Stay-at-home Moms 1/12-1/18

Marla64

Wish I could stay to personally say howdydoo to the rest of my friends-- alas, must depart for the typing world. Sara, Lenece, MM, Loki, Noni, Drevan's Mom-- old and new, have a great day.

musicmom04

hi, i'm a stay at home mom of 2 boys, 5 and 2. i'm doing my best to stay motivated, but i've been sick about 5 times since christmas. right now we're going through a pinkeye epidemic. i can't wait till january is over!!!! i just got back to excercising this week, and i am so hoping to see a loss on weigh in day.

Hey-- you're Batman's wife-- hey gang-- this is Batman's wife from the Black Thread.

Welcome-- !!!! Pinkeye-- how lovely-- fortunately, we've only had one bout of that ever in this house-- more than enough, though. Sheesh.

Have a great day!

yup my hubby is on the black team for the Biggest loser challenge. he's doing so well, i'm really proud of him. those men...the weight seems to just melt right off him while i struggle for every single pound. oh well, as long as the numbers go down and not up i'm happy. it's nice to have other moms to talk to...i've been on mfp on and off for almost a year, but have never been a big poster. nice to meet everyone

sassymom

Good morning all, I am hoping to have a good week. I did awful yesterday and I want to move forward and not eat the fudge that I made. I just can't get over the hump of eating 100% healthy for more that 3 days, I am hoping that this is the week that I can do it. I need to do this, I just don't understand why its so flipping hard. Its food, why does it have this control over me. Well, time for my 2 glasses of water. :drinker:

Come on Sassy-- you can do this-- like you said, it's only food. But, Fudge? Yowsa-- that's a toughie. :grumble: You're stronger than you realize, and you'll beat this.

Thanks, I need to here that. I also need to through the fudge in the trash!!!!

LifeChanges42

My (almost) 3 yr old is still in her crib. We have been thinking about getting her a bed for her b-day, but she bucks the system when it comes to naps and bedtime. She doesn't want to miss a thing.

mommachag

no dont throw it away. bring it somewhere like an assisted living place, shelter, anywhere really. that's what i do sometimes. I love to bake but it gets the better of me

mommachag

hi. can i just jump in?

i do actually work nights but i am off for a bit. I work nights to be at home with my 4 boys (13,10,4 and 19 months) 2 of my four kids are on the autism spectrum (good times I tell you) my four year old being the most involved.I also have a 17 year old girl that adopted us a few years back and she is with us 85% of the time these days. she's great.

those of you talking about sleeping issues. we find melatonin is great to get them asleep but doesnt keep them asleep. we give him theanine to keep him sleeping and sleepy time tea. like a charm

Hi momma-- sorry to hear about the autism issues-- can't be fun. Nice to see you here-- must look into the sleepy time remedies-- my younger two are about to kill me.

it's not so bad...today. ask me again later and I may answer very differently Forte's Calm helps some kids too. you can find that everywhere.

anyone know if cutting a four year olds hair counts as excersise? it should.

lynettep

Good morning,
I have a 21 month old boy named Wyatt. Still working on losing the baby weight. I am very motivated!! Finally......
Going to workout right now. Everyone have a great day!


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mrsbuzz

Good morning all!! Wow, you all have been busy today.!!!

I am really mad at myself right now.:mad: I think I gained back most of my weight that I lost. Is it possible to work my butt off and lose again this week, but some??? I am really mad!!!:grumble:

Any ways, I just bought the 30 day shred last night and I am excited to use it today. I hope everyone is doing well!!:flowerforyou:

lenece

Ok I seen this posted somewhere ealier but cant find it again..I've been really down n depressed...So what I would like from anyone of you all is to tell me what songs get you all moivn in motivated..Please help me out so I can get up off my *kitten* n get motivated...Thanks Dana:flowerforyou:


As you can see I came back..lol I'm addiacted to this place...I posted the above on another thread..But I know alot of u read alot on this trhead..I really need some music to bring me outta my funk...Please if you all can give me a hand...I would love it..

3BB---I love your words and u too Itchef* thank you ladies..I'll get outta this funk soon I hope..I'm gonna lose it if I dont...I love you guys on here hope that was goin to far..I'll be back later..To check on things..THANKS LADIES :flowerforyou:

sassymom

no dont throw it away. bring it somewhere like an assisted living place, shelter, anywhere really. that's what i do sometimes. I love to bake but it gets the better of me

You know, that was a good idea, and I made a call to the nursing home here and I am going to bring it to them when I drop my little one off at pre-school. Thanks for the idea, I have never done anything like that. :flowerforyou:

3babybeans

Good morning,
I have a 21 month old boy named Wyatt. Still working on losing the baby weight. I am very motivated!! Finally......
Going to workout right now. Everyone have a great day!


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Welcome to the group, Lynette! We're ALL working on losing baby weight (no matter how old) LOL

mommachag

no dont throw it away. bring it somewhere like an assisted living place, shelter, anywhere really. that's what i do sometimes. I love to bake but it gets the better of me

You know, that was a good idea, and I made a call to the nursing home here and I am going to bring it to them when I drop my little one off at pre-school. Thanks for the idea, I have never done anything like that. :flowerforyou:

im glad it worked out. it always makes me feel good

Marla64

no dont throw it away. bring it somewhere like an assisted living place, shelter, anywhere really. that's what i do sometimes. I love to bake but it gets the better of me

You know, that was a good idea, and I made a call to the nursing home here and I am going to bring it to them when I drop my little one off at pre-school. Thanks for the idea, I have never done anything like that. :flowerforyou:

im glad it worked out. it always makes me feel good

What a great idea-- I usually stuff it in my face the day before I'm scheduled to "throw" it out so it doesn't go to waste. Duhhhh.

DaniellaAnn

This week is going to be a good week, I can feel it. I finally got AF, it was over a week late. Finally today Im feeling lighter, if that is possible. Im ready to start getting to the Wii Fit, and doing my exercise bike today and the rest of the week. I am babysitting from 9am-930pm tonight. And tomorrow I actually get a day off of babysitting. I am so excited, but I don't get to do anything because my DH works a double shift. This week I am hoping to finally see a loss on the scale, instead of the 2 pound gain from last week, I think I gained cause I was bloated, but we will see this week I guess.

sassymom

no dont throw it away. bring it somewhere like an assisted living place, shelter, anywhere really. that's what i do sometimes. I love to bake but it gets the better of me

You know, that was a good idea, and I made a call to the nursing home here and I am going to bring it to them when I drop my little one off at pre-school. Thanks for the idea, I have never done anything like that. :flowerforyou:

im glad it worked out. it always makes me feel good

What a great idea-- I usually stuff it in my face the day before I'm scheduled to "throw" it out so it doesn't go to waste. Duhhhh.

Oh, you should have seen me yesterday when I was making it, right down to licking the spoon.:sad: I told myself today, I have to do it today!!!!

LosingIt4good

Good morning moms!

Thanks for the warm welcome From what Ive read this sounds like a wonderful group!

I have no kids today so Im heading to the gym this morning to see if I can squeeze in a light workout. I hiked 5.5 miles (about 1/2 uphill) on Saturday and while the rest of me feels awesome, my calf muscles arenot being very polite as they are cursing at me saying ":grumble: :noway: " I used to hike all the time and really love it, so I am trying to get back into it but its a slow process since I am so out of shape. This was the first time I got out there for a "real" hike in almost 7 years so Im just glad Im not hurting more than I am. Its still the AM...so if i keep moving around today, the calf muscles will relax a bit. I know if I sit on my butt all day it will just get worst.

Anyway...all last week and saturday I was a champ at drinking my water. Not so much yesterday. I also learned that after a week of being on my healthier diet that eating a burger king whopper is NOT a good idea (duh! like I didnt know better!!) I had only that for lunch yesterday (no mayo, no cheese) and I felt it ALL DAY LONG. I felt all bloated and groggy the rest of the day. SO.. needless to say, I WONT be doing THAT again! :sick: Doing a GIANT You-Turn and getting back on track today!

I made hubby breakfast this morning (something I never do) and he was really happy with what we had. Turkey bacon, low fat american cheese, egg beaters on a whole wheat english muffin with 1/2 a pear and 1/2 a nana. All of that added up to about 300 cals. I didnt bother to tell him it was all "low fat, low cal" until after he ate it because he kept raving about how good it was.. and hes still very :huh: of any "good for you food" that I make. He said it was better than fast food, which is a big compliment from him..:laugh:

Have a wonderful day ladies!! I gotta get motoring to the gym so I can walk during my show :happy:

abetterme

Can I start this day over again PLEASE:laugh: I woke up late, so hubby and the 3 oldest had chores almost done but I still needed to feed calves so got that done then it was choas trying to get kids ready for school and to get them to the school on time so Anthony (3.11 yrs) did miss his suttle bus to his classroom ok so we made it PHEW!! Today the kids are suppose to get out at noon and then we were to have parent teacher conferences and the weather is suppose to be bad today also, so as soon as I got the kids dropped off I had to run to NAPA to get some 911 for the tractors for and then dropped that off at home and then cleaned up and changed clothes and headed to K-Mart and the grocery store needed to get diapers and milk before we get snowed in or frozen in. So while I was out and about I found out they cancelled parent teacher conferences and that the kids were still getting out at noon cause of the weather ok fine. Ok so now got the kids picked up at they are all home and I have no motivation to do anything cause it is just to dang cold and all I want to do is curl up and take a nap but that isn't going to happen. I really need to find the motivation to kick them upstairs so I can have the tv to do a workout. My eating hasn't been the best today either cause I have been on the go all day.:grumble: Somebody Kick me PLEASE!!:laugh:

LosingIt4good

Ok I seen this posted somewhere ealier but cant find it again..I've been really down n depressed...So what I would like from anyone of you all is to tell me what songs get you all moivn in motivated..Please help me out so I can get up off my *kitten* n get motivated...Thanks Dana:flowerforyou:


As you can see I came back..lol I'm addiacted to this place...I posted the above on another thread..But I know alot of u read alot on this trhead..I really need some music to bring me outta my funk...Please if you all can give me a hand...I would love it..

3BB---I love your words and u too Itchef* thank you ladies..I'll get outta this funk soon I hope..I'm gonna lose it if I dont...I love you guys on here hope that was goin to far..I'll be back later..To check on things..THANKS LADIES :flowerforyou:

Yay!! Im so glad! I saw your post earlier and was worried! Im pretty much in the same situation. Only a couple local buddies that i can really count on and it does get me down at times. If your interested in meeting new "local" people, checkout meetup.com. There is pretty much something for everyone there. I recently joined 4 groups there (hiking, photography, scrapbooking and womens social) and have found that the meetups are alot of fun and a good way to get out of the house and meet new people who like the same things as you.

As for music... I have over 100 MP3's on my player. My hubby is a techie geek and has more than 1000 songs on our server so I go on there and download what I like, then when I workout I can pick what Im in the mood for. I tend to stick to alot of my old rock favorites but also have some 60's on there as well as some newer stuff. Anything with a good beat and something I can keep a pace too works well for me, altho I dont typically listen to music at the gym cuz I tend to "sing along" and well... thats pretty :blushing: embarassing for me...:laugh: Nothing really sticks out as far as particular songs at the moment, but I'll pay more attention next time and send ya some suggestions. :happy:

LosingIt4good

Can I start this day over again PLEASE:laugh: I woke up late, so hubby and the 3 oldest had chores almost done but I still needed to feed calves so got that done then it was choas trying to get kids ready for school and to get them to the school on time so Anthony (3.11 yrs) did miss his suttle bus to his classroom ok so we made it PHEW!! Today the kids are suppose to get out at noon and then we were to have parent teacher conferences and the weather is suppose to be bad today also, so as soon as I got the kids dropped off I had to run to NAPA to get some 911 for the tractors for and then dropped that off at home and then cleaned up and changed clothes and headed to K-Mart and the grocery store needed to get diapers and milk before we get snowed in or frozen in. So while I was out and about I found out they cancelled parent teacher conferences and that the kids were still getting out at noon cause of the weather ok fine. Ok so now got the kids picked up at they are all home and I have no motivation to do anything cause it is just to dang cold and all I want to do is curl up and take a nap but that isn't going to happen. I really need to find the motivation to kick them upstairs so I can have the tv to do a workout. My eating hasn't been the best today either cause I have been on the go all day.:grumble: Somebody Kick me PLEASE!!:laugh:

Kick...... hey you asked for it :laugh: :laugh:

I know how these days are cuz I just had one of those yesterday!! Only difference for me tho was that I got chauffered around by my 17 year old (learning to drive) daughter. I bet I burned more calories yesterday worrying than I will today working out at the gym... hehehehehe

PS.. dont forget your water today! That might help wake you up

3babybeans

Good morning all!! Wow, you all have been busy today.!!!

I am really mad at myself right now.:mad: I think I gained back most of my weight that I lost. Is it possible to work my butt off and lose again this week, but some??? I am really mad!!!:grumble:

Any ways, I just bought the 30 day shred last night and I am excited to use it today. I hope everyone is doing well!!:flowerforyou:

Whenever I have any type of alcohol, my body "gains" for the next couple days after. Drinks LOTS of water. That seems to help me!

3babybeans

Can I start this day over again PLEASE:laugh: I woke up late, so hubby and the 3 oldest had chores almost done but I still needed to feed calves so got that done then it was choas trying to get kids ready for school and to get them to the school on time so Anthony (3.11 yrs) did miss his suttle bus to his classroom ok so we made it PHEW!! Today the kids are suppose to get out at noon and then we were to have parent teacher conferences and the weather is suppose to be bad today also, so as soon as I got the kids dropped off I had to run to NAPA to get some 911 for the tractors for and then dropped that off at home and then cleaned up and changed clothes and headed to K-Mart and the grocery store needed to get diapers and milk before we get snowed in or frozen in. So while I was out and about I found out they cancelled parent teacher conferences and that the kids were still getting out at noon cause of the weather ok fine. Ok so now got the kids picked up at they are all home and I have no motivation to do anything cause it is just to dang cold and all I want to do is curl up and take a nap but that isn't going to happen. I really need to find the motivation to kick them upstairs so I can have the tv to do a workout. My eating hasn't been the best today either cause I have been on the go all day.:grumble: Somebody Kick me PLEASE!!:laugh:

KICK KICK KICK! My goodness woman! Reading all that made me dizzy! Go get your stuff done. You'll feel better afterwards b/c you'll have accomplished it! Seriously though, what a crazy day!

3babybeans

Good morning moms!

Thanks for the warm welcome From what Ive read this sounds like a wonderful group!

I have no kids today so Im heading to the gym this morning to see if I can squeeze in a light workout. I hiked 5.5 miles (about 1/2 uphill) on Saturday and while the rest of me feels awesome, my calf muscles arenot being very polite as they are cursing at me saying ":grumble: :noway: " I used to hike all the time and really love it, so I am trying to get back into it but its a slow process since I am so out of shape. This was the first time I got out there for a "real" hike in almost 7 years so Im just glad Im not hurting more than I am. Its still the AM...so if i keep moving around today, the calf muscles will relax a bit. I know if I sit on my butt all day it will just get worst.

Anyway...all last week and saturday I was a champ at drinking my water. Not so much yesterday. I also learned that after a week of being on my healthier diet that eating a burger king whopper is NOT a good idea (duh! like I didnt know better!!) I had only that for lunch yesterday (no mayo, no cheese) and I felt it ALL DAY LONG. I felt all bloated and groggy the rest of the day. SO.. needless to say, I WONT be doing THAT again! :sick: Doing a GIANT You-Turn and getting back on track today!

I made hubby breakfast this morning (something I never do) and he was really happy with what we had. Turkey bacon, low fat american cheese, egg beaters on a whole wheat english muffin with 1/2 a pear and 1/2 a nana. All of that added up to about 300 cals. I didnt bother to tell him it was all "low fat, low cal" until after he ate it because he kept raving about how good it was.. and hes still very :huh: of any "good for you food" that I make. He said it was better than fast food, which is a big compliment from him..:laugh:

Have a wonderful day ladies!! I gotta get motoring to the gym so I can walk during my show :happy:

Oh, I LOVE hiking, too! Too bad I live in flat flat flat NW Ohio. Glad to see you back today! Good luck surviving driver's ed. :noway:

abetterme

KICK KICK KICK! My goodness woman! Reading all that made me dizzy! Go get your stuff done. You'll feel better afterwards b/c you'll have accomplished it! Seriously though, what a crazy day!

Maybe that is why I am sitting here feeling like a zombie:yawn: :laugh:

Lyn_Matthews

droppin in to say hello, have to catch up later, on my way out the door to Adi's doc appt.

loreeb18

Harley is now into 3-6 month clothes. (She's 4 months old.) So I finally went through her dresser and closet and put all of her 0-3 month and any remaining newborn clothes away. It was so sad. :sad: She started on baby cereal yesterday. Between those 2 things, it hit me. She's getting too big too fast. :sad:

3babybeans

and when I had to do that with micah is when we decided that we weren't done at 2 (like I declared in the hospital after pushing his 9#9oz body out of my body), and planned our time line for #3. *hugs* Sorry, Lori. :frown: It's hard, but think of how fun she's becoming & all the fun stuff she's doing!

abetterme

I know 3/4 of you are going to think I am TOTALLY crazy for saying this but I miss having a baby in the house. I have actually been fighting with that very issue for the last 6 months emotionally. I had my tubes tide after I had Elizabeth and we made that decision together that we were done. Hubby is 12 years older than I am and he said he didn't want to be in his 50's with a newborn in the house and getting up at night:noway: wait a minuet who got up at night with them. ANYWHO''s I was and am ready to move on to the next stage in our life but I have been fighting with those demons for the past 6 months and I think that has contributed to some of my weight gain casue I have been dealing with it by eating

Enjoy those baby days cause they totally grow up way to fast:flowerforyou:

Marla64

Good morning moms!

Thanks for the warm welcome From what Ive read this sounds like a wonderful group!

I have no kids today so Im heading to the gym this morning to see if I can squeeze in a light workout. I hiked 5.5 miles (about 1/2 uphill) on Saturday and while the rest of me feels awesome, my calf muscles arenot being very polite as they are cursing at me saying ":grumble: :noway: " I used to hike all the time and really love it, so I am trying to get back into it but its a slow process since I am so out of shape. This was the first time I got out there for a "real" hike in almost 7 years so Im just glad Im not hurting more than I am. Its still the AM...so if i keep moving around today, the calf muscles will relax a bit. I know if I sit on my butt all day it will just get worst.

Anyway...all last week and saturday I was a champ at drinking my water. Not so much yesterday. I also learned that after a week of being on my healthier diet that eating a burger king whopper is NOT a good idea (duh! like I didnt know better!!) I had only that for lunch yesterday (no mayo, no cheese) and I felt it ALL DAY LONG. I felt all bloated and groggy the rest of the day. SO.. needless to say, I WONT be doing THAT again! :sick: Doing a GIANT You-Turn and getting back on track today!

I made hubby breakfast this morning (something I never do) and he was really happy with what we had. Turkey bacon, low fat american cheese, egg beaters on a whole wheat english muffin with 1/2 a pear and 1/2 a nana. All of that added up to about 300 cals. I didnt bother to tell him it was all "low fat, low cal" until after he ate it because he kept raving about how good it was.. and hes still very :huh: of any "good for you food" that I make. He said it was better than fast food, which is a big compliment from him..:laugh:

Have a wonderful day ladies!! I gotta get motoring to the gym so I can walk during my show :happy:

Oh, I LOVE hiking, too! Too bad I live in flat flat flat NW Ohio. Glad to see you back today! Good luck surviving driver's ed. :noway:

Yes, indeedy it's flat-- I think I can see you from here. (waves hi to Sara)

Marla64

Good morning all!! Wow, you all have been busy today.!!!

I am really mad at myself right now.:mad: I think I gained back most of my weight that I lost. Is it possible to work my butt off and lose again this week, but some??? I am really mad!!!:grumble:

Any ways, I just bought the 30 day shred last night and I am excited to use it today. I hope everyone is doing well!!:flowerforyou:

Whenever I have any type of alcohol, my body "gains" for the next couple days after. Drinks LOTS of water. That seems to help me!

Whenever I have any type of alcohol my body does all sorts of things-- hee-- most of them naughty !! hee.

LosingIt4good

I know 3/4 of you are going to think I am TOTALLY crazy for saying this but I miss having a baby in the house. I have actually been fighting with that very issue for the last 6 months emotionally. :flowerforyou:

Actually, i dont think you are crazy at all!! I have 3 teens, had a good full time job and one day decided that It just wasnt enough. Talked to my hubby about becoming foster parents, went through state training for it, quit my job to be at home and just before we got licensed, decided that I had completely lost my marbles.. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I decided that instead of all those sleepless nights and needing a sitter for my "mom time", doing daycare would be a better option. I dont regret the decision one bit! My kids are teens, so they help out when they get home but just being able to be home during the day has saved me...stresswise. I know THAT sounds nuts... but it was so much harder for me to manage my house, kids, homework, sports and a full time job. I didnt have time for myself like I do now. Now my house is clean, laundry gets done, I dont have to pack or buy a lunch every day or make sure I have clothes for work. I can cook dinner everyday and actually look forward to it. I have 3 kids part time, 1 full time (altho shes out right now cuz of a layoff) and I wouldnt trade my day job for anything in the world. I still get to experience the baby things, yet she goes home at 4pm and she's alot cheaper than having one of my own. I love the little booger to death and almost feel like it a crime sometimes that I get paid to watch her.. LOL!