Stay-At-Home Moms 1/19-1/25

3babybeans

Good Morning Moms!! I am Jessica, 21 years old and I have 3 beautiful girls ages 5 3 1... I have been on this for about 2 weeks now and my goal is to be my ideal size by may when i start nursing school. I currently weigh 155 and need to weigh about 135.. So do any of you more experienced mommies have any advice for me? Be straight foward with it.. i dont mind! I promise!:happy: How can i loose my baby flab and what lotions do yall use for stretch marks? what does yalls days consist of? Just need a little push! Any advice is very much appreciated!!

Stretch marks = battle scars. They're going to be there forever. At least that's my take on them. Some people use cocoa butter...I haven't had any luck with it. They will fade over time, but they'll never go away totally. Welcome to the group & good luck with nursing school! Is the baby in the pic doing okay now?

3babybeans

Good Morning All:drinker: :flowerforyou:

I have a busy day again today so won't be on again until later. I am really dragging this morning but if I don't get my butt moving I am going to be running late all day. I am taking my mother in law to a routine check to the Oncologist for Chronic Lymphacetic Lukemia and the doctor is a little over an hour away so I will be gone most of the day for that. I need to go get the van cleaned out before I leave to pick her up and I also need to get a workout in and I need to be out of here in 1 hour and 45 minutes :ohwell: Hubby has to do parent teacher conferences this afternoon without me so I pray he survives that. He always goes with me in the past but has never had to do those by himself, and he will have all 6 kids, thankfully they have a daycare system set up in the gym with middle school and high school kids so you can drop little ones off and not have to worry about them during your talk with teachers. Ok I hate to but I must get going.

HUGS to all and I hope everyone that is sick gets to feeling better soon:flowerforyou:

Your days exhaust me. :yawn: I seriously don't know how you raise 6 kids, work a farm & keep it all together. I hope that the MIL's appt. went well! Is she in remission now? How did the P/T conferences go? I'm sure that it was nothing but positive stuff from them. Oh, how I dread those days...they aren't too far off!

3babybeans

Hi Moms !!

I miss a day of checking in here and there is soooo much to read!!
Today I get to pick up my treadmill and I cannot wait!! Monday and tuesday I did workouts with Gilad on fittv and man yesterday my booty and legs hurt!! Its funny my baby Maeve she will be two in May now says "Booty" It is sooo cute. I sure hope the economy picks up and they let my hubby go back to working what he was working cause right now he is only working 40 instead of 57 and man those 17 hours of overtime pay are so missed. Then I am waiting on paper from the college so I can file taxes cause my tv is about to die.

Is there anyone here who wants to like challange each other? Get some motavation going cause I seem to have no motivation...... But good news all the birthday cake is gone!!! YAY !!! No more temptation.

Are the anyone from Michigan here? I love MI I grew up my whole life here! I love winter but dang this winter is freezing... I am ready for spring so I can get my pond going again and work in my yard!!

Blah Blah Blah I guess since I am not saying much of anything I will check back in later!!

I'm an Ohio girl, Crystal (NW Ohio). What part of MI do you live in?

We've tried challenges on here before, but they've always fallen to the side. If you want to throw one out there, be my guest! Maybe it'll stick now that our group is bigger. It used to just be about 6 or 7 of us. And YAY! for the cake being gone! I hate stuff like that staring at me!

3babybeans

Morning ladies!
I just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing. Boy, life just comes at us so hard sometimes doesnt it?:grumble:
Im in a bit of a "funk" today. I did my weigh in yesterday and after totally following my exercise routine ALL week and eating within my calories every day, drinking my water, just plain ole being good, I gained a sixth of a pound!:grumble: I know it isnt alot, and Im not really freaking out about it (ok maybe a little I am:blushing: ) but I just felt so ripped off! And I cant even blame it on hormones for TOM coming because it isnt yet:ohwell: I just dont understand these bodies of ours sometimes:frown: Ok, rant over:happy:
Hope the rest of the week is good to everyone:flowerforyou:
~Roni

Hey, Roni! *hugs* Sorry you had a bad weigh-in week. :frown: Maybe if it does it again next week, you should up your calories by 200 or so. Kick it in the pants! Don't get too down about it! You've come SOOOO far & you are doing awesome!! Keep up the great work & hope for a better weigh-in day next Wed. (would you like to know how many times I've walked into my bathroom & stared at my scale since the black team challenge started? LOL It's pathetic)

3babybeans

Ive lost another 1/2 pound, which puts me at 235.6
I started out exactly 2 weeks ago at 240 so Im really pretty happy with the 4.5 loss

I had an appointment for a free fitness anaylsis and personal training session at the gym today. My god, those guys are THE WORST salesmen Ive ever had the experience of dealing with. After working my *kitten* to exhaustion for a good 1/2 hour doing lunges, squats, weights and running stairs.. I got to hear this---

"If you dont have a personal trainer, you wont meet your goal to lose weight" oh and they also tried the "You will lose your motivation if you dont pay the $40 a month for 1/2 hour to meet with us 1x a month"

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :grumble: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:
WOW, NOW THATS ENCOURAGING!!! :noway:

All I said was..

"Really?? Cuz I AM the reason my happy *kitten* is at the gym 5 days a week and I REALLY dont see how me meeting with you 1x A MONTH is gonna get me motivated to come here 5 days a week like I should..." :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I just thought Id throw that out there. MAN these guys are PUSHY!!! ..... Cute... but PUSHY!!!

LMAO! You're funny! I'm glad you put that cute boy in his place. :laugh: Good for you on the loss, too! You're doing awesome!

3babybeans

Hey everyone-- so many new mommies here I haven't met-- hello to one and all.

Crazy week here-- tummy bug going around, seemingly in two waves. Josh started it last week with diarrhea then began puking two days later-- one by one they've all followed the same pattern. Only my 15yo daughter and myself have avoided it, but she's like me-- she never gets sick. Hubby and 17yo daughter were traveling and got back yesterday morning, so we'll see how they do. My eldest just got it today--

One daughter, natch, puked in the middle of the night, all over the bed and carpet. I do believe it's written somewhere in the kid handbook that puking MUST occur in the middle of the night. Josh was sleeping with me when I heard him cough, I woke up and grabbed him to run for the bathroom-- but he still got it on me, my bed, his jammies. He managed to hold most of it though, bless his heart.

So, friends, crazy, week-- blech. Nowhere to go but up, right? Flippin' plateau is giving me fits. Hormonal gain of 1.5 pounds this week-- :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: Here I am measuring my blinkin' food, counting my stinkin' calories, avoiding my beloved peanuts, drinking my blasted water, exercising, doing everything "right" and what have I to show for it. Bupkus. Maddening.

Oh well-- whaddyagonnado??/

Heading to work-- later!!

So that's where you've been. :frown: I'm so sorry the tummy bug has creeped into your house...and onto your jammies & bed & children. *hugs* I'm sorry about the p-word, too. I'm not sure what to tell you. You've tried nearly every "trick" in the book! Hang in there, my dear.

loreeb18

Wow, the mommies have been chatty! So I will just give an overall hello to "old" mommies, welcome to new mommies, glad your day is going well, hope your day gets better, hope your little ones get better soon, or don't get sick. That covers about everybody. :laugh:

Harley is starting to nap a little better during the day. Instead of a handful of 20-30 minute naps throughout the day, she's been doing 30 min-1 hour sometime in the morning and anywhere from 1 hour to 3 hours in the afternoon. She's still not napping at set times but it's better.

Yesterday afternoon, I needed to fold her laundry and Harley was so tired. So I laid her in her crib, figuring she'd cry herself to sleep. She jabbered for a few minutes and then was out. I got her laundry folded, got to relax a little, and then still had time to workout before she woke up.

I have to run some errands this morning and I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon so that'll probably mess up the naps today. Luckily Harley doesn't get too cranky when she's tired and she usually falls asleep in the car.

mrsbuzz

Good Morning Everyone:flowerforyou:

Well I lost about 2 lbs, but not because of diet and exercise of course. I am finally getting over this stupid bug, but can't get my stomach to 100%. It still gargles and feels funny now and then. It stinks, because one minute I think I am good, but then others it doesn't. i am so tire of feeling tired and not being 100%.

Sorry I just needed to vent!!

Hope everyone has a gret weekend:flowerforyou:

mrsbuzz

Ok, I found out that my parents are borrowing a cabin the week of July 19th this summer and I want to look my best. So I really want to lose this weight and just be the skinny me and not the fat me this time. I will be with my parents and my brother and sisters and there families!!! I want to finally prove to them that I can do this. What is a realistic weightloss between now and july?? I am not 100% and I do have my weekends where I don't do well with the eating and exercising.

I really want to be pretty and smaller!!!:flowerforyou:

3babybeans

For the sake of your santiy, estimate 1#/week. That way, if you lose 1.5#/week, you'll be thrilled but if you set yourself up for 2#/week, that 1#/week will be disappointing, kwim? July is 6 months away so...I'd say about 25#. Glad you're feeling better!

Lori - sleep schedules are tricky! I'm glad Harley is a happy, tired baby, though. Good luck at the dr. (don't look at that scale, girl! :laugh: )

3babybeans

Oh, and for the record, Mrs. Buzz...you already ARE pretty! My goodness, girl. *hugs*

abetterme

Sara don't read this if you don't want to get to tired:laugh: cause I am exhausted just thinking of my next few days.:laugh:

Woke up this morning went to walk out the door to go do chores and Mathew my 5 year old started throwing up:noway: he curled up in the chair in the living room and then I went out to get my chores done. I am Anthony the 3 year old to the doctor this morning to have his leg looked at cause it is still bugging him pretty bad and I hate to keep him on motrin to long, so that will shoot my morning and part of my afternoon. Then today is hubbys birthday and I have a couple of friends coming tonight one to milk and the other to help watch kids and then I am taking hubby away for the night for dinner and a movie. Then tomorrow I am suppose to work concession stand out at the school from 2:30 -close (hello people you know we milk) so I won't be home to help with chores, and Saturday morning I am sure will be choas cause hubby will be gone at work and I will have all 6 kids and the weather is suppose to be really cold so I won't be able to kick them outside at all either. So I am hoping by Sunday I will have a day to breathe. I also need a day to tear into this house:grumble: I have no motivation to clean at all right now and the house is looking absoutly horrible.

Yesterday went well, my mother in law had a good check up then my sister in law and I took her to super wal-mart and pushed her around in a wheelchair and got her groceries (she can't do a lot of walking) then after all that we went to Perkins and got desert and then came home welll by the time I got home last night it was after 8 my kids were in bed. Well I bought some muffins at perkins so when I got home I put a candle in one and handed it to hubby and he mumbles and groans oh I am so full I just had supper.:grumble: :grumble: Could you of just taken the muffin and said THANK YOU!! So that upset me for the rest of the night. Hopefully he will appreciate me taking him away from the farm tonight for supper and a movie.

Ok I have probably rambled way to long. Hope everyone has a good day and I hope that everyone is feeling better that had been sick.

HUGS:flowerforyou:

mrsbuzz

Oh, and for the record, Mrs. Buzz...you already ARE pretty! My goodness, girl. *hugs*

Thanks!! That really means a lot to me!!:flowerforyou:

3babybeans

BUSY woman! I hope you survive to see Sunday! Let us know how the 3yo's leg appt. goes. Poor kiddo. :frown:

mrsbuzz

Sara don't read this if you don't want to get to tired:laugh: cause I am exhausted just thinking of my next few days.:laugh:

Woke up this morning went to walk out the door to go do chores and Mathew my 5 year old started throwing up:noway: he curled up in the chair in the living room and then I went out to get my chores done. I am Anthony the 3 year old to the doctor this morning to have his leg looked at cause it is still bugging him pretty bad and I hate to keep him on motrin to long, so that will shoot my morning and part of my afternoon. Then today is hubbys birthday and I have a couple of friends coming tonight one to milk and the other to help watch kids and then I am taking hubby away for the night for dinner and a movie. Then tomorrow I am suppose to work concession stand out at the school from 2:30 -close (hello people you know we milk) so I won't be home to help with chores, and Saturday morning I am sure will be choas cause hubby will be gone at work and I will have all 6 kids and the weather is suppose to be really cold so I won't be able to kick them outside at all either. So I am hoping by Sunday I will have a day to breathe. I also need a day to tear into this house:grumble: I have no motivation to clean at all right now and the house is looking absoutly horrible.

Yesterday went well, my mother in law had a good check up then my sister in law and I took her to super wal-mart and pushed her around in a wheelchair and got her groceries (she can't do a lot of walking) then after all that we went to Perkins and got desert and then came home welll by the time I got home last night it was after 8 my kids were in bed. Well I bought some muffins at perkins so when I got home I put a candle in one and handed it to hubby and he mumbles and groans oh I am so full I just had supper.:grumble: :grumble: Could you of just taken the muffin and said THANK YOU!! So that upset me for the rest of the night. Hopefully he will appreciate me taking him away from the farm tonight for supper and a movie.

Ok I have probably rambled way to long. Hope everyone has a good day and I hope that everyone is feeling better that had been sick.

HUGS:flowerforyou:

Wow girl you are busy!! Hope things getting a little slower for you!! Have fun with the hubby for his birthday!!!:flowerforyou:

lenece

Just giving everyone n update..I'm not really watching my weight right now cuz I am way to stressed out..I know the scale said 200 but I dont believe it and I'm not chnging my ticker on here..My friend is doin ok but now I'm very low on energy and slept til 11am today n went to bed @10 last night..I did get the kids off to school n went to back to bed..The phone rang off the hook this morning so I was woke up a few times..I just learned today I have been denied for medicaid..I'm still looking down other roads..I am also waiting to hear back about a dr in Terrte Houate* that sees women with no insurance..The only thing I can do right now is pray and hope that if it is cervical cancer is has been caught early and we can get it aken care of as soon as possible but for now I just have to sit here n stew about things and play the waiting game..I'm sorry for all u mommies who have lil sick ones its going around really bad and the dr told me all we can do is ride it out use the BRAT diet.Bannnas,Rice,Applesause,Toast..To help with it..OH and WASH ur hands often no matter what u've been doin..WELCOME :flowerforyou: all you new mommies..Even though I feel lazy today I have to finish up laundry n mop the floors..It never ends does it..Have a great day everyone n a great weekend..
Dana

Lyn_Matthews

Ok, I found out that my parents are borrowing a cabin the week of July 19th this summer and I want to look my best. So I really want to lose this weight and just be the skinny me and not the fat me this time. I will be with my parents and my brother and sisters and there families!!! I want to finally prove to them that I can do this. What is a realistic weightloss between now and july?? I am not 100% and I do have my weekends where I don't do well with the eating and exercising.

I really want to be pretty and smaller!!!:flowerforyou:

Vacations are always good motivation...and if you want MORE motivation go buy a swimsuit (or maybe just a picture of a swimsuit) that you would like to get in to and hang it in your bedroom where you will see it everyday. Just think about that little suit everytime you want to put something "questionable" in your mouth.
I agree with Sara 25 lbs is a good goal...If you figure about 4lbs per month that will get you there. Also take it a month at a time...or even a week at a time. Small goals help keep you motivated as well. 3 small goals got me thru my first 4 months.
You can do it. You are beautiful! Stick with us and you will get there.

Lyn_Matthews

Wow, the mommies have been chatty! So I will just give an overall hello to "old" mommies, welcome to new mommies, glad your day is going well, hope your day gets better, hope your little ones get better soon, or don't get sick. That covers about everybody. :laugh:

"old" hahahaha That is exactly how I've felt lately! Good to hear that Harley is sleeping better for you. Adi did the same thing 20-30 minute naps and then around 4 months she started talking real naps. Its such a relief, an hour or two to do whatever needs to be done.

Lyn_Matthews

abetterme-hope you have a wonderful evening away from everything. Hopefully your hubby will appreciate it and both of you will be able to relax and enjoy your time together. Hope your little man is okay, please update us on the doc appt when you can. Glad to hear your MILs appt went well.

Well I feel lazy today. Adi went to bed around 8 last night and then around 10:30 she woke up and didn't go back down until 11:30 or 12. Luckily she slept in until 8, so I still got some good sleep but now my day is thrown off. Oh well, my body hurts today so I probably wont do as much workout as I usually do.
Hubby is suppose to get off work early today since he went in early. This afternoon we are going to an assembly at Dre's school because he is getting some kind of award. After school I am taking the kids swimming with one of Dre's classmates and her mother.
I suppose I should get movin..ugh! I don't feel like doin anything...coffee isn't kicking in as quickly as I need it too.
Hope everyone has a great day!

Lyn_Matthews

OOPS

Here's the link to the Pound for Pound Challenge

http://pfpchallenge.com/

You can set your start date back as far as Dec 15th and you have to report your final results between April 1 and May 5th.

tazzy

Today has been hectic little one was at fracture clinic this morning and now they have decided that her bone isnt broken after all but as she is suffering and in pain still they suspect it is very badly bruised or maybe she has strained something so they are leaving her cast on for 2 more weeks then they will take it of and see how she copes. Had to go shopping for groceries this afternoon (my favourite chore ha ha) hids were well behaved though which was a nice surprise they did had chips and candy in the cart though always an incentive. Not going to weigh in til next week dont think I have gained but not lost either. 30 day shred arrived today along with jillians book making the cut which I will follow to the word in March diet and everything going to start shred next week. My puppy is in his first show this sunday so got to get him bathed and looking good tomorrow I am very nervous my first time showing a dog too so my mum will have my kids overnight tomorrow so that I can get focused plus I think I need a break after this week.

19 weeks to go to ultimate disney vacation!!!!
28 lbs to lose I know I can do it.

Lyn_Matthews

tazzy sorry to hear about your little one. I must have missed your intro yesterday...sorry about that. Welcome to the group. I know what you mean about finding time for everything, I still don't have it figured out but I've made sure that I get my workouts in, and my kids get the attention they need and after that well....at least I get the important stuff done :happy: Good luck with the dog show!
Oh and good luck with the 30 day Shred. I'm on day 14 level 1. The first couple days kicked my butt, but now I think I'm ready to move to level 2...not that I've perfected level 1 but I'm ready to change it up.
Again welcome to the group....can I go with you on vacation????

jackobean29

So the flu seems to be everywhere right now! It is just about finished passing through our household.

SO Today my 12 month old daughter manages to phone the RCMP (police) all by herself today. I was just going to hang up the phone but the lady on the other end threatened to send out an officer, so I was "questioned" until they believed everything to be okay. My daughter loves the phone and snatches it any chance she gets.

Never a dull moment in the life of a mommy!!!

CrystalOKeefe

Oh my goodness Jackobean!! My daughter loves the phone to I am glad the only person she has ever called is my mom!
Mommys lives are always full of excitement!

We had a bug go through, but the ER said it was Pharangitis and the litte girls got antibiotics and got better like 4 days later, The adults just got fevers. Maeve didnt get sick at all thank goodness. In the begining of December she had pheunomina and spent a couple of days in the hospital!! Scary !!!

Well today I got the treadmill up and going and I walked at 3.5 and then for 1min and 30 Id run at 5 mph then back to walking for 2 mins and run again I did this for about 28 mins and I felt pretty good!! Later tonight I am gonna go it again after I get Maeve to bed!! I am so excited, now I am in search of dog shoes for my dog so he dont scratch the belt....
Ceasar Milion (Dog Whisper) gets all the dogs on so easy and Otis my dog freaks as soon as it is turned on when he is on it but he stands by me the whole time I am on it !!!

Well Moms have a wonderful day!!!

supermom1114

So yesterday was the first day I actually got almost everything done that I wanted. I got a load of laundry "done" its still in the dryer lol, n I did one of the workouts I've been tivo'ing, and I stayed within my cals, n it was my first day back really working (wed. was just paperwork) Overall I'd say it was a good day, I would like to be able to get my room organized and Aydens closet, I'm planning on transitioning him to his crib tomorrow night, during tummy time yesterday he almost rolled over n hes just getting too big for his bassinet. I hope getting him to sleep in his crib isnt too hard, guess we'll see. Today I'm going to take him on a walk, stretch a lot since my muscles are tight from yesterday n then I work again tonight, n I've gotta do some reading for my online classes, ugh I really want to get organized.... I think I'm going to work on that during every nap today.Ok well off to have breakfast, Have a happy n healthy day ladies!

Marla64

Hey Mommies--

Just sent DH with Grandma and Pa to watch 9 year old's basketball game-- they took, oh gosh-- don't know how many kids with 'em. Caleb is in the loving care of 13 year old, and I have to get to work-- noon deadline-- just wanted to say hey. Tummy bug is slowly leaving-- now we have a sinus infection working its way around. Gotta love winter, eh?

So out of touch-- can't read anyone else's goings on-- hope you're all well. I know times are tough-- wow, are they tough.

Sara-- still haven't made it to the post office-- so sorry. Hope to next week. :ohwell:

Hugs to all--

Lyn_Matthews

Morning ladies.

I know its the weekend and a lot of you probably wont have time to check the board but...This has be come part of my morning routine so I just do it :happy:
Hubby is working today....could be a few hours could be all day. We are having friends over tonight to watch Saw V and eat pizza We are sending the kids to our friends house with a babysitter so they dont accidently see or hear the movie. I'm so excited to watch the movie...this has been a "tradition" with the last 3 Saw movies.
Have to go clothes shopping today for my son. One of his classmates goes to the church we should go to and I've arranged with his mother to let Dre go with them. Neither my hubby nor I go to church anymore but we want Dre to have the same background we grew up with, and he's actually excited about going so it will be a good thing. Plus that gets him out of the house for 2 hrs on Sundays YIPPEE!! Anyway so I need to go buy him some church clothes.
I also need to pick up some new nursing bras....the ones I bought after the babe was born don't fit anymore. Same size in the cup but smaller in the band :laugh:
I'm going to get my workout in this morning so that I can enjoy my pizza tonight.
Oh BTW my hubby fixed my computer (I've been using his for the last month or more). Now I have my pics back so here's a pic for Sara....



That's my monkey, 3 years ago. The scar has healed nicely.

Have a great day!

mommachag

well...
hello everyone.

welcome to all the new moms here.
and hugs to everyone dealing with sickies and yucks

I made dinner for my parents last night. whole red perch,baked fennel,zucchini and onion, salad, and pasta with artichoke tomato sauce and sourdough bread. ( i had no idea sourdough bread was so darn high in calories!:mad: ) so i make a really yummy, low fat low calorie dinner. but the sourdough almost killed me.
I made hot milk spoon cake and made deserts with the sponge cake, blueberries and fat free plain yogurt with vannila and a teaspoon of sugar. it was the best part of the entire meal!.

my whole meal - minus the bread- was under 400 calories! the bread put it over 600 though. oh well.
so i did go over just a bit yesterday but when I weiged in this am I have lost almost 2 lbs this week! so i guess im doing ok:bigsmile:

sam woke this morening with a fever and saying his body hurt so I guess he is getting the flu here now. Ughhh.
i should have known he wasn't feeling well when he was acting "normal" yesterday before bed. he always seems so normal when he is getting sick. when the fever goes away so does "normal" sammy.

booklover1212

Welcome to the group! I hope you have much success here! Do you like the slimfast shakes? I tried them once (a few years ago) & had to gag it down.:sick:

Thanks for the welcome!

Actually I do like the shakes. But the only ones I can tolerate are the chocolate ones. All the others, I'm like you, I have to force them down!

tazzy

No kids tonight they are sleeping at their grandparents house so I got a night of peace and quiet its strange I really dont like it all them empty beds makes me quite teary not being able to kiss my babies goodnight. Dog show tomorrow I am terrified got all my gear ready and the puppys been bathed and looks dashing just hope he doesnt roll in muck til tomorrow. Will pick my babies up straight after we are done tomorrow and the weather is set to be bad so probably just watch a dvd eat fruit salad and play on the wii.

We have just ordered wii fit I cant wait the kids are getting it instead of easter eggs but what they dont know is that when they go to their grand parents on a sat afternoon mummy and daddy will be practising on it. I love the hula hooping (my friends have it)

Enjoy the rest of the weekend all and I hope those that are sick or nursing sick little ones all feel better soon.