Stay-at-home Moms 1/12-1/18

hi, i'm a stay at home mom of 2 boys, 5 and 2. i'm doing my best to stay motivated, but i've been sick about 5 times since christmas. right now we're going through a pinkeye epidemic. i can't wait till january is over!!!! i just got back to excercising this week, and i am so hoping to see a loss on weigh in day.

Hey-- you're Batman's wife-- hey gang-- this is Batman's wife from the Black Thread.

Welcome-- !!!! Pinkeye-- how lovely-- fortunately, we've only had one bout of that ever in this house-- more than enough, though. Sheesh.

Have a great day!

yup my hubby is on the black team for the Biggest loser challenge. he's doing so well, i'm really proud of him. those men...the weight seems to just melt right off him while i struggle for every single pound. oh well, as long as the numbers go down and not up i'm happy. it's nice to have other moms to talk to...i've been on mfp on and off for almost a year, but have never been a big poster. nice to meet everyone

My (almost) 3 yr old is still in her crib. We have been thinking about getting her a bed for her b-day, but she bucks the system when it comes to naps and bedtime. She doesn't want to miss a thing.

hi. can i just jump in?

i do actually work nights but i am off for a bit. I work nights to be at home with my 4 boys (13,10,4 and 19 months) 2 of my four kids are on the autism spectrum (good times I tell you) my four year old being the most involved.I also have a 17 year old girl that adopted us a few years back and she is with us 85% of the time these days. she's great.

those of you talking about sleeping issues. we find melatonin is great to get them asleep but doesnt keep them asleep. we give him theanine to keep him sleeping and sleepy time tea. like a charm

Hi momma-- sorry to hear about the autism issues-- can't be fun. Nice to see you here-- must look into the sleepy time remedies-- my younger two are about to kill me.

it's not so bad...today. ask me again later and I may answer very differently Forte's Calm helps some kids too. you can find that everywhere.

anyone know if cutting a four year olds hair counts as excersise? it should.

Good morning all!! Wow, you all have been busy today.!!!

I am really mad at myself right now.:mad: I think I gained back most of my weight that I lost. Is it possible to work my butt off and lose again this week, but some??? I am really mad!!!:grumble:

Any ways, I just bought the 30 day shred last night and I am excited to use it today. I hope everyone is doing well!!:flowerforyou:

no dont throw it away. bring it somewhere like an assisted living place, shelter, anywhere really. that's what i do sometimes. I love to bake but it gets the better of me

You know, that was a good idea, and I made a call to the nursing home here and I am going to bring it to them when I drop my little one off at pre-school. Thanks for the idea, I have never done anything like that. :flowerforyou:

no dont throw it away. bring it somewhere like an assisted living place, shelter, anywhere really. that's what i do sometimes. I love to bake but it gets the better of me

You know, that was a good idea, and I made a call to the nursing home here and I am going to bring it to them when I drop my little one off at pre-school. Thanks for the idea, I have never done anything like that. :flowerforyou:

im glad it worked out. it always makes me feel good

This week is going to be a good week, I can feel it. I finally got AF, it was over a week late. Finally today Im feeling lighter, if that is possible. Im ready to start getting to the Wii Fit, and doing my exercise bike today and the rest of the week. I am babysitting from 9am-930pm tonight. And tomorrow I actually get a day off of babysitting. I am so excited, but I don't get to do anything because my DH works a double shift. This week I am hoping to finally see a loss on the scale, instead of the 2 pound gain from last week, I think I gained cause I was bloated, but we will see this week I guess.

Good morning moms!

Thanks for the warm welcome From what Ive read this sounds like a wonderful group!

I have no kids today so Im heading to the gym this morning to see if I can squeeze in a light workout. I hiked 5.5 miles (about 1/2 uphill) on Saturday and while the rest of me feels awesome, my calf muscles arenot being very polite as they are cursing at me saying ":grumble: :noway: " I used to hike all the time and really love it, so I am trying to get back into it but its a slow process since I am so out of shape. This was the first time I got out there for a "real" hike in almost 7 years so Im just glad Im not hurting more than I am. Its still the AM...so if i keep moving around today, the calf muscles will relax a bit. I know if I sit on my butt all day it will just get worst.

Anyway...all last week and saturday I was a champ at drinking my water. Not so much yesterday. I also learned that after a week of being on my healthier diet that eating a burger king whopper is NOT a good idea (duh! like I didnt know better!!) I had only that for lunch yesterday (no mayo, no cheese) and I felt it ALL DAY LONG. I felt all bloated and groggy the rest of the day. SO.. needless to say, I WONT be doing THAT again! :sick: Doing a GIANT You-Turn and getting back on track today!

I made hubby breakfast this morning (something I never do) and he was really happy with what we had. Turkey bacon, low fat american cheese, egg beaters on a whole wheat english muffin with 1/2 a pear and 1/2 a nana. All of that added up to about 300 cals. I didnt bother to tell him it was all "low fat, low cal" until after he ate it because he kept raving about how good it was.. and hes still very :huh: of any "good for you food" that I make. He said it was better than fast food, which is a big compliment from him..:laugh:

Have a wonderful day ladies!! I gotta get motoring to the gym so I can walk during my show :happy:

Ok I seen this posted somewhere ealier but cant find it again..I've been really down n depressed...So what I would like from anyone of you all is to tell me what songs get you all moivn in motivated..Please help me out so I can get up off my *kitten* n get motivated...Thanks Dana:flowerforyou:


As you can see I came back..lol I'm addiacted to this place...I posted the above on another thread..But I know alot of u read alot on this trhead..I really need some music to bring me outta my funk...Please if you all can give me a hand...I would love it..

3BB---I love your words and u too Itchef* thank you ladies..I'll get outta this funk soon I hope..I'm gonna lose it if I dont...I love you guys on here hope that was goin to far..I'll be back later..To check on things..THANKS LADIES :flowerforyou:

Yay!! Im so glad! I saw your post earlier and was worried! Im pretty much in the same situation. Only a couple local buddies that i can really count on and it does get me down at times. If your interested in meeting new "local" people, checkout meetup.com. There is pretty much something for everyone there. I recently joined 4 groups there (hiking, photography, scrapbooking and womens social) and have found that the meetups are alot of fun and a good way to get out of the house and meet new people who like the same things as you.

As for music... I have over 100 MP3's on my player. My hubby is a techie geek and has more than 1000 songs on our server so I go on there and download what I like, then when I workout I can pick what Im in the mood for. I tend to stick to alot of my old rock favorites but also have some 60's on there as well as some newer stuff. Anything with a good beat and something I can keep a pace too works well for me, altho I dont typically listen to music at the gym cuz I tend to "sing along" and well... thats pretty :blushing: embarassing for me...:laugh: Nothing really sticks out as far as particular songs at the moment, but I'll pay more attention next time and send ya some suggestions. :happy:

droppin in to say hello, have to catch up later, on my way out the door to Adi's doc appt.

Good morning moms!

Thanks for the warm welcome From what Ive read this sounds like a wonderful group!

I have no kids today so Im heading to the gym this morning to see if I can squeeze in a light workout. I hiked 5.5 miles (about 1/2 uphill) on Saturday and while the rest of me feels awesome, my calf muscles arenot being very polite as they are cursing at me saying ":grumble: :noway: " I used to hike all the time and really love it, so I am trying to get back into it but its a slow process since I am so out of shape. This was the first time I got out there for a "real" hike in almost 7 years so Im just glad Im not hurting more than I am. Its still the AM...so if i keep moving around today, the calf muscles will relax a bit. I know if I sit on my butt all day it will just get worst.

Anyway...all last week and saturday I was a champ at drinking my water. Not so much yesterday. I also learned that after a week of being on my healthier diet that eating a burger king whopper is NOT a good idea (duh! like I didnt know better!!) I had only that for lunch yesterday (no mayo, no cheese) and I felt it ALL DAY LONG. I felt all bloated and groggy the rest of the day. SO.. needless to say, I WONT be doing THAT again! :sick: Doing a GIANT You-Turn and getting back on track today!

I made hubby breakfast this morning (something I never do) and he was really happy with what we had. Turkey bacon, low fat american cheese, egg beaters on a whole wheat english muffin with 1/2 a pear and 1/2 a nana. All of that added up to about 300 cals. I didnt bother to tell him it was all "low fat, low cal" until after he ate it because he kept raving about how good it was.. and hes still very :huh: of any "good for you food" that I make. He said it was better than fast food, which is a big compliment from him..:laugh:

Have a wonderful day ladies!! I gotta get motoring to the gym so I can walk during my show :happy:

Oh, I LOVE hiking, too! Too bad I live in flat flat flat NW Ohio. Glad to see you back today! Good luck surviving driver's ed. :noway:

Yes, indeedy it's flat-- I think I can see you from here. (waves hi to Sara)

I know 3/4 of you are going to think I am TOTALLY crazy for saying this but I miss having a baby in the house. I have actually been fighting with that very issue for the last 6 months emotionally. :flowerforyou:

Actually, i dont think you are crazy at all!! I have 3 teens, had a good full time job and one day decided that It just wasnt enough. Talked to my hubby about becoming foster parents, went through state training for it, quit my job to be at home and just before we got licensed, decided that I had completely lost my marbles.. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I decided that instead of all those sleepless nights and needing a sitter for my "mom time", doing daycare would be a better option. I dont regret the decision one bit! My kids are teens, so they help out when they get home but just being able to be home during the day has saved me...stresswise. I know THAT sounds nuts... but it was so much harder for me to manage my house, kids, homework, sports and a full time job. I didnt have time for myself like I do now. Now my house is clean, laundry gets done, I dont have to pack or buy a lunch every day or make sure I have clothes for work. I can cook dinner everyday and actually look forward to it. I have 3 kids part time, 1 full time (altho shes out right now cuz of a layoff) and I wouldnt trade my day job for anything in the world. I still get to experience the baby things, yet she goes home at 4pm and she's alot cheaper than having one of my own. I love the little booger to death and almost feel like it a crime sometimes that I get paid to watch her.. LOL!