SAHM 5/17 - 5/23

I'm just doing some personal assessment to deter myself from discouragement this evening...
So I'm almost to 30 lbs lost so I uploaded a picture of me at my heaviest from Christmas and a picture of me from yesterday before my sister's graduation (The profile pic). You can see a HUGE difference! If you click on view all my photos in my profile you can take a look. The one of me in the green (awful hideous never to be worn again tent of a) shirt is from Christmas when I hit my highest weight. I started MFP about 2 weeks later and 28lbs and 4 months later, I think it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. 12 lbs to go until I hit my initial goal!!! I can't wait!

roughneck--of course not! we are an open group with ppl coming and going as it suits them. we are very supportive and encouraging of one another. sometimes we challenge one another, but we really are just here to boost each other up. so welcome!

trish--great job on the walking!

awwww. the kittens are precious.

melissa, your pictures really show the difference! i've always thought you were pretty, but you look happy and energized in the newest ones! and 28# is A LOT!!!

tara--i'm sorry for the health difficulties of your dad. hope things go well in surgery. and smart thinking on your part to pack those things. maybe bring a crossword or find a word too to keep your hands occupied. mint gum can be helpful too. but most important, i hope for a good procedure and smoother recovery.

katie--welcome back! bummer that the market's been slack. i hope june picks up for you. when do you actually move to OH?

did well on my water. did not get exercise in b/c i had an afternoon appt i forgot about. did some more h-schooling prep. and made time for reading and playing in backyard with dd2 and ds.

off to bed--

Wow, so many new people, so much going on, welcome all newbies, I hope you enjoy posting and reading here as much as I do.

Those kittens are the cutest ever!

Great job everyone who has lost weight, I've lost a few pounds, down to my lowest in YEARS, yah!!!! I'm half way there, to my goal weight, I can't wait.

I've still got the nose congestion, so have been taking it easy on cardio workouts, seems to wear me out, but I can still do strength training, drinking lots of water and watching what I eat. Trish, that smoothie sounds delic, I may have to try it.

We have busy weekend, 2 soccer games Saturday in the rain, oh fun, but soccer season is over, then we're taking the kids to see Shrek for my son's birthday, he's turning 10. Sunday we're having the family over for dinner, small family celebration for his bday, and we just found out my sister-in-law and her family (they have 2 kids) are moving to Arlington, Virginia in 3 wks, she is in the Army National Guard here as the Occupational Health Nurse for the state of Idaho, well she just got the job for the Chief Occupational Health Nurse for the United States, its a great opportunity for her and her career, it just sucks they are moving so far, our kids have grown up together, so we will miss them all. It will be a busy 3 wks helping them get ready, farewell party, etc.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, and I hope you will have better weather than we will, we are ready for some hot weather!

Tara ~ Good luck on trying to be healthy this weekend! Sorry about all the stuff going on with your dad, I pray everything goes well with the surgery!

Melissa ~ WOW! Fantastic befores and afters!! Congrats on your weight loss so far!

Roughneck ~ Welcome to the group! Hope you like it here, I personally think we all rock

Stacey ~ We won't move until end of July/beginning of Aug, so we still have time. I'm not really that worried about it, I know the market will pick up as people get their orders. The Air Force is super behind on them right now!

Dolphin ~ Sorry your sis is moving so far away, but yay for the awesome opportunity! It's hard to be away from family, but it makes those times you're together so much more precious!

Katie ~ WOHOO!!! Congrats, that's awesome!

I finally saw a .5 drop on the scale this morning! I kept seeing it creep up since my mom-cation a few weeks ago. I went from 141.5 to 144, I know it's not huge, but it's taking awhile to get that back off. I've already burned 3600 calories this week...:noway: I'm helping a friend and going to be her partner when she does C25k, we started it at the same time last year, but she quit 3 weeks into it. I told her I wouldn't let her this time! LOL

The hubby is out 'camping' this weekend with all the other booms (his job). It's called 'Animals in the Woods' and someone always has to go to the ER and someone always gets stuck...fun times, right? I told him before he left that he better not be the one in the hossy :laugh: I'm have a girlfriend over after the kids go to bed for a chick flick (Empire Records..my fav of all time) and margaritas! Tomorrow night I'm going over to play games with other 'single' boom wives. So at least we're keeping busy! Just a matter of eating healthy!

amazing nicole!!

you are ALL doing so GREAT!! i drank my water but can't say much else + on the fitness front. (tho i did eat a good bf and lunch yesterday)

i have done a very good job on the family front, tho. i can only "brag" about it here cuz you all understand how we try to do it all, but must shift focus here and there.
sooo yesterday ds and i were at the park for 2 hours. it was great fun for him! and relaxing for me.

and since dh was supposed to be working late last night, i planned a family slumber party for me and the kids. we spread out flannel sheets in the playroom, set up our pillows and blankets and then watched 2 movies, ate pizza and chips, played a cpl rounds of hullabaloo and then the kids had a very short pillow fight. then it was reading and lights out. dh wound up coming home much earlier than expected so he participated in some of the fun, too.
it was such a sweet thing to do--the kids loved that we (me and them) were all sleeping together.

today's busy but i think i found a window for exercise--we'll see!
hope you all enjoy your wknd too!

tara-glad to hear the surgery went better. will continue to think on a good recovery.
and great job not going overboard on the food! that's so hard to do when you're stressed but you did it!

katiem--congrats on the loss!

off to do some filing/packing. later chicas--

ouch, katiem!

just got back from 2+hours at the bowling alley for a six y.o.'s bday party. did not eat the pizza or the cake--cuz knew hubby was making some chkn risotto concoction back home. good man there. he even did lots of laundry.

catch y'all tomorrow!