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I haven't read everyone's responses so sorry if I repeat. I would take him for a walk instead of the night time nap. If he falls asleep in the stroller bonus. Or look up Ergo carriers or Beco carriers and get one of those, then you add his body weight to you. ETA-I nursed my son Maddox until he was 18 mos, and am still…

I use a cervical cap called a femcap. Its really easy to use, none hormonal, and doesn't bug my hubby too much. I don't use the hormones do to having 2 hormone related breast tumors already, one that was huge. I have had surgery on both breasts and am only 27. Anyways when I did use them I was a wee bit like a raving…

awesome job!!

Did you make it all the way through? i JUST did it and didn't make it through..i feel lame

Make sure your excercise shoes are doing what they are supposed to! You might need a different pair, or some inserts. If you go to a running store (like Playmakers) they can help you get a great pair

For some people it is okay to continue to lose FAT while preggo, but it depends on multiple factors. If you have decent insurance just ask your OB for a referral to a nutritionist. They can help you maximize what you eat for pregnancy to keep baby and you both healthy. You only need about 300 extra calories for baby, not…

I need suggestions of what I can replace my diet pepsi addiction with....Its a BIG addiction. and i need step by step instructions how to do it LOL. I am helpless. I drink a bunch of water already 4 16 oz bottles a day sooo aside from more water, what is a great replacement? should i quit cold turkey?

I have no experience with your child's condition but applaud you for being healthy and keeping him healthy. the first thing that comes to mind is making *batches* and then freezing individual portions for him. Like the spagetti exampl, you could make a batch of meatballs and then freeze them individually so that when you…

a lot of the recipes for resturant faves are available online. tonight i made pf chang garlic noodles. but we ate taht and a salad. instead of going and getting lettuce wraps, rice, honey chicken, and garlic noodles. so we still had a taste of the good with our healthy.

what is a healthy way to decide your goal weight? I would love to be SKINNY but i don't know if its realistic or healthy I am currently 5'7" and 166lbs which is *overweight* and would love to be 136. reasonable or not?

I don't want to fail but tonight we are going out to eat. Probably chinese. what can I order that is healthy?? I am not counting calories yet, just working on *healthy* throughout the day. the stress of counting calories was quite a bit so that is next months baby step...anyways...what should i get??

thanks guys!! I am getting it!! its a $500 machine but she doesn't use it so i get to snag it for $100. I love a good deal. I think i'm going to put it in the room that i run my daycare out of, so when they have free play i can hope on it!!

GOOD LUCK:flowerforyou:

breastfeeding is tricky. at 10 weeks your supply may not be totally stable. if you are maxed out I would make a giant salad and use a teeny bit of dressing. also the high protein snacks like nuts are great for him through nursing so if you get a big bag portion them out and then grab one each afternoon when you nurse and a…

well i eat relatively healthy except for fast food/processed snack foods. so i am thinking that by cutting those and adding water it should do the trick. As far as exercise i am horribly out of shape, but i bought the 30 day shred, cardio max, and some yoga dvds, and an elliptical. so i am thinking a mix of those, and then…

ok. here it is. my *reasonable and obtainable goals*:laugh: at least i certainly hope so I would like to lose 4lbs a month january goals NO fast food. drink 64 oz of water exercise 4x a week february goals NO fast food drink 64 oz of water exercise 4x a week cut to one 12 oz can of diet pepsi/day (currently drink ohhhh a…

But I guess i will introduce myself. My name is Jess and I am a 27 year old mother of 2 kids. I stay at home and have a daycare in my home, and i do taxes part time. I really really really want to lose weight. I am under the care of a doctor since my best initial efforts didn't work. I am 166 and want to be 136. I know…

can some of you veterans share sucessful goal setting techniques?? I always start with great ideas and it never really works

on of my girlfriends has one i can buy for $100....should i do it? Its a mid grade one...

thanks ladies! I love this site.

here are my bad habits, i want to quit them all but quitting all at once does NOT work for me. fast food (especially after taking the kids to school when i can eat in PEACE) diet pop coffee candy going out to eat soooo which do i quit? how do i do it??

thanks ladies!!! that was just what i needed!! and i do have more energy

I am eating and logging my calories, eating my exercise calories...exercising slowly but surely. but i'm not losing weight. its only been 2 weeks but I was hoping for a big drop to motivate me.. I am currently 5' 7 and 158lbs and aant to get to 130. MFP gives me 1400 calories/day

my husband is 43 and i am 27, I had a daughter when i met him (she was 6 weeks old and only knows him as dad) and we had our boy child together last year. We get along great and I don't even think about the age thing. except when i saw our marriage announcement in the paper....24 and 40 looked a wee bit odd but whatever

so today i started to exercise...which i haven't done in about 3 years.... I did 2x20 wall pushups 2x10 leg lifts 4 different ways 25 jumping jacks 20 crunches when i write it down it doesn't seem like a bunch but my body is feeling it a bit.

I'm not a teacher but what about some guided visualization/meditation with journaling. eyes closed lights off out of desks (like sitting on the floor)?

I should add, so as not to encourage others, that my doctor only recommended i do it once for 48 hours. not consistantly, or routinely, but as a *natural* thing to try 1st

yup and i'm making it!!! so far LOL I have had 2 kids and breastfed for 18mos and had to take a harsh steroid (prednisone) for a year so she said that i need to help my body reset so far today i have had juice water chicken broth pineapple and i don't even feel that hungry, but i have had a LOT of water

Will fasting help to *reset* my metabolism? my doctor recommended it, I can have clear fluids and fresh fruit if i get woozy, she said to do that for 2 days and then start eating my appropriate calories and that it would work as a jump start. what do you guys think??

thanks ladies, i took the plunge and bought some biggest loser videos and 2 kids yoga videos, I told my hubby is was cheaper than me staying chubby