Welcome Miss Sara!
It's so nice to hear that you have always homeschooled your children. My husband and I have 3. We have also always homeschooled, but our Babies are only 6,7,and 8! We love them so much! What big Blessings they are!

I have heard many good things about "My Father's World". There is another Mom in our group here that uses that curriculum as well.

I also share your love for cooking from scratch! I love to bake, especially bread! I have found pitas are the best option lately! It's been great to make better eating habits for ourselves and our families. I have prayed that the LORD give me a mindset to loose weight, get fit and healthy. And He has given grace and more grace! He is so good to us. Our children are also enjoying the exercise videos, times outside jogging and even all these attempts we've made to make "low fat, low calorie" cookie recipes!

Again, welcome Miss Sara, feel free to add me as a friend,
Katie

Hi,

I just joined your board! I am 49 (50 next week) and have three children. Two I have graduated (ages 20 and almost 22) and I have one 14 year-old left at home. I have homeschooled since 1996. I have been married to my childhood sweetheart for 3 years and I am a full-time student at university.
I always maintained my weight until I went back to school! Now, i have about 60 pounds I want to lose...maybe more!

I look forward to being on this board!

Lisa

Hello, all! I'm Jill - married to Joe for 13 years, and I'll be 35 this summer. I have two kids - Jacob is 9 and we will be starting My Father's World (Exploring Countries and Cultures) on July 9. I'm super-excited, as this will be a new curriculum and pretty much a new approach for us. I've always been more rigid - "Here's your science book. He're's your history book." etc. - so this unit study approach sort of intrigues me. And I think it will be good for Jake - he struggles with attention span and sitting still. Math takes hours to finish just one worksheet. I'm hoping with MFW being so literature heavy with lots of projects sprinkled in, he might be able tolerate it better (he likes to rock in his Nintendo chair while I read out loud to him). He is doing math and reading daily during the "off-season" from a full academic schedule. We have homeschooled on and off, depending on what was best for Jake at the time. Most recently, he's been home since January after spending four semesters at a tiny Christian school.

I said I have two kids, and I do, but my oldest lives with Jesus now. Alyssa was 10 last fall when Jesus rescued her from a six-year battle with leukemia. She was such an amazing kid - everyone always called her an old soul. She never complained, she prayed more fervently than I've ever seen anyone do. She knew that she had a cross to bear and she bore it well - she took her meds with a smile, she teased the doctors and told them about Jesus. She went through many painful therapies to deal with the side-effects of all of her treatment. And when the cancer returned for a third time last summer, she picked herself up by her bootstraps and marched in the the hospital. Two weeks later, (and three days before she passed), she told her father and I that she was tired of fighting, tired of feeling poorly. Knowing her the way we do, we told her that we would take that into consideration before making the next decisions we needed to make about her treatment. Our doc had already told us that our only option this time would be to try to increase the quantity of time we had with her, with no guarantees as to the quality. So when Alyssa told us that she was done (and she hadn't known the seriousness of her illness at this time), it confirmed to us that we wanted to focus on quality over quantity. However, unknown to us, God had already made the decision. That evening, Alyssa suffered a perforated bowel (the chemo ate all the cancer out of her intestines, but left big gaping holes in her gut) and we were Life-Flighted to our hospital (2 hours away). There, with our doctor (an awesome Christian man), we made the decision not to do anything other than provide comfort measures. When Alyssa woke up from the little nap we induced for her own sake, she asked if she could have surgery to fix her tummy. We told her that surgery wasn't going to fix this, and she knew... She cried for a minute and then asked her Daddy to "pray and tell Jesus that I don't want to die, but even more, I want His will to be done." Then she told us to call her grandparents and aunts and uncles and ask them to come see her one last itme. Everyone made it except one aunt - some even drove straight to the nearest airport and flew in! The next day, the hospital let us take her home where she saw her Guardian Angels come to minister to her. At this point, she unconscious most of the time because of the pain med she was on, but when we pulled up to our house, she awoke and said, "Home. Tell Dad this is it, Mom." We got her inside, laid her on our bed, and laid next to her for the next 10 hours before she passed. Her passing was actually beautiful - she took her last breath, opened her eyes and smiled (at Jesus, I'm sure). We scooped her up into our arms then, as for the previous couple of days she was in so much pain she couldn't bear to be touched or held.

Whoo....Didn't mean to get that far into things. Sorry! Needless to say, I love my girl so much, and I miss her incredibly! I look forward to being with her again one day more than anything in the world! It's so strange to me to think that she doesn't miss me, doesn't hurt for my presence. But I can't say I blame her - not with the awesomeness of Heaven and Jesus keeping her attention. I am so glad that she doesn't hurt anymore.

Anyway - I was never overweight until I had my son. Then my metabolism started to change, I developed hypothyroid issues, and we started spending a lot of time near a hospital cafeteria. I started here on MFP on March 21, 2012 at a weight of 180 (I'm 5'5"), and I'm currently down to 169. Shooting for at least 150, but would love to see 130 again. Calorie goal is 1330 per day, and I alternate Jillian Michaels DVDs with running 3-4 miles every other day, taking Sundays off.

Thanks for letting me spill my guts! (Now I won't have to go to therapy...)

Hi,
I'm new to mfp forum. Been homeschooling my 13yo DD since halfway through Kindergarten. If I can just lose 1/2 lb per week I think I'll be happy. That's gonna be a lot of weeks! lol

Hi! My name is Gwen and we will be starting our 7th year of homeschooling in the fall. I have 4 boys ages 12, 10, 8, and 2. I have many pounds to lose, and am excited to get healthier. I would love to have some more MFP friends, so feel free to add me!

Hi Everyone!

My name is Valerie, I just turned 50 last month and 5 days before that I joined MFP, I have 100 lbs to lose, give or take a few, but in 30 days I have already dropped 18.5 lbs and I'm feeling very positive about MFP. I have been overweight for many years and while away on a short vacation this summer came to the realization that if I didn't get it together my 3 youngest would be in for a boring childhood or perhaps one without a mom at all. Over the past few years we have adopted 3 children who are currently 8(b), 5(b) and 4(g), as well we are foster parents to 3 others, 2 teens who have been with us for over 10 years and a 2yo who is only here short term. The way I see it I will be about 63 when the youngest is 18 and I want to be fit and healthy from now on so that I can be there for them when they start their lives out in the big, wide world.

I started homeschooling last fall when all the adoptions had finally been completed and I was able to take our 8yo out of the system (the teens attend public school). This year I am working with him and the 5yo, GR3 and SK respectively and our 4yo "plays" at school with workbooks, etc We use Saxon Math, Growing with Grammar and a few other packages for various subjects and have a "schedule (very flexible as I do some part time home business work)" for the basics and the rest is more relaxed. The two boys also attend KUMON twice a week, I like to use this as a barometer for math and reading, just to make sure we stay on track. Both the kids and I enjoy homeschooling very, very much.

I have yet to incorporate much exercise in to my weight loss program but I have tried to stay on my feet more during the day, etc Last year (2011 Jan to June) I was successful at losing around 30lbs and was doing some regular walking and body weight work but it fell by the wayside and I always had trouble with the food tracking part. Then I read an article in Woman's World about this site and I find it so easy. I have not given up any specific food, but once I started tracking the food I saw how I could make better choices throughout the day so that I could still enjoy the occasional treats, etc That has been my saving grace so far and although I think the first big drop had a lot to do with water loss, the shock of seeing just how much I used to put in my mouth each day has me determined to keep this up. I will focus on one step at a time. I also want to get off my bp meds in the next year, I hate taking pills!

Looking forward to interacting with all of you. This is my first grou

Hello Ladies,

I'm Sara. I homeschool three of our four girls right now. They are grades 8, 6, and 3. My fourth is five months old. She is our bonus gift. I am looking forward to sharing support with you!

We are an eclectic style of homeschooling with some traditional but also a leaning towards Charlotte Mason style. My older daughter is using Sonlight and I admit, I find it a struggle to keep up with that. We are also using Write Shop and for Math are using Teaching Textbooks. The other two are enjoying Jeanne Fulbright's Swimming Creatures, MUS, and several other publishers.

I am so excited to be back on the journey to being healthy. My oldest daughter naturally chooses healthier food. My middle choose carbs, like mom. My next middle is a mix between the two. I seem to be addicted to sugar and am working on that. I love chocolate.

I managed to gain weight after the baby was born, almost 10 pounds!! Putting on an item of clothing that fit with room to wiggle right after she was born and then last week wouldn't close over my stomach was a major wake up call to me. Nursing or not it's time to get serious about eating well. She needs it and so do I!

Anyway, the baby is sleeping and there are a few more things to do yet today. Nice to *meet* you!

Hi! I am a homeschooling mom of four children ages 3 to 10. We are using BJ this year and I love it! I love homeschooling,most days!

I love sugar! I have had success in the past with the Atkins diet and am starting tomorrow!

Hi I'm Ashlee.

I'm a homeschooling Mom to 4, ages 10, 7, 3 and 8 mos. My husband is a church planting pastor. We live in Wisconsin. In most respects, my weight is the one thing in my life I never seem to get into check. I've had enough of that!

Hi...newbie here.
I am a mom of 2 Girls. 16 and 6. The 16 year old goes full time to Highschool and also does 2 core math classes at home (cyber classes).

My 6 year old started this year at home with me using connections academy, but. Pulled her out 2 mo this ago and I am homeschooling her on my own. :0)

I am happily married to my Highschool sweetheart.
We both started this health kick on January 1 this year. We needed to do it but we also just had a family member just suddenly pass away a the age of 51. So that's always going to be a time to self reflect.

And just like the SlimQuick commercial....hubby is down 24 pounds....and I am teetering between 6-8 pounds. He hasn't worked out at all and I am sweating my but off.
But I am seeing results. Just measured on jan 17 and again on jan 27 and I am down a total of 16 pounds! That is including 2.5" on my waist and 2" on my hips. So....kinda happy about that. He always tells me "Muscle weighs more than fat!" Apparently once again,,,,,he's right.
:0)

Hi! I'm Sheri.
I am 46, married forever, have a bunch of kids~
We have homeschooled for 11 yrs now.
We have a literature based morning (the basic 3 r's) w/ our afternoon w/ a Charlotte Mason flair.
Currently homeschooling
ds 15 (and my right hand man),
dd 11 (my precocious learner whom I can't begin to keep up with)
ds 8 (w/ asperger syndrome, my sweet boy w/ many quirks)
& ds 4 (very rambunctious indeed!)
We also have 3 older sons living with us;
ds 18 *adopted big kid* who is doing college and works full time
ds 19 (was homeschooled 4th thru graduation) and chose an apprenticeship program after taking a "gap" year.
ds 24 survived public school via much prayer and communication, currently living w/ us while preparing for his summer wedding.
We have teamed up with the neighbors this year (boy 14 & girl 4) in our afternoons, and have found us moms compliment each other well. I am more structured, the other mama is more "adventurous". (we also have a few other preschoolers that join us often- yes, it's busy, but I love it!)
SW 188 (began my journey last May)
CW 167
GW 125
I recovered from an eating disorder 9 yrs ago (after a 27 yr on/off battle). I am currently ready to work on being healthy and fit. My goal is to be an active mommy this summer, and to enjoy my young ones while they are still little!
I love walking, zumba, and am getting ready to use Combat (oh my, hope this old body holds up, lol).

Hi, my name is Janalee, I am almost 34.
We have 6 children
5 live with us full time (my step daughter is with her mother)
Breakdown:
Daughter Shaelin - 14 (from my first marriage)
Step-Daughter Mattisen - 8 (from hubs relationship prior to me)
Daughter Tristin - 7 (our first child together)
Son Adrin - 6 (our second child together)
Son Korbin - 3 (our third child together)
Son Linkin - 2 (our fourth child together)
...and I would really like one more...but hubs says no...so that mean (maybe?)

I was 191 at my heaviest full term with my last - I had lost about 50 pounds last year using the Body-By-Vi Visalus Shake. AND NO I AM NOT HERE TO PROMOTE OR SELL A PRODUCT.....lol, anyway it went really well until these last 7 months I started being more lazy with what I ate and stopped drinking my shakes and have gained back about 20 pounds. So, I am here again on myfitnesspal to focus on loosing that weight back off and then loose even more.

Right now I weigh 169 and my goal is to be 125-130.

I homeschool my 5 children (my oldest does more of an independent approach) and the 2 year old really just runs around for most of the lessons until naptime. I primarly focus on my 7 and 6 year old for instructional learning and the 3 year old whenever he is willing.

Besides homeschooling I work at the hospital VERY part time as an x-ray and CT tech. I also co-own my husbands business and help with the books for him. Between that and housework, farm chores, our oldest's fight with Cancer and everything else I find that I have been neglecting my health. (not that I am sick, but just forgotten)

I am here because my husband and I are just living through the day - we are so tied up in our own priorities (kids, business...) that we basically just co-live. I find this very sad and I want to feel better about myself. Loose weight, look good, catch his attention...ya know....

SOOOOOooooo, that is me and all of my card at the table.

Hi luulii35 and everyone!
I was kinda wondering if this group was still active, Im glad to see that it is
I am very new to MFP and just trying to figure things out..

I am a SAHHM - thats Stay at Home Homeschooling mom
We have 7 kids, but the three youngest are not in school yet. My baby turned 1 this Feb and I knew it was time to get the weight off, I am counting calories & trying to do Walk off the Pounds 4-5 days a week. I am doing this for me... for my health, energy levels, I want to look and feel good. I am 36 years old and it is time that I start acting like a grown up and taking care of myself and practicing moderation..!!
I have lost 8 lbs so far (3 on mfp) and have at least 32 more to go... we will see when we get there it that feels right.

Hi everyone! I joined this group at the same time that I joined MFP (Oct. 2013) but there haven't been any posts since then. I'm happy to see someone finally posting, because I think we have similar lifestyles and are well-equipped to support each other. A roll call of current members would be nice, to see who is still active on MFP

I am a 40 year old mom of 3 : a 17 year old son, a 14 year old daughter and a 3 year old little girl. I have homeschooled them all from day one, across two states and three countries over 12 years.

This is my third weight loss journey, and I intend to keep it off this time! I am making fitness my priority along with healthy eating that is sustainable. I battle treat bingeing, but every day I'm moving closer to a healthier relationship with food.

All my info. is on my profile as well if you want more details about me

Hope the group becomes more active!