Military Spouses

I know what you mean, about the feeling like the island part. I guess I do a lot of the same stuff than when he is home, but when you live in a place where you have no family then your husband is gone, it makes things even worse. We are a guard family, my husband is full time guard and took a position in a different state 7 years ago. He went to iraq in 2005 and we had to deal with hurricane katrina on our own. Guess it teaches you to get things done no matter what. It is difficult not being able to share things with someone on a daily basis, and my husband and I are very close.

Amanda, don't try to lose too much weight while you are still pregnant. Just eat normally. Have you been exercising before now? If not, I wouldn't try to add too much, like running at this point. It's only a couple more months, if that, and it's not worth it to risk your pregnancy. I know when you are this far along you feel like a huge oaf and just want your old self back, but be patient. When that baby comes, you can really get going on the weight loss. For some people breastfeeding helps the weight come off faster, (not me, ha ha, but some people) I hope you have help with your little ones. I suppose by now your are learning to juggle all there schedules. Kudos to you for just being able to keep up with them. Let me know how it goes. I had my last baby a year and a half ago and didn't really lose any weight until about 6 months later, then I really had to put an effort forth. I guess it's just my older body (38) that takes longer to recover. I feel a lot better now and have more energy. If I can just keep it off while my husband is away, that will be an accomplishment.

My husband and I are both veteran's. I was a mil spouse while he was deployed though. Also, I was just working at a Marine Corps base as a contractor and I loved being back around the military!

amanda, sounds like you are doing great, although I don't know what DD or DS stand for. Guess that's my age showing, ha ha. Keep up the good work. Will your husband get any leave to see the baby once you deliver?

Okay, I have been really down this week. Our church is doing some sort of big veteran's day thing next week, and I don't even know if I want to go. I guess I am just missing my other half. My kids keep me busy. I was training for a half marathon which I completed last weekend. I was in a great mood until that was done. Now I guess I need something else too work towards. Any ideas?

I'm not a spouse. But I am a Navy mom. THAT caused a 30 pound weight gain in the last 2 1/2 years!! LOL

My BF was just deployed in January, this is the firs time we have been apart. I think I am coping pretty well right now, I am doing my best to use this time while he is gone to lose weight and concentrate on me. I miss him like crazy, but think that this time apart will only make us stronger.

My husband is deployed right now and we just had our first baby. My goal while he's gone is to get back into pre-baby, or actually pre-marriage weight. HAHA. Best wishes to you in your weight loss journey and thank you to you and your husband for your service to our country.

Married 8 years to an awesome man who just happens to be in the army. He is doing a drill sgt. assignment right now, and we can't wait for that to be over!

I'm married to an Air Force man. Luckily he hasn't been deployed, but I know plenty of wives who have gone through deployments recently. I'm civilian, but I work on base. I take care of all the kids at the child development center. We know who has a deployed parent, who had a parent return recently, and a lot of inside information on all the parent's relationships. We have to know all of this just to take care of the kids the best we can. A lot of the kids we have at the cdc spend more time with us than with their own parents.

The life of the military family is tough and it's something you don't realize until you are a part of it. But, we're strong enough for it.

Good luck to everyone on their weight loss goals!

do the air force base child care centers do operation hearts apart, where you get so many free hours of daycare, like army does? just curious.

You know I think the military wives have it harder than the spouses who deploy. i'm currently deployed and am finally almost done with 15 months of deployment with the AF. It's hard to be away, but the big thing is that we're busy, we're working and we have a mission that keeps us occupied and often worn out. Our wives on the other hand are at home, struggling with the kids, being a single mom even though they're not single moms. I want my wife to know that I appreciate her and all she's sacrificed. After all this is my 8th + deployment since joining and it never gets any easier for either of us, but it's harder on the family at home in my opinion.

I agree though that military kids have a completely different set of circumstances than many of the children they go to school with and if my kids are a good example, they adjust to the changes and it can be very good for them, but it can also cause emotional problems if the military member is gone a lot. All in all, I salute all you military spouses that keep the fight going at home, keep the kids in line, survive the weather, the house problems, the nosy neighbors, the local incidents, whatever, all while your spouse is in harms way. Thank you for YOUR service because joining the military does NOT just affect the military member...it's a family thing.