Stay-At-Home Moms 11/10-11/16

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  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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    testing, testing...did I do it right for a change?
    Ummmmmmmmmm-- don't think so.
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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    testing, testing...did I do it right for a change?

    Keep trying-- :smile:
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    What could be causing that? Any ideas, ladies? I've had a photobucket account since 2004, just made a new album there called fall 2008 & uploaded a pic of my dummy dog. Copied the img code, pasted it into the reply, changed the IMG's to img's...and that's what happened. Ggggrrr..
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    What could be causing that? Any ideas, ladies? I've had a photobucket account since 2004, just made a new album there called fall 2008 & uploaded a pic of my dummy dog. Copied the img code, pasted it into the reply, changed the IMG's to img's...and that's what happened. Ggggrrr..

    Dunno-- I saw that on someone else's picture too-- clueless over here. (oh, and I don't know about your photo problem, either. :wink: )
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    What could be causing that? Any ideas, ladies? I've had a photobucket account since 2004, just made a new album there called fall 2008 & uploaded a pic of my dummy dog. Copied the img code, pasted it into the reply, changed the IMG's to img's...and that's what happened. Ggggrrr..

    Dunno-- I saw that on someone else's picture too-- clueless over here. (oh, and I don't know about your photo problem, either. :wink: )

    Thanks, Marla. That was helpful. :indifferent: I think you probably saw it on mine the other day. I tried to post something on another thread & that same dang thing came up. I even made my album public instead of private & that didn't help anything either. Oh, well. Thanks anyways! Let me know if something clicks & you figure out why dumb dumb me can't figure this out!
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Marla - six hours & no kids! That's a dream! Good for you! I'd be thakful for that as well.

    Kate - that's nice that dh got up & let you sleep in. Bonus that you aren't sore! Keep it up, girl!

    Loree - I'm glad that everything is going well in Cincinnati. Let me know how that stair master works out for you. I personally think the devil invented them. :happy: Hope Harley continues to be a model citizen!

    Today, I've decided that I'm incredibly thankful for my oldest son. He makes me crazy on a daily basis, but when I see him playing with other kids his age, he just makes my heart soar. He shares so well & has such a passionate heart (especially to girls lol). Plus, it is when he is around other children his age that I see how well he speaks & articulates himself. Things I don't realize when it is just us & his little bro & sister in the house every day. I needed today to remind me how good of a kid he really is.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    MM - I feel as though I should run away on days like that, too. Glad you got your walk in! Zeke really wants to go on a wagon ride today, but it is 38 degrees outside, so I'm thinking that won't be happening. I don't feel like taking an ice pick to the inevitable snot that will be coming out of 3 little heads. Have fun pushupping! 100 by Thanksgiving weekend! You can do it!
  • loreeb18
    loreeb18 Posts: 1,221 Member
    MM - I feel as though I should run away on days like that, too. Glad you got your walk in! Zeke really wants to go on a wagon ride today, but it is 38 degrees outside, so I'm thinking that won't be happening. I don't feel like taking an ice pick to the inevitable snot that will be coming out of 3 little heads. Have fun pushupping! 100 by Thanksgiving weekend! You can do it!

    Ew! Snot-cicles! I have no problem changing dirty diapers but boogies just gross me out! When my husband is home, he is in charge of boogie-removal but during the day I'm working on being able to do it myself.
  • loreeb18
    loreeb18 Posts: 1,221 Member
    After a bottle, Harley and I went back over to the gym. I did 45 more minutes walking on the treadmill (running for a minute every 5 minutes). Then I asked a guy in there how the other machines work and he said he wasn't sure but some you have to start using for it to turn on. So I did 30 minutes on the pedaling-the-bicycle-with-no-wheel machine. (Is that spinning?) I tried the stairstepper after that but I still couldn't figure out how to turn it on.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    I think the stairclimber is trying to tell you something, Loree. :laugh: Good for you getting in all that exercise! Woo hoo!
  • kate25
    kate25 Posts: 37
    3bb - I don't know what's wrong with photobucket and your pictures not showing up.
    MM - Good job on the walk and good luck with the push ups.
    Loree - I hope you can figure the stairclimber out.

    I did Level 3 after all. I don't know how I made it through but I got there anyway. I don't think I can avoid being sore tomorrow.
  • loreeb18
    loreeb18 Posts: 1,221 Member
    What could be causing that? Any ideas, ladies? I've had a photobucket account since 2004, just made a new album there called fall 2008 & uploaded a pic of my dummy dog. Copied the img code, pasted it into the reply, changed the IMG's to img's...and that's what happened. Ggggrrr..

    Have you gone to photobucket.com to see if the picture is still there or did you move it somewhere to a different folder or something?
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    All my pics are still there & I haven't moved any. I literally just uploaded 2 of them right before I tried to post them & another one that I had in there since like forever. I don't know. this board seems to hate me. I can't change my profile pic, either. :noway:
  • loreeb18
    loreeb18 Posts: 1,221 Member
    All my pics are still there & I haven't moved any. I literally just uploaded 2 of them right before I tried to post them & another one that I had in there since like forever. I don't know. this board seems to hate me. I can't change my profile pic, either. :noway:

    I don't know then, sorry. Though your profile pic (Is that one of your "beans"?) is really cute.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    That would be the youngest bean, Tabitha. She looks boyish there, but that's my girl! Thank you! She's got the hair that won't quit.

    I think I may open a new photobucket account. Maybe it is too old or something stupid.

    Ugh. The monster boys just woke up. Never mind that Tabitha interrupted my TJ'ing today so I only got to exercise for 13 minutes. Yippy.
  • katiechakos
    katiechakos Posts: 348 Member
    OH... you guys have to see my blog. I just updated it with new pics of baby Mack. He's SO CUTE!!!

    www.goedde.blogspot.com
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Cute pictures! I miss having one that small! Maybe one of these months. lol
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    What could be causing that? Any ideas, ladies? I've had a photobucket account since 2004, just made a new album there called fall 2008 & uploaded a pic of my dummy dog. Copied the img code, pasted it into the reply, changed the IMG's to img's...and that's what happened. Ggggrrr..

    Dunno-- I saw that on someone else's picture too-- clueless over here. (oh, and I don't know about your photo problem, either. :wink: )

    Thanks, Marla. That was helpful. :indifferent: I think you probably saw it on mine the other day. I tried to post something on another thread & that same dang thing came up. I even made my album public instead of private & that didn't help anything either. Oh, well. Thanks anyways! Let me know if something clicks & you figure out why dumb dumb me can't figure this out!

    I aim to please-- :wink:
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Katie - he's a doll! Love the chubby little baby cheeks.

    Good morning, mommies! I'm in a funk today & have to drag the kids all over creation so I'm wasting time in cyber world. :bigsmile: I've been bouncing between 160.2 & 161.8 for 10 days & I'm quite sick of it. It is like my body knows that 159.6 is my "healthy" weight & it is fighting it with all its might. I'm going to Best Buy today to see if I can find something to add to my day b/c I'm getting my long walk in but maybe twice a week now that it is cold & dark outside all the time. I can't use the weather as an excuse! Just have to keep moving forward...keep...moving...forward! My husband only has 5 weeks of school left so I need to get as close to my goal weight as possible before then. Time to buckle down.

    Well, enough of my rambling this morning. Have a good day, ladies!
  • lenece
    lenece Posts: 389 Member
    I know what you mean bout your body being stuck..I'm staying between 196-197..I guess I'm not eating enough to make up for the exercise I do..Today is so far a good day but I have soooo much to get done in the next 10 days I'm gonna pull my hair out:explode: I have to get it done..I've worked so hard to put on this benefit breakfast all on my own...Well sorry for ranting..Have a good day all..
    dana
  • kate25
    kate25 Posts: 37
    3bb - Good luck finding something new. Let us know if you find something fun. And just remember how close you are to being a healthy weight. And pat yourself on the back for that.

    Dana - It sounds like you'll be really busy. And I hope the weight will come off soon.

    I'm doing good today. I have a ton of laundry to do today. And I have decided to not work out today. My body needs a break. But I always feel guilty when I don't.
  • loreeb18
    loreeb18 Posts: 1,221 Member
    So tonight we're going out to supper with a guy my husband used to work with. We're going to the Macaroni Grill so I looked up the website to see the nutrtion so I could try to figure out what to eat. Almost everything on the menus is between 1200 & 2000 calories. I'm only supposed to have 1470 a day!

    The worst part, is that I told my husband about it. He got mad and told me I'm really starting to get obsessed with this and I look good to him. I told him I don't look good to me. He said we need to be able to go out with people to eat once in a while and not worry about it. I just wanted to cry.

    I've been watching and trying to be careful the last 2 months or so but I just told him a couple weeks ago. I'm not way overweight. I'm 5'4" and 140.6 (as of my weigh-in last week) but I don't feel happy with my body yet. I want to lose a few pounds and tone up. I tried to explain it to him like that too so he doesn't think I'm trying to look like a Hollywood celebrity or anything. But after he "yelled" at me last night, it makes me just want to give up and eat a whole cake in one sitting.

    So I figure I'll just not mention weight and diet and exercise stuff to him anymore and just work my butt off at the gym today to make up for whatever I eat tonight. It just really makes me feel lousy that I can't talk to him about something important to me without getting feeling like I'm getting a lecture.
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    Good morning-- hope you're on your way out of your funk, Sara-- your ideal weight will come, ladies-- slow and steady wins the race-- don't despair.

    Listen to me, Mary Sunshine over here, eh?

    Mom is leaving this afternoon. Visit has been very pleasant. I've been too busy to spend any alone time with her, so all unpleasant topics have been kept at bay, which is good, I suppose. I bounce back and forth between glowing with love for my mommy, and fuming over the woman who so cluelessly aids and abets so much evil in family members-- and no, evil is not too strong of a word.

    But, life will return to its regularly scheduled chaos tomorrow. I've had no time, none, to exercise since last Wednesday so I'm itching to try the taebo DVDs that Mrs. BabyBeans sent me-- hopefully tonight.

    Hang in there, my friends-- God bless you all today--
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    So tonight we're going out to supper with a guy my husband used to work with. We're going to the Macaroni Grill so I looked up the website to see the nutrtion so I could try to figure out what to eat. Almost everything on the menus is between 1200 & 2000 calories. I'm only supposed to have 1470 a day!

    The worst part, is that I told my husband about it. He got mad and told me I'm really starting to get obsessed with this and I look good to him. I told him I don't look good to me. He said we need to be able to go out with people to eat once in a while and not worry about it. I just wanted to cry.

    I've been watching and trying to be careful the last 2 months or so but I just told him a couple weeks ago. I'm not way overweight. I'm 5'4" and 140.6 (as of my weigh-in last week) but I don't feel happy with my body yet. I want to lose a few pounds and tone up. I tried to explain it to him like that too so he doesn't think I'm trying to look like a Hollywood celebrity or anything. But after he "yelled" at me last night, it makes me just want to give up and eat a whole cake in one sitting.

    So I figure I'll just not mention weight and diet and exercise stuff to him anymore and just work my butt off at the gym today to make up for whatever I eat tonight. It just really makes me feel lousy that I can't talk to him about something important to me without getting feeling like I'm getting a lecture.

    My husband is similar-- and there's certainly merit to their position. Our new lifestyle changes can wreak havoc in their world. So, yes, work out today and earn some calories, and make the best choice you can tonight. Save 1/2 of it-- whatever it takes. But, enjoy yourself.

    My husband thinks all the measuring of food and counting of calories is silly, too, and wouldn't care if I lost another ounce. That means they love us just as we are, which is a good thing. So, cut the old man some slack and revel in his love for you.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Loree - I'm sorry dh was being a stinky butt. I agree with Marla, though. Just go & have fun tonight. Eat half of whatever it is you order & take the rest back to the hotel for tomorrow. Plus, extra exercise will help you sweat out your displeasure with your hubby. *hugs* Don't throw yourself head first into a cake...unless I"m there with you, then I'll dive in too & we'll only have half the calories that we would of if we did it on our own. :bigsmile:

    Thanks, Marla. I think my problem is that I haven't been sleeping much at all & that always screws with my weight & my attitude. Go figure. I was thinking back this morning & my sleep for an entire week has just been horrible. Once I'm allowed to sleep more, then it'll even out, I hope. On the tae bo celebrity fit dvd, try not to be too distracted by his shorts...you'll see why. :laugh: They're festive. I'm glad your mom's visit went well! Good luck restoring your normal chaos!

    Dana - what is the benefit for? I'm sure you'll do wonderfully. Sorry that you're bouncing around in your weight, too. Sucks. You might be bouncing b/c you're under some stress right now, too. That happens to me. You'll get there!

    Kate - thank you! I do tend to forget that I've already lost a lot (at least to me) and that I'm almost down to what I was when we got married. I'm down past what I was when I got pregnant the first time. It is all in how you look at it, I guess. I bought Biggest Loser Cardio...something or other at the store. I'm looking forward to trying it today. Hopefully it'll be good. They really didn't have a lot of options at Best Buy which surprised me. I decided that if I don't like this, I'm going to buy the Zumba dvds on eBay. I just need to mix it up a bit. I love Turbo Jam, but I might be getting burnt out on Chalene after seeing her nearly every day since August. LOL

    ...and there's my novel for the afternoon. :heart: How do y'all put up with me?!
  • lenece
    lenece Posts: 389 Member
    The benefit and silent auction is to help raise money to pay for my fathers funeral..He passed away unexpectedly* in September..So I took it upon myself to help my mom out...Its been really hard work but its all worth it..I know my dad is looking down n smiling..If any one lives in the Petersburg Indiana area you are more then welcome to come or if you need more details just ask..Have a great day all..
    Dana
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Oh, Dana! I'm so sorry! :frown: I hope it is very successful & raises all that your mom needs. That's so hard. I was talking about you being under stress before, but geeze! That's a crazy amount! :heart:
  • lenece
    lenece Posts: 389 Member
    Oh, Dana! I'm so sorry! :frown: I hope it is very successful & raises all that your mom needs. That's so hard. I was talking about you being under stress before, but geeze! That's a crazy amount! :heart:

    Yeah your telling me..I have got almost everything donated but am now having to dip into my pocket but thats ok..I'm happy to do it..GOD will reward me later for it..Hope I didnt offend nebody with that comment..Its been hard and I have 10 days til left to get the rest of it done. But yes I am very stressed cuz I've had very little help which is ok..I can handle it..:happy: Thaks for the kind words..
    Dana
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Don't worry about offending anyone. I'd give you my theory, but no one wants to hear that right now. :happy: Good luck with everything again!
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