sahm 9/14-9/20

staceyw37

:flowerforyou: here's this week's thread.
i know lettuce is still recovering so i thought i'd get this week's going.

this is an open group. we don't do official weigh-in's but we are here to support and cheer. you can post about wt, health,fitness,parenting, etc. we're not picky! :laugh:

welcome and add to the conversation!

amypyr

Good morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was good. I got to see one of my best friends who I haven't seen in years on Saturday! She came over with her niece for a cook-out.

lettuceb

Thanks Stacey!!! Yes, I am slowly getting better....still tire very easily but am finally making it out of the house.

Today is crazy...take one kid to the dentist in AM (already done), dog to vet (she hurt her paw but hubby is taking her ), taking Caden to the pediatric urologist this afternoon and it is the 2nd grader's Back to School Night tonight....sigh!

I have a feeling I won't get to even come close to any kind of exercise until next week but at least I still don't have much of an appetite

I am being good and trying to drink my water so I can at least flush out my sinuses and I use a netti pot. It is icky but it works.

Everyone have a good day and a great week. I have missed you all

angl421

good evening all.

i can't complain about today. tomorrow going to try to include more veggies.

what does bump mean?

staceyw37

hi ladies! lettuce, i'm glad you are recovering. and exercise will still be there next week. you do have a busy day!

angl--bump means to post a reply to a topic just to get it back to "active". makes it a recent topic again. usually for important threads that address faq's. or people bump a thread so that it will show up in their "my topics" and they can read it later when they have time.

at least i think that's the thinking with it all.

well, i rvwd my food diary for last week--and i ate a lot of CRAP. the snak sak, the pepp farm cookies, mc'd on thur, challah french toast (and not just 1 piece), more brownies, and too much pasta too. def. feeling it today. my lumpy tummy is not please with me. and i was dragging this am. cdn't really do a workout. soooo
i have the challah rising and so i will now exercise. with just 3 weeks to go, i do not want to undo my hard work. !!! i just have to make better food choices not just m, t, w, but all thru the week!!

enough complaining. gotta exercise! good day to you all!

angl421

good morning ladies.

started my day(after everyone left for school) with a yoga class. feeling good.
hope it lasts for the rest of the day.

does anyone want to do a weekly habit(ie 6 fruit/veggie a day) or a challange(?) with me?

i am open to suggestions - i have alot of areas that need improvement and i am looking to change my bad habits, not "just" lose weight.

stacey thanx for the bump explanation - never would have guessed that one

amypyr

Good morning!

Angl, I would love to do a weekly habit change/challenge with you. I have a lot of bad habits to change too. And I know changing those bad habits will help me lose weight, but changing those habits is not easy.

angl421

what should we choose as this weeks habit?

staceyw37

stating it here

must do abripperx 3x this week
#1 done

staceyw37

my habit would be no cookies, brownies, etc till Rosh Hashanah

and drink my water!!!

amypyr

I think mine should be to drink my water too. I was so good with it for so long, and all it took to get out of the habit was 1 weekend! :grumble:

I am glad that all the brownies are finally gone! :happy: No, I didn't eat them all. :laugh: But someone got rid of them for me!

staceyw37

it does help not to have them there!

i should add--b/c my "due" date is so near--i will not eat any more frosted flakes (even if they are reduced sugar) for the rest of this week!
i never have just a little so it's none for me.

there will be enuf yummies this weekend that i just have to eliminate it for the week.

today's not really a cooking day. just making meatloaf for dinner.
so, it will be a cleaning day. while i enjoy cleaning to some extent, i am so not looking forward to it today. i'm just telling myself--do the bathrms, then the next and the next. hopefully i won't have to re-do stuff on friday, but if so then so.

alright. time to finish bf and then off to gymboree and the library. and then THE CLEANING muwahahaha

lettuceb

Hey ladies....how are things?

I would love to do a challenge to even though I am still not quite feeling totally well....I could sleep today.
I need to drink my water too! That is the hardest thing for me to do:grumble:

My little guy starts pre-school today :sad: Can't believe he is that old already. At least this will start giving me a little free time 2x a week but I am going to volunteer at the elementary school too.

Can't wait to get back to running and working out...miss it but know not to push myself yet.

angl421

i'm in.

not one of the habits i struggle with alot as far as getting in my 8 glasses.but i STRUGGLE with choosing water over diet drink. once i start with diet drinks water goes by the wayside.

b4 mfp - drinking THREE 1.5 liter bottles of diet peach tea in a day was not unusual for me.
sometimes it seemed like the more i drank the thirstier i became.

when i stick to water, 8 glasses seem to quench my thirst just fine (barring outdoor activity in the heat).

it is definetly a habit i need to solidify.

staceyw37

lettuce--i know it's bittersweet.... i'm so glad i still have one guy at home. i'm so not ready to give up that part of my identity--where you structure everything around little one's habits/schedule etc. i know it's pathetic, but i still need to be needed. this is why i carry him to and from drop-off everyday for his sisters' line-ups. he still likes to be held and soon enuf he'll be too big and/or won't want to be. :indifferent:

have i cleaned yet? no. i folded laun, emptied the dishwasher and am cooking meatloaf (cheeseburger meatloaf w/chili sauce on top--new recipe for me). and then i have to wash last night's pots. and then??

how are all of you doing today?? i'm at 5 glasses of water. you??

what good things happened today?
i got a reduced price on our hotel stay for our chgo trip! i was hoping to just get a price match but the manager went and dropped the price even more. so i just saved my family $100--so proud of myself!

alright--signing off. tell us your happy news! :flowerforyou:

amypyr

Hello! I'm doing pretty good. It's after dinner now, and I'm only over my calories by 264. I'm at 5 glasses of water, and I think I can get the rest in before bed. I also walked up to get the kids from school. And since I've noticed a discrepancy between cals burned on the treadmill and cals burned in the exercise database, I went ahead and walked 0.7 miles on the treadmill to find out how many cals I've been burning walking to the school. I've walked 2.1 miles total today. :happy:

My biggest concern right now is snacking later.

How is everyone else doing?

staceyw37

over my cals by 605--and that's even with having exercised!

that meatloaf put me OVER. and it wasn't much better than reg mtloaf and way more cals per slice (500!). worth experimenting but won't be making it again.

also, i was feeling sooo hungry so i overate. gotta do a better job in the afternoon to get the food that's good for me when i need it.

if you get hungry amy--grab a fruit and water first or a vege and water. then if still not satisfied try a TB of pnut butt. and then get in bed!

good job on your 2miles! that's great!

time to finish putting munchkins to bed. i'm tired too. :flowerforyou:

amypyr

Well, I didn't eat a snack, but dh made tequila sours tonight. We don't drink often, but for some reason, the times we do seem to be times I'm already over on my cals. At least my sodium level was only over by about 150. I didn't get all my water in today. I'm short by 1, which considering how I've been lately, I'm happy about that.

Well, signing off for the night. I'm beat!

amypyr

((crickets))

Where is everyone? It must be a busy day for all of us.

I'm doing pretty good on my cals today. Concerned about snacking later since dh had to go to Atlanta for a conference. He'll be back late Friday. I'm no where near drinking all my water, but I will try to get it in instead of snacking.

staceyw37

we're here! we're here!
it was a busy day with very little time spent at home. but a GOOD day just the same.
rt now the kids are watching stuart little 2. ahh...quiet

i'm only over by 130 so i'm good with that. i didn't log my 40min of mopping so i'm probably even. and i need to have a lot more water.

amy, what else can you do to help you not snack? take the computer to the living room and play games? play solitaire? organize some photos?
what do you like to do to relax that will keep your hands occupied?
i know it's hard...

alright, gotta get organized for tomorrow. stay strong and i'll see you then! :flowerforyou:

angiered

Ohh...Can I jump in?

staceyw37

:flowerforyou: hi angie! feel free to join in anytime! it's an open group of sahm's and we talk about wt loss and other stuff. welcome!


i have to admit--i did not resist the frosted flakes!!! :grumble: i was hungry after putting the kids to bed at 9 and ate it.
nice advice i gave you, amy, to only go and do the wrong thing myself!! really :noway:

i'm back on track this morning with goal to drink extra water and do ab ripperx. i already did cardio x.

i hate having to admit my screw up. and more importantly, i wish i was consistent in my discipline. moving on...

angiered

Thanks Stacey!

I weighed in this morning. -1.8lbs :happy: ~happy dance~

Go me. Go me.
lol

Now I just need to get off my buns and go to the gym today. lol

lettuceb

Hey all!!! It is my Birthday today!!! Getting old.....39 lol! My hubby got me a ton of underarmour clothes for running and working out...yes, I asked for them Now, if I could just shake this illness so that I could actually use them it would be wonderful.

lettuceb

Welcome Angiered! Glad you could join us!

angiered

Happy Birthday!!

staceyw37

happy bday lettuce! i'm just 1 behind you (turned 38 on 9/4). great gifts and hope your next year is filled with lots of miles logged!!

:flowerforyou:

amypyr

Happy Birthday Lettuce! :flowerforyou:

Due to my own stupidity (I tend to be a night owl), I only got 3 1/2 hours of sleep last night. I'm exhausted. I'm going to bed right after I put the kids to bed tonight.

Good night!

staceyw37

amy, my sister's like that too. she can fxn on 3 hrs of sleep. not me--i'm a 9-10hr sleeper. :laugh:

i hope you had a good night's rest.

i've done very well with my cals today and food choices. i had 4 fruits/veges and lots of water.i read recently that bananas and kiwis are good for flushing out sodium. so i had a banana today!

i baked an apple "cake" today and didn't eat it yet. think it will be yummy! and am going to sabotage myself with blondies. i have also bought fresh fruit for dessert.

and i will be sure to use the daytime meals for lots of fresh "clean" eating. and WATER!

g'night--

angiered

Had a good day today! -1.8 lbs, went to the gym, got some sewing project done. Yay me! lol
:laugh:

I'm HORRRRIBLE about getting enough sleep. That's actually something I've been trying to work on.

lettuceb

Thanks for the bday wishes!

I am finally giving in today and going to the doctor since I can't seem to shake whatever this is that has me continually coughing and feeling like crap. I really want to get back to feeling well and being able to run and work out. The only good thing is my appetite is still not good so I have lost another lb. but not counting it until I get better and keep it off!!!

Keep up the good work ladies and remember: You are worth it!!!!