Military wives unite. :)

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  • balowry1
    balowry1 Posts: 85
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  • mindyrenee81
    mindyrenee81 Posts: 67 Member
    Omg! I just posted a topic on here looking for a group for military wives! It just so happens that after I posted it I found this one. My name is Mindy. My husband is in the Army National Guard, he has been in for 6 years now and is getting ready to leave for his first deployment in September. We have been married for 11 years now and have three children. Two boys ages 13 and 12, and one daughter age 7. My daughter is such a daddys girl and is already dreading the fact that daddy wont be here for christmas. Im so happy that there are military wives on here! I hardly know any other military wife from my area. Feel free to add me as a friend if you would like to.
  • lorynjennifer
    lorynjennifer Posts: 2
    I'm Loryn, 23. From Los Angeles,CA. I do hair & I study Psychology. Yet, the part of me that dictates most of my life is my husband is a Marine. We've been married a year, and I gained about 40 lbs in that year. He is now in Afghanistan, and I've lost 25 lbs about, and have no much more to go. Being a military wife is very hard, especially in a desolate place in like Twentynine Palms,CA. My husband being in Infantry, he's always gone. So I guess I just run to food as a comforter, plus it's easier to get McDonald's then make dinner for 1. We plan on having children within the next 1-3 years so I'd like to be at the healthiest I can be for that.
  • NicBehrens
    NicBehrens Posts: 3
    Hi! I'm Nicole, I am a mother of 2 beautiful toddlers (19 months and 2 1/2) and wife of a National Guard soldier. He is at AIT right now and comes home middle of October (he will have been gone 8 months :( ), and will be transferring to active army this coming March. I started gaining weight when I started dating my husband in higshcool (why does it always seem when we find a comfortable man we let ourselves go more?! Cuz I totally did!). I hit my heaviest after having had my son and have been working my way down ever since. So far since being on MFP I have lost 6 pounds and have about 26 more to go until I am at my goal weight! I have toned up a lot too which is nice to see the inches disappearing even without the weight loss to go with it. Nice to see some other military wives out there! Feel free to add me, its nice to have support from our military family!
  • ansley1
    ansley1 Posts: 23
    i'm an AF wife. we got married in march. we are in south florida (he's eod at homestead afb). i have 2 boys (ages 5 1/2 and 3) and we are trying for one together (we were preg but i had miscarriage in may). i started mfp this wk and i love it so far! i lost 70 lbs following my lapband surgery 3 yrs ago but have been stalled for about a year. i have 70-80 more to go!
    ansley
  • Marbevee
    Marbevee Posts: 1
    Thank you all for your dedication to being a Mil wife! It's the toughest Job in the Military. :)
  • PatriciaNostrand
    PatriciaNostrand Posts: 1 Member
    Air Force wife here. Will be married 8 years this December to my TSgt husband. I have three grown children, and two grandchildren (4 and 1).
    Met my husband online. He knew from the start I was older than him, but he insisted on meeting in person before he PCSd to England about six months later. Two months into his new assignment he proposed over the phone and we got married almost ten months later. He became the instant father of a 13 y.o. girl (who hated the idea of moving). Oh the joys.....NOT!
    Sadly I have gained quite a bit of weight since we got married, but he loves me nevertheless. According to him it doesn't matter what I weigh. It matters to me though, so I'm doing something about it....finally!
    My oldest daughter invited me to this site, although I am on the Weight Watchers Plan. I figure it can't hurt to cover all bases.
  • MandaLen13
    MandaLen13 Posts: 151 Member
    3rd generation Army wife here! Been married to love for 2 years now. We are stationed in Germany and loving the European experience! Would love to add any military friends on MFP...nobody understands a military wife like another military wife :)
  • bstamps12
    bstamps12 Posts: 1,184
    Husband came home today with news of deployment next summer :ohwell: (Army national guard) Which is right after I graduate college and will be starting law school. The most frustrating thing about the whole evening was that as we are sitting there discussing it, I ate 2 chocolate donuts right after we had finished dinner. Seriously?? :noway: Two years ago while he was at basic and AIT, I gained most of my weight and got up to my heaviest weight (164) besides when I was 9 mos pregnant (168). I just got back down to almost my goal weight (2 stubborn lbs away) and here I am emotionally overeating again.

    Have any of you guys struggled with this? I know lots of MFPers who deal w/ emotional overeating but I wanted to know if you guys have dealt with it specifically in emotions related to missing your husband while gone for training/deployments? This will be his first deployment and I just don't want to let myself go again while he is gone but I'm already scared of it and it's still 8 months away.
  • cschu544
    cschu544 Posts: 320 Member
    Hey there! I'm dating (almost engaged) ;) to a wonderful man in the Army National Guard. It's been 2 months since I've seen him, and it's still difficult. Instead of channeling my feelings into eating tons of sweets, I decided to be pro-active and start my lifestyle change. I am trying to get half way to my goal wait by the time he comes home! I am my number one inspiration, but I would really like to get to a more confident place for him too :D

    Oh and HIIIIIIIIIII welcome to MFP!!! <3
  • ashale4
    ashale4 Posts: 9
    I'm a military wife of four, need y'all support... Friend me
  • PlaySchool
    PlaySchool Posts: 49 Member
    Hi, my partner of 11 years is in the Australian Navy. I'm hoping to tone up and get fit by the time he comes home in December.
  • JustQue
    JustQue Posts: 157
    Another military wife and a former military member as well. Husband is in the AF and just enlisted for his last 4 years until retirement!!! We've been married 13 years, together 14 and have 3 beautiful kids together. Q
  • SmangeDiggs
    SmangeDiggs Posts: 238 Member
    Hello amazing ladies, im a military fiance from NZ. My man is a medic in the New Zealand Army and i also work for the defence force (civillian role). Im 27 and have been with mine for 2.5 years we have a 6yr old and a 4 month old. i love this group what an awesome idea!
  • MrsCassieThreatt
    MrsCassieThreatt Posts: 42 Member
    Hi if anyone is in the Fort Gordon area please friend me. I just pcs'd here with my husband and I'd like to get a work out partner. Thanks!
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