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I count it if I do something like move all the furniture out and steam clean the carpet. I am currently stripping wallpaper so sometimes i give myself a little but of cleaning cals on that one. When I first started, I did log my cleaning calories from everything from vacuuming to dusting (we have 12 foot ceilings and i…

I ate about 800 calories a day for about 10 months. During that time I worked out 4-5 days a week for no less than an hour but usually 2 hours at a time. I lost 8 pounds in the first month. I lost 0 pounds after that. Not a single one. And as soon as I stopped that I gained the 8 back plus more because I didn't have any…

Have you talked to your dr? Have you had bloodwork run? I am of the opinion that thyroid screening should be a regular test for all women. I would suggest if you truly are being very strict with your diet and exercise and seeing no results that perhaps it's time to speak to your dr about what could be preventing loss.

I went from a size 18 to a size 10, 204 to 164lbs. But more than that I couldn't jump when i started it last summer. I couldn't run. Now I have no problem jumping and doing the moves and I just ran my first 5K with minimal training.

I think SAHMs feel judged or looked down on by comments like "wasting my degree" and "stuck at home" and having it put out there that working mothers work twice as hard because they do all the things a SAHM does plus their work at the office (which if analyzed properly simply isn't factual.) They feel looked down on when…

Yes, but by your own admition, you and your daughter aren't home during the day messing the house. If you can't see that this would result in more mess....well....then you are putting on some serious blinders. And really, what mess does a 6 month old make? None. Of course your house was clean then. You could put the baby…

A little perspective. You don't do ALL the things a SAHM mom does. She makes 3 meals in her kitchen, so she'll have 3 times the dishes of someone who just does dinner or a third more than someone who eats one meal outside of the home most days. She has children inside the home trashing the joint and cleans up after them,…

I don't keep snacks in the house. My weakness is ice cream and if it were there I'd eat it without control, though since I've used MFP and been able to see exactly what my food looks like broken down into calories, sugar, protein etc. it's easier to keep it in check. If it's not there you won't eat it. You could keep some…