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My husband knows what I weigh. He doesn't care, but it's important to me that he is supportive, so I told him. Plus I had to keep myself accountable. Even so, if you asked him, I don't think he could give you the number. He focuses more on helping me stay on track with eating right.

Venting is just as important to stay on task. If you you don't vent, you internalize it and that frustration can make you feel hopeless. Vent your heart out. We're all here doing the same thing...... trying to live a healthier happier life. The least we can do is pick one another up once in a while and dust each other off.…

Keep going my dear! WE can do it. I am having the same problem. I followed my trainers advice and ate more protein in the morning and less carbs and cut to almost zero processed sugar, and worked out every day using my fitbit, hitting 30,000 steps in a day and 100 flights of stairs. End result after 7 weeks of this…

At this point I would say my husband helps me but he's also my weakest link. The good news is he knows that and tries not to be. I have an 8 week old son and a 6year old daughter and we keep her very active. So when we have a busy week and friday is supposed to be leftover night and instead he wants to get takeout, its…

Hi everyone!! I would love to join this group. My name is Keri and I ma a mother of 2. My daughter is almost 7 and very active. Swimming, cheer, t-ball, soccer and dance. My son is almost 8 weeks and I gained so much weight back I am so mad at myself. I was within 20lbs of my goal weight before I got pregnant and bam! I'm…

Thanks! I saw a lactation expert every day for a week. They were great in helping me get my milk supply up, but since they had given him a bottle so often, he refused to latch on the one side. We're doing good now though. I am pumping exclusively about 28-36oz a day and he's being fed almost all mommy milk! At this point…

He's 7 weeks. Definitely painful. my c-section went badly so I couldn't nurse him for 18 hours after birth so they had given him a bottle and he wouldn't latch. Once we got past that, we discovered that along with milk supply problems, I was inverted so he can't latch and I am doomed to pump only for as long as I decide to…

All right I'm in! Lets do this!

Just what I needed after a long night with the baby! Thanks for a great kickstart to a new day!

That stinks but I am so sympathetic. I'm feeding my son "mommy milk" but i can't actually nurse so he's up every 2.5-3 hours and after I feed him I have to pump my "mommy milk" for 20 minutes so by the time I actually get back in bed, I only have about 1 hour to sleep. The multivitamins really help, but I find that getting…

You can do it! I try to post every day on something for 2 reasons. It helps remind me that I'm not the only one struggling with this on an everyday basis and aslo because if I'm typing, I'm not stuffing my face lol! Those recipe sites look absolutely amazing! I am so there!

Thanks! I never thought to enter it under food. It was really weird to see negastive calories and fat and stuff in my food area. Kinda awesome though.

So you're feeling better then? I hope so! Its really hard to focus on weight oss and healthy eating habits when i'm tired. I care less about what I eat and I tend to snack all day on junk and sugar.

This IS my favorite website for motivation lol! Try not to schedule workouts too far in advance. It makes it too easy to say "well, I planned on going tomorrow so it's okay if I skip today" I make my meal plan out for the month on a big wall dry erase board and make my shopping lists for each week so I can only add odd and…

Try a prenatal vitamin and ferrous sulfate (iron) you'll start feeling better in a few days! That's what they had me do and so far so good!

Hi all! This seems like a great topic for me too. I have a six week old and had just lost 60lbs when we found out we were pregnant and of course, it all came back since I had complications and couldn't work out and then got in trouble for watching my calories closely. Well, not all of it came back but I want to lose the…

Hey everyone. I just finished my workout and a delicious dinner. I pulled queen of the elliptical and kicked my hubby off. :laugh: Carrie- Glad to hear you'll be back on with us more often. You really were missed. jrbowers- 5k race. WOW!! My brother in law is a personal trainer and he does all of that stuff. I think he's…

Hey everyone!! I hope we are all having a great monday!! My weigh in did not go as planned:grumble: but I've lost 13 inches total since last month! I can handle that! I actually gained 2 pounds last week, but again, it's really hard to feel bad with the whole inches thing carrie- Glad you're still reading even if you can't…

Hello everyone!! I am bustinh hiney the last day before weigh in!:laugh: Looks like while I didn't lose much this week, I didn't gain and after the birthday and work stress, I say that's a victory. jrbowers- WHOOOOOOO!! Way to go girl. Drag those little chic jeans out and you better strut them!! Jenn- that's pretty…

:bigsmile: Hello everyone!! Sounds like everyone is really working hard this week! Chera235- If I could make a suggestion, you said you are working out. If it's morning have a really light breakfast before, and then a normalish breakfast after to hype your metabolism. If it's at night, try eating a banana after you work…

Hello everyone!! I hope you are all having a great day! Welcome to all of the new people! Every day I'm seeing more and more great people to talk to. carrie- You are one organized lady. I can't bear the extra dishes to pre cook everything:laugh: but I have customized some of the food at my work so that I am eating stuff…

Hi everyone!! It seems like it's been a busy couple of days for all of us. My Eris' b-day went great except family sort of invited themselves ( I don't care much for my siblings, but LOVE my neices and nephews) so I decided I wasn't making lasagna for everyone and we went with pizza. I had a salad and was doing really well…

Good Monday everyone!! Holy moly!! I don't post for a couple of days and there are so many new faces!! Welcome to everyone!! This a great thread with wonderful people and we are always happy to have more. Kayt and jbsweet and mandi- thank goodness for you guys! Giving everyone a proper welcome. You are all a great…

Hey everyone!! I definitely enjoyed my day off. embr- Snow shoveling is great huh? I hope your arms feel better. Carrie- Way to go on the weight loss!! The way your going, you'll just be hoppin on here to motivate us!! You'll be at your goal weight in no time!:flowerforyou: pattitricia- Sounds like your challenge is going…

high today- warmer out and got in exercise lows- husband and daughter are going up north tomorrow and I usually junk eat when they're gone. A little anxious about that.

Hey everyone!! Sounds like we are all having a great day!! I didn't work out yet today, but I think I'm gonna skip a day. I am just pooped!! LOL! The only downside to that is it's become part of my routine! I know I'll miss it. Goofy right? I hope everyone has a good day tomorrow and I'll see you all then!!

Hi! I hope everyone is having a great day!! highs- stayed within my calories and discovered my new favorite snack! slimfast double dutch chocolate snack bar and a tblspoon of reduced fat peanut butter!! I was craving a reese and that so hit the spot!! Lows- I was super busy at work and only had a special k protein shake to…

Embre, gummibaehr and christina and mxburke- Welcome to our happy little family!! These ladies are all great, and we try to always be honest and supportive with each other which is really what has kept me on this thread. jrbowers- Sorry to hear about your back!! When it rains it pours right? Don't give up. Giving up would…

Hey everyone! Having an okay day highs- we finished our mortgage refinance (finally) and I have done a really good job this week of tracking my husbands and my own food so that we are in this together. lows- We weighed in yesterday and he is down 2 pounds and I am down..................0.4. :sad: I am taking it easy on…

Hey everyone- Happy monday!! (?) jbsweet- I hear you on the time hortons. I swear my car pulls itself in there. What? I can have a donut and a coffee for less than 2 bucks?! Why yes! I would like one! And then my butt and thighs remind me about why that was a bad idea. lol Have fun at kickboxing. All of our new folks!!…