magicmama

::raising hand:: Mine are now 14 and 10, so we have transitioned to a different stage, but I did all of those except homebirth.

Hey, this describes me! :) Well, I'm a dog person, not a cat person, and my teaching is homeschooling my urchins rather than an entire classroom, but I'm really close to getting all of them!

WOW!! I use a few of those, but I had no idea that I was missing out on so many! A thousand thank yous for compiling this list!

Mostly water + the juice from half a lime, but sometimes when I want the fizzy I drink club soda + lime instead.

Banana with peanut butter or Oatmeal with cinnamon or Smoothie with whatever fruit is on hand + almond milk + protein powder

The Shiners. "We give grime the black eye." LOL.

.5 cup blueberries with 1 Babybel light cheese English muffin with 1 wedge Laughing Cow light swiss .5 cup Trader Joe's HIgh FIber O's with .25 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 apple (usually Gala or Honeycrisp) with 1 T peanut butter 1 banana with 1 T peanut butter 100 calorie Wholly Guacamole pack with rice cake

You are AMAZING! GO YOU!!

Totally agree with this. Going, going, going ... scale is moving, but the clothing isn't changing ... then *poof* nothing fits, and I'm giving away all of the jeans and slacks that won't stay up no matter what. I lost in my hips and thighs first. And boobs. My belly seems to like it where it is, and it hasn't moved much at…

I only log it if the purpose is for exercise. If I'm doing something active for another purpose, I just consider it a bonus.

You can if they are small. I think that coolers aren't allowed though. We brought granola bars and almonds (those get carried everywhere with us, so it never occurred to me that they might not be allowed!), and we had no trouble getting through security with the backpack. OH YEAH. Take a backpack, not a purse, if you can.…

There are carts that sell healthier options, like fruits, juices, water .... You don't have to go to a full restaurant unless you want to have that as part of the experience. The restaurant menus don't have calorie counts listed, so just check the menu before you go. Also, I would bring small, non-perishable snacks, like…

Trader Joe's High Fiber O's Quaker Oatmeal Squares Trader Joe's Bran Flakes Cinnamon Burst Cheerios Cinnamon Puffins

Agreed! These are great until you get to the point where you can do the regular jumping jacks. I think they're called low-impact jumping jacks or something like that.

Blueberries!

GREAT JOB! You look fantastic!

I love the Leslie Sansone DVDs. I do the 4-mile walk every morning, and I do the 2-mile walk if I have time later in the day. For me, it's even better than the treadmill. And FWIW, I was always skeptical whether it was actually that number of miles, and according to the Cardio Trainer app on my phone, it is. As long as you…

Suzie's quinoa/flax cakes ~ similar to rice cakes, but thin like crackers. 16 calories per cake. I spread them with hummus, guacamole, salsa ... all sorts of good stuff that just needs a vehicle to get from the dish to my tummy. :)

I used to drive between Maryland and west Tennessee every two weeks. Drink lots and lots of water. Add some lime juice or a bit of ginger to the water to give it some zing. Peel and slice some cucumbers every morning for that day's travel. When you eat meals, make sure that you STOP and eat. You get better variety that way…