not my fav part about being a SAHM. Welcome to the group! I agree with what Kate said about the exercise. Something I do sometimes is just run up & down the stairs, too. Gets my heart pumping pretty good. Write down what you want to do, how many sets, how many in each set. Lunges, Squats, Jumping Jacks, Crunches, Leg Lifts, etc... I bet you might be able to find some dvds or exercise books at the library to check out! Good luck!

Roni - Thank you, lady! I'm glad I have you starting with me b/c otherwise I'd look reallllly bad on that thread. I have '5' up there & MM is aiming for 100 in 2 weeks! We can be newbies together!

MM - Vitamin C, girl! Dose it up! Orange juice, supplements, anything! I hope you aren't getting sick, too. We really do have a ton of bugs going around in this group right now! Ech.

3babybeans

Okay, ladies! Tomorrow morning is weigh-in (except for Marla...she'll do her's on Sat.) I feel as though I should be screaming, "LAST CHANCE WORKOUT!"

See you in the am!

mechanicmom

Do I have to weigh in tomorrow? I ate too many potato chips today. :laugh: I'm used to weighing in on Mondays so if I forget I'll catch up later.

3babybeans

I think we can forgive you this once. :laugh: Weigh in on Sat. with Marla! How are you feeling today? How's Alex doing? Having sick kids when you don't feel well is soooo not fun.

I'll weigh-in in a little bit. I need to pump & feed the dogs & then face the scale. Woo!

Marla64

I think we can forgive you this once. :laugh: Weigh in on Sat. with Marla! How are you feeling today? How's Alex doing? Having sick kids when you don't feel well is soooo not fun.

I'll weigh-in in a little bit. I need to pump & feed the dogs & then face the scale. Woo!

I may not even hit the scale-- my hormones take me all over the globe. I realize a loss once a month and that's immediately after my TOM is through-- one week later the bloating starts and continues for three weeks to varying degrees. I'm true to calories and exercising and still see too many fluctuations that it's aggravating to me to get on the scale-- so we'll see how the puff factor is tomorrow before I get on the scale.

First night with "Grandma Caroline" was lovely. But, then again, the first night always is-- it usually goes down hill from there. Her birthday was Wednesday, so we had a birthday party for her yesterday-- kids and I hit the dollar store and had bunch of presents for her, put up streamers and had a birthday cake for her. She was touched by it. Biggest emotion grabber-- my 9 year old, "Hope Caroline," whose middle name is my middle name, Caroline, which is my mother's name and HER grandmother's name-- made a card for grandma with the sweetest paragraph I think I'll ever read again, telling her how happy she is that grandma is here. My mother didn't have her glasses on so I read it for her, and somehow managed to read it without crying. I was so surprised by the sentiments inside.

My mother hasn't seen any of my kids for two years-- my dad hasn't for five years due to estrangement. Lots of hard feelings in the family. Kids take it hardest, always. So, it's sweet to see my kids see the sweet in my Mom. Let's hope that's all they see this visit.

Emotional-- need sleep.

God bless all you mommies today-- have a great day.

3babybeans

Sooo...my starting weight back in June (when DD was 2 months old) was 196.0. I started on here & Turbo Jamming Aug. 14 & I was down to 188.4. Today, I am 160.2! WOO HOO!

Starting weight = 196.0 (06/2008)
Current weight = 160.2
Goal weight = 145ish (but when I get to 150, watch out! I may do cartwheels across the USA)

There. Now that's out in the open. LOL I'm only 2.2 lbs away from my wedding weight!