SAHM 4/26-5/2

staceyw37

trish, we're just moving to another part of vegas. we could perhaps plan an outing to st george. it's an oldie but goodie. used from kid to kid--no sound effects. it has a tele, sink, oven and a little prop up table. and we have lots of food/cups etc for it.

needs a good wipe down and maybe magic eraser to erase ds's crayon additions.
let's talk!

staceyw37

good suggestions, amy. i never think to consign it and make money. i know, stupid. but that may be worthwhile.

trish, if we decide to meet, would you also want a cash register (no money in it--don't know where that went) and lots of peg/basic fit wood puzzles?

DrBorkBork

Stacey, that would be awesome! Grace likes puzzles, and needs more toys appropriate to her age. I will talk to hubby about it. Probably a good idea to check with him about going down to St. George. After I talk to him, maybe we could give you a little cash for it.

Or you could yard sale everything!

I should be free May 15 & 29.

staceyw37

no cash. it would otherwise have been donated. i don't do yard sales.

i'll look at my calendar. and i need to come up with a fun day trip of ideas for st g. hmmmm
my il's still have a home there--tho it's being rented out. and so we haven't been to st g for soooo long. and i love it there--the clear clear clear blue skies ahhhh

ooooooh--maybe a princess dress to?? i'll have dd2 try them on. i'm sure she's outgrown something--cinderella or belle or snow white
will keep you posted!

michfitzhome

I do a moms of multiples consignment sale, twice a year and that allows me to get rid of stuff and get "new" stuff without spending money and i make some. i do not like garage sales, you have to have a lot of stuff to sell and everything gets bargained down

blessdmomof4

Hi Everone!
I am so behind in posts, I could never catch up! Last week i worked my tail off to burn tons of cals and I didn't eat most of them back but thanks to AF's pending arrival and the sodium bandit I couldn't seem to lose an oz! I was up a pound or two most of the week. This weekend I relaxed a bit and ate all or over my calories then I went on my retreat in Maryland for a few days where I ate well and took nice walks/jogs a couple of times a day. When I got home I was shocked that I was back down to lowest weight and had lost an additional pound and 1/2!!!!!!!!!! So excited. I guess I just needed to relax a bit and change up the routine. AF will be leaving soon so I am hoping to shed another couple of pounds in the next week or so. I am starting to get used to the fact that I will not be losing 3lbs a week anymore but I get so impatient! 13.5 lbs away from my goal! My 10 year college reunion is coming up at the end of may. I think I was about 170 when I graduated so my goal is to lose 8.5 lbs so I will be graduation weight. AT our last reunion 5 years ago ds had just been born and I was huge. I hate those pictures... and we have to wear white to reunion (never an easy color for me to pull off or keep clean lol) so I'll have to get some new clothes.
We've got some lovely weather coming in for the next week or so and I am so excited!!! Have a blessed weekend ladies.

nicolee516

Hey everyone!

Stacey- ((hugs)) thanks for all of your understanding! :flowerforyou: I do believe that we are not alone with this situation. I was reading a forum about ADHD and alot of the parents are saying that their kids are doing the same thing. That makes me feel better in knowing that we are not alone. Also talked to the doc, we have different routes we may take, but the first one we may try is checking out his Seratonin levels.


So the plateau is definitely gone. Thank you iodine! I weighted in at 162.8 today. Soon I will be saying goodbye to the 160's! YAY! I have my race this weekend, so wish me luck! My friend is going with me so I am getting her to take pictures for me. I will post them ( hopefully! probably just in my profile, because I can't figure out how to do it in the thread) I am looking forward to having some ME time!

DrBorkBork

Nicole, is your race May 1? If so, there will only be 2 things on my mind: You & the Kentucky Derby! Good luck, and safe run. I am going to run a 5k on the TM tomorrow morning with one of my gf's, then we're going to have girls day and watch the Derby. It'll be fun.

Burning fewer cals running this week even though I'm going further and faster. Baffled.

Melissa, you're gonna look great, just keep your head down & chugging along

nicolee516

Thanks Trish! My race is actually on Sunday. I can't wait to hear about your treadmill 5k!

DrBorkBork

Thanks, Nicole. It bodes well. I had a dream last night that I ran an actual 5k race in half an hour. I doubt it will happen tomorrow, but it sure is a confidence booster

amypyr

Nicole - Good luck on your run Sunday!

Trish - Have fun on the TM!

I started running 14 days ago. Out of those 14 days, I've run 8 of them! :bigsmile: I'm really feeling it now though. The kids and I started meeting a couple of friends of mine at the park about once or twice a week. One of them has a son who is good friends with my two. We each get 2 laps around the track while the 3rd watches the kids on the playground. So yesterday I ended up walking/running 3.5 miles.

Have a great weekend!!

DrBorkBork

Rabbit, rabbit! That's good luck for the month

Good job, Amy

I did 3.12 mi in 47 mins

Just need to mop and then crash on couch rest of the day & enjoy Derby coverage

staceyw37

whew! good job on the running everyone!
(i have a sitter here today from 12:30-8:30) HEAVEN

i'm organizing my homeschool stuff and then will head out around 4 to take care of errands--w/o children!!

trish--to answer your puzzle re: burning less cals--it's cuz you're fitter. it's the one SUCKY part of this whole thing. the more cardiovascular conditioning you have, the more efficient your body becomes and you burn less calories. beginners burn the most.
it's also why it's so important to cross train to keep your body from getting used to any one exercise.
and that's where wt training will come in too--to pump up the muscles to burn that fuel more.
sorry for the news but hth.

staceyw37

nicole--glad you're looking into it further. a lot of adhd kids are not straight adhd. they often have mood disorders in their brains too.
there are straight adhd kids.
but there are mood +adhd kids too and things work differently in that case. pm me if you need more info.
i also have some GREAT book recs.

dd1 had extra ritalin earlier in teh week--and BOMBED!! she came down so hard and was a total wreck. i had to call her therapist to figure out what was going on. i just cdn't believe that little bit more med made me have a CRAZY child. but it did. she's much better--but still super irritable today. full moon??

anyway,best of luck on your race! you've done amazing work to get there!

staceyw37

just sharing my proud

even with mcd's (and i checked the nutrition sheet at the rest b4 ordering) and cookies at bf (i seriously need to go to rehab for this addiction)--i stayed under 1500cals for the day.
yay stacey!

got a lot of hs-ing work done today too. sketching out units/themes for the year. and took inventory of all the stuff i've made/purchased so far.
being able to get this far is so satisfying.

have a good night all!

sassydot

So... I'm just pretending last week didn't happen. Was in a complete funk all week and things just did NOT go well.
All last week breakfast consisted of chocolate dipped girl guide cookies. Not a proud moment
BUT I was only "up" 0.6kg, which more than likely could be fluid, TOM on the way, or just plain ol fluctuations, so not a complete disaster.

Still don't fit the slightly too small pair of pants I got, and not fitting them was just getting depressing and the reason for my funk (had to wear them because my other ones needed washed, but looked and felt TERRIBLE) so I went and got a few more pairs actually in my size right now and I look GOOD and feel GOOD so I'm all happy and ready to get on with this thing now.
Goal pants may motivate some, but they just make me feel hopeless, not motivated.

Hope everyone has a fantabulous week

staceyw37

sassy,, sorry to hear your week was such a bummer. it happens.
and i understand abt tight clothes making you want to feel like giving up. better to be comfortable and look good--and you will reach your goals.

DrBorkBork

new topic here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/94456-sahm-5-3-5-9

Sassy, just keep chugging along. You're doing great! Those pants will fit in no time

Good job staying under cals, stacey, now y'just gotta decide to make every day like that day!