SAHM 9/20-9/27

Silver_Dream

I've got my 8 glasses of water in today. I just need 3 more to be at half my body weight in water. I was using these little blue plastic cups and I was filling it up pretty good and chugging the whole thing in one sitting then filling the cup up again and setting it on the counter. So it was there I could be "gee, well it's sitting there so I really should drink it" Turned about they around 16 oz cups! And I've had 4! Geeze I didn't realize when I drank like 6 of um yesterday that I was going over the 8 glasses of water I try for everyday. So I got in 12 glasses yesterday. I'm gonna do my best to get my water in tomorrow while I'm at therapy. I"m just hoping they will let me refill my bottle as needed, I'm gonna take 2 bottles of water with me and hopefully just refill them alot.

staceyw37

silver--good planning ahead with the water. good luck with therapy. it all takes time so focus on that and eating nutrient dense food (espec since you don't have much of an appetite rt now). exercise will come in time. eat rt, drink water and get sleep and get talking---you will be better, it won't always feel so miserable ((hugs)) :flowerforyou:

lettuce--yay you're much better!! and being smart about easing back into it. driving around all day probably not much fun.

amy--hang in there! you can do this! just take each part of the day as it comes and make those good choices. walking has been great for you--and i hope son's appt went smoothly.
try to figure out what's the roadblock and brainstorm ways thru/around it. is it afternoon snack? is it taste of water? is it going too long b/n eatings? we're here to help and give suggestions. we want you to reach your goal!!

thanks all for the congrats on my exercise! i feel so good that i'm doing it. and i have the time to do it b/c i have 2 kids in school all day and 1 who naps and a husb who gets up at 5, and NO PUPPY, and my floors are sticky again, bills not paid, bathrooms scary gross, and kids who watch too much tv, and dinner as mcd and kfc and then pasta (ie nada cooked much by me)

so you too can have plenty of time for exercise if you just follow those helpful tips

ok, so now i gotta go pay attn to the munchkins. later girls!

angiered

Amy: My husband says the same thing. He's TOTALLY happy to throw ME under the needle though. :laugh: He's cute, so I keep him.

Stacey: Good job!! Your life kind of sounds like mine. LOL One in Karate, one in art classes, one in Ballet (that's the big one. 4 days a week. :noway: ). Sticky floors and all! hahahaha

Silver: You can do it! :flowerforyou: Good luck at therapy. ((hugs))

Lettuce: Glad to hear (see??) that you're on the mend!

Today is a rest day from the gym for me (tomorrow too) and I SO needed it. :laugh: I'm impatient to get back to it but I'm fighting the temptation not to take a 'gym weekend.' I know my muscles need recovery.

Did great for food, and had a SUPER yummy dinner. (Turkey burger grilled in teriyaki sauce with a slice of american cheese and a grilled pineapple slice. 354 calories. It was EPIC. )

Tomorrow is another rest day (I go to the gym Sat/Mon/Wed) so I'm going in to work for a little bit in a desperate attempt to finish the new cape for one of our Nutcracker characters. My biggest hurdle in the next few months is going to be to learn how to stay w/in my calories, and not fall WAY under or forget to drink water. Things get really insane during production time for Nutcracker and I'm not a champ at planning ahead. lol I'm learning though!

staceyw37

angie i forgot to say thanks for the arby's suggestion! there are a couple nearby and i never thought of them for salad. i know mc'd has them, but i don't care for theirs. anyway, thanks for the info!

staceyw37

and angie you lost another pound i see! yay you!

angiered

Thanks and no problem! I ADORE that salad. LOL It's my one serious splurge. I spend WAY too much on Arby's. :blushing: :laugh:

staceyw37

morning ladies! what are your goals today? do you have your weekend planned out with success built in?
silver--you're probably off at therapy already, but i hope it's a good start to getting better. :flowerforyou:

i'm still kinda skitter skatter in my head. just having a hard time concentrating and executing....

did my walk/jog this am
will drink my h20
made a good dinner and now have to buy lettuce to go with it
laundry not out of control
minor cleaning left to do

ONE WEEK TIL CHICAGO TRIP!

planning on doing legs and back p90x today
tomorrow walk outside and stretch
sunday walk, arms and shoulders and ab ripper x
monday--fast for yom kippur (and rest)

i'm writing it here and my to-do list so i'm accountable. i want to report back + results!

have a great morning all :happy:

staceyw37

interesting link

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0121.htm

about glycogen storage and water and using glycogen and wt loss; not a scammy article as it quotes reputable journals like J of Clin Nutrition

i've been at this plateau and bounce up and down 135-137. i know i need to be more consistent in my dietary choices, but i'm also interested in the science of what's going on.

enjoy!

amypyr

Good morning! Well I didn't get all my water in yesterday, but I got in 5 glasses so I increased by 1. Even with eating hot dogs and fries 2 nights in a row, I lost almost half a lb yesterday. We had the kids' "Meet the Class Night" at Nathan's Hot Dogs/Bruster's Ice Cream. Will's was Wed night & Samantha's was last night. I was able to get on the treadmill last night. My plan was to walk the 1.4 miles I would have walked if I had walked to pick them up from school. I was listening to music & watching a movie on TV, looked down and noticed I was at 1.5 miles, so I thought maybe I could make it to 1.7. I ended up walking 2 miles! :noway: I was feeling it for a while after I sat down on the couch w/ my water. But I'm feeling pretty good this morning! :happy:

I haven't really made a plan for eating/exercising this weekend. Monday is a Teacher Workday for the kids, so we're going to mil's cabin in the mountains tomorrow morning. The kids call it "Nana's camp house". :laugh: I'm hoping to get some exercise walking up & down the side of the mountain.

amypyr

amy--hang in there! you can do this! just take each part of the day as it comes and make those good choices. walking has been great for you--and i hope son's appt went smoothly.
try to figure out what's the roadblock and brainstorm ways thru/around it. is it afternoon snack? is it taste of water? is it going too long b/n eatings? we're here to help and give suggestions. we want you to reach your goal!!

Stacey, my biggest problem is not planning for / having enough time at home for breakfast. I run around getting the kids ready for school, which includes cereal for them for breakfast. Then I get ready for work; wash dishes; do some laundry, etc. By the time I leave, I realize I haven't eaten anything. So then I either don't eat anything until lunch, or I grab McDonald's or Chick Fil A on my way from the post office/bank for the church. So of course, I'm either starving and eat more for lunch/dinner/snacks, or I'm way over my cals right after lunch. Any suggestions for a quick, easy, on-the-go breakfast (that doesn't include cheerios) would be greatly appreciated!

angiered

Amy, ZIPLOCK OMLETS!!

In a freezer bag (make sure it's a good one...) toss 2 eggs, along with what ever veggies you like in your omlets. You can make them ahead of time and stack them in the freezer. Move one to the fridge the night before you need it.

When you get up set some water to boil while you get dressed. Drop a ziplock omlet into the water (open the top a little to let the steam escape) and set the timer for 13 minutes and go about your morning routine.

That's it! It comes out perfectly cooked and just the right size and shape for a breakfast burrito if you want to stick it in a tortilla. YUM.

angiered

Silver- Hope things are going well for you today. You've been in my thoughts this morning.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

staceyw37

amy, excellent on the 2mi mark!! and have fun at the cabin. ahhhh

suggestions for breakfast:
i put out my bowl with high fiber oatmeal pkt + 1/4 raisins +1/8 cup sliced almonds in it the nt before.
then i turn on the tea kettle while i'm helping kids (tho i pk city i just warm up water in micro), then I pour water in, let it sit 2 min and eat. you can easily bring it in the car and if you don't make your oatmeal too runny it won't be messy either.

TB of pnut butter (straight from the jar) + banana (or other fruit) + carb if you want

bake your own muffins, freeze them and defrost as needed--they can be blueberry or oat bran or zucchini--whatever works for you. add protein or fruit as needed

make hard boiled eggs on weekend--if you don't peel the shell they will stay fresh days longer. grab 2 and fruit and carb and off you go!

the other thing--and don't yell at me--don't do the dishes and/or the laundry! those things suck up time like crazy and THEY CAN WAIT. i know it's hard to do but once you get in the habit of NOT DOING it, it gets easier. you need your fuel--the dishes and dirty clothes don't.

or use paper plates for breakfast and paper bowls and cups. i do that often. i know--not very green of me--but it makes my mornings that much easier. then i just toss silverware in the dishwasher w/o even rinsing them. (cascade complete really does the trick)

i don't remember the exact ages of your kids--but can they do more for themselves in the am? my 9 y.o. has been doing her own breakfast for awhile now. she can even use the toaster oven.

and the age-old--do more things at night to have mornings go faster. backpacks packed, dry goods in lunch bags, outfits laid out, water bottles filled (again, have them help--print checklist with pictures even--this is what i did for my 9 y.o. when she was younger. i can email you the powerpoint files if you want), make a week's worth ofsandwiches or snacks packed up on sunday, ready to go.
i'm HORRIBLE at the night before thing, but it can help

put on peppy music (not tv) to keep you and kids moving (again, do as i say not as i do )

check out familyfun.go.com for more ideas for good/fast breakfasts and other tips for getting mornings to run more smoothly (that is, less rushed for you)
bhg.com has LOADS of good recipes (by category) too.

whew! long post! more than happy to share more ideas if you'd like.:flowerforyou:
enjoy the cabin!

staceyw37

Amy, ZIPLOCK OMLETS!!

In a freezer bag (make sure it's a good one...) toss 2 eggs, along with what ever veggies you like in your omlets. You can make them ahead of time and stack them in the freezer. Move one to the fridge the night before you need it.

When you get up set some water to boil while you get dressed. Drop a ziplock omlet into the water (open the top a little to let the steam escape) and set the timer for 13 minutes and go about your morning routine.

That's it! It comes out perfectly cooked and just the right size and shape for a breakfast burrito if you want to stick it in a tortilla. YUM.

great idea! i should do that for dinners :happy:

angiered

I don't know how I missed that article this morning, but THANK YOU for posting it. I needed to read it right about now.:flowerforyou:

amypyr

Angie & Stacey, thank you for the suggestions. I love the omelette & boiled egg ideas! Eggs are really filling for me. I really need to get in the habit of doing more of it at night. I do some (clothes laid out & on occasion I'll do backpacks too but not often). And I know it would be better to leave the laundry & dishes. One of my problems is not doing laundry at night & then I need to do a load in the morning so I have something to wear! Bad time management on my part. I know I need to fix that. Will just turned 7 & Samantha is 5 1/2, so they really can't fix their own breakfasts yet. Will won't be long before he can though. Since they have to wake up at 6:15, it's hard to get them going, even when they get a good nights sleep.

Well, gotta get to bed so we can get to the mountains tomorrow! Have a great weekend! :flowerforyou:

Silver_Dream

Therapy went well, except the Step Van ride home took 4 and a half hours, next time I will pack lunch AND dinner to take with me and a book AND my mp3 player. Other than that I liked therapy.

staceyw37

glad therapy itself was a good session. and you turned a - right around into a +. GOOD THINKING!
enjoy your weekend--drink water and try to do one thing you used to enjoy doing, even if just for 15min.
take care of yourself :flowerforyou:

staceyw37

i've been goofin around on the computer lately.

came across this cute handout --Mom, I'm Bored Chart (1 and 2)

here's the link

www.chartjungle.com/children/boredchartregular.html
www.chartjungle.com/children/boredchart2.html

next time #2 whines to me that she's bored...i'm sending her to the chart to pick one and do it. and then do another etc....

Silver_Dream

Well I recently changed my calories to 1200 and that was a bad idea, I gained2 lbs.:noway: So I"m changing it back to 1450. Which at that I was losing 2 lbs a week. So, now that I've been set back a little I'll definitely be off on my goals now.. darn it. :grumble:

angiered

Silver, don't let it get to you hon. Remember that it may be a normal weight flucuation. Water retention, a trip to the potty, etc. can change that. Just keep at it. :flowerforyou:

Hit the gym today, and had to RUN my intervals. I couldn't get my heart rate up enough when I was walking! :happy: (this site REALLY needs a happy dance smiley. :laugh: )

Going to a friends for dinner, I'm bringing the salad.

Silver_Dream

It is a little depressing, but I'll get over it. I'm just hoping to get mentally better so that I want to work out again.

Silver_Dream

Yay me! The scale dropped down to 181. I'm hoping it will drop another 2 lbs soon. So that I can finally be out of the 180's. Yay! :drinker:

staceyw37

congratulations silver! just keep it moving down down down!

btw, do you eat fish often? or take omega 3 pills (from fish oil not flax seed)? that is thought/strongly believed by western medicine and alternative alike to help with mood stability.
talk to your dr and see if it would be good for you.

hope you have a good day today--:flowerforyou:

Silver_Dream

I recently found out that my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches really pack on a lot of calories. So I went over my calories for the day, but not by much just 68 calories. *sad* So I've changed it to just eating butter bread, which allows me to still eat bread. Yay!

shera426

Hi everyone, you ladies seem to very helpful and motivating I couldn't help but sign on here and be a part of your thread. I havent' been at this weight loss journey for long, although I've been down the road before. We just moved and unfortunately I gained back everything I worked so hard for this last winter. It's amazing what a month long road trip will do to someone. I went from 164 to 180 in almost 2 months! WOW I know TERRIBLE.
I just joined weight watchers 3 weeks ago but I don't like the meetings here like I did at my old town. I'm seriously thinking of stopping because so far I love this site! I lost 10 lbs on my own then I've lost 3lbs in 3 weeks from WW. From other threads on this this site they think i'm in starvation mode because of all the exercise i've been doing. I just upped my cal intake yesterday & today so we will see where that takes me :ohwell:

A little overview, my kids are 3 & 5. My son just started kindergarden so my daughter and i are loving the one on one time. But I find there is ALOT of time I have to mozy into the kitchen and check out my fridge that hasnt' changed. Why do we do that??? Know nothing has changed but we still stand there with the door opened staring into the cold little box hoping a box of cookies suddenly apprears!:laugh:

anyway, i've been doing weekly weigh in on friday a.m so lets do this!

angiered

Hi Shera! :flowerforyou:

Why do we do that??? Know nothing has changed but we still stand there with the door opened staring into the cold little box hoping a box of cookies suddenly apprears!

We do that ALL the time at my house! haha My husband always says, "Are you grazing? Mooooooooo...." lol
Politically incorrect, but pretty darn funny. :laugh:

I made it through the marathon Nutcracker auditions today.....measured 115 dancersin 9 different places each!:noway:
Stayed w/in my calories all day. Planned ahead for lunch AND snacks. I DEFINITELY didn't drink enough water today though. And I'm still trying to fight off a cold. Blah.

Got home late and the kitchen was too trashed to cook, so we had BK....but I had enough calories left and we walked instead of driving. lol (We live at the BOTTOM of the big hill. BK is at the top. UGH! :laugh: )

Tomorrow it's back to the gym and I need to drink MORE WATER!!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

How was everyones weekend? :happy:

lettuceb

Here is the link to this week's thread

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/67043-sahm-9-28-10-10-4