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If I am subtracting 100 or so from my count to cover what I burned anyway if I hadn't gone to the gym I do. But if I'm not backing out any double count calories then I switch off my HRM when I am done and not when my HR is back to normal. I figure that skipping counting those helps offset accounting for what's already in…

I feel ya! Paying rent kills me! 90% of my one of 2 paychecks goes just to rent! The other one goes to everything else. It's always in my account for less than a day. SAHM is out of the question here, though i am "lucky" (I often use the term loosely as it's sort of a massive pain in the *kitten*!) to work from home.

You'd be surprised! We made it over a year in 350 sq feet with 2 adults, a dog, and a baby before financially we could move somewhere larger! Depending on how crowded the 5 of you already are though! :)

I gained about 8 lbs i the 6 weeks after my back surgery - so that was right about the same time as you now. Granted I didn't eat all that great and I was super inactive (other than moving), but I hadn't gained anything but maybe 3 lbs before 18 weeks either so it was rough to see that big jump! I'm up 20 currently. It's…

I had donuts for breakfast. And I enjoyed them greatly! I probably blew between 600 and 900 calories out of my 1800, but I also swam 1 1/4 mile this morning so i figure that sort of evens out the donuts. Personally I want to lose weight (well, not right now. I just don't want to crazy gain right now) but I'm not in this to…

You might likely see a significant drop within the first week. It might be 5-7 lbs if you are larger. It might be 1-2 if you are smaller. This is great, but the following week or two you might stall or even see a gain back of some of this weight. That's because your water weight might change drastically to start not to…

one thing to keep in mind about exercise mats is that often they are somewhat stretchy. they don't work well for yoga or push ups or things like that because they are made for cushioning and not things that require pushing in opposite directions at the same time or they move. Yoga and exercise mats are not really…

I wore mine earlier this time just since i already had them. I didn't wear any until 30 weeks last time because I was broke. I just only zipped my jeans and used a rubber band. Finally my MIL sent me pants because my hubby leaked that I was still in my jeans! Plus she was taking us on vacation the next week and thought I…

Great chicken recipe. Slice breasts to strips. Coat with honey / apricot jam mixture (I used pear. red would probably work too. Grape would be nasty!). Recipe said 1/2 C honey & 2 T jam. I think I used a little less honey and used 1.5 lbs chicken. Cover in panko break crumbs. Bake 350 until brown / done. 40 mins? I baked…

HYDRATION! I used to get charlie horses a couple times a month and staying hydrated helps a lot. Also, make sure you stretch properly and cool down even when "just" walking. Stand on a step and let your heels sink down - do this 4 or 5 times on each leg for :30.

I didn't even know I was pregnant until like 7 weeks. (Wasn't trying or not trying, so wasn't paying attention.) I was doing P90x doubles at the time and only thought maybe I was preg because I suddenly got so tired doing it around what turned out to be 6 or 7 weeks. 5 weeks in I was still going strong with no symptoms.…

Why not do something like keep your toothbrush put away - bet you don't forget that every day! And if it sits on top of the pill bottle, you won't forget those either. Or, is there somewhere else you can keep it than the medicine cabinet or wherever? Like - somewhere in the kitchen or laundry room that you open every day?…

My hips were killing me the first few months but they eased up. Sleeping with a pillow under a leg helped a lot on the hips part. There are a lot of things you can do for scoliosis, though the best is usually core strength... something hard to keep up during pregnancy, but you should still try. I was doing ab exercises up…

LOL you are so right! I was cringing even before reading your aside! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I remember my last having hiccups. I think this one has started - it feels like a pulse almost.

I get headaches often anyway but I got a lot early on. Usually just a dull pain pretty much constantly, but somewhat luckily my more migraine-type (mile migraines - I have had bad ones and those are awful!) are mainly light sensitive so turning off the lights and putting a sleep mask on for the rest of the light did the…

Mine was on vacation with my first. I was really annoyed though because I was in his office less than a week earlier. He knew I was due the next week (I delivered the day before my DD) and that he was going to be out of town and there was no mention of it. I learned in the hospital when the other Dr in the practice (whom i…

Yeah. on and off. About 2 months ago I woke up and made myself a sandwich at like 2am. Hubby was at a friends so I called to see when he thought he would be home (you know, the it's 2am, checking that you're not dead call...) and he was like - why are you up? And I said "oh, I'm just eating a sandwich"... I always get…

I often don't log things like ketchup or burger toppings (lettuce, tom, onion) etc. But I do keep them in mind and if I have had a bunch I just quick cal in somewhere between 25 and 100 cals to cover it. There are some days or strips of time where i am being SUPER diligent (like on a plateau) where i log EVERYTHING but as…

I haven't read everyone's responses but - I'd say - just talk to her about your weight. Maybe it would be a slightly uncomfortable converstation (It shouldn't be - think of the things you talk about with your DR! :laugh: :laugh: nothing should be uncomfortable!) but it can give you an idea. If she is great don't write her…

People lose from different places - how does your face look? How are your boobs? :laugh: I lose on my face and my forearms first. A lot of gals lose in their boobs right off. My hips are always the LAST thing to go. I would get frustrated just going off measuring them. There are probably inches changing, but from where is…

I managed my first when we lived in an RV. His "closet" was the cabinet where a TV would have gone. We put up a hanging rod and I hung everything that would hang. The hangers clothes came on (or snag some from the store itself) are helpful - the ones that can hang pants with the shirt. Then I put a 3 drawer plastic…

Haha. I have no recollection of "meeting" my son. I remember them pulling him out in the OR and that he was nasty looking and thinking I was glad they weren't going to bring him near me right away. I imagine several hours later they did bring him to me... since it's three years later and he's still here! :laugh: :laugh: I…

Moving burns TONS of calories!! I wasn't even lifting anything over 20 lbs at the time and I was burning like 500-700 calories a day in the moving stuff doing several hours a day. I burned over 1000 on two days as well! Of course, though I could not carry heavy loads that meant I took TONS of small trips back and forth…

Exercise challenge!: Mon - 50 mins elliptical (300 cals) Tue - 50 mins / 2 miles + lap swimming (450 cals) Wed - 45 mins spin class (350 cals) Thurs - 45 mins elliptical (350 cals) Sat - 40 mins spin class (450 cals) / 45 mins gardening (140 cals (on top of normal burn in that time) / 120 mins running errands (204 extra…

I haven't tried other things but I have been on MFP for 3 years! I haven't logged consistently for that whole time, there were probably 4-5 months off in the middles somewhere (and of course I gained almost 10 lbs!) and days here and there, but pretty much I have logged for almost 3 years! I haven't gained anything though…

I can relate on the water weight! Hubby decided Sat that we were going out to eat (I hate when he springs it on me, I would have skipped the ice cream earlier that day if I'd known and had tons of calories left over for dinner!) and we ended up going to IHOP because the boy said he wanted pancakes. Whenever we eat out or…

Julie - I am so sorry to hear that! I don't really have any advise or anything never having been through anything that close / personal like a sibling - I would just say, do for sure take care of that baby, but don't be so overly cautious about it that you don't properly grieve. That's important to getting through this.

Welcome! I'm in TN due with a boy on June 12th. - It's my 2nd though and I am old :) :laugh:

congrats Sheri!