SAHM 11/29 to 12/5

I had a great week, however I ate horribly, didnt exercise and got totally out of routine, but other then that is was great.:laugh: My hubby took the week off, which I love, but really messes with my schedule- but thats ok I didnt keep track of my cals- but I know I was way over a lot :grumble: I weighed myself this morning, and it wasnt good :sad: I have gained all of my 6lbs back:sad: I am really hoping that some of it is water weight. I dont actually weigh in till fridays, but I just wanted a peek at the damage, so I have a lot of work to do this week. But I have a good attitude, and am motivated. Its going to be a good week!!:bigsmile:

Good morning all!

Well Turkey day is over. Back to normal(what is that?) for a couple of weeks. I could use prayers today. I am headed to the ortho dr. for another appt about my hip. Had two cortizone shots & they aren't working too well. Hurts to walk, exercise, sit or much of anything. I wish there was another way besides surgery. But on the other hand I need to be able to be a mom, wife etc for the next 50 years too--sigh.

Food wise I did okay--didn't go crazy on our out of town trip. I did have a soda on Saturday. Mainly because I was in pain & my dear bro-in-law who is really rough around the edges brought it to me. Love my family. :sad:

Today--goal is to eat at my calories and get some school done w/ the kids before my appt at 1.

Later,

Kim

Nicole~I don't recommend doing the cleanse when it is cold out! My thermostat is all out of whack and I am freezing all the time now. :sad: Other than that it is good a little hard not to eat the food I would like to. The nice thing is now I can tell which foods give me gas/stomach pains right away (I have cheated a few times and ate something other than fruit/veggies :blushing: ). It is hard when every one around you is eating apple pie, donuts and cookies and all you are eating is fruit/veggies and drinking lemonade, h2o and juice. I will survive though. The body does feel better though and that was what I was going for. Sorry that you are having troubles with the kids! Remember don't beat your self up Thanksgiving only happens once a year. You are doing very good.

Don't have much time but wanted to say to every one else that last 2 lines for Nicole goes for every one else as well! Got to go our garbage disposal went out on us and we have to go get one to replace it.:sad:

Hi all--well we are going to try another cortizone shot & see what happens. Last time didn't work as well so be praying that this one does a better job. Follow up appt on the 16th to see if we are going to go down the surgery route(or if the shot works--we'll have 3 more months).

Well I resisted the Pepsi this afternoon as I was coming home. Man it was hard but I HATE feeling fat more than I LOVE a soda. Barely. :drinker:

Stacey--I think I have snuck in too many "treats" so I am with you on your goals. Chug the h20!

Nicole--mine were monsters yesterday too--& at church. I don't think they've seen me move that fast in a while. OOooo I was NOT happy.

Happy Monday,

Kim

Good morning!

Nicole - good luck on singing tomorrow! I'm sure you'll do great! :flowerforyou: And I'm sure you'll have an easier time sewing this year too! I remember how frustrated you were last year.

Well, Thanksgiving went somewhat like I thought it would. MIL served corn, green beans, lima beans, sweet potato casserole & mashed potatoes as her vegetables. Then one thing that DID surprise me was going to my parents after that. My parents, the vegetarians, served us a "salad" with our meal on Friday. It was originally just a lettuce mix. :noway: I asked mom about the other veggies, and she got out carrots to put in it. She said she didn't realize we were all eating salads with lots of different veggies in them. She saw me fix one about a month ago! Oh well. At least she knows now. :laugh:

I was proud of myself for going running Thanksgiving morning and happy that I only gained 1.2 lbs! :bigsmile:

Nicole--I remember too!!!! You were a mess but I am glad that you are in better shape this year. You can do it!
Aneajo--so sorry you got sick on T-day! Yuck--but glad you are back on track this week.
Amy--isn't it funny what people think is a "good" salad. My mom does the same thing. Only it is a 7 layer salad w/ mayo(regular) and bacon. AUGH!

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes on the shot on Friday. I am trying to not focus on just that and stress myself out. I even have a date night set up for Friday night. It takes about a week for the shot to really kick in so I won't know for a while how it goes. Another concern is that I have to ride in the car for 4 hours on Saturday. That should be fun.

Doing pretty well on food today--took hot tea with me in my thermal mug so I wouldn't want a soda. That worked pretty well. It is COLD here so I didn't really want to hold a cold cup anyway.

We have Christmas w/ both sides of the family on the 18th so I need to get hopping on gifts from the kids. Anyone have any great ideas for a 8 yo boy to make?

Kim

Nicole--I remember too!!!! You were a mess but I am glad that you are in better shape this year. You can do it!
Aneajo--so sorry you got sick on T-day! Yuck--but glad you are back on track this week.
Amy--isn't it funny what people think is a "good" salad. My mom does the same thing. Only it is a 7 layer salad w/ mayo(regular) and bacon. AUGH!

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes on the shot on Friday. I am trying to not focus on just that and stress myself out. I even have a date night set up for Friday night. It takes about a week for the shot to really kick in so I won't know for a while how it goes. Another concern is that I have to ride in the car for 4 hours on Saturday. That should be fun.

Doing pretty well on food today--took hot tea with me in my thermal mug so I wouldn't want a soda. That worked pretty well. It is COLD here so I didn't really want to hold a cold cup anyway.

We have Christmas w/ both sides of the family on the 18th so I need to get hopping on gifts from the kids. Anyone have any great ideas for a 8 yo boy to make?

Kim

loads....but go to familyfun.go.com for more ideas
+ maybe a layered jar of soup mix? or brownies? air dry clay snowmen? photo collage framed?
pm me and i can put together list of many "arty" links.

Kim~yay for date nights! I am not sure how your boy is but my 9 yr old really likes the idea of making scarfs using the knfty knitters (the round etc knitting looms).

Stacey~My hubby would have to disagree with you on the will power!:laugh: I cheated a few times during that time. It was hard not to eat the things I like to eat. Next time I do it hopefully I won't be as naughty.:laugh: I know wishful thinking.

Mamato4boys~ Welcome! I hear you on the three littlest being a challenge. My three youngest are 3,2,1 and they are a handful. Oh and they are all boys. It is never dull moment at my house.:laugh:

So I decided that it was time to stop my cleanse. My body was always tired no matter what I did. Last night my hubby took me to the Jazz game that was fun and nice to get out of the house and have a date. I had more fun watching the Jazz bear then I did watching the game. :happy: The hubby kept telling me are you even watching the game. Talking of projects I am making scarfs. Right now one for the hubby using the knifty knitters and then I have some fleece to make some for all of the kids except the baby. My 8 yr old daughter wants to make some for her friends. She has had a lot of fun helping me with her dad's.

Hello Ladies,
I haven't been on here in quite awhile but definitely needing some extra accountability! I've been getting back on track with my workouts. 3-4 times a week for 3 weeks now but I am not back on track w/ my eating. I have had some good days but they aren't going to make up for the bad days! Sweets abound around here lately and my will power has been no match...
Sometimes I think it's a cruel plot against my weight lost. Here I am trying to buckle down and be good, trying to keep the sweets out of the house and someone gives us a huge box of Panera Bread pastries! Really?!
Burned 730 cal at the gym this morning and ate every one back in pastries :blushing:
There, I've said it. No hiding it.
Weight has stayed basically the same for a few months now, I'm up and down 3 lbs most weeks but haven't lost anything since July. At this rate I'll be happy to maintain over the holidays but it would be extra awesome to actually lose!
I knew I could come back to this supportive and wonderful group of women for encouragement. Hope you are all well!
Melissa

Kim~ The knitters are actually relatively easy. Both of my oldest 9 and 8 are working on them right now. One is making a scarf for her friends and the other a hat for his friend. But you know your son better than I do.

Melissa~Don't we all need some encouragement some times. I know that I sure have been having a hard time with working out and eating too much. I have maintained so that at least is a good thing. It sure is motivating when you get your new driver's liscense in the mail and your new picture shows just how much you have lost since the last time that you got your picture. Hope that made sense to you.

Mama~I completely know how that feels on the grocery shopping with little ones. I do the same thing for our grocery shopping or I go by myself when the hubby can watch the kids. I like the natural fruit leather, fruit and veggies, crackers with laughing cow cheese, fiber plus bars, granola bars, animal crackers (disney characters from costco), almonds and sunflowers. I can't think of any thing else that I normally get for a snack for me. I hope that this list helps you though.

So today we went to my nieces b-day party. I only took 3 of my children. The hubby stayed at home because ds has croup and shouldn't go out and dd3 was getting the sniffles (my mom will get really sick just from a cold) and dd2 didn't get her chores done so she couldn't go and ds4 is so little that I really didn't want to have to worry about him by myself with the ones I did take. We went to a place called Hollywood connections it is an activity center type place. Had a blast going on the rides for little kids. It was great to see my 2 boys who are 2 and 3 giggling and having a good time. My daughter that is 8 enjoyed her self too. We ended up being there for almost 5 hours. For those of you that have been around for a while you have heard about my niece that was born early and weighed 2 lbs 8 oz. She got to come home today. YAY!!! She ended up being in the hospital for a little over 2 months. One more thing I thought you ladies would get a kick out of. The hubby and I went out on a date last night took our oldest with us since we needed to keep a close eye on him with his breathing being so bad with this croup. Well the hubby left to go to the bathroom came back and wispered in my ear "I just walked into the women's bathroom". HAHAHA I asked him if anyone saw him and he said I don't think so there were some ladies in the stalls going to the bathroom and a guy in the dining area looked at him kindof funny. :laugh: Oh how many times I have walked into a man's bathroom and made a fool out of myself and he has gotten a kick out of it. It was so nice to have him do it for once. Sorry it is so long. Hope you all are having a great weekend.

I have adopted four children three were sibs I homeschool my kids.