SAHM 12/14--12/20/2009

staceyw37

Calling all SAHM's! If you are looking for a supportive, encouraging, understanding and yet challenging group of women, this is the group for you. We don't do weekly weigh-in's or contests, etc, but we do occasionally challenge one another. We completely understand the unique obstacles to good health as sahm's. so come join our conversation--we'd love to have you!

staceyw37

anything special going on with anyone??
i've made a menu plan for the next 2 weeks. that's an accomplishment!

my goals this week:
week 5 of p90x
drink 7-8 glasses water/day
keep cals to 1500
do not yell etc at kids in the after school time. be a model of calm. transmit unconditional love.

and that's it for this week! looking forward to our chats. :flowerforyou:

Silver_Dream

Well, Stacey, I only have plans for today, I live life day by day really. Today I am going to get Sharlotte's Christmas present as well as what I want to get my mom. She only has like 2 or 3 pairs of panties, so I want to buy her a pack of panties. I feel bad that she always has to borrow her husbands underwear. She's always broke and can't afford to get them herself. So.. I hope she likes them!

nicolee516

Hey everyone. It has been a rough weekend for my family. Our pipes froze last week and now the well pumps are not working, so we have been without water.:noway: Not to mention yesterday I went waaaaaaayyyyyy over on my sodium. Hopefully the pump guy can come today to fix it.


Trish, I hope you are feeling better!

Stacey, I like the goal of not yelling be a model of calm.

My main goal is to get our water back!!!

Otherwise, I need to drink lots of water today to flush out all of the sodium!:drinker:

staceyw37

oh nicolee--hugs. that must be so hard. hope it gets fixed quick and life can get back to "normal."

DrBorkBork

Ugh, pipe problem sucks. The city called us the other night to let us know they were shutting the water off for 6 hours while they fixed the water main.

Feeling much better, thanks for asking, Nicole. I REALLY want some junk food right now! Problem is I can't find a single fast food joint worth eating at with a cheeseburger or pizza under 1000 sodium.
Nothing around the house sounds very good. I guess it's Healthy Choice for lunch.

On a bright note, Andy got his annual bonus today. $855, YAY! He earned almost that much in overtime, too, so we'll get another $800 before taxes added to his paycheck this Friday. Tomorrow's our 8 year anniversary. I don't feel much like celebrating. I told him I'd be happy with McDonalds and a movie. He wants something fancier, but can't decide where he wants to go. He's working from home again tomorrow. His brother will come over in the evening to watch Grace so we can catch a flick.

Going to have lunch, exercise, and go to the store if Nellie cooperates. Fajitas for dinner tonight.

nicolee516

Thanks Trish and Stacey! We FINALLY figured out what is wrong with the wells. So as soon as the pump guys come we can get it resolved!

I have been drinking bottled water like crazy! I am on my 4th 16ozer! Yeah!

Trish, that's awesome for the bonus! I can't wait until my Andy gets his.

staceyw37

sounds like a good day all! yay!

i was over cals by about 50 and drank my water. and did p90x.
so very happy with myself.

here's to another day tomorrow!!

ps--happy anniv, trish! and congrats on the bonus! it's great to be rewarded for hard work.

shera426

So I haven't had a chance to get on here in a few days and when I did I responded to the old post HAHA OPPS.

BTW Nicolee- we were just stationed in Kodiak, we were there for 4 years and are now in northern cali. Small world isn't it LOL it's just not that small in the coast guard world there is always someone that knows someone!

nicolee516

So I haven't had a chance to get on here in a few days and when I did I responded to the old post HAHA OPPS.

BTW Nicolee- we were just stationed in Kodiak, we were there for 4 years and are now in northern cali. Small world isn't it LOL it's just not that small in the coast guard world there is always someone that knows someone!

I wonder if you guys knew him and his wife? I don't know how big the the base is there. His name is Guillaume Pique.

debnu1

My goal this week is to catch up on housework. My two days of pampering last week have gotten me wayy behind!

HOpe you are all doing well--I hear screaming, better go!

staceyw37

gm! shera, nice to hear from you again.
nicolee--hope the pump guy fixes your problem.
where are our other ladies--kim? debnu? amy? would love to hear how you are all doing. how are you planning for the holidays and parties? is there anything we can do to help you/each other??
please know any sahm is welcome to join the conversation at any time. we are an open group and very informal.:flowerforyou:

my goals for today
**drink that water! (even tho it makes me pee all the livelong day)
**walk with leslie sansone (4mi is goal)
**stay at 1500 cals and have 2 fruits

did ok on the not yelling business. not great but ok. will try again today.my kids could use the zillion more +'s to help erase the negatives.

check in and let us know what's going on with YOU. :flowerforyou:

DrBorkBork

Morning! My step dad sent us a Christmas card and check, so as soon as all the businesses open, I'm going to go deposit it and GO SHOPPING!
Andy insists on a nice restaurant for dinner tonight, but can't decide which one.
Goal today is to drink 90 oz of water. Have only been getting 30 the last few days

nicolee516

gm- I still haven't hear from the pump guy, hopefully he will come out today! I guess I am still retaingin water from Sunday because I stepped on the scale and it said I gained 3 lbs!!!:noway: :grumble: :huh: What is that all about??? I guess I need to drink even more water!!!!! Do you think it's because Ihaven't been eating all of my exercise calories too? I have been having a hard time getting them in without going over my sodium and fat.

So I gave up on the sewing of the pants officially. I can't get the sweing machine to do what it's supposed to do. ugh!:sad: I was so looking forward to giving the pants to the kids. Oh well. Maybe I will get them done someday!

We don't have any holiday parties to go to since we have just moved here, but we decided to do another family 5k race called the Holly Jolly 5k on Christmas eve.

staceyw37

We don't have any holiday parties to go to since we have just moved here, but we decided to do another family 5k race called the Holly Jolly 5k on Christmas eve.

cute!!

DrBorkBork

Hubs STILL can't decide what he wants for dinner. I told him blatantly, "I just want a frickin' cheeseburger! McDonalds, Five Guys, In N Out... take your pick." He laughed. So now I'm hunting down a restaurant that meets his specs (sit down, relax, people bring food to you), where they serve a cheeseburger I can actually eat. I thought Outback would be a good option. Whenever I ate there, I always got veggies instead of fries & stuff. I thought of their bloomin onion burger. MMMM! Divine. Yeah, no. 2000+ sodium!
Ugh.
I feel like I choke & gag with sticker shock when I look at the nutritional value on some of the stuff I used to eat.
Mimi's Cafe has a 1/2 lb cheeseburger for less than 1000 sodium. Might be an option
Andy implied, "It's a special occasion, dear..." I told him I refuse to put on 3 lbs because of a 2000 sodium cheeseburger. I refuse to put weight back on EVER. *Mimics Edna Mole from The Incredibles* You must fight... WIN!
It's a new feature, darling

debnu1

Just got off the phone with the school psychologist--I called her--How difficult it is to figure out what to do with kids sometimes. I am learning all sorts of things on how to talk to my daughter and get her to not be so afraid of leaving me to go to school. Hopefully I can get it to work!

curliegirl

Wow it sounds like a lot crazy stuff going on right now! Sorry I haven't been around--just too much to fit in a day here.

Trish--good luck with the dinner out! Hubby went out yesterday & I just skipped logging it--then I don't worry about it. One time doesn't kill me.

Nicole--hope the water deal works out soon!

It has been up and down here. I just want to remind all of you to do your monthly breast exam this month. I have a dear friend with breast cancer. That is WAY too close to home. Enough said--just do the exam!!!!! Take care of yourselves!

I haven't been able to get on the treadmill since Friday. ARG! Gonna try to later today but I am beat after running errands in the COLD--not over 20 degrees here in MO. We will see after supper.

I have scheduled my meals through the end of the year & I am trying for "lighter" meals since there is so much cookie, candy etc running around my house. I don't eat much of it but it is hard to resist. We are busy making crafts for grandparent gifts and that is fun! My oldest has finals this week and is a zombie/bear right now. Trying hard to not take it personally--he will surface on Friday and become himself again.

Going to drink some water right NOW!

Hopey1994

Can I be in the SAHM circle? :flowerforyou:
We have a 2 yr old named Georgia and my husband is currently in Iraq for about 18 months (he's been gone 2). We miss him a whole lot, and I especially miss my accountability partner. There's no one here to tell me not to eat the bad foods I want to eat. Not to mention the stress eating I'm fighting!

DrBorkBork

Hopey, PUT DOWN THE CANDY BAR! Stop eating bad foods. And welcome to our group, LOL.

I can imagine how hard it must be to have your husband gone. I've barely seen mine in over a week due to a project he's pushing to meet deadlines on. We're all here for you, though!



So, for our Anniversary tonight, we've settled on Mimi's Cafe. I am getting the half pound cheeseburger, and hoping they'll let me substitute steamed veggies for fries. I was thinking of hitting up Coney's Frozen Custard afterwards for dessert, or even Village Inn for pie, but I just felt like "Meh".
Instead, I'm having an entire glass of egg nog when I get home. How rewarding is that!
Best of all, I'm under on BOTH sodium & calories, and that's all that really matters to me.

I'm even more excited for tomorrow. Tomorrow I actually managed to fit in a bowl of cheerios for breakfast, AND a tuna fish sandwich for lunch WITH chips. BOO-YAH!
230 lbs, you better watch out, cuz HERE I COME!

Hopey1994

Hopey, PUT DOWN THE CANDY BAR! Stop eating bad foods. And welcome to our group, LOL.

I can imagine how hard it must be to have your husband gone. I've barely seen mine in over a week due to a project he's pushing to meet deadlines on. We're all here for you, though!



So, for our Anniversary tonight, we've settled on Mimi's Cafe. I am getting the half pound cheeseburger, and hoping they'll let me substitute steamed veggies for fries. I was thinking of hitting up Coney's Frozen Custard afterwards for dessert, or even Village Inn for pie, but I just felt like "Meh".
Instead, I'm having an entire glass of egg nog when I get home. How rewarding is that!
Best of all, I'm under on BOTH sodium & calories, and that's all that really matters to me.

I'm even more excited for tomorrow. Tomorrow I actually managed to fit in a bowl of cheerios for breakfast, AND a tuna fish sandwich for lunch WITH chips. BOO-YAH!
230 lbs, you better watch out, cuz HERE I COME!

Happy anniversary Trish! A cheeseburger sounds so good! Egg nog is a good compromise instead of dessert. I'm not really a fan, but I'm sure it's healthier than pie or ice cream. You're so close to your first goal weight, you can do it!

staceyw37

:laugh: trish, as usual you crack me up. thanks!! happy anniversary!
and you're very inspiring. since i just read your posts, i am NOT having ANOTHER cookie. one will be enuf.
now if hubby cd just get home and cook the chkn enchiladas already!! drink that water, stacey, drink that water. :sad:

and mimi's is one of my fave restaurants. i like the breakfast where i get some egg thing with loads of cheese and avocado. soooo high in cals, i'm sure, but YUMMY!

welcome hopey! first off, thanks to you and your husband for doing what you do. your sacrifice does not go unnoticed.
secondly, feel free to jump in anytime. it is wonderful having ppl to report to who actually care about the subject. cuz really, i'm not about to call my friend in chgo every time i drink that extra glass of water. kwim?
so come here when you're struggling or when you're celebrating. are you on a base? are there other sahm's whose dh's are deployed? can you pool resources--like for grocery shopping or cooking or babysitting??
in any case, the ladies here have lots of great ideas on all sorts of things..

deb and kim--glad you posted! kim, you seem so understanding about your "bear" son. hope you are able to find time for YOU to get in your exercise. and smart planning on the meals. it's true that with it around the house it's hard to resist.
deb, sounds like the psych was helpful. it's great that you reached out for help.
gotta go for now--

Hopey1994

welcome hopey! first off, thanks to you and your husband for doing what you do. your sacrifice does not go unnoticed.
secondly, feel free to jump in anytime. it is wonderful having ppl to report to who actually care about the subject. cuz really, i'm not about to call my friend in chgo every time i drink that extra glass of water. kwim?
so come here when you're struggling or when you're celebrating. are you on a base? are there other sahm's whose dh's are deployed? can you pool resources--like for grocery shopping or cooking or babysitting??
in any case, the ladies here have lots of great ideas on all sorts of things..

Thanks Stacey! We're not on a base. He's over there as a contractor, so he's still civilian status (he is a veteran) while deployed. There are other SAHMs at my church who have been a huge support for me during this time, and Georgia is in Montessori school from 8:30-12 every day so that gives me a chance to shop, clean, and hit the gym at my leisure. We're pretty blessed to be in the position we're in, despite what we're going through to be in it. kwim?

So where is everyone located? I'm in Central GA (complete coincidence that Georgia is also my daughter's name).

staceyw37

that's great hopey. i'm glad you have a supportive network. now we live in las vegas. grew up in the northern suburbs of chgo, married and lived in denver then on to salt lake city and now here.
trying to work out a way to get back to salt lake, the home of my heart.

kids calling--

curliegirl

Hopey----THANK you to you and your hubby for serving. Our men & women in uniform do such an amazing & unappreciated job. I am glad that you have a support net work. That makes all the difference in the world. I have that too but they just don't fill that accountablity need for me. I am liking this group--it helps--and everyone is so encouraging.

I am in Columbia, MO. It is right in the middle of the state between st. louis & kansas city. It is COLD here tonight--not my favorite season can you tell?

So my goals for tomorrow.

Health--water, walk for 30 minutes at least on the treadmill--appt time 2 p.m.
Sanity--finish gifts that must be given this weekend--crafts & projects not shopping--thank goodness
Kids--dip pretzels, bake cookies, read together, play a game with oldest(the bear)
Pampering me--read my book for 30 minutes during rest time for everyone--they are never too old for this!

Have a great day tomorrow!

Kim

DrBorkBork

Stacey, you make me blush. Stop puffing up my ego like that!
You're all inspirations *hugs*

I ended up not having any dessert last night. I enjoyed my cheeseburger, had 1/2 a roll, and a slice of their spice bread, and munched on some of Grace's fruit from her dinner. We were running behind, so all I had time for when I got home was to get Grace changed & brush her teeth for bed. Once I got her down, we left for the movies. They were having $1 night where the popcorn and drinks were only $1. Andy got a ginormous tub of popcorn. I'm not a big fan of popcorn, but I had a couple handfuls.
All night, I regretted the cheeseburger. My stomach has been rotten! Ugh. Poor, sick tummy.

Sweet & sour for dinner tonight, thank heavens.

staceyw37

kim, you have such a beautiful list of things to do. or i'm just biased--the baking, dipping, and reading--can i be your kid today?

confessions--i ate 6 chewy chips ahoy before bed. still wasn't full and g-d forbid i eat an apple!
i also didn't exercise yesterday or drink 7 glasses. hmmmm
BUT i did get my hair cut (short and sassy again) and helped with dinner and loved up the kids. so at least i have that to be proud of.

the kids are home today. parent-teach conferences. my to-do list is miles long....
we have till 12 to get the out of the house stuff done. then i have to wait home 12-3 for new microwave delivery. (can't really complain b/c new oven + new microwave are BLESSINGS.)
that's the time i hope to bake brownies with the kids, have oldest do her school project and get in p90x. i also want to leslie walk--we'll have to see.

so my orig goals of water, workout and 2 fruits holds. add 1 vege.

trish--sorry your tummy hurt. it stinks when what we loved before no longer agrees with us as we get healthier. :ohwell: feel your pain.

to all the other MAGNIFICENT MOMMIES--enjoy your day! do something good for you and something good for someone else. :flowerforyou:

nicolee516

Hi everyone! Trish, it sounds like you had a great time with you Anniversary. What movie did you see?


Stacey, Anytime you would like to bake some cookies or goodies, you can, and send them my way! I am in the mood for some choco chip cookies!!!!

The well issue- It looks like we will have issues for a little bit longer, but hopefully it will get fixed soon.

Hopey1994

Good morning ladies!
It sounds like we're all busy today. I would like to say that I can't wait for Christmas to be over, but that would mean missing the joy of the season. So I'll say I'm grateful that the rest of the year is going by quickly. March brings a visit from hubby, so I need all the help I can get to hurry the days!
Victory of the day: I'm wearing size 14 jeans for the first time in YEARS, and they're comfy enough to wear in public, haha!!
Goals for today:
groom the dog - check
eliptical for 40 min- check
finish laundry
make dinner
Salvation Army safe house for Christmas decorating with my Bible study group...def. need strength on this one because we're baking cookies, too!

I hope you all have a great day!!

shera426

my turn LOL
My day is going great, I haven't worked out much but my bike rides are killer and I "feel" good and I'm hoping for a loss this sat.
I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, we haven't been able to buy anything for the kids yet for christmas so a friend and I are headed up to crescent city to hit up walmart, hoping to find some deals Very excited because I haven't had a day w/o kids yet since we moved here and i'm so excited to get a day for myself. I'm hoping to make the most of it and I told my friend maybe we can get lost and stay out longer HAHA
Today i'm making a sidedish for the teacher lunch-in at my ds school. I completely forgot and I didn't have much in the house so i'm hoping a pasta side will be okay. Now i am making christmas presents for the grandparents but I need some other input. We don't have $$ this year and although it's tough i'm trying to make these "love boxes" for grandparents. I went to michaels and bought these little boxes that I just stained this a.m. Now i need to find something the kids can gather together to put in them and then I want to write a note saying something cute. I found this really neat saying but then I lost the link to it, here is an idea of what it said but can someone help me write it better? I'm just not good with cute little sayings and I want it to meana lot even though we don't' have money for gifts KWIM? anyway, any help would be great!

"even though we can't be there you will always have us close, if you ever need a hug from us just open this box and all our love will surround you be with you until the next time we see you"

that is a very bad example of what it actually said and i'm kicking myself for not writting it down, I just never thought my computer would have crashed before I had a chance to write it LOL

Thanks for your help, gotta go deliver the lunch dish

DrBorkBork

Nicole, we saw The Princess & The Frog. It was cute. It got me kinda teary eyed in the credits. A song called something like "You're All I Never Knew I Needed"

Shera, I know this isn't what you want your box to say, but there was a great quote from the movie we saw, something along the lines of: "We may not have much, but we have more than we need" and it was about love and being a family, and always keeping a singular eye on what's really important.