SAHM 3/21-3/27

Good Morning ladies!

Sorry I was MIA for most of last week...my friend arrived from Iowa on Wednesday and I was busy spending time with her and other family that arrived later in the week until yesterday. We celebrated T's 2nd birthday on Saturday and it was a great time. Yesterday was his real birthday, so we did a mini-celebration and went out to lunch...needless to say after a weekend of "partying" I am retaining some water....so I am going to try and flush with water today and see what the scale says later this week.

I'll try to catch up with the rest of the posts later today or tomorrow.

Katie - Ahhhh, someone that understands shoes. Hubby doesn't get it that I need a running pair, aerobic pair and a pair to wear when running errands. LOL, he thinks I'm crazy but my last running shoes lasted 2 years, granted they didn't see a ton of action at certain periods but they held up great. Hope you enjoy your new class today!

Shoppie - Hope you get the ok to workout again. I also agree with Katie, BFing caused a huge loss for me right after having both boys. I actually lost just under 55 pounds in two weeks after having Booshka. My doctor was floored, LOL. If you had swelling (I had major swelling at the end) then you are also going to lose that water weight. A good chunk of mine was water.

WildcatMom - How are you like C25K? I just started week 5 last night and it seems to be getting kicked up a notch now that I'm past the 4 week point. Lots more run time and less walk time. I'm glad b/c it's easier for me to hit my stride but I'm also nervous about keeping up. I'm loving the program so far.

Stacey - Awesome that you get to celebrate 40th and anniversary, sounds like a perfect vacation. It's great that your sis can watch the kids for you, you and hubby can relax and enjoy yourselves.

KC - Sounds like a busy but fun time, glad you're back.

Cat - Were is the bow down smiley when ya need one. You rock!!!! :bigsmile:

Lost a pound, YAHOO. Think I could of hit two but last night around 10 I was feeling off and realized I was below cals and that's not counting my workout cals. I had to hit the kitchen and I ate too much even if it was healthy. Think I'll weigh again tomorrow to see what I get.

Barb-I don't remember having issues with this very much. I put formula in the sippy cup and water in the bottle. Either drink the formula (or milk) in the sippy or you only get water. I didn't take much time to be rid of the bottle. My kids wanted to do what the older ones were doing so that meant no bottles either. As for the workouts, I know it's hard to get motivated to do it but you will feel so much better once you do and it will increase your energy to tackle your other projects.

Amy-Congrats on your 1 (maybe 2) pound loss! I'm moving slowly, slowly but at least it's moving.

KC-welcome back I hope you had a nice visit with your friend.

Shoppie-You are doing great! You will have the weight off in no time. You are steadily losing and because you are breastfeeding and so newly postpartum you will drop a lot of pounds very quickly. At some point it will probably slow down but if you feel like you are eating enough and your baby is gaining steadily I'm sure you are doing alright. If you're worried check in with your doctor to make sure you're getting what you need.

As for me, my headache from hell has left. I still have some allergies but that will stick around for a while it always does in the spring. I had my first session with my trainer Louie today. I had fun he had me doing push ups on barbells with one armed rows worked between each push up, planks with reach overs to move barbell weights from one side to the other, one legged squats, squats with weights, weighted ball throws, sled dog pulls and several other devices of torture. It was fun though. Already feeling a little sore, though in my defense I just lifted legs yesterday.

It's a cloudy 70 degrees today, our last warm one for a while we have a chance of snow this weekend Yuck! I hope you all have a great day.

Holly

4loveofkids - I know what you mean about C25K revving it up quickly! I remember a few weeks grumbling about sudden long running stretches. I think it's the end of week 5 there's a run 20 mins straight or something and I was sure I wouldn't be able to do it, but I did so it must work somehow! I'm supposed to be on week 7, now, and from here on out they're all straight running workouts. Makes me tired just thinking about it! I think being on the treadmill doesn't help, either, it'll be better when I can jog outside.

KC1206 - I "gained" 8 lbs of bloat from my party weekend and between yesterday and today lost 5. Drink lots of water and hopefully that will help

Good Morning Ladies! Hope everyone had a good day yesterday. Thank you for the warm welcome-back. I missed chatting with you guys! Jumped on the scale this morning and that extra pound is still there---ugh! Two steps forward, one step back I guess, right?

Barb—When we got rid of bottles we started getting rid of a bottle, replacing it with a sippy cup one by one. The bedtime bottle was the last to go, we never changed it into a sippy, and we weaned by decreasing the amount in it until it was clear that he no longer needed, or was looking for it at night. I hope you find something that works for you!

Cat - Wow, I bet this hasn't been an easy few weeks. I too try to focus on good memories with loved ones and it seems to make it easier. I also like to meditate and picture what their heaven is like. My good friend Jason was always laughing and having fun so I always picture him pulling pranks up in heaven and then I see his huge smile and hear his big laugh. Always brings me peace when I'm missing him. Maybe you can plan a meal around something they loved or have a special dessert to celebrate their life. Just make sure you eat, you burn so many cals working out and we don't need you passing out or anything.

Katie - LOL, my hubs is the opposite, one pair of shoes for everything and when they get worn out he goes and buys the exact same pair again. Hahahaha, they are "in my opinion" the ugliest shoes, LOL. I have tried many times to get him new ones but they always get rejected. Hope your youngest is doing good today, it's so scary when they hit their head or face. BTW, lovin your friend, what a great compliment!!

Barb - We didn't use a bottle much but when I had to it always caused gas issues. I think my little guy was happy to see them go. The idea of putting smaller amts in it sounds like a great idea.

KC - You can get it back off, maybe do an extra 15 min. of cardio today and I bet it will fly off.

Victorious - Not sure if you have a Target close by but I just saw some digital scales on clearance at ours. They were 50% off regular price.

As far as C25K goes I love the extra run time but the 20 min run is intimidating. Just hope I can hang!! I'm excited about doing a 5K in May, just trying to figure out when to do it. I'll be out of town for two weeks in May and the 5K I'm looking at is a couple days after I get back from Boston. It would help me to stay active while on vacation but what if I can't get all my runs in. I'd rather not put it off to June b/c it gets humid here and I don't want to run when it's so hot/humid out. Maybe I should just sign up for the May one and see what I can do.

Didn't lose the extra pound that I was hoping too but I also ate some pretzels pretty late last night. Going to the store today, I need some almonds b/c lately I've been having a snack really late at night. I try to avoid it but I feel too hungry to skip it. Thinking I need to have some after dinner nuts to help me curb this.

Have a great Day!

Good morning Ladies! I am a little sore today, my legs and butt, and shoulders some too. Nothing major but enough that I'm questioning going in today. I also have a little NSV, I was putting on normal clothes last night (not gym clothes) and noticed my bra wasn't sitting right after adjusting everything it was still bulging..It's getting too big! I did a little happy dance, so glad they are decreasing in size. I am currently a 34F so there is more than enough that could go!

Amy-I bet that extra pound is from the salt on the pretzels, drink lots of water and watch your sodium today it will most likely disappear.

Cat-I hope your appt. goes well today. Losing people you are close to is very hard. Maybe try to do something that reminds you of them and share the memories with your children so they can learn about them as well.

KC-You'll get that extra pound off soon as well! It's a process and sometimes a slow one.

Nicole-lace up your shoes and get walking! If not for you then do it for your little fluffy pup that needs the exercise too. A broken scale may not be such a bad thing. You can really focus on eating well and getting some exercise in with out the temptation to check the scale everyday for changes. When you can weigh in, and start eating again you will probably have a big drop.

Katie - Ugh, how frustrating, did they at least reschedule you?? Glad you know you need to up the iron, hope you see and feel better after taking it.

Holly - I'm with ya on the shrinking bra, that's awesome, congrats!!

I think I need to quit reading the success stories, I get frustrated when I see people that also joined in Jan and have lost 25 or even 30 pounds. Makes me want to :sad: that I'm not there. I know it's silly and I am always happy to read peoples success stories but I want to get there soooooooo bad. *End of 2 year old tantrum* :blushing:

Thx moms.....I"m hanging in there today Dr's appointment went well, have to get some lab work done and I hope after all that, everything will be good to go

Katie.........sorry to hear things didn't go as planned today....Some of my lab work is to ckeck my iron, with my weight loss and surgery last month, my dr wants to see my iron numbers....I don' take a multivitamin, I should probably look into taking one...

4loveofkids ..........I so feel your:sad: ....But hang in there, like staceyw37 says, you'll get there an your determination will be rewarded for sure!!

staceyw37 .........stay strong, you can do this!!!