Mom's and Dad's looking for support

MikePXstream wrote: »

So, what are your big plans for the weekend?

That's why I got married, so I can ask my wife! LOL

BUT SERIOUSLY, not too much. We have a neighborhood yard sale, and PS1 needs community service hours, so maybe we can volunteer to help, or I can walk him over and continue on my neighborhood walk. We have the weekly shopping, which means going to Wegmans and having all kinds of samples. We have something from Netflix to watch, also.

Some good news: I cut the grass this afternoon, and afterwards the scale read 157.8, a new low for me. This includes having a not-quite-so health lunch today with m wife, as we had our first "lunch date" in awhile. According to MFP, mushroom risotto is a good source of protein. I'd have more mushrooms in my food, but PS1 doesn't like them (though PS2 does). I think this is a constant struggle for us parents, when one child does not like a healthy vegetable, but another one does. It's hard to find healthy foods that everyone agrees to eat.

I'm a mom of 3. Soon to be 4 yr old twins and soon to be 2 yr old. I've lost 31lbs so far out of a 40lb goal. Send me a request

Thank you!

JLDRKSJ wrote: »

MikePXstream wrote: »

So true. My younger daughter loves salads, while my oldest and youngest do not. But, my middle does not like potatoes, while the other 2 do. it is a constant battle.

I know how you guys feel!...My youngest has what we like to call it "food phobia". She only eats white meat. She will not eat fruits or veggies. Gave her a pea, one pea and it took her over an hour to eat it only to vomit it up right after. My oldest has celiac while my middle boy is happy with meat, potatoes and a salad. So my house is like a diner.

Sorry to hear about the celiac! I know that can make food management very difficult because you have to control cross-contamination. We are very lucky not to have this issue in our household. I can sympathize, though, as one of my nephews has Type 1 diabetes and celiac together.

JLDRKSJ wrote: »

@ Mike...Yup that is right. It's a big adjustment. Slowly I have added some of her gluten free food into our food. It's amazing the amount of products that contain gluten. Even some medicines, lotions, shampoos and tooth paste.

I have read and heard different things about this. From what I gather, if you do not have to be on a gluten-free diet for medical reasons, you shouldn't be. Have you heard differently?

MarcBasse wrote: »

Parenting is fattening! Add me please!

I think I saw a "Family Circus" cartoon on just that topic many years ago!

raquel715 wrote: »

Hey guys need support mom of one little baby girl!! Would love some support if I lose 10 pounds I'll be at the weight I was before I has her but I want to be in the best shape of my life so 30 is my goal! Yikes that's a lot

Welcome, Raquel, and congratulations on the baby. I haven't been here that long myself, but this seems to be a pretty nice group.

We know parents of a child in PS2's school who link gluten with autism. As a result, they go pretty crazy with diet, and personally, I am not sure how strong the link is between autism and gluten.

So today I was off work. PS1 had a field trip and DW chaperoned. They had to be up at 4AM. I put PS2 on his bus and had the day to myself. So I took a nice long one hour walk (one hour, or about 3.5 miles at a brisk pace), ran a couple of errands, and tried to do some yard work. One of my machines was not working so I did not get as much done as I wanted. This evening, our neighborhood pool had a pizza party for people who had volunteered for pre-season cleanup. So I took PS2 to that. Apparently, the organizers have never heard of pizza with vegetable toppings! Well, I had planned ahead with my calories so I stayed within limits (though clearly, my carbs were high today). Let's see if I can be good this weekend.