Stat-at-home moms 3/16-3/22

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  • Lyn_Matthews
    Lyn_Matthews Posts: 902 Member
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  • wilted6orchid
    wilted6orchid Posts: 423 Member
    Melinda--

    how do you find time to work out? i only have one little one i have to chase around and its hard to get some time when i'm not cleaning or doing laundry to get in work outs. i usually have to wait until my hubby gets home so he can watch her while i run.

    any advice or quick workout tips?
    Honestly naps are my huge blessing. After lunch, everyone goes down for a nap. When Hubby was home that WAS my clean time, but now I use that time to exercise. I have tried after morning cartoons. I set a time to cut the TV off and tell the boys to play, usually the oldest will stick around and try to "exer-tickle-size" with me.:laugh: And I have tried after I put the boys down for bed, 8:00pm. That works really well if I want to go to the gym, but not so well for...spouse time, so it had to go. Otherwise I was the half-asleep zombie, that Hubby wanted to cuddle with, no fun.

    As far as changing my cleaning schedule to facilitate exercising. I found out the kids are still little enough to want to help. So I do that after nap (which leaves me plenty of time to shower before they wake). Each mobile child gets a feather duster, while I run the vaccuum. They still think it's fun. Yay for me:blushing:

    I save the weekly cleaning stuff for my day off from exercise. I won't exercise on the same day I scrub bathrooms or shovel tons of snow off the driveway, that's exercise enough.:laugh:
  • staceyw37
    staceyw37 Posts: 2,094 Member
    jules--try stool softener (generic ok), just colace. not pericolace. it's basically mineral oil in a pill to lube things up. my oldest is a poopy prob kid too.
    i've also been told warm apple juice before bed can be helpful. pear juice is another one.
    a warm bath might help ease discomfort.
    don't feel guilty!! this is just being a mom--sometimes we get things right, and sometimes not. it will be that way forever. it's not like he's a diabetic and you deliberately skipped insulin shots for days on end! it's just poop. :tongue:

    quote from another mom in redbook: "When my world is crumbling and i feel like things are out of my control or I've made a big mistake, I think, JUST DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING. I can't change what's happened, but one bad mistake on top of another never fixes anything. Remembering to "just do the next right thing" keeps me on track."

    This is to encourage you from your unsuccessful lunch. I use this in my head all the time now. That way, one bad choice doesn't snowball.
    so...to a good day all! :flowerforyou:
  • wilted6orchid
    wilted6orchid Posts: 423 Member


    welcome, melinda. i've seen you on other threads, glad you found us. this is a great group! also, i think there is another mommy up in alaska--maybe post to find her. i obviously have no idea whether she lives near you or not, but it might be worth a shot. glad to have you around--:flowerforyou:
    Yeah, MissReesa, we're friends...she lives quite a ways away though.:grumble:
    She's a military wife too, so we have lots in common.:wink:
  • mrsbuzz
    mrsbuzz Posts: 576 Member
    Thanks for everyones support. I truly realize I need you all, not just for motivation but for mommy support. thanks.:flowerforyou:

    I will see how Trey is doing when he gets home from school. I so hope he will go soon.

    Today so far I have had breakfast, mid snack, lunch and all were around 200 calories. I made a wrap for lunch which was yummy, but could use something. It was a wheat tortilla, 4 slices of hillshire farm deli ham, baby spinach, and laughing cow garlic and herb cheese wedge. It's pretty tasty and it was 225 calories. I need find the la tortilla's that are like 45 calories, my tortilla are 130 calories. Well I love laughing cow, have had cracker with the french onion for a snack. I am addicted lol.

    Take Care:heart:
    jules
  • staceyw37
    staceyw37 Posts: 2,094 Member
    hi crystal--sorry maeve didn't win. the $ would've been nice. but she is still a #1 cutie!

    welcome, deb! this is a great thread/group so i look forward to having you join in the fun!

    jules--i understand what you're saying. i thought i was doing ok with irl mom friends (had some but they moved--Air Force--and another went back to school), so it's really nice to be able to come here. When we move back to Salt Lake (sooner than later i hope), i'll have my circle of girls who i treasure so much. :heart:
    but lucky for me--i found you all too.

    btw--didn't have the wine--just frosted flakes reduced sugar for dinner. :tongue:

    just wanted to share a HAPPY--i used my HRM for the first time today. convinced myself to do the dvd (just 10 minutes i said) and then did the whole thing with the cardio part 2x! rock on! i so needed to burn those calories b/c of overages on other days. and now, i feel POWERFUL! hi-yah!! as we say here. :laugh: :laugh:
    off to wake the baby and take a shower. i leave the girls doing their own thing--just ignoring the mischief they're probably making.
    have a great evening all! :heart:
  • writer4him
    writer4him Posts: 225 Member
    Hello fellow moms!

    I am at the three-week point - the point where, every other time I tried to lose weight and get into better shape, I got discouraged and QUIT! I have to admit, I am getting discouraged, but I am NOT going to quit. I've lost five pounds, which I know is more than the pound-a-week goal, but this week the scale did not budge and in fact, went up a little (not enough to make it a whole pound up, thankfully). I have exercised more in the past 8 days than I have in years, even surprised myself by being able to keep a sustained jog for two miles, four days in a row. I have been afraid to eat my exercise calories and I think this is part of my downfall. It's hard for me to believe that I will lose weight by eating MORE, but I have to try it. I also know that I've been staying within my calorie range but also eating a lot of the wrong things (like Pizza Hut last night for example), but it is so hard when you have functions planned (last night - took my junior high girls Bible study group out) and you have to work around them! Anyway, I am whining but I hope someone else out there had this problem and increased their calories and it worked because I am skeptical!
  • GIBride01
    GIBride01 Posts: 328 Member
    Melinda--

    how do you find time to work out? i only have one little one i have to chase around and its hard to get some time when i'm not cleaning or doing laundry to get in work outs. i usually have to wait until my hubby gets home so he can watch her while i run.

    any advice or quick workout tips?

    Good morning all...
    Had to chime in with my ultimate workout secret for the SAHM with a husband who is always gone, busy, deployed etc :wink: Baby wrap or backpack! My son and I have gone on daily walks, weather permitting, for most of his life with a Moby wrap up until about a year, now a hiking pack. I put the kid in the pack, hook up the two dogs and we all get some fresh air. And TX ladies, hurry up and get the fresh air before it gets to stinkin hot! I lived in TX for a few years and working out outdoors in the summer would have killed me! But the walking with the baby pack is great, it burns more calories than just a regular walk when you are packing an extra 20-30 pounds. Or if you are a runner, get a jogging stroller. I have had to come up with original ways to workout, hubby is army and if I waited for him to get my exercise, it might never happen! Well his majesty is up and calling..better scoot!
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Hello fellow moms!

    I am at the three-week point - the point where, every other time I tried to lose weight and get into better shape, I got discouraged and QUIT! I have to admit, I am getting discouraged, but I am NOT going to quit. I've lost five pounds, which I know is more than the pound-a-week goal, but this week the scale did not budge and in fact, went up a little (not enough to make it a whole pound up, thankfully). I have exercised more in the past 8 days than I have in years, even surprised myself by being able to keep a sustained jog for two miles, four days in a row. I have been afraid to eat my exercise calories and I think this is part of my downfall. It's hard for me to believe that I will lose weight by eating MORE, but I have to try it. I also know that I've been staying within my calorie range but also eating a lot of the wrong things (like Pizza Hut last night for example), but it is so hard when you have functions planned (last night - took my junior high girls Bible study group out) and you have to work around them! Anyway, I am whining but I hope someone else out there had this problem and increased their calories and it worked because I am skeptical!

    Pizza, no matter how little I eat, always sends my scale up for a few days b/c of all the sodium. PLUS, not to get TMI on here, but 3 weeks in is close to month...and well, TOM screws with the scale, too. SO, if you're due for TOM, that might be why the scale creeped up. That's why I think so many women give up the first month of trying to lose weight. They do so good for a couple weeks, then TOM hits & they think all is lost. Don't give up! You can do it!
  • writer4him
    writer4him Posts: 225 Member
    Thanks (Stacy, I think! I am so bad with names!)

    I am just ending TOM - it was all this week. I couldn't figure out if it was supposed to get better now that it's just about over, but it seems like it is getting worse, so hopefully it is just the pizza!
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Thanks (Stacy, I think! I am so bad with names!)

    I am just ending TOM - it was all this week. I couldn't figure out if it was supposed to get better now that it's just about over, but it seems like it is getting worse, so hopefully it is just the pizza!

    LOL I'm Sara. Don't worry about names. I have to use them over & over again for them to stick. :laugh:

    My TOM gain usually doesn't go away for a couple days until it is gone. Drink lots of water. That'll help TOM & the pizza. :bigsmile:
  • musicmom04
    musicmom04 Posts: 670 Member
    Hello fellow moms!

    I am at the three-week point - the point where, every other time I tried to lose weight and get into better shape, I got discouraged and QUIT! I have to admit, I am getting discouraged, but I am NOT going to quit. I've lost five pounds, which I know is more than the pound-a-week goal, but this week the scale did not budge and in fact, went up a little (not enough to make it a whole pound up, thankfully). I have exercised more in the past 8 days than I have in years, even surprised myself by being able to keep a sustained jog for two miles, four days in a row. I have been afraid to eat my exercise calories and I think this is part of my downfall. It's hard for me to believe that I will lose weight by eating MORE, but I have to try it. I also know that I've been staying within my calorie range but also eating a lot of the wrong things (like Pizza Hut last night for example), but it is so hard when you have functions planned (last night - took my junior high girls Bible study group out) and you have to work around them! Anyway, I am whining but I hope someone else out there had this problem and increased their calories and it worked because I am skeptical!


    i used to be a giver-upper too. i'd start and get dissapointed that i only lost a couple of pounds and just stop. then, after a while i would be like "this is stupid...if i had just kept going and lost even a pound a week, i'd be at my goal weight right now." it's so hard for me to keep going at the beginning, but now i see that 28 lbs lost on my ticker, and that really keeps me motivated. even if the scale doesn't move for 2 or 3 weeks, it doesn't bother me as much cause at least i'm stuck at 172 and not 200!
  • writer4him
    writer4him Posts: 225 Member
    Thanks Sara & Beth!

    I know I just need to keep going! My husband has been very supportive also, which helps. He has been showing me some strength training exercises. He is very funny. He really doesn't care if I lose weight but he loves the body builder look so he is all for me doing exercise!
  • staceyw37
    staceyw37 Posts: 2,094 Member
    just wanted to post so this would get back up.
    well, on th i ran out of bcp--which i take continuously. and ate and ate and ate this weekend. i don't think there's much damage, just have to work harder in the gym this week to make up for it and to move forward. if this is what tom is like for all of you, i feel for you. :cry: i haven't had that for ages. fortunately i'll pick up the new pill pack tomorrow. and #1 goes back to school so i can spend a longer time at the Y w/o the guilt.

    and kathy, don't give up. it is slow going but it is going--and you'll at least be stronger on the inside for each day you stick with it. i have my goals posted by the computer and my calendar and for the days i follow it, i get a sticker in my calendar. maybe that would help you keep going forward, too. also, read purr's note in the success board. and kerri's one year at mfp. it is definitely inspiring to see other people's successes.

    alright, i'm going to read and turn in. hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! and will see you on the other side :heart:
  • tazzy
    tazzy Posts: 197
    Sorry not checked in for a while took last week off exercise sore throat turned into a bad cold so felt crappy all the time still pretty tired. kept my diet back on track most of the time it was actually easy to only eat 1300 cals as I felt so ill anyway I could have gone without easily.

    Another week and going to work hard even though I am tired I will probably cat nap in the afternoons got the party this weekend I cant get my head around it though I need to focus. I have so much going on will find out next week if I am pregnant or not part of me isnt bothered if I am not the other part I know I will be upset if I am not hormones what a pain in the *kitten*. On the up side I do feel like I may be normal early signs sore breasts which only happen when I am I hate the waiting. Going to get off my back side now and workout chat later.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/46428-stay-at-home-moms-3-23-3-29

    New week, new thread...just about 6 hours later than normal. :bigsmile: Sorry for the delay!
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