Carb Counters - Thurs. Chat - June 10th

Good Morning :)

I have been taking total advantage of the few days we had of sunny weather. Enjoying my walks and sparking up the grill, but today the rain decided to return.
I'm hoping my body is giving up these pounds it was being stubborn with. WI yesterday was grand, I lost 2.5 lbs this week. I hope that keeps up because that stall just about threw me off. I have to learn not to be so dependent on those numbers.
Welp off to work, I hope you all enjoy your day.. The weekend is almost here :cheer:

Good morning Trazzie: Congrats on the 2.5! :cp: I wish!

Brenda: You got me thinking yesterday when we were talking about being tired and that you were going to get some other vitamins......I checked out my numbers in Fitday this morning and every day since I started taking the One A Day Carb Smart vitamin my iron level has only been at 15% of my daily requirement! If I take a regular Multi Vitamin it is at 100%. Maybe this could be the issue. I have been taking them now for a few weeks so that would make sense. I think they figure that if you are watching your carbs you must be eating a side of a cow each day and you wouldn't need the iron. I only eat red meat about 1-2 times a week! Well I for one am off to the store tonight to get my regular multi vitamins. We will see if this makes a difference.

Well the scale still isn't moving for me but that is ok......I will just keep on keepin on. I haven't been exercising this week because I am just too pooped to do it! I will try and get my walks in this weekend when I can do them in the morning. I would really like to NOT GAIN this weekend so I am going to put a real concious effort into what I am doing. I am going to a friends house at the beach on Saturday with the girls and I am going to bring my Thin Ice with me. She is on South Beach so I think there should be ok snacks there. I am going to ask her what I can bring and I will bring something legal just in case!

Off to start work.

Hi Trazzie-congrats on the 2.5 pounds. You must have a scale like my mom that weighs those 1/2 pounds. Mine only weighs the whole pounds. Sometimes that could be a bad thing :lol: If you're just getting rain today that storm system we had must finally have hit you. MAN that was a doozy.

Jina-- I used to know quite a few baseball players names. Then they all traded or retired and boom. I don't know hardly anyone. :lol:

Well, I went to the store yesterday. Didn't buy any clothes and didn't buy any sump pump. DH was crabby so he decided we didn't need one after all. MEN!! I also didn't get a new cell phone. ARGH! I'm slowly getting out of this funk. Which is a good thing. I'm looking forward to being happy again! Hopefully this weekend is nice so I can get my firepit cleaned up. I skipped out on the GS Leader dinner last night. Just wasn't in the mood. I need to get my fluffybutt in gear and get the end of year financial reports done. One is the other is being a pain in my butt. You'd think transferring numbers from checkbook register to form wouldn't screw them up, but they are!!! :lol: So if the cable dude doesn't come after work I'm going to get a new cell phone (hopefully) and then come home and work on that.

Good Morning girls (Here's my book) –

Let’s see if I can semi-catch up.

Brenda – How’s the basement? Hope things are drying up for you. I know what you mean about the stall. I have been the same weight now for 4 weeks. I did begin to increase my exercising last week. So now even though the scale isn’t showing a loss, I can tell my clothes are getting loser again. For Pete’s sake go get some new shorts ;) ! You are right about doing this for US. I think we all lose sight of that!

Jane – Ditto what I said to Brenda. I’m getting a bit discouraged at the weight not coming off for the last 4 weeks, but I’m glad it has motivated me to get off my butt! I think instead of jumping on the scale I’m going to pull out the measuring tape, since I’m noticing the clothes being looser. As far a the decorating ideas go…I’m the last one to ask…I’m trying to decorate a little around my house and I’m constantly asking my buddies for ideas!

Jina – I get those McDonald’s cravings too! I think it stems from being a fast food family before Atkins!! We are still considering FL move, but are wavering now that we are back in our home and making changes/improvements here. Not to mention the support system we have where we live. All my husband’s sisters and his dad live within a mile radius of us and as we look back, it has been a lifesaver. I’m not sure how we accomplished anything before we moved here 6 years ago. But then again, it was just us and not 2 extra little people running around :) !

Rachel – Thank you so much for your inspirational thoughts! It certainly helped me to take a better look at me.

Laura – Know we know who to go to when we need our decorating tips. Boy are you in trouble now ;) Your baby sounds like a beautiful and well-behaved one! Again with the weight stall…I’m hating it too!!

Star – Thanks for the reminder that the stall is only temporary if we just hang in there. I’m on week 4 and I have to say it is getting rather frustrating. But I’m glad I’ve had it because it has caused me to go in search of recipes and try a variety of other dishes to bring my carbs into check! I’m going to have to stop procrastinating and post my recipe for chili soup! Those were some good decorating ideas…will you come to Ohio and do my house ;)

Lekker – Good luck with the writing…try to say cool!

Trazzie – Hang in there hun…I know it seems like the weight is coming off slow, but it’s coming off!!!! :)


Well, I’m in full training mode for my triathlon. I’m sending out my registration today for my july 4th 5K. I am loving this increased exercise because all my new clothes are getting big and my old clothes are practically falling off of me. The bummed thing is I have to stay away from the scales because the are showing me up…and I know that is just muscle. I’m having a hard time staying away from cheat foods and have a feeling it’s a combination of the increased activity and TOM approaching. Could also be stress! I’m really quite anxious about the swimming portion of the Triathlon. I usually go and swim with my children forever and never tire. Now, when I get in the pool to actually do training, it’s almost as if I’m having an anxiety attack! I’m thinking seriously about switching my triathlon entry to the dualthon (swim/bike/run vs. run/bike/run). I’m extremely comfortable with the biking and running. But I think the stress is just also due to the training schedule and, of course, me just taking on too much in general. We women are just gluttons for punishment aren’t we!

Ok, I should try and find some work to do today (even though I really don’t have any!) Talk to you later girls!

Good morning ladies
I have had the busiest beginning of the week and it is still busy, so stopping by to say HI and updating my food log. I will try to stop by this afternoon again. en tot the gym on Tues and did 10 MILES!!!! Yeah I feel so much better!

Have a great day!

LOve TG

Trazzie: Woo-hoo! Congrats on losing 2.5 pounds! :cb:

Jane: Your Saturday at the beach sounds fun -- enjoy! I wish I could find some Thin Ice around here.

Brenda: I am in desperate need of a new cell phone, too. Mine is actually rubberbanded together. My friends call it my "ghetto phone." It's a work phone, so I'm waiting on the all-OK to get a new one.

Lori: I understand about not wanting to move away from family and help. That would be hard. It was just DH and I that moved here. I was worried about not getting home much, but now that DH works for an airline, I go home to visit all the time. I am so impressed at your trialtholon and 5K training! How did you get started? Just doing a little bit of each activity and working your way up? I forget, you might have mentioned that before.

Well, last night was another bust in terms of eating! But, instead of looking at it negatively like I usually do, I did find some positives: At least I'm realizing I'm not eating healthy. At least it bothers me when I cheat. I had two chicken strips and some fries at the game. That would have been normal eating for me usually (or probably a lot more), and I wouldn't have even given a thought about it. I would still be getting bigger and bigger if I kept eating that way. Now, although I hit some stalls and gains and the weight loss is slow, at least my weight is generally headed down. Who knows where I'd be if I wasn't trying to do something about my weight!! At least I'm focused and eat right most of the time.

Well, I'd better get to work. Hope you all have a great day!

Take care,
Jina

Good Morning!

Brenda - go do something nice for yourself.

Trazzie - 2.5 Lbs! Great! I'm rolling in jealousy!

Lori - I wish I had the disipline to do a triathlon

Jina - I think knowing what you're doing wrong is half the battle. Unfortunately, then we got to do something to correct it. Kinda sucks!

TG - 10 miles? Sounds like you're ready to join Lori in the triathlon :lol: Congrats!

Jane - I wanna go to the beach! Okay, done throwing a tantrum.

Well, Ginger is back at work with me for the next few days. She has an infection which I supected that we'll be treating very aggressively, but they also spotted a sist or something inside her eye. We'll just monitor that through next week and see if there is any improvement and if it changes, then off to doggie optomologist (sp?). Have to take care of the fur kid.

We have a big service today so that'll take care of a couple of hours. Don't know how I will "Look Busy" the rest of the day. Have a good day!

Oh! Grr. :mad: :mad: :mad:

I just had a long reply and had personalized responses to everyone and *zap*, it's gone.


So, just know that I did reply personally, but ComputerMort took it away.


But now I must get back to work...

Later, Julie.

Jina - well it all started with running and a pushy aerobics instructor :) (Can you feel another book coming on? I can.) No seriously. I started exercising (09/03) before I started dieting (10/03). I have had the same aerobics instructor for the entire time and we have become friends. I started a running program in january in addition to my aerobics and my instructor shared some running advice with me. Along the way we learned that we would both be interested in a triathlon. Mind you, I was thinking 2005...not this year. But she came up and asked me about one locally and we just jumped right in! I haven't really biked all that much until we made the decision, but it is the easiest part! The running program I did was the same one that KarenW did and it is really simple. Take a look http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml . I really enjoyed it and the support on their boards for each and every step of the way!

Laura - I wish I had the discipline too! ;) The only thing I have going for me is I'm stubborn!! I'm determined to do the triathlon. Therefore I have to be determined to train, so I don't make a fool of myself! :rofl:

Julie, that is the most aggravating think...I had one like that last week and I was so angry I've taken to writing long posts in word processing software so I don't lose it!!

Lekker: Isn't that so madening! Check in later.

Morti: Sorry about the puppy. I had to take an old dog of mine once to an ophthalmologist. It was this vet center that just did animal eyes...I never knew they were so specialized.

Jina: Good attitude.....just keep trying, that is all we can do.

TG: You are busy lately aren't you? Check in later.

Lori: I can't imagine doing a triathalon. I am so proud of you. Isn't it cool when your clothes slide off! I have a lounging/sweatshirt type skirt that I will put on when I get home from work and lately when I walk around in it the damn think keeps falling down :o

Brenda: You need to go shopping girl! It can be the best (and the worse sometimes) therapy. Get thee to a mall!

Hey Kiddies!

Trazzie - 2.5 pounds! Way to go! I kindof miss those weeks. Now I'm grateful for half a pound a week. ;)

Jane - the iron will make a huge difference. If you were getting that little iron, then you were anemic. Anemic blood cells can't carry enough oxygen to keep you going and voila! you're exhausted.

Brenda - glad to hear things are getting better!

Lori - Glad I could be helpful. And if you want to fly me out to Ohio to decorate, I'll go ;)

TG - Yeah for 10 miles! :cb:

Jina - Oh the lessons we learn while trying to be a part of the 'real world'. Good attitude! Good list additions, too! ;)

Morti - hope Ginger gets better soon!

Poor Julie! I hate that!

I got out of work yesterday after a mere 11 hours. I was so excited! I had great plans of a long shower, some exercise, and then a lovely princess night. Well, we know better, don't we? One of my friends had a bit of a breakdown on Monday night after losing her job. So in a drunken state, in pajamas, she left her husband sleeping in bed, got in the truck and drove to her mother's house 30 minutes away. With no shoes on! At 3:30 in the morning!

Anyway, yesterday she decided she was ready to come home but she didn't want to drive. So she asked me if I would drive her DH out there so he could drive her home. I couldn't say no to that. So I got back in town around 8:30, went to the grocery store, made dinner (more experimental cooking). And finally went to bed around 11:30.

Is that the end? NO! It would seem that I'm not paying close enough attention to getting the right nutrients in the right amounts. I woke up every hour or so with leg cramps. Argh! DH went and got me a multi-vitamin and a couple calcium/magnesium pills. And one of the pills gets stuck in my throat. Not where it would make me choke, just where it really is uncomfortable. And I couldn't get the thing un-stuck! So now I'm tired and my throat hurts. See what happens when you don't pay attention? :p

Ok, experimental cooking: day 2. Have any of you ever had funeral potatoes? I don't know if they're a common thing or just something particular to the culture I grew up in. Anyway, they're the most wonderful, sinful things ever. I made them last night! With cauliflower, of course. OMG I am the happiest girl ever today! :T

I'll post it in the recipe section.

Jane - I hope your drapes are closed, think of what the neighbors will say! ;)

Star - I'm counting my pennies for the plane ticket! You ARE going to pay for all the decorating right? ;)

:rofl:

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just checked on-line to see how much Iron I should be getting a day and it says 18mg. I checked in Fitday to see just how much 15% came to.............. 3 mg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I checked back the last few weeks and on average I was only getting 3-5mg of iron a day! Holy Crap!

**** light dawning on Marble Head*****

Generally, there's a lot of iron in meat. Is fitday counting that?

Grrrrrrrrr.............it didn't count the beef I had yesterday........I am off to investigate!

funeral potatoes?

Okay, being a mortician I gotta ask since I have a visual of pounds and pounds of potatos in a casket or thrown into the retort to cremate! :lol:

What are they?

In the culture that I grew up in, the food one brings to a funeral is vastly important and should, ideally, be as decadant as possible. Funeral potatoes were always my favorite and I've missed them desperately. I posted the recipe over in the recipe section under side dishes.

Mmmm, Star, those look wonderful. My family does this casserole just about every time we get together. Might have to try it with Cauliflower....

Jane, about the Iron... there is also iron in a lot of vegetables. Especially if you're eating Spinach or the dark leafy stuff.

Today I am hungry. And, need food. Now. And, can't get any food. Having the breakfast of champions - Diet Coke - and the kind with caffeine. Need to find someone who will lend me $100 so I can go to Trader Joes to get my dd some Rice milk and other stuff. I have exhausted the pantry for her. Ain't life grand???

Dh started working today. The upside is that he will be working lots of overtime (I think). The downside is that now we have to find full-time daycare for our dd. I loathe having to put her in daycare at all... it just goes against everything I wanted for her. But, I have no choice right now.

I am back down to 272 this morning. That is back down to my original weight loss (13 pounds) from when I did induction back in September. I can't believe it has been that long ago. Then, found out I needed surgery, then the surgeon disappeared, then I had to find a new one.... what an ordeal. I am so glad my life is going to calm down soon. This has been easily the hardest year of my life.

Today is my grandpa's 90th birthday. We are having a HUGE family party for him on Saturday. I wouldn't go to a family gathering if it weren't for it being in his honor... but we'll go. Because we love him and he really likes Joey in spite of everything. The rest of my family has made it pointedly clear they do not approve of his actions... and they shouldn't... truly... but it is none of their D#$@! business.

I am at work, but not doing lots of work. Stress is hard to deal with when it gets to this level. I really wanted a cup of coffee and am just po'd that I can't buy one. Here I make all of the money and I can't even spend it for a friggin' cup of coffee because I'm trying to be as responsible as possible while living in a $1500 a month deficit.

Okay, I'm sorry if I am bringing you all down - didn't mean to post such a downer. Maybe I'll just delete it.

Thanks for letting me vent.

:grouphug: Lisa. You just go ahead and vent any ol' time you want to. We're all here for you. You're a strong strong lady to make it through such a year!

Jane: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ignore you this morning. We must have posted at the same time and I just clicked off to get ready for work. Thanks for the information on the vitamins. I've started taking the Atkins ones again. When I go back to the other I'll just buy an iron supplement I think.

Lori: You've got so much energy I'm envious!! I would love to start running. Not sure if my knees would enjoy it, but when I was younger (and skinny) I used to enjoy knowing I could run. I should talk my DD's into joining me for a walk/run and start building myself up. But if/when it gets unbearably hot in the summer I know I won't be running. I'll be lucky to get exercise in at all

TG: Try not to work too hard!!

Jina: You've got such a great outlook on things. I need to pay more attention to what you all are saying and apply it to myself!! Ignore the slip, you'll get back OP!

Laura: Sorry to hear about your fur kid. Hope all goes well and nothing serious is wrong.

Julie: Ever since they've switched the server I haven't had a problem (knock on wood) with losing my posts. I'll have to remember to right click, copy before hitting enter from now on though. Just to make sure I've got it "safe"

Star: You're a much more adventurous cooker than I am. I never know what to make. I've gotten addicted to boiled broccoli and cauliflower mixed. In fact, my DH and DD snitch the remainders so I never have leftovers. I'm going to have to check out your recipes. I tried the spaghetti squash. I was afraid to put spaghetti sauce on it so just put a little butter on it. It was ok but maybe needed to mix something else with it.

Well, the basement's still wet and more rain is to come. I'm not going to get a new cell phone today. I'll go tomorrow afte work. Or maybe when DH gets home from work. Then we can check out one of the grocery stores in the next town and see what type of carb-friendly foods they have. I also want to get a dehumidifier to get that basement drained. Before mold grows!!! I've been spraying Lysol. So it doesn't smell musty or moldy-and hopefully it kills the mold growing germs. :lol: I think I'm chicken of buying new clothes. That and I'm not used to buying myself stuff. I've got clothes from 3 yrs ago. Well, they don't fit anymore, but I hardly ever went out and bought myself stuff. All my new stuff is stuff DH bought me (birthdays, christmas, etc). I need to get a princess complex :cool:

Oops.
Lisa: Feel free to vent away!!! If you're stressed this is the best place to unload, because the people here are so sympathetic and they're great for support. After all you've been through, you're entitled to vent!! Keep your chin up!!

Leenie: (Just picking up the conversation from yesterday) You only said you wouldn't kick his shoes out from under your bed...not that he'd be there :lol:

Ok, after doing some investigating.....I AM MORE FRUSTRATED THAN EVER!

Fitday does not seem to be keeping track of my iron intake even if I enter the percentage. However, if a label gives me 1 mg of iron and Fitday wants a percentage I don't know what to enter. I would assume that 1 gram of anything is not a percentage of much :dunno:
The only thing I could find on-line was a list of foods rich in iron. I only eat a few items off the list seeing as I am not a veggie eater.

Ground beef = 3.9 per 3oz.
Chicken = 0.9 per 3 oz.
Tuna = 1 per 3 oz.
bagel = 1.5 and that is for a whole one and I only eat half!
broccoli = 1.1 per 1.5 cups

NOW WHAT? :hyper:

Am I to assume that my cottage cheese has none, the egg salad I had for lunch has none and whatever the heck I am going to have at dinner if it isn't liver and spinach has none?

HELP!

It does sound like we need an iron supplement. I'm not a math wiz so I can't tell you exactly the percentage of 1 mg. But I always thought 1 was pretty tiny

Lisa - As Brenda and Star have already said...Vent away! I certainly understand where you are coming from! My DH sold his business in October 2003 and since then things have gone entirely downhill for us, becuase we still owed so much more than what the sold the business for. We are slowly digging ourselves out of a hole, but it sucks. There are so many things I would like to get for the boys for the summer, but instead I'm taking their blue jeans with holes in the knees, cutting them off and hemming them for shorts. You know what...the kids don't know the difference and certainly don't mind. Don't worry about the day care either. Our children will always know how much we love them. I struggle with this every year when they are out of school for the summer. I hate the idea of them being at the sitter's all day. I'm mostly jealous that I can't be spending the day with them!!!

Brenda - Buy new clothes.

Star - Give us princess tips! I'm telling Brenda to buy new clothes, but I do the same thing. I wait until the very last minute to get anything appropriate to wear. And when I do, I obviously do it out of necessity rather than just for ME.

Lisa: I wish I had a million dollars and could give you some :) Please stay strong. And vent anytime! That's what we are for.

Brenda: No worry...I didn't think you forgot me ;)

lol. EXACTLY!!! Last year for my Grandparents anniversary my neighbor shanghaied me to the store. SHE picked out my clothes. I don't feel right going out and just buying stuff for me. I have no problem whatsoever of buying DH or DD's stuff.

There's a great list here: http://www.sandiegobloodbank.org/education/iron_rich_foods.php

Also, be sure you're getting enough Vitamin C. Vitamin C aids in the absorbtion of iron.

Non-pregnant women need around 18 grams a day. Be careful, though! High levels are toxic.

I keep posting at the same time as people. It's like 2 conversations at once. :lol: Glad to know you realise that Jane :)

I'm hungry. WHY am I hungry? WHAT am I hungry for? Could I possibly manage to wait 3 hours for supper? Interesting questions eh? :lol:

And we need iron why again?

oh Star......I'm getting dizzy :faint:

How will I ever figure this out!!!!!!! Ok, so even on your list I only eat a few of the things on there.......so I still think I am low. But now the question is, if I take a regular multi then I will be over 100% of my daily requirement.....so can I get a supplement that is lower than that? Off to do more investigating!

I am wearing myself out just thinking of all this

I always have Princess tips! Here's a few for starters.

1. Always have a tiara nearby. I keep a couple at home, one in my office, and one in my car. It's wonderful as a pick-me-up when performing any unpleasant tasks (cleaning, work, driving in traffic)

2. Own at least one t-shirt that declares your royal status. I wear one on every Friday to prevent people from forgetting.

3. Princess Nights (or afternoons) are essential! At least once a month, put on something ridiculously girly and your tiara. Go out with other Princesses for a meal, movie, tiara shopping, or whatever. Or bask in your own regal-ness at home. **Special note: during Princess time, it doesn't matter what you're drinking, but it must always be out of a champagne glass**

4. Never be afraid to act like a Princess. There's a fine line between fun and *****y here. If you need pointers, watch some drag queens. They've got it down perfectly. ;)

Brenda - Iron is needed for your red blood cells to properly transport oxygen to your various parts. Not enough iron = not enough oxygen = tired out princess.

Jane - Have you thought about staying with your iron-free multi and then either taking a separate supplement just for the iron? You munch on some of the Total Protein cereal or something like that, too.

Ok, I found a great Princess T on ebay. Unfortunately it's an XL and I'm not. So, anyone looking to be more Princess-y, here's a pic and a link. :D

Princess T (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11475&item=5302300738&rd=1)

I need to print those out.

I finally got my chair (my MIL and FIL gave it to me a couple years ago) from my in-laws house (yes, they gave it to me but I've never managed to get it home :lol: ) home. I sat in it the other day and told DH "I feel like a queen. Do I look like one." So maybe I should get a tiara and see if that helps :lol:

So the reason I'm tired all the time could be because of lack of iron. And the reason I get pooped out when exercising could be lack of iron. Interesting!!

I love that t-shirt. I printed it out. I think I'll have to buy a tshirt and make up a tshirt transfer!!! :lol:

My favorite princess T right now says 'I AM A PRINCESS (spoil me)' :lol:

My favorite smart-*** T of the week says 'If you love him, let him go. If he doesn't come back, he's with me' :lol: :lol: DH bought that one for me!

ok, I am calm now......I have gone over my log with a fine tooth comb and have discovered that YES I am still only getting like 5 grams a day. So, final question........

If I take a multi with iron in it I will be over the daily requirement

If I take a supplement they all have 18mg in them so I would be in the same boat.

I could start eating bushels of spinach each day but.......BLECK!

How much iron is too much iron oh wise princess?

*sits down and listens to the answer*

Here's the answer according to www.bloodbook.com

Can We Get Too Much Iron?

A less common and very serious problem, found more often in men, is caused by excessive absorption and retention of iron. Men who have this problem have an inherited genetic defect in their ability to regulate the absorption of iron. The result of an iron overload condition can be fatal. The disease often goes undiagnosed because iron overload shows up on a Blood test as low hemoglobin, just like iron depletion. Here is an example of a good reason to not self diagnose health problems.

Normally, there is no great danger in ingesting a toxic amount of iron from food. Intakes of 25 to 75 mg. a day are not going to cause a problem in a healthy and active adult. Too much iron supplement, however, can be lethal and the younger the person who ingests the extreme dose of iron supplements, the higher the possibility of a lethal dose. Thousands of children in the United States are accidentally poisoned each year by swallowing too many iron tablets. In fact, iron is the most frequent cause of poisoning deaths among children in the United States.


'So go ahead and take your iron' is how I read that.

PHEW! Thanks Star

Anytime! It keeps me learning, too. ;)

I know! I have to say if there is one great thing I have learned on this WOE whether it "works" or not is about my nutrition.

First I learned I needed a vitamin in the first place, then I learned my calcium was too low. Now I have learned a valuable lesson in iron.

If nothing else I will have come away from this experience with a greater knowledge of what it takes to be healthy.

Speaking of healthy....how can they say this WOE isn't healthy when I have learned more on this than on anything! Weight Watchers sure never taught me this much!

Amen, sister!

I love feeling progressively more well-equiped to make good choices about my health.

:encore:

*giggle*

*SNORT* :o

:lol:

Well this princess is off to get her nails done.

Have a wonderful evening everyone. See you all tomorrow.

Where is Shimma and Marie....and there are other too I just know there are :lol:

Good question! I've learned more on this WOE also. And DH is learning more and more. So far he's lost 6 pounds (the little snot). But that's good. He pushed me to exercise (well, not pushed. just mentioned he was going to do the WATP..and I couldn't let him show me up :lol: ) so that's also a good thing. It's nice to have someone to exercise with. Now if only I could get him into tae-bo!! lol