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Sorry, I'm basically just dropping by right now. I'm gonna be weighing in tomorrow. I hope everyone is having a good week. I'm definitely not. I'm sick and just trying to get through the week. :( I will see you all tomorrow.

Wow, everyone seems to be having a not so good week. :( I hope that starts to improve! Dexter - Great job on the workouts! :) And sorry for the bad news (sorry, my brain is failing at remembering anything tonight) Emily - I think it's okay to get a dog before having a baby. As long as you've got a way to socialize the pup…

Length of time on the board means how long have you been posting to this group. You are new, so it's not particularly relevant. And SO means significant other, so yes, it did mean with partner or husband. As for your query - from what I understand, for the majority of women, whatever exercise you normally do is fine, even…

Okay, so I read up. Kah - glad that WW is doing it for you! That is always encouraging. Pam - I like your food idea! I recently found this really great recipe website through stumbleupon (which is seriously addicting!!) and I've been itching to try like 57 different recipes! I like this idea. I think I'm going to try beets…

Um... hi everyone. Mind if I jump back in? I sort of leapt off the wagon there for a couple of weeks. :ohwell: I got way overstressed at work and home, and then I gained 1.5 lbs (putting me back behind 2 weeks.) So basically, I went off the deep end. I didn't track anything, or even log in for like an entire week. It was…

Jalara: GO TO THE GYM!! ;) I can't wait for Once Upon A Time either. Do you know when it starts?? Fall makes me into a tv hog too! Different shows though... I watch Glee and Fringe and Doctor Who and Raising Hope... and I saw New Girl last night and that show is flipping hilarious. I also want to see Terra Nova really bad.…

Hi everyone... I have been crazy busy this week (and it's only Tuesday. Ugh. I need a vacation). So that's why I wasn't around yesterday. I read everyone's posts but my brain is fried right now, so I will have to pick back through later. Congratulations to Smores and Alisa though! :) Oh, Emily - I have heard the netipot is…

Pantera/imarunner: My vitamins are from the brand vitafusion. I got them at a Target but I've seen them basically everywhere. Whoever it was that was talking about the expense of gummy prenatals, honestly, mine were only 2 dollars more than the name brand prenatals with the same number of doses... I know the brand isn't an…

Pantera: I have had that happen before. I never really thought much about it though, because my body is just weird. I have never seen a doc about it... but I hate doctors, so you probably shouldn't listen to me on that end. lol. 9Honey: :( I'm so sorry. Lots of hugs and prayers to you. AFM: I weighed in today and I am down…

My prenatals definitely say to take with food and nothing specific about dairy. I haven't ever taken them with food though, because they are gummies and I think that would taste weird. (I suck at swallowing big pills and every pill vitamin I've ever tried to take is HUGE). They've never given me any problems with nausea…

Kah: Welcome back. No fun dealing with heavy stuff on your vacation, but it's good you worked through it. :) And psychobabble is a-okay with me... I majored in psychology and am going to be working on grad school in that vein here pretty soon. Obviously I can't speak for anyone else though. :) And it's a very good point. I…

This week, I noticed that I can't wear Large shirts anymore because they're too big. Yay! :)

I don't even have kids and I color in coloring books. I think it's relaxing. :)

Hello to all the new people. For the few that are not currently TTC - I am right there with you and everyone has been very welcoming for me, so don't worry. I am also trying to get healthy before we TTC. Well....... basically. I would love to start right away, but my husband is fairly insistent that we get healthy first.…

Happy Monday everyone. Kim: Yay!! Congratulations. Welcome to all the newbies. Sorry... i forgot to take notes and the only specific name I remember is Beth because um... well, that one is hard to forget. lol. :) AFM: Goals last week went well except I couldn't make a doctor's appointment because apparently my insurance is…

Jalara: I wish I could give you advice, but I don't know a single thing about that. All I can say is that I will send prayers your way for peace while you make all of those decisions. And like everyone else said - don't get caught up in guilt. It's not like you could do anything more than what you already do/have done to…

Luki: I am VERY short. I'm 4 foot 9. I picked my weight by trying to figure out what 22 in BMI would be. I think I am going to ask my doc what a healthy weight would be for me, and then go from there. Since I have to make an appt any way. :)

Taldie: YAY! Congratulations! :) Alisa: That sounds fan-sticking-tastic. I hope you have a wonderful time :) Jalara: Well, I'm glad you are doing okay with everything... Fingers crossed for everything working out ASAP. Thinthought: Welcome. And fantastic goals. :) AFM: Last week's goals: Uh... not so much. Positives: I did…

Taldie: Yay yay yay! Sending lots of prayers your way. Kah: your advice for Pam made me laugh. I frequently beat our rugs when I'm frustrated. It really is great for getting out all of that frustration - plus, extra calorie burn. Jalara: I'm glad you had a good time on your vacation. I've never lived in a place that…

Thanks everyone for the advice. I think you are all right and it just kind of threw him for a loop. Mostly, my irritation was a matter of pride for me (as in, how could he think that I would be that kind of woman, and how would that be "entrapment" anyway). But I will talk with him more in a week or two. Karen - That is…

gboh: Ach! Good luck with your new exercise thing. Pantera: Oh jeez. It's really that bad?? I am terrified of dentists and I have to go get that exact same thing done in October. :( I'll be praying for you as well. taldie: :( sending hugs. kcurtis: sorry you have to do that. It's not fun. And thanks for the ideas. :) And…

Exercise enough to make up for it? Not saying that's an easy thing to do hungover, but... well, you gotta just make a decision.

I will catch up on everyone later tonight, but I promised to weigh in - I'm down a pound! Not quite what I wanted, but down is down.

Emily: Thank you! I definitely understand how you feel re: the opposite work schedules and feeling like a bad wife. My husband and I are in the same boat, and I hate it. But I'm sure you are a fantastic wife! I know you probably know that already, but I know for me that it helps when someone reminds me of that. :) I hope…

The reason most nutritionists recommend people close the kitchen, so to speak, at a certain hour is because people tend to choose high calorie and fat foods as a late night snack (think ice cream, buttery popcorn, chips, etc). If you are eating a healthier meal later, and still within your calorie intake for the day, is a…

Pantera, we are really considering it. The biggest reason that I don't want to is the health thing. I'm 4'9 and 178 lbs.... which apparently puts me in some horrific BMI category that makes me want to hide, roughly forever. Plus, I have been off hormonal BC for a year and my cycles have been ridiculously irregular (I'll go…

Pantera, I'm totally the same way... I am definitely a planner. My husband and I have been seriously considering throwing our plan to wait to TTC until next summer out of the window and it's making me incredibly anxious. But, since you guys are actually TTC, try not to stress too much... I know it's hard to live in the…

So sorry Karen. Alisa - So exciting that you're getting to the end of deployment! My cousin is deployed right now and his wife is a good friend of mine, and I can see how much it hurts to be so far apart and with so much worry. I'm happy you guys got a chance to talk it all out, too. It's always nice to finally get things…

Well I normally use the name cuppycake, but that seemed like a bad omen for a weight loss help site. Lol. So, I was thinking, okay, what is this site going to mean for me? And the first thing that popped into my head was turning over a new leaf, because I'm looking to lose weight, yes, but also to change my lifestyle. And…

I haven't really banned anything... because anytime I do that, I end up turning it into some kind of forbidden fruit thing and craving it all. the. time. But I try to avoid white foods (white bread, refined sugar - when possible, potatoes, white rice) because I honestly tend to to feel hungrier after I eat those foods. And…