SAHM 8/31 - 9/6

amy, that's an idea.
i use windex on the bathroom mirrors and always feel like there's a cloud/residue when i check it from the side. same withthe car windows.
but i haven't tried 2 cloths.

thanks lettuce forsharing your brand (same as mine).
sorry that caden is ill again. poor little guy has had enuf. :frown:

so far i'm good on cals and did my exercise. i've decided that if i get hungry tonight it's apple/banana/carrot/raisins (some combo). i need that category of food!
don't see getting hungry tho. tummy is buggin me--common for me, espec when the kids won't let me relax in the bathroom. :grumble:
if i could just crate them all!

hope everyone else is meeting their goals this week. if not, don't give up! on your next choice, make the right one!! we are here to cheer you.
(in fact, i keep thinking of all of you when i resist the oreos in the pantry. i don't want to have to report in that i caved. :laugh: )

thanks!!

welcome mel/mika! glad that you are here--more voices makes for more fun! :happy:

couple points--it is my belief that it dsn't matter what time of day you eat (except you must eat breakfast). that whole late night snacking thing is bogus, imho.
i believe you eat on a schedule or when hungry. and ideally those snacks are good protein or fruit or vege (not a bag of chips ahoy! :laugh: ).

one caveat, however. for many of us, we have lost the ability to tell true hunger from cravings, boredom, stress etc.
so some helpful tips--when first wanting that snack-have a glass of water. wait 20min.

still hungry? can you put together a fiber filling/protein kind of snack (like whole wheat waffle with pnut butt? apple with almond butter or cheese stick? carrots/cel with pb and raisins? oatmeal with nuts and fruit? cucumber?) sometimes that can help.

you can also plan for a late night snack--you can modify the mfp standards of bf,lunch, dinner... to times. so mine is set up as 6-9am, am snack, 11-1:30PM, 3-4PM, 5:30-7PM, Nite Nosh. That helps me to focus on when and whether i want to eat any given snack.

lots of ppl suggest journaling when you're wanting that unnecessary food. or finding something to do with your hands so you can't eat (typing here, knitting, polishing your nails, taking a warm bath, cleaning the house etc). or use that time to get out of the house for a short stroll (to get away from the smell and redirect your focus and body chemicals)

and sometimes you just want it and eat it. for ex, i ate the choc chip pancakes i had made--last night before bed. i wanted a snack with choc and they're homemade with 1/2 whole wheat flour. so i ate them. better than the cookies i could have had. not as good as the grapes or apple or water i could have picked. But...

and most imp of all--remember this is a journey, a change in your way of being. one "bad" snack here and there is not what made us overwt and certainly isn't going to derail all our efforts. just keep moving forward and choosing differently/better--and you will reach your goals! :flowerforyou:

again, welcome and please feel free to share ANY of your news ANY time--successes, challenges, wt/fitness related or not.
this is a great group of women (changing players but all wonderful)

lettuce--sorry you're sick now. just drink your fluids!!

i'll be sure to make up for your appetite at the paris champagne brunch this am :laugh:

seriously, i hope the extra day off with dh around will help you feel better :flowerforyou:

stacey way to go!!! great way to start the week.

lettuce, how is caden feeling?

Last week was so hectic i did not get to really push myself with the exercise(some walking and yoga), i did make fairly healthy food choices and managed to maintain. no complaints.

besides having trouble picking up the pace after the lazy days of summer, the first week or two of school is like a difficult puzzle where you have to make all the peices of everybodys different scheduales come togethter to form a fluid family scheduale. i am on the verge of mastering the art of being in two places at once.

i feel a good week coming on


A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once,
and by car forever after.  ~Peter De Vries

thanks

you just inspired me to go drink more water.
i ate plenty at brunch (after waiting 1 1/2hrs to be seated), and def. had lots of dessert. we decided, tho, that next time the closer local casino is equally good and cheaper (and i like the desserts there better). still, it was wonderful to just be together.

then we went shopping for his h.s. reunion "outfit". his old stuff is worn out, out of date, ill-fitting. he hasn't worn or bought a sportcoat in many years. anyway, he looks so handsome in his new sportcoat, shirt, straight front pants, and tie. he's lost wt this summer and did p90x and gained some muscle too. he's my cutie again! and he'll look really good for the reunion (yes, i know how vain/superficial that is, but whatever. i can be that way )

so a very nice day.
thanks again for the good cheers! and lettuce, hope you and caden get to feeling better soon.

angl--your description like a puzzle is very appropos. :happy:

later chicas--

My twins are full of the cold this morning so I got a friend to take my 3 year old to playgroup whilst I said home with them. My friend had chocolate truffles for the mums coffee break so she gave me one which I ate for breakfast. Not the best start to the week but extremely delicious:laugh:

I will never stick to this if I deny myself chocolate though, and I figure as long as I count the calories I will be ok. Hope everyone else is having a good start to the week.