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Hi ladies! I'm a SAHM of 3 beautiful kids, ages 10, 7 and 3. I'm horrible at posting on these groups but I'm on mfp several times a day so feel free to add me if you want :flowerforyou:

Shoppie-So sorry to hear about your daughter I hope she's feeling better soon.

Welcome to the group chrissym78, crystaldegreef,joip.

Wildcat-That is not a great way to start the day, hopefully she'll take a nap for you later and you can get some downtime too.

Katie-Congrats on your loss! If you keep things in control this week your evening out on Friday shouldn't do too much damage. Drink lots of water while consuming all that yumminess it will help. Happy Anniversary to you and your husband. How many years have you been married?

We had a nice weekend, I did a Zumba class on Saturday then walked down to the park with the family and the dog, went for a hike through the forest with the family after church on Sunday. It was nice and warm Sun. 73 degrees then the temps took a dive and the wind picked up. Today it's still windy and a chilly 39. We warm up again after today, thank goodness, so we can get outside again.

Today was the first morning of my 6am exercise class, basically a 10 min. cardio warm up followed by lots of squats with various upper body lifting like shoulder presses, up right rows and more cardio during the rest time. Then it was chest press, flies, bicep curls, tricep press and shoulder raises on the ball with hip raises during the rest time. Last was core work, planks, side reaches, ab marchers, one legged lift etc. A brief stretch at the end. Most of it was good my legs are already sore from the squats and hip raises. I am going back in to do strictly cardio and stretching, plus it gives my girls a chance to play with friends and breaks up their day.

I weighed in yesterday and was at a new low for me (in recent history anyway) 133.8. I'm not officially counting it until I see it another day. This morning weighing in so early before my system really gets going probably isn't quite accurate. I also didn't drink near enough water yesterday. We'll see what happens in a few days.

Have a good day ladies!

Holly

Hi everyone! I first came to this post last week, but just in case...my name is Amber and I have two kiddies that I enjoy staying home with! My daughter "RJ" is 4 and my son "CJ" is 2. They are amazing and I wouldnt trade this time for ANYTHING!

That being said, I need some advice desperately! (I posted this on my own before so you may have seen it already!)
CJ-2 yrs old- is getting up in the middle of the night---he has STTN since he was 6 months old---at 1 and 4 AM! He either wakes up screaming and crying or just walks in our bedroom like, "TIme to get up!" He is really good about going back to his bed when we walk him in there and say, "Time to lay down." but he is up again 20 minutes later. Its like he lays there long enough to get bored and then comes back & lately, its been cryng and screaming first, which is waking up RJ...and the hubs and I are EXHAUSTED! Its been at least 3 weeks now...

I at first, thought it was that he was napping late (1-4pm) everyday so I started putting him down at 12 and hes been gettin up around 3. No help at night yet.
Second, I put his nightlite back in his room (we had a tap light that we would leave on until he fell asleep--now we leave the small lamp on all night.) No help at night.
Third, I stopped him drinking all night. He usually carried his sippy cup of milk around after dinner until he went to bed. I stop him an hour before bed so he isnt peeing all night. Someone told me that even though he is in a diaper, hes started potty training and is old enough to know he is going and it may be waking him up.
Tonight I am going to give him Ibuprofin before he goes to bed bc I noticed last night when he woke up crying, he was holding his mouth...maybe its his 2 year molars. BUT even if I give him Ibuprofin at 830, it will be worn off by 4 am...

Any other suggestions or ideas! I havent been this sleep deprived since I had a newborn!
On a good note, RJ went back to preschool after a week of Spring Break...Back to the routine and I love it!

tagging

packers coming today.

goals for april
--no baking, except for 2 seders of passover
--keep to 1300 cal intake, even with exercise
--work up to 5d/week, 60min exercise
--lose 5# (this 2#/month loss is not enough!)

These are all significant challenges for me, but I really need to step it up to get this weight off.

katie--congrats on your addnl loss.
holly, wowza! that's a workout!
hang in there wildcat.

and welcome to the new ladies!

Morning Ladies :drinker:
I am back and going to keep at it!
I think that I just let myself get "lazy" because hubby just left and life kinda went crazy. Of course after he leaves all the kids get sick. "B" my almost 2 year old with bad ear infections, then he is getting his 2 year molars on top of that so he has been so whinny. "C" my 3 year old has been, well no other way to put it he's been a brat since his daddy left, he is hitting, punching, pinching, choking... I know it is because hubby left but it is getting to be way to much & I can't let that be an excuse for his behavior. On top of that he will not stay in his bed when it is time to go to sleep, I am up there atleast 4 times a night to put him back in his bed & it's taking like 2 hours after I put him down before he finally stops getting out of his bed & goes to sleep. The last week was spring break and the list goes on of all my excuses but no more. I am not going to get the weight off I want to before hubby comes back if I don't get my butt moving & stop eatting junk. I have a friend that really wants to lose weight too so she came over & worked out with me this morning. That may help if I have someone else doing it with me. I decided to do the Slim in 6 over since she wanted to try it too.
That is my plan for now get back to logging my food, eatting better & drinking more water. Plus working out atleast 5 days a week to start but more when I can.
I reset my goals & adjusted my weight since of course it went back up a bit this last month so I am ready to go!!

Lots going on here!!!

Welcome to the new ladies!!

Shoppie-So sorry about your daughter and everything you guys have been through, but glad you're able to outlet your stress into exercise!

Katie-congrats on losing the pound and enjoy the anniversary!!

Awelch-We're in the same boat! I did start DS napping again in the early afternoon for about an hour and a half and it has pushed his wake-up back to 5am instead of 4.:laugh:

Drcarrier-The weather isn't great here either and it does make it really difficult to find the get up and go. Great job running and congrats on getting into the 160's!

Stacey-Good luck with the move and your goals for April!

Christi-Welcome back!! Glad you're back on track!

This week hasn't been great food wise for me,. We went grocery shopping today and I'm ready to get fully back into it. I think I'm going to start weighing myself once a month too now because I'm toning up, but gaining weight doing the Jillian Michaels' workouts. Or maybe it was the pizza this week. :blushing: No, the first week I did it I gained about a pound and a half back, then had to take off for a week, lost 3 pounds (!), but have gained another 2 back this week. I've lost inches though. So hopefully better eating and the workouts will help me lose weight too, since I still have about 40 pounds to go!

Hi, I'm a SAHM to 4 boys...8,6, 2, and 3 months. I joined before I got pg. with the baby, but I am committed to getting back at it. It's hard to fit a workout in sometimes because of the kids routines, but I'm going to keep trying to walk at least 3 miles every day (Leslie Sansone's 3 mile walk to start). I'll add and change when I get bored with that, especially when it gets nice enough to take the kids outside on walks.

welcome! i'm a huge fan of leslie--i have about 7 dvd's! it can really make a difference. the first time i lost wt was in 2009 and walking those miles with leslie, day in and day out, was critical to my wt loss.
so, good job getting back on board and joining the conversation!

Hey everyone! just joined a week ago! I am a sahm of a 19 month old. I love every minute of it. Anyone who needs some support or words of encouragement give me a shout. My goal is to lose about 40 lbs but at least 25 by end of May. Lake season is starting and we have a new boat and I would love to look good on it!!

I did pretty good all day, but the evening is the worse for me, because I'm an evening snacker!!! I'm starting strong, today and pray I can get the kids to nap at the same time, so I can get my 3 miles in. Not weighing in until Sunday, though!

Happy Tuesday all! Another crappy weather day here. It is warmer but still raining. I have a busy day today. Rolling strollers class this morning and swim lessons with my son tonight. At least all of these planned activities will keep me going today.

Holly - You are doing an awesome job. Way to go on the pound loss and on making your early class. I'm so not an early bird, I hate getting out of bed, LOL. Reading your post did motivate me to get moving today, I've been slacking too much lately. Thanks for being such a positive person!

Nicole - hahaha, my little one climbs on me during workouts too. He always things he's getting a horsey ride when I lay on the floor or he tries to put my feet on his tummy so he can fly. I "try" to workout when he naps but some days it just doesn't happen. Wow, you burn a lot of cals at volleyball, that is awesome!

soni_me - I'm also a night snacker and it sure is hard to break. I do try healthier options but I need to really cut it off all together. Almonds work good for me because they are crunchy and I eat them slowly. Sometimes I mix in a tablespoon of mini chocolate morsals if I need something sweet.

My new goal is to get to -18 pounds by my son & hubby's birthday. I'll have to buckle down but I need something to be working towards.

We are going to Cali in May and I just realized that we booked our trip during Mother's Day weekend. My mom is going to be so sad, ugh!! Too late to move stuff around so I hope she's ok with us celebrating the weekend after.

Off to get some dog food so my pups can eat brunch, poor things, I didn't realize we were almost out. Hope you all have a productive day with lots of movin going on. :happy:

Got my 3 miles in...Yay!!!! Thanks for the suggestions for the evening snacking. I'm going to get some popcorn (it stops me from endless snacking in the evening). Getting back on track with my exercising definitely makes me choose healthier food options. I just want to make sure I meet my exercise goals this week of at least 30 min. every day, and I'm ahead of that, right now!

Li-Welcome! I defintely have to MAKE myself leave their food, but I only used to finish it because I hate the waste.

Nicole-definitely the reason that I TRY to get them down for a nap before I exercise. My toddler loves to get in my way or wants to be picked up. Good that you can get some other things in, though!

Holly- Way to Go on another pound lost!

I am a SAHM to 2 boys (6 and 21 months -- my youngest boy was born July 09). They keep me so busy but I am committed to my weight loss goals. I started MFP in Jan and have lost 17 pounds so far.

I mainly use my iphone to log in my calories and check on my frineds successes. If you want accept my friend request, we can keep each other motivated. Good luck to us all!!

Lots of get well vibes to you victorious one, have you been to the doc's? May well be worth doing some blood tests to check everything is working ok?

Welcome Leigh, soni-me, kelblue and daisy :flowerforyou:

Congrats KC on another pound loss and well done on getting into the 170s - I'm jealous as I still have 5 pounds to go :sad:

I'm curious what panda express is now from Stacey and Holly's posts - what's that then?

amy - when is your hubby's birthday that you are tying your next target to? I have invented a new mini target too, I want to get back to my pre-baby weight by the time I go to the in-laws - 2 more weeks precisely and I'm 4 pounds off so if I work my butt off I should be able to do it (*insert praying smiley here!*)

Holly - that night's 'sleep' sounds fairly gruesome - hope you survived!!

Diasy - a tip re: the toddler food as i had issues with that at one stage - as soon as they finish squib a bit of washing up liquid on their food, then you won't touch it! My willpower is still rubbish tbh and I have a 4 and 2 year old but I just don't have treats in the house - my theory is they aren't any good for them either, they can snack on fruit too and hopefully grow up eating healthily and never struggle with their weight!

Its 70 degrees here today and absolutely beautiful :bigsmile: Helloooo summer! I am wearing normal jeans (not even my 'big' ones and feeling almost my normal self for the first time since the baby size-wise. Emotionally I'm a bit battered by how ill DD has been, she is still stopping breathing every now and then which it says is normal but is still traumatising :noway: People have been so helpful though, friends from church are picking up and dropping off DS1 at school so I don't have to drag her out all the time - she just sleeps all the time :frown:

Tum ti tum, off to update my ticker to show I reached my second target and also order my second treat :bigsmile: