SAHM 3/7 - 3/13

Shoppie-good for you to stay away from the scones! If I don't have any I'm good, when I think just a bite or two..then I want the entire thing. I just stay far, far away from things like that right now.

Stacey-I hope you and your family start feeling better soon.

Swtchrypie-I'm sorry your son had a bad encounter with the amoire. Sorrier still that your husband had a lapse in brain function! They do tend to speak without thinking and can make the situation worse. I'm glad your little guy is going to be ok.

Danielle-Welcome to the group!

We are getting a couple of warmer days today and tomorrow are supposed to be around 50 and 60 degrees! We are so ready to be outside!

We toured a preschool for Lucy yesterday, I think it will workout well for her for this fall. She will be in a preK class 4 mornings a week. She's very excited about it and wants to go tomorrow!

I've been doing well lately, exercising 5 days a week usually one of those days at home doing Zumba. I don't want the girls to get burned out going to the gym everyday. When the weekend is here I don't go but I feel like I should! I am 137.4 now 'unoffically' 10 lbs. down. I say unofficially because the day I started I weighed 145 2 days later it was 147. I don't know what that was about. I haven't been under 137 since I was pregnant with Lucy. I am really excited and pushing to get to 135, then it's 10 more pounds to goal. I really feel like I will get there if I just keep doing the stuff.

holly - I'm exactly the same, I really cannot have a small amount of somthing like scones/ biscuits etc, I WILL keep going until they are all gone and I think I just have to accept that and not have them at all. I've tried so many times to learn restraint, but I just don't seem to be able to do it!

drcarrier - well done on swopping to the salad! Though your initial choice does sound very yummy! I'm in the UK so no idea what pre-K is, how old is that then? My eldest (4) started school in Sept 2010, its called reception here but I'm not sure if that is the equivalent of kindergarten as I don't know what age kindergarten is?

I am feeling better this evening than yesterday hunger-wise and its only day 2 Am pretty sure the 'hunger' is just sugar cravings/ my body wondering what is up with this sudden change, I certainly don't think there is any need for more food - in reality because of the BFing my target total per day is 1700 so not all that far off normal calorie intake!

shoppie- Hows life in the UK? To answer your question. Pre K is around 4 which is optional (at least in my state) Kindergarden is 5 and 6 depending on your birthday. Mine goes this fall and I am already having a panic attack :sad: Ok not that bad, but this kid has never seen a daycare, and only Grandma babysits them. I know I know, I did it to myself! :laugh:

My oldest is getting ready for kindergarten in the fall too. We did two school visits today. I'm not happy with the choices. I mean, I'm super happy with one of them, but we probably can't afford it. And the other one is just too small and they don't seem very well organized. Blah. I hate it.

Guess what though? Tomorrow I get the house ALL TO MYSELF for THREE HOURS! YUSSSS! C's school is having a "friendship day" so Z is going to stay at school too. I am so excited I could pee. :laugh: I never get the house to myself. If I get alone time I always have to leave. So I'm going to try to clean well tonight, and then while they're gone, it'll be a non-stop workout and dance fest. Of course, things could change... I could take a nap instead. But that would be fine too. I'm going to listen to MY MUSIC on the stereo and I'm not going to do any work. And no computer time either. Just fun stuff.

PNC-Thanks, but it was another rough night. Found a couple of other ideas, I’ve been trying throughout the day, so we’ll see if it helps tonight….praying for a good night! In the last 2 nights, me and him have gotten about 6 hours of GOOD sleep, ugh! Sorry to hear you are all sick, hope you get feeling better soon!

Welcome to the group, Shoppie & Danielle!

Swtch-Ouch! Poor little guy!

Stacey-Sorry to hear you guys are sick too. Hope you get well soon!

Kat-Awesome numbers! I can lose the weight, but I haven’t been losing inches? :huh:

Off to make some dinner for me and hubby, I'll be back to check in later.

shoppie- Kindergarden is free (well except for school fees and such) Unless it's private school. School here (NorthWest) runs from Late August until Mid May. Leaving the summer off. Here you have to be 5 before the 1st day of school to start. Ask us any question about the U.S. Just make sure you give us a tidbit about the U.K so we can all learn something new today

Hi All.

I'm 26 year old NJ mom to my 1 year old son!

Back at the gym 3 x a week, and trying to get the rest of baby weight off!

Hope to talk/meet other moms!

Welcome, MMulheren!

So I had a really bad day yesterday. I felt snacky all day and multiple times wanted to just go crazy. I held off for the most part, but did go over and did eat a TON of sugar We were doing so well not having anything in the house, then we treated ourselves last weekend with ice cream cupcakes, which of course came in a 6 pack and are still around. We also just got our Girl Scout cookies and I had already bought my one bag of Easter jellybeans last week - AHHHHHH. I'm excited for it all to be gone, but trying not to eat it all at once!

On the plus side I did my last C25K workout of the week early and I was able to complete it!! I ran 20 mins straight at a 5.5 mph pace (which for my stubby legs really is a run). It came out to 1.8 miles Still not even close to what I used to do, but I'm getting somewhere. I was sure I wouldn't make it.

Good Morning Ladies! Welcome to all the newcomers!

So, my plan as I said last night was to read back through and respond to all of the posts that I missed since I was last on Tuesday afternoon before my son woke up….too bad that my little one woke up yelling this morning before my alarm even went off…not upset or crying but just “Hey! Mooommmmyyyy! Where arre youuuuu!” That whole bit. Now that he is up he is being a whiny mess. Ugh, might have to try to lay him back down and let him start his day again.

Katie—Thanks for sharing your method with your son’s eating. I am dealing with the same thing too with my little man and I have been starting to worry that I might be alone!

Stacey—I hope that you and your boys start to feel better!

Drcarrier—way to go on picking that salad! To me that actually sounds better than the taco burger, but I am a HUGE mustard flavor person!

Schooling Moms—I feel horrible now. My son turns 2 next Monday and he is going to start in a two-day two-year old program in the fall! It is only for 3 hours a day.

Shoppie—I am going to jump on the mini0target thing as well. I have been trying to tackle this 40 pound goal all at once and have been getting a little discouraged.

WildCat—Sorry yesterday was a challenge for you, good job on C25K though! That is awesome!

OK, off to do laundry and to hopefully re-direct a still very crabby little boy. Have a great Friday!

Mini goals are a huge help! When you think about the entire thing at once it's over whelming. I broke mine down into 5 lb. increments it's easy to focus hard for 5 lbs.

School-If Julia was potty trained she could go to preschool this fall as well, they offered to take her early. She turns 3 in November. She has no real interest in potty training right now so I doubt she would be by then. Who knows she may decide to do it tomorrow. If she did go to school it would be 2-3 mornings a week. I did that when my teenagers were little. It was so weird having 2 1/2 hours all to myself.

KC-Sorry your little guy woke up early and crabby. That is not a fun way to start the day. I hope he gets past it.

Shoppie-Good for you taking a nice walk with the baby yesterday! I am hoping it warms up enough today for us get outside again. As for snacks I have no idea what maltesers are. If I am having a treat snack I usually pick a small amount of ice cream, full fat and everything. I'd rather have a small amount of the real thing, which is enough for me, then having a diet version that just doesn't taste as good or satisfy the craving. Out of curiosity where in the UK are you? I am in Nebraska, pretty much the middle of the U.S.

My plan for today is to get to the gym this morning, for some cardio and to lift weights for the upper body. It is supposed to get up to 60 degrees today so we will either head to the park or the forest and go for a hike this afternoon.

Have a great day ladies, I'll check back in later.

Holly

Happy Friday Mom's.........What a week I've had, I like to say I am so happy the weekend is here, but like many of you, and we talked about it in the beginning of the week, my weekends are pure crzyness...lol
Well, I should say my week has been crzy too..Since I do stay home, I do like to get out and feel useful...lol .. Last year was my first year with this, friends got word of my "work" background and have gotten me involved in some big fundrasing events for our area. One biggie is our YMCA event, its one of the biggest events our community has, its at the Hyatt here in Cambridge, cocktail dress type of night, lot of money is being forked out...lol ..I sit on the committe board and the past few months have been busy, but now that the event is next weekend, we are meeting once every week, so I had that meeting on Tuesday night... And then my good friend is chair person of our Main Street event which in May, at the Yacht Club, so I had that meeting last night...... I do love being invlolved and meeting lots of new faces, but when meeting night falls on the same week.. It was crzy...lol
So besides that, most of you know that I have been trying to make this decsion about becoming a spin instructor, that the Y has been after me for the past year and a half to do....Well, and update, I was suppose to meet with the head trainer last night to talk, well don't know about anyone else here, but man here on Eastern Shores of Md, we got hit with some nasty nasty rain and wind, and about 3pm alot of places lost power...The Y being one of them, so my meeting has been postponed...I will see her today, during Body Pump, I'm hoping we can talk then.. I do believe if the trainer is ok with me co-teaching the class with a friend, that we'll take it over the 1 night the other instructor backed out of, and this way I will have a feel if I like it or not...And see what April will bring...
So, lots on my plate this week.... Wanted to Welcome Danielle, I did my first 5K in November and LOVED it!! Good Luck!

swtchrypie.........Why do husbands do that?? They say stuff that they think is funny, but it really isn't....You just want to reach over and slap them....lol I hope your son is doing better!!

Shoppie...Good for you for staying away from those scones.... Good will power!

hollyb9871 .............Thats a little bit of a mile stone for you, when you get under that 137 mark..Congrats on all your hard work!! You seem so focused, keep up the good work!

Welcome, MMulheren!

WildcatMom82 .......sorry about the munchies. I had a rough day as well yesterday, it was miserable outside, rained and stormed awful, it was one of those days you just wanted to curl up in bed and stay there...Good work getting up and moving though, I bet you felt better after your run..I always do...

katapple .......Love it "progress baby" ... So worth all your hard work when you finally see those numbers...Awesome job! I hope you kick that cold soon!!!

OK, I have laundry, of course and some picking up to do before I hit Body Pump this morning..........Have a great Friday Mom's

Remember......Keep moving:)

shoppie - It's not very exciting but (not counting right now!) we normally just have yogurt raisins in the house for a sweet. I mix them with trail mix for my after dinner snack and love it! My husband gets some 100 calorie bakery cookies for himself that are pretty good. I had some mini ice cream bars a couple weeks ago that were 90 calories a piece, those helped a lot! If we're really going to treat ourselves we go to the supermarket bakery - the stuff is so good and for the most part has nutrition facts so I can still log it. The other night we split a giant frosted rice krispie square which came out to 195 per person.

PNCTink - I hope everyone feels better soon!! The flu is the worst. One of my coworkers had it and I'm pretty sure I got a touch of it (the fever and body aches) but luckily we were all vaccinated so it wasn't full blown. Worst sickness out there!!

Has anyone here ever done Stroller Strides? I went for a free trial class today and think I may sign up for a monthly membership. It was pretty intense! I've never done a lot of toning, I MUCH prefer cardio, so I was struggling. I already can barely move, but in a good way It was a little embarrassing because the leader was obviously pregnant and way more in shape than I am, but you gotta start somewhere, I guess. R did great, I think the newness of it kept her distracted. We don't use the stroller much (I use the sling almost anytime we're out) so I was nervous how she'd do.

Sorry ladies ive been MIA all day! I had doctor apts and spent all morning worrying about my friends I left in Hawaii. AH!!!! I just got home and I know I am going to be sore from all the carrying I had to do with my kids today. Which is a good thing! I do not do enough strength training. I dont get to go to the gym and I feel like an idiot when I attempt things at home. But I have slowly been trying to get over it because I know I need it.

Ok well everyone have a great weekend!!!!!!

katapple!!! 130's! You must feel awesome!! SO great, Congrats!

swtch- my prayers are with all your friends in Hawaii, and anyone else on this post who has someone there!

I've been having one of those weeks (well actually March has been rough period) with my weight loss. Not that I've gained any (not lost any either). You see, I was running with some friends & one of the girls was "training" us b/c she is a Pilate instructor. Well she decided to start working out w/ her husband who goes at the same (early early) time of the day as we do. Then 1 girl got pregnant & had to stop, 2 girls got injuries, & 1 just flat out dropped out. So I've been "trying" to do this all on my own but to be honest, getting up at 4:45am to work out 3 times a week doesn't sound to appealing when I'm doing it alone. Plus running in the dark by myself sounds kinda scary. But now not only has my exercise subsided, but my eating habits have sorta become lax as well. I'm so mad & upset @ myself b/c it had become a habit to cook healthier & exercise 3-4 times a week. Now it's like I've reverted back to my old ways..........well all except drinking Dr Peppers.