SAHM 2/28-3/6
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Welcome!! We are a fabulous group of Stay at Home Moms that support each other through our weightloss and the most important job....being a mom! We welcome all newcomers, join in any time, we would love to get to know you! :flowerforyou:
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Amy ~ Yes, it's www.kissmyblackass.org. I joined the Y and get 2 hours of free childcare per child
And then I force quite time and I'll do one during the nap. Or I let them play on Nickjr.com or watch a cartoon while I do one. Mine are 4 and 2 though, so they can entertain themselves a little better than a 16 month old.
Katie ~ AWESOME AWESOME news!! I hope things work out for her.
Stacey ~ LOL! Thanks for the advice! I think I will do the arm and ab ripper x today
Barb ~ Oh no! hopefully it's just water weight from Pizza Hut yesterday.
Well, gotta run, promised the boys a game before school LOL Have a fantastic Monday ladies!0 -
There's a SAHM mom group on here! Love Mom groups. Being doing this SAHM gig for nearly 12 years...and I got about 29 lbs to get rid of because of it.0
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Katie - Thanks for starting the new thread and for the link. My little one is a wild man, he's never sat still to watch a cartoon w/my 4 year old so I have to have eyes on him at all times. Babyhood goes so quick so I don't mind, he'll be 2 before I know it.
Tonya - Welcome!
Katie M - So glad she made the move. Praying that you all have a smooth transition. I'm just so happy she made the jump and got out before it was too late.
Boys both got up early this morning, I'm still tired, went to bed too late AGAIN. I'm a total night owl and it's a pain now that I have kids. I wish I was an early bird like I use to be.
Off to kids dentist, soccer and then preschool so I better get the little people dressed. Have a super Monday.0 -
Im a SAHM can I join please
I see this is a follow on thread so havent read the previous one did I miss anything?!?!?0 -
Good Morning Ladies!
Welcome Tonya!
Had a busy weekend here, so I was absent on the thread...we re-did one of our bathrooms, planning to just replace flooring and vanity...turned into a total gutting of the bathroom. We still aren't finished, but at least the floor is down....ugh, the joys of owning a home.
This week is going to be busy...I have random meetings and programs for work here and there, but as soon as I finish this, I am pulling out my planner and scheduling my gym time for the week. Friday we are heading up to CT to celebrate my Gram's 88th b-day. Busy Busy Busy!
Hope everyone has a great week! Happy Monday!0 -
Tonyavanwinkle2, madamelporte~ Welcome!!!!
KC~ woowhoo on the new bathroom!!! I love projects!
Yeah so last night we slept in the closet for the majority of the night due to tornado warnings. Yeah yippie-kiya-yay! So that was interesting. Then once it was over I put my son back to bed but he was NOT having it (this was at 1 he finally stopped telling me he had a secret to tell me around 2) Then Andi got her bum up at 6 so I am working off so little sleep it is not funny. Seems to be the theme lately oh well maybe tonight I will get a good nights rest.
Other then lack of sleep and a really soggy backyard todays looking to be a rather productive one. Does anyones else house look like it got ravaged after the weekends? Cleaning up and then grocery shopping today. Gonna be kept busy if it kills me!
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Good morning everyone!
I just finished my first week here on MFP and lost 2.5lbs
Yesterday morning i was in a car accident on my way to work (I work very part time and very early in the morning). i hit some black ice and spun out - scariest thing ever.
Thank god it was just me and my kids were not in the car. Just thinking of how scared they would've been makes me so sad.
I have a related question: i have 3 kids - therefore 3 carseats in the car. friends are telling us we need to have all 3 replaced and that car insurance should cover it. has anyone had to deal with this before?
Our insurance office doesn't open for another hour or so ... we're going to bombard them with questions.0 -
Morning ladies...thanks Katie for starting the thread this week!
Just another busy week, looks like it's supposed to be alot warmer, with snow. Oh, well. Warmer means longer to play outside. Was really hoping that groundhog knew what he was talking about.0 -
Copied from last week's thread, I keep forgetting about the new threads:
That is a disappointment to end the month, but I knew it was going to happen, since I had taken 3 weeks off from major working out and then this weekend, we ate out a lot! I gained 3.2 lbs since my last weigh in
:noway: :huh:
So, its time for a new plan, since I'm feeling a lot better and now I'm even more motivated to meet March's goal!! It's time to get physical, physical!! LoL
Have a great day ladies, I'll be checking in later!0 -
Amy ~ Yes, it's www.kissmyblackass.org. I joined the Y and get 2 hours of free childcare per child And then I force quite time and I'll do one during the nap. Or I let them play on Nickjr.com or watch a cartoon while I do one. Mine are 4 and 2 though, so they can entertain themselves a little better than a 16 month old.
Katie ~ AWESOME AWESOME news!! I hope things work out for her.
Stacey ~ LOL! Thanks for the advice! I think I will do the arm and ab ripper x today
Barb ~ Oh no! hopefully it's just water weight from Pizza Hut yesterday.
Well, gotta run, promised the boys a game before school LOL Have a fantastic Monday ladies!
Kat-I sure hope so! New week, new plans :happy:0 -
Morning All :drinker:
Welcome to Tonyavanwinkle2 & madamelporte ~ just jump in whenever with whatever is on your mind, that's pretty much how we all are!!
Kat ~ thanks for starting the thread :flowerforyou:
Barb ~ sounds like a plan, new month = get our butts moving!! :laugh:
Laura ~ wish I knew about the carseats, sorry no help but I am glad that you are alright & yes that is so scarey to think the kids could of been there with you.
Swtchrypie ~ glad you all came out with only a soggy yard & lack of sleep, hope your day is very productive!!
KC ~ we did that when we owned our own house, pain but so worth it when it was done. hope it goes quickly!
Busy day for me today, but what day isn't haha!! A sweet friend of mine borrowed a carseat from another friend who no longer needed it so she could have an extra one in here truck & take my son to preschool with her in the morning since her son goes too. That way I don't have to get the baby up & load all the kiddos in the car to go drop my 3 year old off. I love him going to school but getting him there at 8am was stressful so hopefully this will be helpful. I am keeping my oldest home today cause he still had a fever when we went to bed last night. Then I have an appt at 10:30 so I actually have to pick my son up from preschool early so I can make it there on time, then probably a run to the store after that. Hubby is going to come home at lunch which is while I am gone & check on our oldest cause he is old enough to be home by himself for awhile. Then hopefully home, lunch & naps if I can stop them from falling asleep in the car on the way home. Fun, fun!! Well I better get going the younger two are awake now. Have a great day everyone!!0 -
Morning! Thanks Katie for starting the thread! I really appreciate it!:flowerforyou:0
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Hi! I would love to jump in!! I am Randi. On Wednesday my husband and I will be celebrating our 10th anniversary! I have one stepson, Kaleb. We have two children together; Karson, 5 and Kaden 2. I actually know Katie from another mommy board we were on! I have been a member of MFP for a couple years I think, but just started USING it about 2 wks ago! I have lost about 10 lbs in 2 weeks which I expect to slow down now, but hope to lose 2 lbs a week I graduated last May with my BSED and didn't find a job locally, job market for teachers right now is TOUGH!!! Stupid budget cuts! Anyway, I do sub some, but mainly I am at home with Kaden. Karson started preschool this year so we miss him terribly during the week! lol
I look forward to getting to know you all! I really want to suceed with my weight loss, and it helps that my husband is doing it with me.
About the CARSEAT question, yes. I have been told all seat should be replaced. My friend had an accident last year and her insurance co covered them 100%, she got really nice seats, the sunshine radian I believe. The insurance co will take your old ones to destroy them. HTH0 -
Welcome Tonya and Madamelaprote and Laura!
You didn't miss anything, we are pretty laid back and are here for support, successes, and vents Join in, can't wait to get to know you!
KC ~ ugh! Sorry your bathroom project turned out to be more, that happened to us last year :ohwell:
Swtchrypie ~ Where are you guys stationed? I had a lot of friends in IL in the basement last night. I do not miss living in tornado alley! My house is always a wreck, it doesn't matter what day of the week it is! :laugh:
Laura ~ Congrats on your loss! Did you run into anything in your accident? I wouldn't htink you need to replace the seats if you did. But insurance should cover it if you need to get them replaced! Glad you're ok!
Hi Randi!!! :drinker: Glad you joined us!
One workout done, another workout to go, but not until later. I think I will like using P90x for strength training, since I do so much other cardio, I'll skip over those ones
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My hard work paid off! I lost 3.6lbs this past week and am feeling great!! Went bathing suit shopping yesterday for our upcoming trip and it wasn't as dreadful as I thought it would be!!This morning I hit 80lbs lost since Jan 2010!!! 22lbs left to my ultimate goal and maybe I might push for another 10lbs after that! We will see!
Going out for dinner tonight with my hubby (date night!) and going to make good choices!!0 -
I would like to join! I am a SAHM of 2, I have a 3 year old son and a 2 year old daughter. And they keep me busy 0
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How do you all get your tickers as a siggy?
Katie~I love how much you work out! lol I have been trying to do morning and night. I do much better in the morning! I am a bit sore today though, but a good sore!
I was assuming there was impact in your accident, Katie is right, if there wasn't any impact they should be fine.
I Carissa, I am Randi, I am new too.0 -
Welcome to all the new ladies!!
My house is always a wreck too, unless we have company coming! LOL! I usually try to pick up after the kids have gone to bed, but that's because I need to room in the living room for exercising. I just figure that one day, when my kids are grown, I'll have a clean house again.
And I mostly workout after the kids have gone to bed. I try to do some with them during the day, but it's more to keep them moving since we can't get outside right now.
I am sure the carseats need to be replaced, and I'm pretty sure the insurance will cover it.
I lost 1.2 pounds this week, but it's not as much as it should have been. Last Wednesday I was .4 lighter than today so I will curse my DH for bringing home the chips and dip. I did portion it out, but I put it down to the salt. :-D I'm going to have to do my exercises at the beginning of this week because we're going to visit a friend on Thursday and Friday, and with the traveling I'm sure I'll be wiped out on Saturday. Not to mention he likes to stay up late and talk. LOL!!
As for the ticker Randi-if you go to the tab at the top that says TOOLS you'll find an option for tickers. Click it and add your information. It will automatically update as you weigh-in.0 -
Mamato4boys~ good luck with the doctors! I hope your son gets better!
Randi, CarissaNew~ WELCOME!
Katie~ We are stationed in MO. My husband swore when we moved here we are not in tornado alley and I told me yes babe we are. He didn't believe me and we haven't been here a year and we've had like 7 tornado watches like 5 warnings and 2 actually touched down. I told him so!
Ellen~ CONGRATS! Have fun on your date night!!!!
Off to tend to the chitlins. My lil girl is on the verge of learning how to roll over! Super excited!0 -
I am in MO too, and yes we are on the edge of tornado alley! lol We had a terrible one here last year that start right beside our house! We were so lucky!! It traveled several miles and destroyed several houses of people I know! Heartbreaking and scary!!0
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hi new ladies! this is a great group! randi, i've been here for a cpl years too....almost reached my goal and then slacked off, ate terribly, stopped exercising....and now here i am again.
if i could just get my eating consistent as far as cals, i'd be on my way......
trying something new for me this week. will aim to do it for the month (or 3 weeks).
same bf and lunch everyday + same snack. that will keep my cals to a set amount for the day.
then dinner will be regular food--but lots of veggies and portion control.
AND FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, NO BAKING!!!!
let's hope i can do it this time. i really need to make and SEE progress!
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Hi ladies! I've been hiding in my shell today, and look what all I missed. I'll hit some of the high spots and try to catch up better tomorrow.
Welcome new people!
I see some of you talking about cleaning -- this is why I count cleaning as exercise. If I count it as exercise, I'm more likely to do more of it, and do a better job of it. My house looks pretty darn fantastic right at the moment. :laugh: Lots of extra calories for me!
Stacey, those sound like awesome goals for March! If you think you might get bored with the same breakfast and lunch every day, try to come up with a rotation of two or three so you can switch it out. That's what I do with breakfast. It helps to have options that will all be within your budget.
Swtchrypie, yay for rolling baby!
Tink and Ellen (and anybody else that I may have missed), congrats on the loss!
I weigh in tomorrow and I'm not expecting a loss. I still can't get my stomach in order and it's messing me all up. I don't know what the problem is. I'm not feeling uncomfortable, but I know it's affecting my weight loss. Ugh. I'd be doing a lot better if I could get that straightened out. Maybe I should stop eating bananas for a few days. But I love them! And they give me the potassium I need. Ah, what a dilemma!
We walked up to get C from school today. It's cold, but not windy, so it wasn't too bad. The kids both enjoyed it, and C asked if we could do that every school day. I said we would as long as the weather was nice and it wasn't too cold. So there's 3 built-in walks every week for me. She also wants to walk TO school in the mornings, but I said that would have to wait until it gets warmer outside. It's just too cold at 8 am these days.
Washing machine is still not fixed. Haven't even HEARD from the repair dudes. And the garage door broke too, of course. The landlord is coming Wednesday to fix the garage, so if the repair people haven't come before then I'll complain to him. I hate to be a nag, but this is dumb. They were supposed to come last Thursday, or Friday at the latest. I'm going to have to make another laundromat run if they don't come soon.
Oh well. Off to clean my house and burn some more calories! 0 -
Ok so today was one of those days were everything falls into place and was able to do 2 workouts. YAHOO! Booshka (my little guy's nickname) woke up and was still tired so he sat on my yoga mat while I finished up, it was awesome. Today is soccer day at preschool so my older guy goes an hour and 15 minutes early. It allows me to get some extra stuff done.
Welcome to all the new faces!
Stacey - Sounds like you have a great game plan for March, way to go.
AJ - Oh, I'd be causin' some ruckuss if I was still w/o my washer. That's a lot of work and hassle for you to be hauling clothes, towels, sheets, etc. to the laundry b/c they are taking their sweet time. I hope they get to work on it soon. BTW, feel free to swing by my place and clean if ya need some extra cals burned, hahaha. Downstairs looks good but upstairs, not so much.
Randi - How scary, I'm so glad to have a basement now, at least I feel a bit safer hiding in there. I can't imagine seeing my neighbors houses get destroyed, scary stuff.
Swtcrypie - LOL, yep you are in tornado land. Hope you get better sleep tonight and have a tornado free March! BTW, your new pic is too cute, you look great.
Nicole - Have fun on your trip, nothing like staying up late talking with friends. We need to start a dog house group for our hubs to join. My name is _________ and I brought home naughty food for my wife. My punishment will be __________. :devil:
Shoot, hubby just called and he has to work late. Booshka is throwin down b/c he is tired, SHOCKER. Now to decide if I let him sleep or try to keep him up another two hours. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, why don't they make calorie free wine. :sad:0 -
thanks for the nice welcome guys
laurakrowe - well done on the weight loss thats fantastic not so good about your car accident though 
hope you're ok and thank goodness your children werent in the car - I always dread something happening with the babies in the car especially since here in the UK people seem to think its OK to drive about half a metre behind your car!!!! HATE English drivers (well the majority of them anyway )
wow mamato4boys you are busy busy busy!!!!!!
randi50 I see you like names with a K lol we are with a C children are Carter and Cora (Im Claire)
ellen1980 well done on the weight loss thats great enjoy your night out
PNCtink dont dream too much about a tidy house when the kids are grown up my mum says now that she used to think that and my brother (17) and sister (18) still live at home and she says it is messier now than it was when they had toys!!!!!!! Im like you I workout when they have gone to bed mainly apart from Thursdays - my husband has the day off to look after Carter (2.5yrs) whilst I go to buggy fitness with Cora (8months) I love it then I do my Zumba dvd at night well done on your loss
swtchrypie how old is your daughter?? Cora is a complete rolling machine now she is across the room in seconds literally I go in the kitchen to grab a glass of water and she is almost out there with me by the time Im on my way back!!!!!
have fun cleaning ajweekley its a great motivator to clean and tidy up isnt it knowing that it burns calories
4loveofkids thats fantastic wish I could get in 2 workouts a day (I do on Thursdays but thats it) With Cora still waking in the night though I need my sleep and Carter wakes at 6 so Id have to get up at 5 latest and Im normally up around 2am just couldnt do it!!! When she is sleeping through I will aim to do it as I would really like to workout before breakfast
You have all done so well with your weight loss - I was a bit disheartened this week as I worked my butt off last week with exercise and was under on my calories every day and I didnt lose anything (didnt put on either but still) I had potatoes a couple of days last week and wondering if thats what it was (silly I know but its the only things different to the prvious couple of weeks) so this week I am trying to have no potatoes again and see if it changes things
Have a good week
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I started the Jillian Micheal's 30 Day Shred today & I can't figure out how I am going to loose any weight going from like 60 minutes a day to 20 minutes a day. I am definately going to have to do something else with it. I don't think that will work after doing some much for the last 4 weeks then to back off by like 40 minutes. So I guess I will be doing JM30DS + something else, just have to figure out what...0
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Ellen ~ Nice work!! That's awesome!
Welcome Carissa!
Ha Randi! Thanks I do much better in the morning. My second workout is usually during nap time, I have a tough time working out at night.
PNC ~ Congrats on the loss!!
Swtchrypie ~ Tornadoes scare the crap outta me! LOL I have yet to see one, but I was in a few the 3 years we lived in OK.
Stacey ~ Glad you have a plan of attack this week. I hope it works!! And just step away from the oven ;-P
AJ ~ Stop being so antisocial! LOL
Amy ~ YEAH on two workouts!! Go you!!
Madamelaporte ~ I have an almost 3 year old Carter too You will not see a loss every week, and some weeks there might even be a slight gain, but don't let it get to you. Next week will be better!
Christi ~ Since you were doing so much before, maybe to two of the 30DS in a row? or just use it for strength training and something else for cardio?
Holy crap, that was a lot of push ups and pull ups on the P90X...I am going to be sore tomorrow! Tomorrow is cardio, legs, and abs I'm way under in cals today....not good I'll make up for it tomorrow, I'm sure! 0 -
I need some SAHM advice! I've been a SAHM for about 18 months now. I LOVE it--except for the financial pressure!
I'm used to working full time outside the home, and that's what makes me feel most useful (though, not most fulfilled). I did it for 20 years before becoming a SAHM.
I applied for a job, and I have an interview next week. I'm pretty sure I'll get the job. It's not a job I'm going to love, but I'm well-qualified for it and good at it. It will be a job that brings a fair amount of stress into my life, and a farily decent (not stellar) amount of money.
Should I go for it and grab the money? My DH will support any decision I make, but he knows I really want to stay home.0 -
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: WELCOME ALL NEWCOMERS!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Today was a good day. Had hubby's car towed this morning (that wasn't the good part), took him to the dentist and he had no cavities, then we get a call from the shop, and come to find out it costs under $90 to get his car fixed! So, its fixed and we have it back, so hubby can take him self to work again, yay!!
Tonight, after hubby is off to work and kids are in bed, I'm off to start my new plan. :bigsmile:
I'm so ready for the warmer weather to be here and get more exercise outdoors, I hate trying to find things to do indoors all the time.....drives me nuts.
Well, off to help hubby get ready and calm the lil one down.0 -
Tonight, after hubby is off to work and kids are in bed, I'm off to start my new plan. :bigsmile:
woo woo! 0 -
Stacey~ I kinda do the same thing out of habit. I tend to stick with things I like for a HOT minute.
Randi~ I am so not used to this whole storm stuff. Were were living in Hawaii before this and we really didn't get bad stuff a few tsunami warnings but thats it. AH!
AJ~ Sorry about the washer not being fixed yet. ARGH repair people
Amy~ thanks! My lil guy can't go without a nap, I wish he would so he would sleep longer in the mornings! But everytime I try he passes out somewhere random.
claire~ Andi is will be 4 months on the 9th. lately she's been a little leech, allays wanting to be held. she started teething so i am assuming thats why.
Victorious~ Personally I wouldn't do it. If it going to be stressful then I wouldn't think it is worth the money.
Well I had a long pointless day! I had to drive around with the hubs all day to find out the dates he leaves changed to over my sons birthday party. Yeah. I started the couch to 5k program though. AH! I am so all over the place and too tired to care.0
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