SAHM 7/1-7/31

Happy Monday Ladies!
I am getting the feeling that I can only commit to posting once a week this summer--I am just getting too caught up throughout the week and then I get disappointed that I haven't checked in so then I don't log or post at all.....This way I think it will help me to log my food and exercise at least.
Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well. Last week was an on-the-go week for me as we moved into our new building at work (I work about 25 hours/week at my church) so we are still in limbo. I tried to make healthy on-the-go choices, but that is a challenge. Felt super run down this weekend (probably from stress of moving) so didn't eat much at all. If I lose this week, I won't count it as a loss because it is probably not going to stay.
Shoppie--I understand how you feel. You have come such a long way, you can do anything you set your mind to! Keep it up and you will eventually see the exact results you work hard for!

Awesome, why am I just finding this NOW? Anyway - I've been using the site for just under a year now. I have a gym membership (with daycare) and I think I go to the gym just for a break. lol. My profile 'about me' on here is pretty detailed, just a few months out dated I suppose. After I had my 3rd daughter I lost a bunch of weight and then just kind of SAT at 150, sometimes 155 sometimes 149.. 160 the week we spent at Disney... but I can't really seem to break the 150 mark. The lowest I've gotten was 147 and then right back to where I am now. I've changed my diet a hundred times, a hundred different ways, changed my workouts, increased/decreased.. I've played with the numbers so much so that I have exhausted every combination. Last week I went upstairs in the gym to the wellness center and met with a doctor. I explained my frustration and that I'm just looking to break my plateau and lose the last of this weight. Which is mostly in my lower stomach and inner thighs. I started the HCG Diet on Saturday. So far, so good. I wasn't crazy about injecting myself - but I did LOADS of research and ultimately decided I could give it a shot and try it out. Its only 23 days and I've done everything else humanly possible. I figured it was a better alternative to surgery. So that's where I am with the whole weight loss. As for the kids, I have 3 girls. 4yrs, 3yrs and 1yr. I stay home with all of them and they will be homeschooled. I live in South Florida. Look forward to getting to knmow the rest of you!!

Thanks for the motivation boost guys :drinker:

Amy - huge well done for getting back on track post hols - that took me nearly a month! :grumble: I totally count gardening as exercise sometimes - we have 140 foot garden so sometimes I work my butt off out there!

Jayde - welcome! Isn't HCG a pregnancy hormone? Or is it something else :blushing: I'm 5'9 and there is no way on God's green earth I could EVER get down to 125. I can sort of conecpualise 140, maybe even 133 but honestly I think I'd have to chop off a leg to get any lower :laugh: You've done an amazing job to get back in such good shape with a 1 year old, :drinker:

I had a fab NSV today that really made me feel amazing. I've been struggling (still!!!) to complete Jillian Michael's banish fat boost metabolism without stopping anywhere at all. I ordered 30DS as I'm doing a challenge on another thread of 30 day slimdown which is basically a variety of JM's workouts. Today was meant to be level 1 of 30 DS and honestly, it was so easy I did it straight twice. That made me feel AWESOME! :bigsmile: Now I just need to break this current weight plateau

I got to say sometimes I really hate my brain. I read all the posts since the last time I posted BUT I have completely forgotten who I wanted to respond to. So I apologize if it was your post and I don't respond to it. :flowerforyou:

Barb~I know it has been a long time since you posted this but I am glad that the inlaws left you guys alone to have a good holiday.

Shoppie~Way to go on the NSV! Those always feel good don't they. Keep your chin up you are doing a good job!

Amy~Way to go on the 2 lbs and being able to get back into it!

Welcome Jayde!

Nicole~How about just going for a bike ride around town? Is that possible? For me it would never happen if I had to go somewhere to bike. :laugh:

So it has been a while since I last posted and I have a few things I want to tell you ladies. First last weekend my cousin was having a baby shower and since she is one of my two best cousins in the family I had to go. Well as I was there one of the other cousins commented on me looking good. Well then my best cousin later says to me "Katie you look really good. You look like you have lost some weight." What went through my mind is SWEET!!!! It had been a while since I had seen any of them so it felt awesome to have someone that has not seen me in a while notice and say something. Second although I had gained 10 lbs I have now lost 5 of those 10 gained. YAY!!! I guess all my hard work is paying off. I have been getting in at least 3-4 days of exercise plus doing heavy yard work. We rented one of those huge dumpsters to clean up our yard and get rid of some crap trees. They are Chinese elms. Which are no fun they have thorns on them and with children are no fun at all. On the plus side of all of it my yard is looking so good now and we got such a good deal on it that we are going to be able to get all of the stuff that we want to hauled off and out of our yard. Well got to go I am going to go visit with a friend. "Chat" later!

Hi! I'm a SAHM mom of two. I don't get on the boards much (since I mostly use the iPod app), but I'd love to have more motivated buddies. I'd like to lose about 30-40 pounds - and if/when that happens, I'll re-evaluate!

Barb - it almost certainly is muscle weight, I have really struggled to lose weight since starting to seriously do a lot of JM DVDs, but I have lost a lot in inches.

Nicole - funny to think you'll be in the same country as me in a few months!

zannster - welcome!

Katie - well done on shifting those 5 pounds and on all your hard gardening! I have been slaving away outside too, the weather has been very up and down here with lots of rain (shocking, I know..) and that has meant stuff is growing like, well, weeds, but few chances to get out there and clear it!

I lost 2 pounds today bring my total to 2 stone! I know, I know you don't really do stones (its 14 lbs to the stone by the way) but a stone is a very signifcant amount to lose and I have now lost TWO! My original goal is only 6 lbs away. i actually think I have another stone/ maybe 20 lbs to go still, but I will allow myself to hit goal first before adjusting it - so here's to my final furlong that I set myself back in March! :drinker:

Hi everyone I'm a SAHM of 2 wonderful little girls 5 1/2 and 3( 4 in 3 weeks or so). would love to have some more support for others SAHM. A little about myself. I am 32( 33 in about 2 weeks) and I just got my license in Dec. My girls started public preschool last year and have been out for the summer since the end of June. I have found that the gym has become my friend with free kid care for 2 1/2 hours and I get a workout in. I also finally got my hubby to workout with me a couple of days a week.

Hi! I'm a SAHM to two boys! My youngest is 15 months and oldest is 4.