KatieM7 Member

WOW you look great you are have done a good job!

Nicole~my little guy is back at feeling as "fit as a fiddle". :laugh: He is back to driving me completely insane! My new trial is playing the part of a "single mother" of 7 for the next 4 days. :sad: The hubby is on his way to Chicago for some training. I know it is a good opportunity for him but I am not used to being…

Nicole~Glad to hear about the hen. You should def try out the tea it has been a big difference for me. Not only was I so darn moody before I started to drink it but I was retaining so much water I felt like an over-sized water balloon. :tongue: Aj~I know how you feel about the exercise and I can say that they hubby would…

Welcome crutherford! Stacey~Way to go on no cookies or brownies! Ballet not so sure I would have the strength to do that one. I have heard it is hard. I got in my exercise for the day. Thank you for helping me get back on track. How have you been doing on your exercise this week? Barb~prayers for you and your mom. Nicole~I…

Christi~get some higher calorie items like nuts, I get almonds and sunflower nuts but all nuts that I have seen are high calories. Very healthy for you BUT don't make you feel overly full. In fact I have never felt full on them but they are calorie packed and yes with nursing you do need to bump up your calories more than…

:laugh: I bench press my kids too! I start with the youngest and work my way up to the oldest. They LOVE it! They complain if they don't get their time of doing it.

For those that are nursing mothers~did you know that in the food database they have it where you can had "breastfeeding mom" to your diary and it minus out so many calories? That is what I did when my lil guy was still nursing then I tried to make sure I got in enough calories so that my milk wouldn't dry up. Katie &…

Lizzy~ I know how you feel, I have 7 children 9 years old to 1 yr old. I wait until the oldest four are at school and then I put the 1 yr old in his bouncer (he is right there and can see me) and then my 4 & 3 yo just play around in the room while I workout. I got tired of not taking care of myself so I just try to make it…

Kris~Sometimes I feel like that where I have canceled out the work that I have done. I try to remember that on here you are at a deficit to begin with. It's worked for me then I am not beating myself up when I eat something that is high calories. I tend to throw in the towel when I beat myself up over my food choices. As…

My first advice would be is to be true to yourself and log it all even if it is bad. Second make sure you are getting enough protein and fiber they help you to not feel ravenous. Try to drink water before you eat anything that might help. :flowerforyou:

Just got to say that MAN I am going to be sore tomorrow! What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger?! That workout was KILLER but it was good I burned 1092 calories in one hour! Now to go get ready for the day.

For all those who asked~He is a completely different little boy today. Already running around playing like nothing happened. Thank you for all your concern. This was the worst he has ever been and to be honest a lil scary to watch him be that bad. I am so glad that it is over. Hopefully no one else gets it but chances are…

It is harder for you to lose weight if you are not eating enough and 700 calories a day is just not enough. Bump it up to at the very least 1200. I have mine set for 1640. Your body is holding on to every little bit you put in your mouth. Also you are not ugly. It makes you feel worse when you put yourself down.…

Thank you for all the suggestions! I will try them out and see what comes of it.

YAY! My lil guy is starting to feel better his appetite is coming back...light at the end of the tunnel.

Kris~LOL I sometimes think that would be a good idea but then the "good" mommy in me takes over and gives the "bad" mommy in me a scolding. :laugh: I am sure you know what I mean. I just end up sending them to their bedroom if it gets too bad. Yesterday I had some time away for a little bit so I recharged for today. Way to…

Way to go on the loss and wanting to do it healthy! Good luck on your journey.

Way to go on the loss! You are doing great.

Melissa~Way to go! I also started at a size 16 (april 2010) and now down to a 10. Such a great feeling isn't it? The kids are driving me crazy so I though I would take a break for a min and get away:laugh: . So here I am unfortunately breaks over time to get back to the grind and feed my lil ones dinner and get them off to…

Katie AMAZING!!! You are doing so great keep up your hard work.

Finally got my exercise in today. W/O my little guy feeling good my 3yo is lost and an even bigger handful. :tongue: He got into the baby's soymilk and spilled it while I was visiting with some friends that came over. It was a little weird though. Usually my baby doesn't fall asleep while I am exercising but he did and the…

Welcome to all newcomers! This is a GREAT group of SAHM's! Stacey~That is awesome that you did well on exercise last week. I bet it felt nice because I know it felt nice for me to get in my exercise. I was on an endorphin high last week due to spiritual experience that I had and the exercise it was great! I am hoping that…

Me I would eat something that was healthy and high in calories like nuts or seeds that would bring up my calories with out making me feel fuller. You don't want your net calories to be under 1200.

Christi~Great job on the loss! Aj~Doesn't the package for the chicken have the nutritional info on it? That would be the best place to look for it but if it doesn't then I am not sure where you would go. There is this website that I have used for some of my recipes (when I haven't known the nutrition info)…

Stacey~How have you been doing on the exercise this week? Good job on scheduling it for today and Sunday. Welcome Em! I think that you have a new nickname. :wink: :laugh: Kris~That sounds like a fun dvd. I am going to have to check into getting a Zumba dvd. Aj~I know how you feel about the whole eating out thing. The hubby…

You are doing such a great job Diane. I am so proud of the changes that you have made to make you and your life a healthier one. You are an inspiration to all of us. :heart:

Sean Connery mmmm love his voice!

You have been trying it without eating your exercise calories and haven't lost. Why not try eating at least some of you exercise calories and let that be the determining factor in convincing you of what is right to do?! Until you actually try it then you probably won't be convinced that it works. How I look at it is this…

Sara~I wouldn't make too much of a habit of it especially if your goal is under 1600 cals a day but agree with ajweekley, once is not going to hurt. I try really hard to come close to my goal but when you have a big burn day like I did the other day you find it hard to come close to the cals. The other day I had 610 cals…

Welcome to any newcomers! ( I can't remember who is new and who is not so very sorry!) krisl~That is awesome that you ran in the snow! I personally couldn't bring myself to do that one. I often see people out running in the winter here but for me I can't bring myself to go out when it is that cold. I know you warm up after…