Stay-at-home moms 1/26-2/1

tazzy

I am fed up I was having a reasonable workout on my elliptical and I allways do better in the last 10 mins hr steady at 85% for the last 20 mins today and then the belt broke with my final intensive 3 mins I was upset how bad is that upset that I had to get off my machine and worried that I would be without it. I did manage to fix for now the belt had slipped and a piece frayed off the rest seems ok so should be able to use again tomorrow gonna order another belt though so I know when this one gives up totally I will be able to fix asap.

I want to make the next month really count as I have to go away in mar to collect a puppy for my father in law we have to go on the ferry for 4 hours then drive it is about 2 hours away from the dock so we will start at 7 am should get to the breeder by about 2 pm but the ferry back is a 3 hour drive and then it doesnt sail til 2.15 am so I will probably just get home and climb into bed will have to sacrifice my workout on the saturday and keep my cals low dont quite know what to do as he wants to hit pizza hut for dinner Breccy and lunch will be fine as I will eat first thing and take lunch with me its just dinner I normally wouldnt be bothered but with 18 weeks yesterday til our family vacation in florida (I live in the uk so this is a big vacation) I dont want any slip ups I am correcting my metabolism at the moment so havent lost this week and dont expect to lose next week either but I havent gained which ois great as my cals were as low as 600 a day some days (I know its wrong its stupid but I really have issues with dieting and starving worked in the past but it doesnt work) I suppose 1 day going over should be ok it may even fool my metabolism any suggestions please. We dont have a pizza hut where I live and I do really love it I suppose I could have it if say I lost 10lbs between now and 7 th mar I think that could be possible. I could get a kids pizza that would be small dont know the cals though and ok its probably high in sodium so if I drink loads of water I dont know I will be able to get pizza hut in florida so maybe I should hang out for that instead and get a salad or something healthy. AAARRRGGG this is when I screw myself up got get over issues like this.

Anyway its Friday get to lay in bed late tomorrow then gotta get 30 day shred in and 30 mins on the elliptical (saturdays are a struggle) Thinks i'll do shred first thing then get kids sorted and chores done hubby is usually home by 1pm and the kids go to their grandparents at 3pm elliptical 1 pm sorted. Walk the dogs at 3pm then chill.

Sunday rest day woohoo dont get to stay in bed though my son and I do flyball training with the dog and it starts at 10.30am. But will probably get to play on wii fit in the afternoonor something like that.

Have a good weekend everybody.

mrsbuzz

Good Morning!

Well I have to say that even thought I have been bad this week, not counting calories, not working out, drinking pop:drinker: , and eating fast food I haven't gained anything all week. Thank God!:happy: I have been busy with painting and doing stuff around the house. I am not eating all day. I usually only eat about 3 times a day and maybe 1 snack. Not sure why my body hasn't put the weight back on, but I guess I need to get my butt into gear and just do this. At least I should exercise my heart out.

Well just wanted to say hello and wish Everyone a great weekend!!! :bigsmile: I will be painting, oh fun!!:ohwell:

Lyn_Matthews

tazzy-I used to restrict myself on enjoying family outings, but now I realize that they only happen every once in a while so I might as well enjoy them. Maybe you could have salad and just 1-2 piece of pizza. Load up on salad first and then just eat the pizza so that you get the taste and satisfy the craving. And you can totally lost 10 lbs between now and Mar 7th. But you have to be honest with yourself and keep close tabs on what you put in your mouth. I hope the belt for your elliptical show up before the old one falls apart.

Mrsbuzz-congrats on not gaining. When I know I'm not behaving that result is as good as losing. I'm sure that even though you aren't eating great that your activity level is helping balance it out.


Well I did it.....I hit my end of month goal of 182!!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou:
I was so nervous about getting on the scale this morning. I don't know why this weigh in meant so much to me but it did. I guess cuz I knew that in order to hit my end goal I had to hit 182 to stay on track. Now I have 17 lbs to go in 12 weeks....totally achievable! Praying for no plateaus between now and then..:laugh: right like that will happen! Regardless I'm just happy I made it thru this month, one goal at a time!

SarainKS

Good morning everyone!

I seriously need to hide the scale. I'm an obsessive weigher. Yes I admit it. :happy: I just can't do the whole once a week thing. More like once a day. I know it's ridiculous but I can't help it. I was disappointed yesterday after working by behind off with workouts but this morning, I'm actually down a pound. So that's a great way to start the weekend. I have a feeling that I'll gain it back because we're throwing a small super bowl party. Maybe I can make some healthy food for me.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Lyn_Matthews

Good morning everyone!

I seriously need to hide the scale. I'm an obsessive weigher. Yes I admit it. :happy: I just can't do the whole once a week thing. More like once a day. I know it's ridiculous but I can't help it. I was disappointed yesterday after working by behind off with workouts but this morning, I'm actually down a pound. So that's a great way to start the weekend. I have a feeling that I'll gain it back because we're throwing a small super bowl party. Maybe I can make some healthy food for me.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I'm an obsessive weigher but I only record my weight on Fridays. Your weight can fluctuate so much from day to day I only go by Friday's number. I am a little worried about weekend gain as well. Friday we are going to a birthday party for my brother in law and then Sunday of course is the big game and we are having a party here. I do plan on making a whole bunch of healthy snacks (thank goodness for hungry-girl.com and her super bowl suggestions) but I'm pretty sure I will put on a little weight. I do plan on working out Sunday morning, so I have some extra cals to eat and I will drink lots and lots of water...that's my game plan.

SarainKS

Good idea on the working out Sunday morning! I might just have to do that. I planned on taking the weekend off but why not.

tazzy

drevans_mom - That makes a whole lot of sense I think its a plan. I am doing great at the moment I am trying o eat in the right balance and havent had anything with empty calories in all week and the strangest thing is I dont want them either I am quite happ having an orange or an apple to satisfy my sweet tooth I think I have turned a corner keeping my blood sugars balanced with regular intakes of wholesome food. I think as well for my day trip I could just have fruit salad for breccy and a healthy salad for lunch which will leave plenty of calories for dinner I may even get up at 5.30am and do 40 mins on the elliptical or get 30day shred in as I will be spending a lot of the day on my backside I can allways take a power nap on the ferry. That would then give me the allowance to have a couple of slices of pizza but only if I hit my goal of 10lbs between now and then.

Thanks

supermom1114

I feel so lost lol, I havent been on the boards in days, but I have been tracking my cals n exercising. I just joined bally last night n I have a free personal training session today at 4! So last night was my first time in a gym in a long time, Ive been waiting for Ayden to get on a better sleeping schedule n the past 5 nights hes only woken up once so Id figured it was time. I decide to take it easy for the first night, just a little cardio, so i get on the elliptical, do a half mile at a moderate pace then since Im feeling good I decide to time how fast I can run a mile, got it done in 10:27 which wasnt bad for not having reallly worked out in 5 months or so. but I was on the elliptical n not the treadmill... I dunno something about the treadmill kills me... so theres a tanning salon right next door n I decided to get a membership there n it felt so good to lay there after working out... bliss lol so yea I get home feed Ayden n get him to bed but then for some reason he chooses last night to be kinda fussy.. he woke up like 4-5 times... ugh the night I really needed to rest he doesnt want to let me... oh well, I made it through n hes having another lovely day just bein a happy baby, gas seems to have gone down, hes awake and attentive more, and hes really improving in his tummy time... he wants to crawl but cant quite get his gut up yet lol

ok well hes done eating so we're off to go read a book or something, I'll hopefully be back on later... but not as much, I've started my online classes so now when he eats or naps I'm focused on those, Have a happy n healthy day everyone!!! :flowerforyou:

mrsbuzz

I too like to weigh myself, but I try not to do it everyday. I have it down now were my weighins are Friday morning, but I weigh myself like monday to see what happened over the weekend, since I am horrible on the weekends.:grumble:

Well have a good one:flowerforyou:

farmgirlh

Good Morning/Afternoon ladies~ Sorry if I don't post very often my internet isn't always up and running...boo. I found out yesterday that I have a "sports injury" and now no workouts for a week or it will get worse and take longer to heal. I am hoping that I can control my calorie intake for the next few days. Good luck to all of you!!!

Lyn_Matthews

Supermom-thanks for checkin in. I've been thinkin about you and hoping all is well. It sounds like you are doing well.

Farmgirl-I hope you heal quickly. good luck with the calorie control...thats why I exercise cuz I like to eat

Board is really quiet today. Hope everyone is okay...Marla, MM, Lori, abetterme....oh my brain isn't working I know there are a bunch more!!!

farmgirlh

Thanks! I can start again tuesday but I have to work back into it. 5min day one and then 10 min day 2 and so on. I usually workout everyday so I don't have to worry so much about calories. I am very careful what I eat but that way I don't feel like I am being restricted.

Have a wonderful day
Heather

abetterme

Hello Mommies,

I only have maybe a minute so I thought I would pop on real quick and let you know that things are going ok here. I will be better once I hear from the hospital about my results but until then I will just have to keep track of my calories and try and get my workouts in. Have a great night:flowerforyou:

Welcome to all the new mommies to the thread:drinker: :flowerforyou:

loreeb18

I'm here! There have been so many posts that I can't respond to all of them. Then I feel bad only responding to some. So then I just don't post at all. :laugh:

Lyn_Matthews

Good to hear from you that have posted since my last comment. I'm was worried, since I don't know where you all are from I was afraid that you maybe in the area where the ice storm hit hard. No power for many many people. So scary, I don't know what I would do...they are saying some wont get power for up to two weeks...in the winter??? YIKES We should all be praying for them!

Lori don't feel bad about not responding to everyone...we understand. That doesn't mean you can't stop in and tell us about you!!

abetterme-how long until you get your results?

Marla64

pbbbbbtttt-- that's me giving raspberries-- crappy day.

:grumble:

Nite all--

katiechakos

HI everyone. I haven't been keeping up on postings... have been so busy. I'm doing a sleep program with baby Mack and it's SO HARD. It's called the 3 day sleep solution. He goes down pretty great the first time, but then you're not supposed to go in when/if he wakes up for a full hour. I can't do it. It breaks my heart to hear him cry. If you guys have any words of wisdom, please pass it along. I have a video monitor so I can see that he's fine. I just HATE hearing him cry!

tazzy

Hi katiechakos I know how you feel we did a sleep program with my middle daughter she was a nightmare and her crib was in our room which made it worse we followed the program where day put them into bed and walk away then you set a timer for 5 mins and if they are still crying go in just settle them dont pick up and walk away then another 5 mins and so on until they settle can take a while first time. day 2 same process but it is 10 mins between trips to settle snd day 3 is 15 mins never more than 15 mins it took about 4 days and she sleeps great now. These are pretty little hurdles in the life of a baby all you are doing is teaching the skills to self sooth and I know it is hard their cries just break your heart stick with it and you will see results. Let us know how you get on with I am thinking of you I know first hand how difficult this is but I promise your little one will still love you and it will have a minimal effect on your relationship.

I used to turn the tv up or listen to my ipod.

Good luck

loreeb18

katiechakos - I don't have any sleep advice. (Sorry.) I just wanted to tell you I love the new av pic. Mack is getting so big. What a cutie!

LosingIt4good

Hi everyone!

My son got to go back to school Friday instead of Monday. After reviewing his suspension, they lifted one day off it so all the griping we did on Thursday worked.:bigsmile:

As for me, I got 45 minutes in on the treadmill and another 25 on the elliptical this morning. Got a shower and spent until about 4:30 this afternoon cleaning my house. My arms are a bit sore from lifting weights yesterday so I got to feel every little push and pull while cleaning. Its a good feeling to know I got the right muscles!!

I dropped another pound, so Im up to 7 pounds lost so far my first month. My first month ends on the 6th. I got a VERY nice suprise this morning also. I had purchased a pair of Nike walking shorts a month ago that were a bit snug- 1 size too small. Well.. Ive been naughty and hadnt done laundry in a few days so I went searching for something to wear to the gym. I found the shorts, put them on and ..not only were they not snug- I had to cinch up the drawstring to keep them on!! :drinker:

Im ready to parrrrrrrrrrrrtayyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

SarainKS

losingit4good - that's great about your son! Sometimes it takes a parent stepping in to make other people see what's really the right thing.

Off to do my pre game workout so I can have a few extra calories for all the food we're fixing.

abetterme

Wow only 5 pages, there must of been a bunch of us not on much this week:laugh: Last week we had 11 pages.:noway: I know I haven't been on much this past week and I can tell I didn't do so great this week. I did get 2 miles in this morning and am feel great about that. Hope everyone has a great Super Bowl Sunday:flowerforyou:

{{HUGS}}:flowerforyou:

Marla64

Hi everyone!

My son got to go back to school Friday instead of Monday. After reviewing his suspension, they lifted one day off it so all the griping we did on Thursday worked.:bigsmile:

As for me, I got 45 minutes in on the treadmill and another 25 on the elliptical this morning. Got a shower and spent until about 4:30 this afternoon cleaning my house. My arms are a bit sore from lifting weights yesterday so I got to feel every little push and pull while cleaning. Its a good feeling to know I got the right muscles!!

I dropped another pound, so Im up to 7 pounds lost so far my first month. My first month ends on the 6th. I got a VERY nice suprise this morning also. I had purchased a pair of Nike walking shorts a month ago that were a bit snug- 1 size too small. Well.. Ive been naughty and hadnt done laundry in a few days so I went searching for something to wear to the gym. I found the shorts, put them on and ..not only were they not snug- I had to cinch up the drawstring to keep them on!! :drinker:

Im ready to parrrrrrrrrrrrtayyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

good for you-- squeaky wheel, and all that jazz. Stay in their faces. It's amazing what the schools will do and/or try to get away with/teach/shove down the kids throats if we're not diligent.

Good for you-- A+ parenting award to you and hubby-- :flowerforyou:

Lyn_Matthews

New Week. New Thread! (yes I wanna be Sara when I grow up....WAIT I don't wanna grow up!!!!)

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