SAHM--8/3--8/9

staceyw37

Here's this week's thread. Come chat with us!

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lolabunny

Hi everyone! I'm a SAHM to 4 boys. Dylan's 5, Ryan and Tyler are 3 and Zach is 2. It's busy and loud at my house. Having had 3 sections in 3 years, my body has been through a lot and I let myself go to the back burner while caring for everyone else. Well, now's the time to get back to putting my body on the list of importance and lose this awful weight I've gained in the last 5 years.

I've been having difficulty with evening eating. I eat well ALL day long, in light of the snacks my kids might have, but come night......I seem to lose my mind and just binge on something. I'm learning that this is not a path down the road to giving up but need to u-turn back to healthy eating every time. So, today is a new day and full of choices that I can make to better myself or not.

I look forward to getting to know other SAHMs!!!!

lettuceb

Hi everyone! I'm a SAHM to 4 boys. Dylan's 5, Ryan and Tyler are 3 and Zach is 2. It's busy and loud at my house. Having had 3 sections in 3 years, my body has been through a lot and I let myself go to the back burner while caring for everyone else. Well, now's the time to get back to putting my body on the list of importance and lose this awful weight I've gained in the last 5 years.

I've been having difficulty with evening eating. I eat well ALL day long, in light of the snacks my kids might have, but come night......I seem to lose my mind and just binge on something. I'm learning that this is not a path down the road to giving up but need to u-turn back to healthy eating every time. So, today is a new day and full of choices that I can make to better myself or not.

I look forward to getting to know other SAHMs!!!!

Hey lolabunny! I have 4 boys too so I understand the not being quiet in the house...ever! Mine are a little more spread out though 18, 12, 6, and 3 but they are still a handful.

staceyw37

i'm home to girl 9, girl 5 and boy 2.5. we also have a 6mon old puggle puppy (see profile) who just may go to another home. i'm finding it's just too much--managing the 4 of them + 5am walks every day. we'll see--so far no takers.

well, i'll check in later. off to the playplace at the mall this am.

i'll just say one more thing:this will probably be a quiet exercise week for me. i can see how my schedule is already getting out of control. :indifferent:

:flowerforyou:

lettuceb

I am trying to adjust to staying home and figure it will take me a couple of weeks to hit a routine and then school will start and I will have to adjust all over again I am hoping that going from sitting behind a desk all day to chasing the boys will help me lose some weight. I am really trying to watch what I eat and work some exercise but not 5 AM walks :bigsmile:

amypyr

Hi all! Welcome lolabunny! :flowerforyou: I've had a hectic weekend and haven't been on the computer much.

I am a part-time SAHM to a boy almost 7 and a girl 5 (16 months apart). I was a full-time SAHM until 2 years ago when I went to work for my church as the Administrative Assistant at 10 hrs a week. I put them in part time child care for 1 day a week. The rest of the time they came with me. I'm now at 20 hrs a week. I'm blessed to have a job where the kids can come with me when there's no school. They do pretty much the same thing there as they would at home: read books, draw, play, watch tv, and eat snacks. I work 9-1 M-F now, so once school starts, I'll be leaving for work after dh takes them to school, and I'll be finished working for the day before picking them up in the afternoon.

Well, off to see what I can make for dinner tonight!

staceyw37

i was doing great till 2:30PM--and then the cals keep coming on....

this has been a struggle for like EVER and i need to stop it. i know why i do it, but still.
those sugary carbs and me....bff :grumble:
and yet, i won't do the most obvious thing like NOT buy them. whatever...not gonna whine about it now. i need to work on some forms for a school mtg tomorrow am.
at least i walked the dog and did loving stuff with my kids. i know that counts for lots!

tazzy

Last week didnt go as planned started great mon and tues got up on wed and was soooooo sore decided to rest up had very good intentions for thurs but ended up with too much to do getting ready for our trip didnt get to bed til midnight and had to get up at 4 on fri morning.
Ramsey rebel our starters team (thats what we were in) did rubbish but not down to our dog he ran every leg perfect however or friendly team red rose borrowed clifford on sun and we finished 2nd so it was a good weekend didnt have too much junk didnt sleep well and now have a sore throat and aches so didnt workout yesterday and I am having today to catch up around the house will get back to it tomorrow and thurs but we are in a dog show on fri so no exercise then as I have to be in the show field by 830am. I may try and get up early and do a dvd it depends how organised I am on thurs.

So we had a great weekend but very tiring diet ok yesterday and will be today still got to work on the water.

lolabunny

Stacey - girl, I feel ya! Evenings are my bad times. I can do awesome without even trying hard ALL DAY LONG and then *bam* there I am with a cookie in hand. What I've tried to start doing is allowing myself a little extra in cals for the end of the day to help with that. Also, I thought I wanted a dog too about 6 mo. ago. CUTE little puppy but after 2 mo. of unsuccessful potty learning....well, it was just too much and I found him another home. :brokenheart: I was sad but it was just too much with me and my 4 boys.

Amy - I always joke that with all the running around I do you'd THINK I'd be way thinner. :laugh: The truth of the matter is, I wonder how much BIGGER I'd be if I hadn't done that. Oy!

Lettuce - I think your schedule sounds perfect! And at your church no less! What a blessing.

Praying an awesome and "clean" day for everyone today!

staceyw37

Last week didnt go as planned started great mon and tues got up on wed and was soooooo sore decided to rest up had very good intentions for thurs but ended up with too much to do getting ready for our trip didnt get to bed til midnight and had to get up at 4 on fri morning.
Ramsey rebel our starters team (thats what we were in) did rubbish but not down to our dog he ran every leg perfect however or friendly team red rose borrowed clifford on sun and we finished 2nd so it was a good weekend didnt have too much junk didnt sleep well and now have a sore throat and aches so didnt workout yesterday and I am having today to catch up around the house will get back to it tomorrow and thurs but we are in a dog show on fri so no exercise then as I have to be in the show field by 830am. I may try and get up early and do a dvd it depends how organised I am on thurs.

So we had a great weekend but very tiring diet ok yesterday and will be today still got to work on the water.

tazzy--you make my head spin! :noway:
2nd place is a good showing! hope this weekend's goes welltoo.
camping was last wknd, right?? did you and son have a nice time?

check back later--

staceyw37

Stacey - girl, I feel ya! Evenings are my bad times. I can do awesome without even trying hard ALL DAY LONG and then *bam* there I am with a cookie in hand. What I've tried to start doing is allowing myself a little extra in cals for the end of the day to help with that. Also, I thought I wanted a dog too about 6 mo. ago. CUTE little puppy but after 2 mo. of unsuccessful potty learning....well, it was just too much and I found him another home. :brokenheart: I was sad but it was just too much with me and my 4 boys.

Amy - I always joke that with all the running around I do you'd THINK I'd be way thinner. :laugh: The truth of the matter is, I wonder how much BIGGER I'd be if I hadn't done that. Oy!

Lettuce - I think your schedule sounds perfect! And at your church no less! What a blessing.

Praying an awesome and "clean" day for everyone today!

thanks stacy! potty training is good. barking when we eat or i'm putting the kids to bed BAD. ordered a bark collar w/remote that we control so we'll see how that goes.
so far, no takers. so perhaps she's just meant to be w/our loud, nutball family.

i used to try to eat extra earlier in the day hoping it would stop the overload. no luck there. :laugh:
if i've exercised, i have found some success for BIG eat in late afternoon and then just pb and carrots for dinner. well, at least that worked last week.
let's further add that i haven't kept to 1200-1300 cals ever! that's so not enough for me!!

alright. must focus on getting us out and off to school. oldest in yrround so today is reg day for us.
REALLY 2 y.o.--you had to take off your diaper AGAIN!!! :noway:

adios!

amypyr

Stacey & Lola - I've had a problem with regulating my cals as well. But I seem to yo-yo between eating too few during the day, then being left w/ tons, so I make poor choices before bed, to eating WAY too many during the day then being left w/ very few to none by dinner, which, of course, leads to more poor choices.

Lola - Thanks, I LOVE my work schedule. I have the best of both worlds! :happy: And my schedule can be flexible when I need it to be, like w/ a sick child or class party. And I work in a great environment that is like a second home to my children.

staceyw37

:flowerforyou: it's wednesday and here we are plugging away at our goals.

i've been AWFUL w/food and exercise since saturday. this am was my u-turn. did some exercise and eating right.
i'm not showering yet b/c i i haven't met my daily exercise goal yet. i'm hoping to do more after the kids ride their bikes.
time for them, time for me. :happy:

what are you doing today to stay on track??
what's your challenge? is there any way we can help you have a successful day??

amypyr

Good morning! I've had problems more recently with a high sodium intake. I'm getting this under control now. I used to think I ate a low sodium diet since I didn't add any salt to my food and usually added about half the amount of salt called for in recipes. I'm really realizing just how much sodium there is in different foods. No wonder I ended up plateauing on Weight Watchers! They would say to watch the sodium, but it wasn't figured into the Points system!

I've also got a challenge this week since I am just a few days from TOM. I'm trying to get all my h2o in. I've been better than I was before joining MFP, but lately I've slacked off drinking all 8 glasses. Well, back to work!

Stacey, good job with the exercise! :flowerforyou: I need to follow your example and get back to doing more exercise. My orthotic inserts should be in 3 weeks from tomorrow, so that should greatly help my exercise. On nice days, i plan to walk to pick up the kids.

lettuceb

Trying to get in a routine and the kids are determined to not let it happen But what can you do when your little guy gets sick, so I haven't been able to work out all week and we are potty training too! Argh!
I am definitely not eating as much as when I was working because I am so busy but I know I need to do some exercise too, hopefully that will happen soon :happy:
Ladies you are all inspiring and I appreciate you sharing your struggles and achievements. Keep it up!

staceyw37

Trying to get in a routine and the kids are determined to not let it happen But what can you do when your little guy gets sick, so I haven't been able to work out all week and we are potty training too! Argh!
I am definitely not eating as much as when I was working because I am so busy but I know I need to do some exercise too, hopefully that will happen soon :happy:
Ladies you are all inspiring and I appreciate you sharing your struggles and achievements. Keep it up!

the truth is you can lose all your weight with just calorie reductions. exercise is just a bonus--for your heart, lungs, brain, muscles, digestion, sleep etc.
soooo don't be hard on yourself. i think it's most important to get one thing done at a time. first your cals and/or water, then variety, then fiber, then figuring out how to have "splurge" etc etc

plus, you're new to staying home full time. that in itself is a HUGE adjustment. personally, i can never stick with a very regimented schedule, espec over any signif period of time. i'm just not that disciplined of a person.
but i have found having goals to aim for, putting them on here or on my to do list. that's a big help for me.
and finally, i have very much become a "good enuf" person. that attitude has been incredibly beneficial to my overall well being.

hth. we're all here to help you achieve your best in your own time! :flowerforyou:

staceyw37

ps--lest you all think i'm such a goody goody

***I ate the entire package of pillsbury cookie dough yesterday.***12 cookies=1800 cals.
wtg. :noway:

tazzy

Yeah camping was last weekend great but tent wasnt big enough with airbeds in it I couldnt even sit up in it I have bought a new one in the sales really cheap and this one is 6ft 9 tal with 3 beds in it so that should do for the future as we will be going again.

Yeah 2nd was great for us my son is thrilled to bits with his flyball dog now we ove up a team out of starters into open teams will be fun.

Showing is friday getting nervous tom is prune the dog day getting him smelling fresh and shiny etc. I took the puppy to training on mon ad all those that were worried about her being competition were there and they left more worried as she is a lovely specimen of the breed.

Diet ok water better exercise still not got time next week will be less hectic although my little baby is 3 next thurs and we have a big day planned and and big cake to make she is having a princess castle just right for my little princess that is mon sorted and the rest of the week should be calm I will be jogging next week as hubby is on his rest week so I can go out at 6am (best time of day nice a crisp and fresh)

Baby sitting tom for my friend so another busy one she ye all later

staceyw37

whew! made it thru the day.
i was draggin from 1:30 on...crabby pants mommy!

and the dog barkin for 1/2hr straight b/c she was in her crate and i was putting the girls to bed...man that irks me!!
but we have come back from our brief walk and the girls are asleep. and i am going to drink drink drink more.
and i stayed w/in my cals!!
woohoo!

hope you all made it thru your day with some success--amy, did you drink your h2o?
hope so!

night--

lettuceb

Stacey.....I feel your pain! Some evenings I just need a glass or two of wine! I know I am going through a major adjustment....just impatient is all. I was doing the Couch 2 5K program but in week 5 I developed tendonitis in my knee and have had to rest it. I am hoping to slowly return to running after getting new shoes but I miss it terribly....was my time to myself (imagine that a mommy with some time to themselves, very rare! :laugh: )
I have actually lost a pound since staying home the past week so at least I am not eating as much as I was sitting at my desk all the time, thank goodness!
I was consistently lifting weights 3x a week but have been very sporadic about it for the past 2 weeks....I need some motivation.
I am also potty training my youngest and that is taking up a LOT of my time, he is doing pretty well but we all know how this goes

staceyw37

lettuce--i just read your profile. going from such intense intellectual work to sahm--that's a lot to absorb. you're obviously very goal oriented, too.
i never had a career before kids, so the switch tohome wasn't such a big deal. i had worked w/dr's who did research (pulmonary--asthma) and then i taught writing at a univ but that was just for one year. i've been home ever since.

and i hate potty training! my youngest also wants to start but he dsn't really get it and so he just takes off his diaper 100x a day. such a pain. :grumble:

will check back later. must get ready for the day. i'm a stinky sweaty girl rt now. :laugh:

lettuceb

lettuce--i just read your profile. going from such intense intellectual work to sahm--that's a lot to absorb. you're obviously very goal oriented, too.
i never had a career before kids, so the switch tohome wasn't such a big deal. i had worked w/dr's who did research (pulmonary--asthma) and then i taught writing at a univ but that was just for one year. i've been home ever since.

and i hate potty training! my youngest also wants to start but he dsn't really get it and so he just takes off his diaper 100x a day. such a pain. :grumble:

will check back later. must get ready for the day. i'm a stinky sweaty girl rt now. :laugh:

Stacey--yes, it is going to be a big adjustment from working but very happy I can do it. My little guy (Caden) is 3 1/2 and starts pre-school in the fall so I need to get him potty trained. It is just one of the things I hate doing but he isn't doing too bad right now. :happy:

I stayed home with my oldest 2 for 5 years at one point and then went back to work....that was tough.:grumble:

I was able to do 23 min on the elliptical this morning so feeling some better. It is icky and rainy here this morning which never helps with motivation.

staceyw37

lettuce--i kwym--it is great to be able to stay home. it's just that it has its own ups/downs. that's why i like this thread. we get it when exercise or "clean" eating has to take a back seat to conferences, dr appts, throwing up, sib fights etc.
yes, we know that we gotta take care of the mama, but we also know our reality and that priorities are constantly shifting in a way that's diff for the non-parents on this board.

i also find seeing how many #s lost rather than how many to go is more motivating for me. same as seeing how many miles accomplished. it's a silly psych game, but it works for me.

i honestly never thought i'd even have the success i've achieved with wt loss and muscles. i had just accepted that i would be the fat mommy, that i had 3 kids and this is the way my body would now be.
wow--have i surprised myself! i haven't been at this wt/shape in YEARS. and my goal is so near!! i was thinking about that all this am when i was walking the dog. just how my legs alone have re-shaped and how my endurance has increased. i'm actually looking forward to this winter, hoping that we will get to ski (at last) and that i'll be able to (b/c i won't be the puffalump mommy anymore).
does this make sense??

well, i better stop chatting. my oldest has awards assembly this am and then we need to bring the van in for some minor work.
so....better pack up the water and snacks and toys. :happy:

hang in there with the rainy weather---maybe bake some low fat oatmeal raisin cookies or play candyland or picnic on the carpet or do a round of hokey pokey or get tin foil out and give each kid a bunch and see what they make (balls, boats, envelopes....)
familyfun.go.com has TONS of great ideas (printables, recipes, games etc)

hth. and hope you keep posting. amy,tazzy and i needed new company.

:flowerforyou:

amypyr

Hello!

Stacey, I wasn't able to get all my h20 in yesterday, but I came closer. I had 6-7 glasses.

I had a GREAT day with exercise yesterday, but a HORRIBLE day for food. Even with all the exercise, I was still 600 over where I should have been! :grumble:
I'm doing better today. I haven't gotten all my exercise in yet, but I've already logged my dinner in and am "only" over by 200. And I have half my h20 for the day.

Well, I need to go break up a sib fight & then start dinner!

lettuceb

Hey Ladies,.

I ended up having to take the 12yo to the dr today, he has an ear infection. I have been to the pediatrician's office 2x this week and I haven't even finished my first week home with my kids yet! Thankfully, my sister had her 2 granddaughters at her house so she took my 2 little guys so I could go alone.
I really wanted to lift weights tonight but I am beat. I have been having a hard time drinking all of my water but that is nothing new. I flavor it with lemon flavor crystals and I am now carrying a water bottle around with me everywhere so that is helping some.

I really wish I could make it to a gym but I really don't want to put out all the money for a membership when I have the weights at home and an elliptical but I might ask for that for my bday from hubby. Will see....hmmmm.

Amy, I am happy if I get in 6-7 glasses of water!
Thanks again for the support here!

staceyw37

Well, I need to go break up a sib fight & then start dinner!

:laugh: :laugh:

good work on h2o and exercise. you're gettin there--some days it all clicks and some days just parts.

case in point--my throat hurts from tonight's yelling. #2 is constantly a crybaby---arrgghh!
bark collar is having some success. worked well during the day, but not so much this night. and we just did mini training to give her + work and distraction.

if i could just get her to hush for 20min i could get the girls settled and then take her to walk. this dog training is harder than i thought it would be. :frown:

myohmy....
gotta go

amypyr

How was everyone's day? Mine was really good. My toe felt so good today that I was able to walk a mile. I did it during 3 separate walks, but I did it! :happy: I also rode the exercise bike 6 miles and drank all my h20! Whoohoo!! To top it off, all my h20 was plain h20! That's a first for me. I drink a lot of Crystal Light. Feel like I'm starving today, but I was only 250 cals over, so I'm happy!

Stacey - I feel your pain on the sore throat from yelling. It's mostly my daughter. My son is normally easy-going and easy to handle, but my daughter is a drama queen who feels she has to have things her way. I'm glad to hear you're having some luck with the bark collar. How is the search for a new home for the puppy going?

Lettuce - I hope your son's ear infection clears up quickly. I know those can be painful! Carrying a water bottle around with you is a great idea!

Well, I'm signing off for the night. Talk to you all in the morning!

staceyw37

yay amy!! :drinker: you did super!

finding another home for the puppy is probably not happening. i sent an em to 18 ppl at the beg of the week and NO takers. no calls of interest even.
and that's ok. i think we're all coming to accept that she's here to stay. BUT we have to train her out of that nuisance/needy barking. we all agree on that too!

next week i'm taking her in to be spayed at a low cost special. ($125 vs 300+). and then the next week the kids and i are off to park city (super yay!!). dh will take care of her for am, and i will have a neighbor come in the afternoon to feed and play with her. that should work out nicely, i hope.
thanks for asking!

lettuce--if you're looking for variety in exercise, try dvd's from the library (or netflix i suppose). that way you can still be at home and cost is minimal. however, i do get the need to get out of the house to focus on yourself completely w/o distractions. is there a low cost Y nearby? or a no-frills gym like Fitness 19? that can make it more economically feasible.
one plus of las vegas is that there are tons of those kinds of amenities--restaurants, ice cream places, targets, gyms, vets, etc.

well, i should get to bed. sweet dreams ladies.

amypyr

I hope everyone has had a great Friday. I had a good day today too. I did a lot of walking today. I took advantage of the tax-free weekend and got new shoes and a couple new outfits for the kids for school. I parked in the middle of the shopping center parking lot since we had to go to Rack Room Shoes at one end and Kohl's at the other end. We ended up walking back close to Rack Room to go to Target also. I was only 200 above my cals again today and drank all my h20. I would have done better on the cals if I hadn't gotten a small box of Crunch n Munch in the dollar section of Target (3.5 servings) and ended up eating the whole box by myself tonight! :noway: Could have been worse. There was the time a couple months ago that I had a ton of Hershey bars in the house!

Stacey - $125?! That IS a great price! It should get easier with the puppy. Training is important, so you're doing the right thing. I wish we had done that with my little dog a long time ago. Kind of hard to train him now. He'll be 11 in Oct. He's a good dog, but he's got his quirks.

Weekends can be very tough to stay on track. Does anyone have any plans to help stay on track this weekend? It's going to be beautiful, sunny and extremely hot here, so we're going to the pool tomorrow. I'm not sure what we're doing Sunday, but knowing my daughter, we'll end up back at the pool! :laugh:

staceyw37

can't really talk now. oldest is having her bd party today and we need to leave in 25min. (and me going in my panties and bra is SO NOT OK! even if it is vegas! :laugh: )

will check back later.

amy--my whole week has been a challenge. i've gained and up till today just think and think and think about food. and not apples and carrots, mind you.

:frown:

amypyr

Happy Birthday to your oldest! :flowerforyou: I hope the party went well.

I hope everyone had a good day. I've been hungry all day and gave in to the temptation of eating whatever I felt like. I ended up not logging everything today either.

Oh well. Tomorrow's another day.