SAHMs 7/26 - 8/1

Hey I would love to be a part of this group!! I am a sahm to a very precious, very active 3 year old daughter! She is one of the main reasons I am wanting to lose this weight so bad. . .I want to set a good example for her so hopefully she doesn't have the same struggles with weight & poor self-esteem I have had and also so I can have more energy to keep up with her! I have only been staying home since July of last year after working full-time outside the home up until then so as much as I LOVE being home with her and am sooooo thankful that it's finally happening, it is still fairly "new" to me and sometimes I get a little stressed/depressed not being around other "adults". Most of my friends were people who I worked with and even though I have stayed in touch with the closest of them, they are still working their full-time, stressful jobs (like I was before) so I know what it's like and usually by the time the workday is over they don't really feel like getting out and doing a lot. So sorry to ramble on but in saying all that if I can be a part of this group then hopefully I can "talk" to other adults who deal with the same day-to-day issues I have in addition to weight loss & healthy habits support

I will join!!!
I'm a SAHM to 3 kiddos. My son will be 8yrs old this Saturday. My middle child is 3. And my youngest will be 2 on Aug 10th.
The next few weeks are going to be torture for me with all the birthday cakes and pizza from their parties.

Hi everyone,

I need some encouragement or maybe a kick in the pants.... I posted here a couple of weeks ago, but you know how summer is and how chasing after little ones can be...busy! I haven't been on much since.

So after losing 15 lbs. I have stalled. I have not been able to get in a workout in about 2 weeks - I have 3 under 3 (2yo twins and an 8mo old). Some days are really hectic and there is little time for a shower let alone a workout.

After letting the workouts slip, I let my diet slip. I have only gained 1 lb. back but I don't want to gain back any more.

How do you do it?! I can barely keep up with all the laundry let alone find time to exercise. What sorts of meals do you make for the whole family that are healthy and easy?!

Any advice?

Thanks!
J

hi i'm Shawna and i'm a SAHM to 5 kids, i have 108 lbs to lose, ive lost 2 lbs over a mnth, i think i would of lost more but since my wallet was stolen and i wasnt able to shop over the last 3 weeks all i could eat was junk, my husband gets paid again on the 1st so i will def be buying so fruits and veggies....

yesterday my husband and I where in Wal-mart and i wanted to look at work out videos he looked at me and said have you tryed all those and none have works( yah i did and no they didnt) so he said why dont you try something else, like a personal trainer or those dance classes you like ( ZUMBA) i told him well you know those take money LOL, so next week im getting a pass to the gym that holds the zumba class the gym member ship is $35/mnth plus the 6 weeks of zumba 2 days a week is $40 total of $75.....WHOAH now that i look at that number its a lot....we might not beable to afford that.... the other option is to pay $40 for the zumba classes and then pay a drop in fee to the gym of $2 each time.....so for 6 week it would cost $24

which do you ladies thinks is better idea?

never mind i think curves would be better

Lots of newbies! I love it! welcome everyone! This is a great group of ladies!

MIL is still in town so I don't have much down time ...I snuck on the computer!



Trish I love your new pic!

Hi Ladies,
So many new faces, welcome!! I'm Melissa and I am a homeschooling SAHM of 3. My daughter is 9, and my sons are 6 and 5. I also homeschool 3 other kids during the school year. I have been enjoying having the summer "off" with just my kids.

I have been a slacker lately. I still stay under cals most days but I'm not making very healthy choices and I haven't been working out as much as I was. I don't know what I did to my neck but I re-aggravate it every time I work out. It was OK for a few days but hurt again this morning, all I have done for the last week is run so Idk how it's getting re-aggravated but its...well...aggravating.
It's been a whole month since I lost any weight. I am really hoping to at least drop a pound or 2 in the next week or so. I have been SO tired lately though and I find it extra difficult to get out of bed at 5 am. I've been able to squeeze workouts in w/ the kids on the bike trail or run after hubby gets home but I really need to get to the gym and I can only do that at 5 am :yawn:
On the positive side, I have been able to get a lot done in the house lately. We started a new chore plan. There are 4 daily chores (dishes, sweeping kitchen, washing tables, drying and putting away dishes) and 4 weekly chores (bathrooms, vacuum, sweep rest of house and dust) and the kids and I switch our chores each week. I'm absolutely amazed at how well they are able to clean. I thought there was no way my 5 year old could clean the bathroom or do the dishes well but he can! They all can! It's just a matter of taking the time to teach them and giving up the notion that things need to be done "my way". It's been great so far. I also deep cleaned every room in the house just before we started our new plan so it's been a good way to maintain (which isn't one of my strong points). Tackled the basement today. I still have the homeschool closet (scary music plays), my porch, garage and shed to clean out before the end of the summer...
I'm almost 1/2 way to my goal to run 100 miles by September but I realized that I will have to run about 10 miles a week from now until then to acheive it! Yikes. I hope this neck will stop bothering me so I can get to work!
Have a great week everyone.

welcome new ladies! you all have so much to add to this group--so glad you found us!

i just finished the dishes---took 40min. ugh! and now boy is doing who knows what w/tape? oh well...i get to have a minute here

i am mom to 3--almost 10 y.o. girl, 6 y.o. girl, and 3.5 y.o. boy
i will be homeschooling the middle 2 starting soonish....i plan to do year round and take breaks as needed.
i can see a lot of what we need to work on is character training. the ltrs, #s, rdg, writing etc will come and are easier for me as compared to instilling AND MODELING good behavior/values.

i also need to figure out where that exercise fits in. melissa, sorry your neck is causing you such pain. is it worth a trip to the dr or chiropractor? just a thought.
and kim you are so right! exercise is a + and has so many + benefits, but the bottom line is that good choices in = good results.
thanks for the inspiration!

goals this week--walk 2 days, drink the water and no snacking after dinner/when kids go to bed. bad habit.

later chicas!

brooke~For myself it is because I am trying to "comfort" myself with food. There are times that I truly am hungry and at those times I won't not eat as long as I have the calories for it. There are those times that I haven't made very good choices throughout the day and I will still eat if I am feeling famished. That is after checking to make sure that it isn't thirst. I used to have the same problem with turning to soda when it was stressful. That is until my oldest daughter (now 8 then 5) made me and the hubby promise that we wouldn't drink coke anymore because it was bad for us and she didn't want us putting it into our bodies anymore. That cured the coke habit. As for any other soda it just got to the point where I just didn't like how sweet it tasted anymore. I have heard of just brushing your teeth (no whitening) to help with not eating anymore.

So I went on a bike ride tonight with the oldest daughter. It was a lot of fun. At one point she was freaking out and going all swirvy and ended up hitting into the side of my bike. Neither one of us got hurt but my goodness my luck with bike crashes lately is not so good. Of course after she was all worried about this person, that was passing us in a car that rolled her eyes at us as she passed us. It was nice though to get out and go for a bike ride and spend some time with her.

I have been doing great on the water intake this week. How is everyone else doing with your goals?

and to add to kim--go snuggle a kid or pet or stuffed animal. or handicraft--knit, crochet, word finds....

this from the girl who baked cookies yesterday----

still. getting my water and otherwise holding my own with respect to food. was gonna walk but got a school call (no biggie) this am and that ate up my exercise time.
i'm taking the boy to the pool soon and will be sure to say YES to as many turns on the slide as he wants. i have to wade thru the deeper water to catch him, so that'll count for exercise!

can i share a momma proud?--my middle girl (in K) had a first grade tour yesterday with her K class. then she filled out a worksheet.
what are you most excited about for first grade?
"being with my mom"
awwwww. my heart just melted.
and then--what are you worried about for first grade?
nothing
(cuz she'll be with me....)

can i tell you how wonderful that made me feel? i know it's superficial and of course a little kid is glad to be with mommy--but it was such a heartwarming affirmation.

so to all of you/us--We are SUPER mama's! And our kids know it too! :flowerforyou:

Stacey- If I lived near you, I would take you up on that offer in a heartbeat! We just added a dog to our family and I am having trouble getting her walks in in the mirning and my runs!


Busy day today, but it's supposed to be gorgeous!

wow trish--you are so ambitious (in a good way!)

and thanks to you both for thinking the dog walking is good idea. i can't commit to a shelter at this point, but as a neighborhood volunteer, that seems doable. what kind of cute dog is that in the picture, nicole??

part of what motivates me, too, is this GREAT book I read called The Generosity Plan. It's abt thinking more intentionally about our giving--of time, treasure and talent. How to maximize our "but i'm just one person" impact.
i realize animal welfare is a recurring area for me, and this is one way to do something for animals that could also fit in with my life.

random question---NOT JUDGInG. just getting ideas
---if you tithe 10% to your church, do you also give financially to any other causes?
---if you tithe less than 10% to church, do you count other $ donations toward your total giving?
--do you quantify non-$ giving as part of your tithing/philanthropy?
Partly i'm asking cuz i'm setting our giving goals--as a % of take home pay. We pay synagogue DUES (cuz that's how it works for Jews--partly cuz you can't handle money on the sabbath so the pass the plate tradition wouldn't work). but that is required for membership. so do DUES count towards my total %?
what are your thoughts? would you? it feels like cheating--the dues are not 10% of our income--but would perhaps put us at our total % giving goals each month.

would welcome your opinions on the matter.

well--i did it! i sampled 1 small cookie from the teacher gifts i am making (yep, kids still in school) and tonight ate applesauce and raisins for my night snack! drank my water and ate fruits/veges.

first time in a LONG time that i kept to a plan. feels good :bigsmile:

and, trish, sorry that grace is feeling so poorly. it's so hard to listen to them suffering--even if they are jumping on the furniture! hope she starts feeling better soon.

'night ladies. see you on the flipside!