Maerwhyn Member

Thanks for all the input! I knew about the 300 calorie difference, but didn't know that it doesn't really kick in until second trimester. This'll be my third pregnancy, and I felt starving from nearly day one with both of the others. So I don't have to up the calories yet, but I should go to maintenance mode (approx. 2000…

I believe intimacy is much more important than sex. People can pay to have mind-blowing sex and not know the other person's name. Intimacy is different. It can (and when married, should) include sex, but if you haven't developed the relationship through talking together, playing together, working together, and loving and…

I know plain yogurt has a tart flavor, but it shouldn't all-out sour like Nancy's was. I'll have to try out the Fage brand, I guess. I don't really like greek yogurt that much; don't want to have to chew my yogurt.

Well Stevia would be fine because it's not sugar, and it's easy to open a packet and dump it in. I just didn't want to go to the extra time of mashing a banana. I've got three littles running around, so I don't have a lot of time for my breakfast.

Oh my. You're amazing! You looked beautiful before and after, but I bet you feel a lot better now. You should be proud of yourself!

There's some cute stuff on there, but unfortunately most of the stuff is either sleeveless or too short. I had the same problem with maternity dresses. If it went all the way to the knee or below, it was sleeveless. If it had sleeves, it went halfway up my thigh (I have long legs). :P I hate clothes shopping.

Sounds like an awesome store, but I've never even heard of it, so I doubt it's here in Utah. We just barely got a couple of Trader Joe's in the last few years, and they're still nearly a half hour drive away. My lifesaver is Winco, which is a warehouse style grocery store in Utah and Idaho. They're relatively new, and I…

So according to that article, my problem isn't really the cost of food, it's that I have unrealistic expectations. I'm already doing everything that article says you need to do in order to eat cheaply, it's just not realistic to expect to feed all of us on $100 a week. Bleh. I guess I need to reevaluate my budget. Though…

So here's a follow-up question. Do I just have an unrealistic expectation of what my budget should be? I have a family of 5 (baby's still nursing though, so I'm feeding 4) and I'm budgeting about $100 per week for food. I always feel like I'm running out of money at the end of the month. I usually shop at Costco and Winco.

We only eat out about once a month, which is helpful. I like to cook, so that also makes it easier to eat good food. My morning challenge is mostly that I'm not a morning person, and it takes a long time for me to wake up. So while I'd rather eat cooked food for breakfast, the thought of having to cook something…

I totally agree with this. Any culture you encounter will tell you how you "should" look, but ignore it. You decide what makes you healthy and happy, and go with it. It's YOUR body, so do what makes YOU happy.

Oh darn, now I have to bake something. So many new recipes to try! :D I wish there was a Trader Joe's near me. I've heard good stuff about that store, but unfortunately I live on the west side of Salt Lake valley, and all of the health food stores are on the east side. West side is generally considered the ghetto area of…

Hello! Anybody here ride horses? I'd love to chat about fitness and riding!

I'm glad there wasn't anything really serious wrong, besides lack of sleep. That makes everything worse. I don't know if you're a reader, but the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth is awesome. His writing is kind of a jumbled mess, but the information is so good it's worth slogging through it.…