SAHM 5/9-5/15

love it. I'm a SAHM of 7 little ones.

Oh I was wondering if there was a SAHM group! I have two boys, 2 and almost-5 (as he says!) AND my husband works at home on our business, so it's like having three kids. All four of us are at home most of the time because pre-school is only 2.5 hours a day 4x a week, so I try to fit my exercise in during that time. lol

Happy Mother's Day everyone! We had a nice weekend of warmth and sunshine (as evidenced by my sunburned shoulders). I didn't eat particularly well nutrition wise but I wasn't hog wild either. Starting fresh today, I already did my 6 am EVO and will head in for cardio (undo the weekend).

Welcome to all the new moms!

I will check back in later and see how everyone is doing.

Hi to all new moms to this thread.

KC~I still consider myself a SAHM. I work 2 hrs a day 5 days a week at the kids school. So don't sweat it. The deck sounds like some fun. Your right your week does sound busy!

Holly~It was nice weather here only on Sat but yesterday and now today it has been raining. I don't mind the rain though better it's better than the snow.

Well the hubby's bday was this weekend. We ordered out and took it to the park to play with the little ones. Then of course he had to drive on some non paved roads to make himself feel like he was four wheeling. :laugh: As we were driving on one of the dirt roads our oldest daughter says to him "Dad I am trusting you to not kill me". Gave us all a good laugh. This weekend I also got my hair chopped off and highlighted. It was a nice surprise to the hubby since I kept telling him that I was not cutting my hair. I cut about 6-8 inches and have bangs for the first time since way before me and him met. When I got home after doing it he was so shocked he didn't know what to say. Shortly after he dragged me outside so that he could see the highlights in the sun (did auburn highlights and I have dark brown hair). He kept circling me telling me how hot it was. Self esteem booster. Also go to say that this is the first time ever that I have had so many people complimenting me on my hair. When we went to church yesterday pretty much every woman that passed me or talked to me was telling me how much they loved my new hair cut. Lets just say that was about 20 + women. It sure felt good. Two of the women were saying how it made me look thinner BONUS! Well got go the boys are getting into the cereal and making a mess. Oh and can't remember the name of the one that said they had 7 little ones but just wanted to give a shout out, I do too! What is the age range of yours?

Katie-Show some pics of the new hair style! How great that everyone really liked it, that's a nice mood booster! Happy Birthday to your husband, sounds like you all had a nice weekend even if you had some rain. I do agree rain is much better than snow!

KC-We have had the toddler mishap with computer keys at least twice!! So Frustrating! Ours were so badly broken they couldn't be put back on and the keyboard had to be replaced..ugh

mklafka-Welcome to the group! I have 4 children 2 1/2 yr. old and 4 yr. old girls, 13 yr. old son and 15 yr. old girl keeps things interesting here. I also am a self proclaimed gym rat. I am there M-F and sometimes on Sat. for Zumba. I take a class 3X a week at 6 a.m. and sometimes go back in later in the morning with the little girls to get in more cardio. I did that today to undo the caloric damage from the weekend. How nice that you have a friend that goes with you.

htuzzi324-Welcome! I hope you got your run in before the rain today. Nice that you got 7 hours of sleep too! My youngest is 2 1/2 and it's still rare that she doesn't wake up at night..

Sunny and 87 here again today, tomorrows high is 90+ evidentally there is no spring this year..lots of exercise today to make up for the weekend I am really hoping to get into the 120's by the end of the week..seems like it moves so slow right now.

We cleaned out our garden area and planted some corn and broccoli, I have several other things started to be planted in a few weeks. Had some friends over after church yesterday for a Mother's Day lunch then off to Lucy's soccer game. So cute watching a bunch of 4 yr. olds playing soccer.

My bad news of the week was I found out my Grandmother, she's 88, has a rare form of spine cancer and since it starts in the bone marrow there is no cure for it. She is due to see the Oncologist today so we'll find out what form of treatment will help to minimize her pain. I haven't seen her in a few years as she's in Virginia and I'm in Nebraska so are going to try to save up to make a trip to see here while she's still up for it. Praying for her pain to be manageable and for her to live as independently as possible as long as possible.

I honestly don't have the brain power to respond to this tonight...but I am going to try:)

Welcome to all the new members! It is great to meet new people each week on here.

Katie - Pictures of the new haircut? I would love to see it! I am sure it makes you look gorgeous!

Holly Sorry to hear about your grandma! Prayers for her!

Shoppie - Glad to hear your DD came through her surgery successfully! Hope you can get back on track and life can get back to normal...as normal as is possible with kids:)

Barb - Congrats on the 5 year anniversary! We are hitting our 5-year in June!

A little about myself. I have a 2.5 year old daughter and a 15 month son. I spent 10 years in the Active Duty Air Force, and then I taught Middle/high school history and Math in California. My husband is in the Air Force, so now live in Ohio while my he gets his PhD in Electrical Engineering. I used to love running, but since getting pregnant with my son, I haven't really ran very much. I am training for a half-marathon in September, and right now can't run more than 2 miles. So...I am trying to get my butt in shape.

Hope you all have a wonderful next few days!

angie:)

Hey girls!

I discovered one of my real-life friends is using the site today, so I have sent her a link to our thread and hopefully she will join :bigsmile:

Katie - I got my hair done yesterday too! My new profile pic is a pic of me! Do share your pics! Sorryto hear you have gained a bit back, the only way is to get right back onto it and I'm sure you will x

Angie - am so impressed with your goal of a half marathon! After I had DS2 I managed to get my running up to 10k but my back really suffered and I'm too afraid to try again - I paid a lot out on osteo to sort it and just wouldn't have the money now!

A reminder on me for the new peeps - I'm 33, have been married 10 years in Sept. I'm currently a SAHM of 3, 2 boys aged 4 and 2 and a DD aged 3 months. I will be returning to work in HR/ Personnel in Jan 2012. I lost 17 lbs in 6 weeks, but have been a bit stuck for the last 3 weeks with DH's birthday and DD's operation, but now I'm determined to get properly back on track - day 2 of that and am very hungry!!

just tagging for later!

shoppie - Glad your daughter's surgery went well! I noticed your new picture earlier, nice to see your face

stacey - Congrats on your loss! I haven't been around lately, but I think last time I saw your ticker was still at the start.

I am big time off my exercise game since R's birthday week. I had to take a week off to get the house ready, then spent the week after napping when she napped :laugh: Now I'm on antibiotics for a UTI, a really bad one I was useless for 24 hours before I could see anyone, and the meds are kicking my butt. I just feel run down :yawn: Despite an overindulgent Mother's Day (ie: ate so much it HURT) the scale still showed a small loss this morning, so hopefully we can get another walk in tomorrow and will make it to Stroller Strides this week. We missed last week, that's $$ down the drain!

In non-weight loss news we have a deposit down on a house currently. Home inspection was decent today. There is an issue we're going to see if they'll fix (minor mold in the attic needing treatment and some extra venting up there). The Realtor said it shouldn't cost too too much in scheme of things so we'll see what happens. It's not a deal breaker for us or anything as we haven't liked one single other property in our price range and the inspector was overall satisfied with the state of things.

Shopppie~Love your haircut! Reminds me of mine. I uploaded a photo of my new haircut. The hubby was saying some stuff to me hence the cheesy smile. However it was the best looking one of the bunch.

Stacey~Way to go on the pound. I didn't get in formal exercise but I jogged at work and did some squats. I am planning on getting a workout in tomorrow morning.

Wildcat~I am excited for you. Is this your first time buying a house?

So I have decided to try zig zagging my calories. On the none exercise front I went to the grocery store today with my MIL and the guy in the deli was hitting on me. It was quite funny and it was also a self esteem boost. Told the hubby about it and his response to me was "well that haircut has really transformed you I told you that you were HOT." :blushing: Now if I could just get rid or the zits it would be great. Guess I need to get back to more than just working out, washing my face twice a day. Well got to head out the kids are not listening. They are suppose to be going to bed and they are not. Will check in later.

Hi all,

I'm new

I am 29 and a SAHM.
My babies are 2 and half and 6 months old.

My weight journey is actually messy....

From early days i was a bundle of energy. I would run everywhere!
Amaziningly as a teen i would run for trains or just walk where i was going, didn't see the point in getting lifts.
Not sure what my weight was but i was a uk 8 /10.

In the year 1999 i fell from a 12 foot wall and shattered 3 vertabra in my spine.
Things went a little down hill from there...
Although the damage repaired i wasn't able to put much pressure on my back for a while so i learnt to drive.
Quite frankly i think that made me lazy!

In 2006 i got married to a Rugby player (just local) but he eats so much and i found my self matching his food even though i am not running on a pitch!
2008 I had my first Daughter. I put on a good 3 stone, Number of reasons. Main one bordom in a hospital bed!
2010 My second Daughter, Kept the weight the same.

The profile picture i have choosen is the photo that help me realise just how big i really was! (Taken in Feb)
The motivation i have been given to do it has come from my oldest Daughter (2 and a half).
It was her that asked me why Mummy wouldn't come and jump on the trampoline with her. Trying to explain to her that mummy was just too heavy to be on it at the same time broke my heart.

The life i am leading is not the one i want. It may have started due to an accident but it's carried on by my shear lazyness!

I would love to be part of your group as i need support

Icelightning - really sorry to hear about your accident. I can def empathise with your reasons for wanting to shift weight, I think a lot of us want to lose in order to be able to propery keep up with our kids, which is no bad reason!!

Barb - definitely a great way to shift that stress in exercise rather than eating, well done! :drinker:

Holly - hooray for the 120s, amazing! How tall are you btw? I'm 5'9 but you weigh a rather shocking 50 lb less than me now :-\ Really glad to hear your grandmother is a bit more comfortable.

Katie - you look lovly with your new 'do' Very young too! What does zig zagging cals mean?

Thanks for all the compliments on my new hair, I am feeling ok about myself for the first time in a long while - always feel a big blob when pregnant and guess I am finally leaving that newborn fug now DD has hit 3 months old.

Day 3 of being properly back at eating well and I have to say I am still really struggling with my appetite, but hopefully from experience that will start to improve soon. I don't really have any news, same old here really!

Shoppie-I am only 5'4 so carrying extra weight for me is really obvious. I am starting to wonder if 125 will be low enough or if I need to lose more..we'll see it's still another 4 lbs. away. Good for you getting back to proper eating, it does seem to take several days for your body readjust.

Icelightning-Welcome! This is a wonderful group of supportive women. We are here to help in what ever way is needed.

Barb-Good job working off the stress instead of eating! That's why I exercise almost everyday, it's 1 1/2 hours of time just for me while the little girls are in the playroom. My body feels better, and looks better. My mind gets a much needed reprieve and I can just zone out and focus on what I'm doing.

Not much going on here today. It's chilly and rainy so nothing outside. I already did my EVO class this morning (2 weeks left). I need to clean up and start laundry and probably clean out the fridge. There aren't many groceries in there right now so it would be a good time to take everything out and wipe down the shelves. It's amazing how messy they get.

I am a SAHM too. I have been on a roller coaster with my weight ever since I was about 18. I have never been really thin... I was a size 10 in high school. I have 4 kids and after everyone of them, I would lose alittle of the weight and then get pregnant and gain more. It never really has bothered me until the last few years. I've been on weight watchers several times. Will lose weight and then gain it back when I stopped going to WW.
This year has been a rough one for me.... In January I had to have my gallbladder removed, was in the hospital for a week when they decided to take my appendix. I was very sick for almost 2 months. The good side was I went from 192 to 173! Then I got the flu and lost more weight and was down to 165! My actual weight finally matched my driver's license! (I haven't changed it since I was 16) lol
Now I am back up to 178 and I don't want anymore to come back! So it's time for a lifestyle change! I love that MFP tracks the calories for you! I am NOT good at doing that....
The support is great too! I find that I am a bored eater.... But now when I get bored, I have the computer and friends to come "talk" to!
Thanks!