SAHM 3/15 - 3/21
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Stacey ~ That's how it always is no matter where you are stationed! I've only been to two bases so far, but both times it took me two years to find really good friends and really start to enjoy myself.
Kristin ~ I was wondering if you were in the PacNW! We were stationed in Spokane for 4.5 years and miss it sooo much! We plan on retiring out there when the hubbs is out of the military. I'm going to Spokane for a momcation in May and to run Bloomsday!
Welcome to the group Tara, these ladies are absolutely wonderful!
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Amy ~ So I just had to do it! Went rollerblading around the duck pond for 40 minutes before dinner, burned 425 calories and went 6.3 miles...all because of you! Thanks for the motivation, I forgot how much fun that was (and how good it burned those saddlebags, wohoo!)
As I stated above, got out and went rollerblading on top of my circuit training I did this morning and burned over 700 calories...which I will not be able to eat back all of them...oops! At least I ate 300 of them, right?0 -
Amy—great job keeping at the exercise & making that scale move
Nicole—scale? what scale? I don’t see a scale. Oh I was dying laughing when you asked about my legs—DD thought I had lost it—she so doesn’t get these internet friends I have! Oh and my legs weren’t even sore this morning—YEAH!
Val—Happy Anniv!
Stacey—great job on the calories—keep at it this week!
Sassy—Funny about the automatic! I couldn’t drive a stick if I tried so we are even!
Kristen & Adrienne—welcome!!! This is a great group to be in.
Kat—Whhhoooo on the rollar blading—its is great isn’t it!
Trish--did the floor get done? Our tile was diagonal too
Seems to be a popular thing.
Well today was good. Got in the water & did bunches of errands. I am under my calories by a little bit. Biggest accomplishments today? I was starving even after a snack while out doing the errands & I managed not to go for the m&ms screaming at me "Eat me, take me home!" I said to DD13 I am not eating those m&ms & she laughed & stood between me and them. She said--nope you're not that is why we are buying the cheese sticks--can I have one too?" LOL
Then tonight while we played games & my guys(hubby & DS18) ate a bowl of cereal I calmly drank my hot tea & said out loud I am not hungry & this tea is great(they just laughed at me & knew I was lying). But hey I didn't eat anything. Time for bed though so I don't give in!
Tomorrow's goals-Water, Walk & WORK on that fool bathroom. Gotta get that thing done.
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Curlie, no, we're still painting. Andy has been masking off the trims all night. Will paint them tomorrow, and lay tile by Friday I think.
Sounds like y'all had fun today.0 -
Kim ~ Whoops! I knew I should have gone back to the posts to double check I had the right person, I totally meant you, not Amy!! Sory!0
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Gm Ladies! My run went well yesterday. Today is a quiet day. It's supposed to be beautiful and 61 degrees today. YAY!
Welcome Tara!
I still have stepped on the scale!!!:drinker:
I need to drink more water. I drank 90 yesterday, but I need to get to 120 today!0 -
Good morning SAHM Sisters!
I had a pretty good day yesterday. I walked to pick up the kids, I did the Shred dvd & got through more of the cardio in circuit 1 than I had before (looking forward to the day I can do all of level 1), and I was within my cals! I was 2 cups short on water though.
Nicole - Glad your run we well!
Trish - Sounds like the bathroom is really coming along!
Kim - Great job last night! I have problems with my willpower. Especially if I see hubby eating something I enjoy.
Tara - Welcome!
Sassy - I can somewhat relate to the manual vs. automatic vehicles. Our car is an automatic, but our truck is a stick. I end up driving the truck most since it's not nearly as good on gas mileage. I have to stop sometimes and think before driving the car because I'm so used to just getting in the truck and driving. :laugh: It was really bad before we had kids. When we got married we had 2 cars and the current truck, all stick shifts. When we got rid of the 2 cars and got a newer car, we couldn't find another stick shift. That took some time getting used to the automatic again. I kept wanting to turn it off before putting it in park!0 -
Good morning ladies!
Well, Day 1 of my journey started well! I did 38 minutes of "cardio" (Wii's Biggest Loser and Wii Fit Plus) and actually ended up 611 calories under, I know that isn't great, so I need to focus today on eating all my allotted calories for the day. I just ordered 30 Day Shred, have any of you tried it? Is it good? I hope all of you have a wonderful day with your little ones today!0 -
Amy- Keep at it with the shred, you are doing great!
Tara- I have the shred and use it still as great cross training for my running. Amy is going through the shred right now. It is a great workout!0 -
Morning all!
All this talk of bathrooms makes we want to redo mine! Eventually I think we're going to move our upstairs bathroom into our huge waste of space wardrobe (its the size of a small single bedroom/office, and neither I nor my husband are very 'clothesy' people) and split the kids' room into two rooms with the old bathroom space as part of one new room. Unfortunately there's stairs between their room and our wardrobe so we can't do it the easy way!
That won't be for a few years yet, it's gonna be hideously expensive even though my FIL is a builder and we can get pretty much everything at cost.
The kids are just 5 and just 6 so we've got a wee while yet before they *need* to be split up.
Well its FREEZING here today! I think the nice weather is well and truely on the way out, I'm wearing actual shoes for the first time since about November! I do like it being a bit cooler, just have to drag out the warm clothes again and find my heater for my office. Going to have to be REALLY onto it from now on and bring my lunch so I don't end up buying snacks and nibbling all day on junk food because I'm cold.
Have been having trouble waking up in the morning lately, and I think I've noticed a link. This morning was awful, and last night we went to burger king for dinner (I was only 100cals over tho! woot!). Yesterday morning was hard going too, and the previous night was that chocolate cake.
Does anyone else notice any sort of after effect of dinner like that?
ETA: haven't weighed yet so not sure if I'm under 75 yet!0 -
Sassy, if it makes any difference, our bathroom remodel was kinda forced. Our toilet sprung a nasty leak and warped the floor. Someone had the bright idea of putting carpet in there before we moved in, and we yoinked it out to find tile underneath, sitting on top of another layer of really ugly 70s tile. So hub stripped it down to the subfloor only to find nasty mold. We treated that, primed the whole bathroom, and are now painting before laying laminate tile. Can't wait to have my bathroom back! Will probably break down and ask the neighbors if DD & I can mooch their shower soon. We are getting pretty grody here.
To answer your question about noticing a difference after eating certain things... Yes. Definitely, yes! If I eat crappy, I get really crappy workout results. When I eat smart, I'm strong and push through. It makes sense if you look at your body like a car and food as fuel. Are you gonna put cheap, petty fuel into your beautiful car or are you gonna take care of your car and give it the best stuff you can afford to? My bet is the latter.
Welcome, Tara! We have a great group of ladies here. We all push eachother and keep eachother going.0 -
Good afternoon!
We went for a beautiful long walk today to the library. (only open on Wednesdays on this tiny island lol!) it was a good hour worth of walking and nothing here is flat so lots of hills. I was also pushing the stroller. I plan on doing some Wii Fitlater if I have time. I really need to focus on drinking water. I did well the first day but only had one glass yesterday. I'm trying to just have one cup of coffee in the morning (totally doable), and the. Water the rest of the day. I guess I just don't drink enough period because I feel like I will always have to be sipping water to get in enough! That's my goal this week though. By next Wednesday I want to have had 8 cups a day for at least 4 days. I can do it.
I am an HGTV addict so I love hearing about those remodels! 0 -
Hey all! Missed last night due to my funness with my hubby! The Melting Pot was fantastic! I love that is very leisurely and no stress to quick eat and get out. The food was tasty and the company was fantastic (of course) :P My hubby has kept a tradition of bringing our wedding ceremony with us. It has the script of all our vows, the sermon, the verses we had for our ceremony. We read them together every year. It's very refreshing and keeps us focused on what we wanted in this marriage. Our wedding was centered around the passage in Ecclesiastes 4 that talks about how two are better than one. But it ends in "a cord of three strands is not easily broken" Signifying if our marriage is made up of my husband, myself and God it's much stronger. My hubby's wedding band is even three gold cords braided. It was very touching.
As for today.....it's been very warm here in phoenix, getting to the high 70s. It's gorgeous out and our new house has been a little scraggly in the landscaping since it sat dormant for about 9 months. I pulled weeds...sprayed the rest....trimmed the bushes....cleaned up the leaves off the ground. I've been caught up in planting time. We're taking down the massively overgrown vines and replacing them with new vines that flower to add a little color. I also want to plant a few more bushes along the edges and still have about half the backyard left to battle weeds. I'm really looking forward to all the time outside.
Welcome kristin and adrienne! Adrienne - I have 2 girls as well....one turned 2 in January and the other is 4 months! I love having them so close together and can't wait till they're old enough to play together!
Dolphin - thanks for the encouragement! This site has done amazing things with my eating habits. I have an internet addiction so it's nice to have a site to be obsessed with that also holds me accountable for what I eat. I was a really bad snacker. I ate healthy meals....but then had about 4 snacks in between. That has pretty much stopped now! :P I know you can do it!
Amy - Yay on losing weight two weeks in a row!!! That's fantastic!
Sassy - I firmly believe new cars are never worth the price! My parents bought a new car when I was little....they finally paid it off about 10 months before they had to sell it to the dump. Ever since than my dad refuses to buy new cars and has passed that distaste on to his daughter.
Have a fantastic day tomorrow!
Goals:
Drink 8 cups of water (I did it today!)
Finish pulling weeds and trimming bushes
File paperwork
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Hello all you wonderfully motivated, strong encouraging women. I've been so busy I can barely think straight and today starts the worst of it. Homeschooling, book club w/ 4 extra families joining us, packing to go to mom's for the weekend, preparing food for a friend who just had a baby and making an incredible Princess Birthday cake for my adorable niece who will be 3 tomorrow. That's just today!!
Been staying under cal and getting in my workouts, although I took yesterday off for a much needed rest. Won't be able to hit the gym at mom's this weekend but the weather should be fabulous so I am hoping to get out and walk for at least an hour each day.
Does anyone know what shin splints feel like? The front of my right shin is killing me when I flex my foot. It has happened in the past too.
I read everyone's posts but don't have time to comment. I'm glad you are all doing so well. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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Good morning everyone!!!! I've been feeling just a bit under the weather with Aunt Flo visiting, ugh, but I have still been working out which is a plus, can't wait till she leaves.
Melissa you sound extremely busy.....hope all goes well, and I'm glad your able to stay under your calories even with making a Princess Cake, sweets are my downfall. Shin Splints- I think I occasionally get these, I noticed them after I workout really hard, or I worked out when I was really tired, so I'm thinking maybe I'm not stretching enough before or after, I have no advice, I have not found anything to help really, but I do know it doesn't happen very often for me. Good luck, keep me posted if you find anything out.
Val, we've had great weather for about 4 days now, so we've been spending time outside and loving it, we live in Idaho, so this is just a tease, mother nature loves to do this, it will get cold again, so we enjoy it while we can. My kids and hubby have 3-days off this weekend, so we are hoping to make it up skiing Friday night, and yard work all weekend, hopefully weather will cooperate.
Kristin, I always thought I was a good water drinker, until I started measuring, so I bought myself a pretty stainless steel water bottle and keep it with me all the time, that way I always have water to drink. It seems to work, good luck.
Trish, I can't wait to see pics of the bathroom floor, we didn't realize they even made the peel and stick tiles until after we had already done our bathroom, and went looking for new floor options for our son's room (he has asthma so we need to get rid of the carpet), let us know how you like it, they say a hard surface for people with asthma is much better, we just aren't sure if we want hardwood, cork board (which interestingly enough is asthma/allergy approved, something in the cork board resists insects, and mold, it just has a weird look to it), or we may do the peel and stick tiles, then get an area rug for his room.
I hope everyone else is doing great, keep doing what your doing, I love hearing about all the small successes, makes me feel good. Hope you all enjoy your day!0 -
Thanks, dolphin! Andy finished the trim last night, so I think he will start laying the tile tonight. Yay! We should be putting the new toilet in tomorrow or Saturday, and we can finally shower Sunday. I hope we can wait that long. Hubby has a shower at work so gets clean there (no fair!). I feel really weird about using someone else's shower. I just want mine back.
Haven't been losing much weight this week. AF is insisting on showing up a week ahead of schedule. Going to try to get at least 120 oz of water down the hatch today to see if that helps budge anything.0 -
trish--does the rec center have a shower??
great progress on your bathroom! andy is one determined worker bee.
melissa--i get overwhelmed just rdg your to-do's! good luck and how great for all those ppl to have you!
dolphin--i remember spring in CO--ski up in the mtns and warm weather in the city. so bizarre. enjoy these last bits of skiing!
amy--i am sooo proud of you! you have really accomplished so much these last cpl months!
val--glad your anniv was so special. how beautiful what your dh does to commemorate the event.
kim--you avoided those temptations--AMAZING!! it is so hard not to give in to that phantom hunger. great work!
welcome adrienne. and sassy--had to do a dbl take--remembered you're on the "other" side of the world.
girls--can i whine again--just a minute?? i am sooo tired in the AM. i know if i get back in the exercise routine, i'll have more energy. just can't find the time for everything yet. b/n researching hs-ing, being more intentional with boy (and others), and dd1 and researching camp for her etc....all the changes coming up. i'm drained and don't feel like i can lean on dh--that he has enuf on HIS plate and i want to prove i'm strong and capable (or else he'll doubt my ability to hs).
it's just anxiety--and i can self talk. just my brain feels overcrowded.
dd1 is changing meds again but rt now we're titrating up so she's not fully medicated. any doubts i had as to whether she was really sick or i was exaggerating have been wiped out. i forget what she's like w/o that med--angry, defiant, crying, violent, angry, defiant, oppositional, physically violent.....and over and over. she just smacked her 3 y.o brother (left a handprint) cuz he touched her bed.
and so i just avoid (sit at computer) and stuff my face with carbs....
i wish i had the kind of determination and will of you folks....i think of you all the time each time i make the choice to push thru so thanks so much for being that good voice in my head. you all mean so much to me.
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Good Morning Everyone!
I am feeling a bit down this morning, I should have read what everyone said about weighing yourself while anticipating Aunt Flo....but alas...I stepped on the scale anyway. I had my little melt down, and hopefully I'll be good for the rest of the day. Lol. I am very very sore today, I want to take a rest, but I have 2 workouts scheduled today : \ Tomorrow is a different story though, it is truly a day of rest for me! I hope all of you are doing well and have an amazing day with your little ones!0 -
Val ~ Wow! That is so sweet and romantic of your hubby! Mine doesn't have much of a romantic side, so I take what I can get and live vicariously through others
Melissa ~ That does kinda sound like shin splints. Take it easy on the running and do lots and lots of stretching!
Stacey ~ ((((hugs)))) Vent away anytime you want!
Adrienne ~ Just think when you get back on the scale after AF, it will be lower...that always make me feel better!
I have a little vent! I was just leaving base and saw that one of the military cops was running towards something, when I finally get a good look, my jaw just dropped! A little girl about 4 covered in head to toe in mud was running along the creek with 3 dogs no other adults in site (besides the cop) and at least a mile from the nearest house on base! I'm thankful she didn't get hurt before someone found her, but I'm beyond irked at the parent that apparently wasn't watching her closely enough! I know things happen, but I just cannot believe she could get that far from home if her parent was at least checking on her every 5 minutes. grrrrr! :explode:
Anyway, got a 2 mile run in and going to a spin class tonight...hoping for a good weigh in tomorrow!! Going to drink as much water as I can too Other things on my agenda, pull some weeds and paint the trim...fun times I tell ya! 
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Yes, the rec center has showers, but showering around other people? The thought gives me the willies. I'm a very private person in that department. The only people that ever see me naked are hubs and the kid, and frankly I'm more comfortable in my birthday suit around the kid.
Was supposed to take Grace to playgroup this morning. Got all ready to go, then decided to start taking some of the tape down off the walls in the bathroom while we waited to go. Needless to say I got highly distracted, and 45 mins later I left to pick up friend Jazz instead.
But at least the bathroom looks FABULOUS! Andy did a bang up job on the painting.0 -
So how is drinking way heaps of water meant to help with weight loss? Other than filling your belly up...0
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it helps flush out all the nasty stuff in your system. Sodium makes you retain water, drinking water helps you get rid of sodium. If your urine isn't clear, you're not drinking enough. Aim for half your body weight in ounces, daily.0
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Hi ladies!
I've been gone a few weeks because my hubby was home for a visit. And now he's gone again :brokenheart:
How is everyone doing? I've not lost weight in 3 weeks but it has to be because of Thomas being home and us eating terribly. Trying now to get back on track, but the old emotional eater is rearing her ugly head right now...ugh!0 -
I DID IT!!! i stayed close to 1400 cals today--even without exercising. yay me!!
hugs hopey--i know that evil monster very well. send him packing!! come here often and be accountable. even when i do sucky (pardon the french), knowing i have this group of sisters reigns me in somewhat. i don't want to be a whiny disappointment to them. kwim?
so--glad you had time with dh--now come back to the girls! :flowerforyou:
and to add to what trish said--the chemistry of fat metabolism REQUIRES water for the process to take place. so reason number a billionandtwo to drink water.
i'll read the rest of the posts after i get girls to bed. day turned out well--boruch Hashem.0 -
Hey ladies- I have been super busy...jeust a quick checkin nbefore I fall asleep on ya!:yawn: I got my thyroid test results back....I will share them with you tomorrow!0
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eager to hear results, Nicole.
Since Andy's been so busy with the bathroom, we just now got to watch Biggest Loser. We DVR it every week so we can skip commercials, LOL. I tell ya, it's such an inspiration, and I'm looking forward to my run tomorrow. I dunno if I should try for speed tomorrow. It would probably be good for me. Obviously not 10 min intervals, but go at a 6 for a minute or two.
Instead of laying tile tonight, we went to Lowes for hardware. Got new knobs and handles to match the new door handle. We were going to get blinds and curtains, too, but Andy forgot to measure the window so we just sat there and bickered. Then we came home, he got some quality time with Grace, and then he & I watched Biggest Loser. I think he needed the mental break, and we're actually going to bed before midnight for once!
So tile gets laid tomorrow, then it's just a quick hop, skip, and jump to finish up between seating new toilet & screwing new hardware/accessories to walls and things.0 -
Hey all! Great to hear how you all are doing!
Hope -
So sad to have your hubby gone again! But I know you can do it! If you really need to indulge on something to make yourself feel better, try finding a snack that is healthier (like fruit, etc)
Trish - So close to being done! I can't wait to see the pictures!
Nicole - Looking forward to hearing about your test results tomorrow!
Drank 8 cups of water today! 2 days in a row! Made chocolate chip cookies today for my aunt and dad who are coming to visit tomorrow. But I only ate one! Whew! Accidentally made them way to big! Used different sized cookie sheets than normal and made them look smaller than they really were. lol
Cleaned the house today, went grocery shopping, and made cookies. Fairly productive! Off to work out on the elliptical machine, take a shower and go to bed!
Goals for tomorrow:
Finish pulling weeds and trimming bushes in the front yard, clean up the kitchen, enjoy my family!
Have a great end to your week! You all are fabulous!0 -
Nicole ~ can't wait to hear! Hope it's good news!
Trish ~ so close, can't wait to see the final pictures!
Stacey ~ Wohoo! Great job on staying within your cals...it's so much harder to do when you don't exercise LOL
I'm down 1.5lbs this week, I was hoping for sooo much more! Oh well, at least I saw a loss, right? I am taking a picture again at 145, maybe I'll get there next week.
Goals today:
start pulling weeds
clean up the broken tile in the bathroom and get it cleaned up and ready for tiling tomorrow
drink water
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Hi Ladies-I"ve been gone from here for a bit- I've been checking in my plan, but haven't read the boards in a while. I only have a minute before I have to run again - but thought I'd say hello.
I just got done with my 'Shred' DVD. I am LOVING it. I'm thinking I'm getting closer to starting Level 2. I never thought I'd do so well with Level 1--the first week, or so, was kind of ugly! I went back to see how long I've been doing it-I started the end of Februrary-I missed a few days, I'm going to see when 30 days is really up and evaluate the need to move on to level 2 then! I'm really happy I've stuck with something this long. It has been a long time overdo.
I'm down officially 20lbs this morning and almost fell over to see the scale do that! I'm just about 1/4 of the way finished!!! I think I'll see the biggest difference as soon as I get under 200....hopefully by my son's first birthday! What a great thing if I could make it.
Well, I hope you ladies have been doing well. Hopefully I can get better at keeping up with you all. Happy Weekend!0 -
GM! nicole--looking forward to the news. hope you got some real answers. and trish--wow! you and andy have accomplished so much in such a short time. pics will be great! and you make me want to start watching bl. hmmmm
val--got LOTS done yesterday. and extra woohoo for eating just one cookie!!
**kim, dolphin, adrrienne,sassy, amy---others---ya still out there? hope you check in before the weekend! :flowerforyou:
katie--1.5 is AWESOME!! you are really making progress!!:drinker:
I MAINTAINED!!! i know that's crazy to be happy but given my ups and downs lately, i'm thrilled. i was abt to throw in the towel if i had gained more. (i know, stupid. but i never said i wasn't stupid...)
anyway, new goals for today thru the weekend
*water--drink 48 oz per day
*clean bathrooms and mop
*tidy up for tomorrow's neighbor coffee we're hosting
(i bought the food so i wouldn't be tempted by my own baking)
*exercise each of the days
*be upbeat/use my journal to clear my mind when needed
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Trish- I am looking forward to the pics for your bathroom too!
Stacey- Yay you for getting close to that 1400! I know how much of a struggle it is, and I know you HAVEbeen struggling lately...so PLEASE pat yourself on the back!
Val- I am impressed htat you only ate one cookie! I usually eat the dough...I know..raw eggs...but the dough is soo good!
Katie-yay for the loss! It's a loss!!!!
Ok, here's my scoop. Thyroid tests are really hard to retain in my brain when you don't study them all of the time and understand what they mean, so my take it is yes i have an underactive thyroid. It is not off the charts though, but underactive. So, right now we are going to approach it with natural stuff first. I am going to be taking iodine and believe it or not loads of folic acid. And here I thought my prenatal was enough. Nope! I am now going to be taking loads. I can't even remember what the doseage is. I think 5000mg?! Dunno. My doc thinks that is why I haven't been getting preggo. I am also vitamin D and A deficient, so I have to go to the vitamin store and get those today too. I go back to her in a month to see how everything is going.
So, now i am off to run...I will check back later! SAHM's rock!!!:drinker:0
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