kpmomof8

Hi! It's good to see you over here. The thing that helps me is to take this one day at a time. When I think about how much weight I want to lose, I feel overwhelmed, so I tell myself each day, "You can do this today. Don't worry about the rest of your life." Sounds stupid, maybe, but it works for me.

I'm using my elliptical and doing pilates. I have the 30 day shred and should do that again... okay, admittedly, I only ever got to day 20 before giving up. Maybe I should make that my goal for February ~ to get through the dang thing! :)

I have "twin skin" ~ this stretched-out mess of skin that came from having my twins ~ and separated abdominal muscles that will never go back to normal. Surgery is my only option for fixing that, but unfortunately, I have a connective tissue disorder that causes me to overproduce scar tissue, so I can't do a tummy tuck.…

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a lovely holiday with their family. ~Kate

Thanks, Michelle. You don't sound stalkerish. Thanks for caring about what's going on with Joshua & Bethany. That's really nice of you. :) I had to start exercising ~ I need the stress relief. Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people don't kill their husbands; they just don't! (a line from…

Nichole ~ I just wanted to tell you I totally understand that depression caused by a post-c-section stomach. I have had 3 c-sections and have a huge separation of my abdominal muscles. My doctor has said only a tummy tuck will repair the separation, but I don't have the $$ or time right now to do it. As such, I am trying…

Hi everyone ~ I am kpmomof9 at MWOP. I actually have 8 kids now, not 9, which is why I'm kpmomof8 here. I began MFP on 11/23/12 (so... what... 2.5 weeks ago). I am finding that keeping track of what I eat makes a huge difference for me. My goal is to lose 30 pounds. I have 24 pounds to go. I spent just under 6 months in a…