Stay-at-home moms 2/16-2/22

oops! forgot to tell you that someone will need to drive you home from the surgery. you will NOT be allowed to drive yourself. so you'll have to find someone or arrange for a taxi.--you're a mom, and you'll get it all worked out. one step at a time.

Hello everyone! I wanted to take a quick minute to introduce myself.
My name is Jennifer I am currently living in Ingleside Texas, Close to corpus christi. I am originially from the Houston area. I am a stay at home mom to three amazing boys. ages 8, 6, and 3. I am married to my high school sweet heart. We have been married for 4 years but together for 14. He is in the military and currently deployed...We are moving in April to San Diego California which will be a big Change for me and my boys...LOL
I have been on MFP for awhile but just now started getting series about it. I would love for my hubby to see me for the first time and him say WOW! I have battled with my weight for a long time but over the last few years it seems to have gotten worse and i'm tired of being depressed about it. I am hoping to get support and be able to give support also. I am looking forward to meeting all of u!

Thank you

Good morning Mommys !!!

Welcome to all the new Mommys!! This place is getting popular!!

Just a quick question...... I started this healthy goal (wont call it a diet) when I was 181 and now I am 154 and more active so do I need to change my calories? I am currently eating 1200 exercising almost daily as before there was almost NO exercise? I have noticed major body changes like my preg baby clothes (well atleast prebaby #2) are fitting comfy again! But lately the scale has only moved about 4 pounds.

Let me know if you have any advice.......

If I were you I would go back in and redue your stats to show you more active and put your new weight in and that will change up your calorie intake.

great day today got shred done this morning I have to say level one is actually quite easy now when my new training shoes arrive I will mix up to level two. Also completed my cardio 15 mins elliptical 10 min running up and down the stairs and 10 mins jump rope (in circuits of 3 min 2 min and 2 min) this is 5 mins longer than normal I will increase jump rop to 3 mins next week and probably increase running up the stairs the week after. Foot is aching a bit but not sore like last week oh and I also walked the dogs for an hour got my chores done and am chilling out with a glass of water for half an hour before I start dinner. Got to go to parents evening tonight so my mum is babysitting so I will feed the kids and run.

Rest day tomorrow got more chores to do though and on thurs I have to take my daughter to see the health visitor (busy body who makes sure you raise your kids safely I have been summoned because my little one hurt her leg and had to go to A+E and she hasnt had her MMR she isnt getting it either) aaarrggghhh could so do without I have enough to do this week with the kids being of school next week and it means I cant take paige swimming until friday which doesnt work in to my routine quite so well hopefully we can go and this should be one of the last times as the school take over this kind of care in Sept. They just P **** me of teling me how to raise my kids like I dont know what I am doing hello I have 2 others that are older so been there done that blah blah blah. - Sorry I am ranting now.

Have a great day all.

Wow I missed a lot in one day. Here is my best attempt to catch up!

First Welcome to the new Mommies, Lindsay, Jennifer, Sandy, and the "Stay with Child Mom" (sorry I forgot your name, but remembered your post :blushing: ).

Dana-So happy it's not cancer. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do whatever it takes to get healthy. I know it can be hard to come up with the money but your life may depend on it. Find away to make it work. Also, Stacey has a point, you may want to seek out a second opinion and educate yourself on the procedure and recovery. Knowledge is power!

abetterme-I'm sorry you haven't been feeling 100%. Depression is such a tough battle. I've never been on meds but I have gone the counseling route and it sucks. I hope you are getting the help and support you need. By the way, wanna come fold my laundry...I have a load that has been sitting in the dryer for about 4 days now :laugh:

Crystal-As long as your profile set up is fairly accurate (activity level, weight etc) than I would just go with what it says. The scale has only moved 4 lbs in how long? a week? 2 weeks? a month? What do you have your weekly weight loss goal set at as well??

Losingit-Sorry to hear about your injury. I'm glad that working out is actually making it feel better and not worse.

Oh...how many have I missed???
Hello Marla and Sara.....

Not much to report here. Just same old same old.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Ok ladies..I am here to vent... :grumble: :grumble: I can not have the procedure done until I come up with $407..I know alot of you are thinking try medicaid or HIP..Well I have applied for both..Been denied for medicaid and waiting on the HIP app to come back..This is crazyness:noway: I might as well just sit back in a corner and let this turn into cervical cancer cuz that is what is going to happen if I do not have this *kitten* burnt froze or whatever the hell it is they are going to do to it..I dont know what to do:ohwell: I'm so sick of everyone around me in my town gettin the help they need from the state and I cant get anything..But they will pay for a lady to have fertility drugs that already has 4 kids and had them taken away several times n then have twins that the state paid for..I am soooooooooooooooooooo pis**d off.I cant even see straight..What do I do???:frown: :frown: I do not want to get sicker and not be here for my kids..I know some of the ppl out there in this cyber world think I maybe overacting but you CAN DIE from cevical cancer if not taken care of..Just like you can die from an infection if not taken care of..OH well what the hell I'll just sit back and wait to see what happens next..I'm sooooo sick of the emtional rollacoaster..I"m ready for a few beers....Havent drank sense my dad passed in sept 08 but I think I might just do that..Have a great day ladies cuz mine has went to hell n back again..

Hey everyone..... no time as usual. Life continues on like a train leaving the station, with me trying in vein to catch it....my fingers just barely grasping the railing. Imagery...gotta love it.

We're well. Kids are healthy, finally. Job sitch still no-go.

Sorry to be so brief....must hit the exercise before returning to work!

Later --

Morning Mommies,

Well I got all of my blood work results back yesterday and they say they are all normal:ohwell: :noway: I asked her to mail me the results cause when I was watching Opera a couple of weeks ago her and Robin McGraw were talking about how your results can be "normal" and still be off. So I want to see what they are cause this isn't right the way I am feeling. My cycle is way out of wack also and that isn't right either. When your cycle is off that is usually a good sign that your hormones are out of wack.

Not sure what the plans are for today. Hope everyone has a great day:flowerforyou:

don't give up mrs buzz! losing 9 lbs is a huge deal and you don't want to go backwards! as far as exercise, take it easier if you don't feel motivated. years ago on oprah they said something about just go walk for 10 minutes. if you don't want to do more after that, fine. if you do, then keep going. the point was not to make it into this mountain of a thing to do.
also, i've heard/read from more than one source that exercise dsn't exactly make you lose weight. it has lots of health benefits but weight loss isn't quite one of them. what you eat is what matters most, acc. to these studies. so, if you just can't get moving, then be extra conscientious about what you eat. someone posted on one of the mfp boards--eat extra veges, no one ever got fat eating lots of veges (well, probably not eating giant baked potatoes with butter ). anyway, try to up your fruits and veges for now.
we're all here to support you! so hang in there (this too shall pass)!:smooched:

I think joing curves would be good. I tend to work out more when i am paying for a membership somewhere. I wish I could now but since hubby is deployed and I have no one to watch the kids and none of they gyms around here have day care i have to wait until we get to california so i can join the YMCA again...Good luck with everything

lenece - you poor thing we are lucky where we live we have a national health service and dont need insurance it just makes me realise what I take for granted. I hope you get sorted soon as cervical cancer is no joke I dont know if you have heard of Jade Goody she was a big brother contestant in the UK she was diagnosed with cervical cancer last summer and she announced on fri that it is now terminal and she only has a couple of months to live so make sure you get treated as soon as you can afford it. I was supposed to have a my check up nearly 3 years ago and I have avoided it as I had a bad experience but my best friend really got stuck into me and I now have an app for next month and I just pray that all is fine becuase it would be my own fault if it wasnt sorry but this sibject is ssoooo scary cancer seems to be everywhere my husband lost his aunt after she lost her fight against the C it took 3 months from when she was diagnosed and then she just went bad and gone within a week it just shows that we dont know what is around the corner. That is why I am trying to eat healthy and clean and most important of all stop living for the future but live in the present and enjoy life.

Mrs Buzz you can do it stick with it if you cant get an intensive workout in go for a walk listening to music it will still give you some of the feel good hormones.

had a strange day yesterday a friend called whom we havent seen since sept to tell us that they had a baby girl at lunchtime - we didnt even know they were pregnant they are bringing the baby round on Sat it was just weird.

Also some friends that live close by are expecting to here thurs/fri if they have been successful in adopting 2 little ones they were inspected last week and the other couple got inspected today so our poor friends are on one hell of a rollercoaster it is hard to know what to say to support them as I have my kids and they have been trying to sort this out 3 years. These 2 kiddies are the same age as my 2 girls I have already told them that if they are successful I have no problem if they want to try and get the kids to be friends as the eldest will be in the same class as Charley in school this sept. And the youngest is the same month as my Paige so they could be great playmates. I just hope they get the news that they are waiting for.

Rest day today for me but had loads of chores to do then I had to take my sons prescription goggles to my son for his school swimming lesson and I got roped into helping this is when it is great that hubby is at home in the afternoons I get to help out at school and that is such a good feeling and well worth the sacrifice of him starting work at 330am and me doing breakfast and school run on my own. Hubby is on rest week next week and then is taking owed time from last years holiday for another 2 weeks so I have him home for 3 weeks from next mon aaarrrggghhhh. I will be able to workout loads yeah.

Hi Ladies:

Just found your thread. Wondering if you have room for another mommy. I have two boys at home 10 months and 3 1/2. I feel fourtunate to be able to stay home with my babies.

I am new to MFP after a failed attempt on Sureslim. Way to restrictive for me although I did lose 19 pounds on the program. I am hoping with my custom diet program I have crreated for myself I am going to kick start my weight loss again. I workout about 3-4 times weekly at my local Y. Here is hoping I can take off this final 30+ pounds. :bigsmile:

Dani

Hi Ladies:

Just found your thread. Wondering if you have room for another mommy. I have two boys at home 10 months and 3 1/2. I feel fourtunate to be able to stay home with my babies.

I am new to MFP after a failed attempt on Sureslim. Way to restrictive for me although I did lose 19 pounds on the program. I am hoping with my custom diet program I have crreated for myself I am going to kick start my weight loss again. I workout about 3-4 times weekly at my local Y. Here is hoping I can take off this final 30+ pounds. :bigsmile:

Dani

Hi Dani....come on in! Lovely ladies here, lots of encouragement. You can do this!

I'd like to join in too if I can.. I'm Chantelle, getting married in April, SAHM to two beautiful kids, 17 months and 3 weeks. I weigh 161 lbs and am trying to reach my goal weight of 130.. I look forward to getting to know you all

Good morning Mommies!!

Busy, busy day!! Me & the girls have a planned lunch with an older sister from my congregation & then I have to pick up my nephew from my SIL who's recovering from some surgery. She needs to get some rest & take advantage of her pain meds while my brother is at work! So, I'll have three kids today & two of them are under 1! Yahoo!! I should wear my HRM & see how many calories I'll burn from running around trying to keep everyone happy!! :laugh:

Have a great day!:drinker: