Week of~~March 20~~
 

Good Morning All!

It's raining here this morning. Yuck. I was hoping for a nice day so we could play outside. I guess we should have done it yesterday. We cleaned the garage yesterday. It looks so much nicer now. The only problem: everything that was sitting in the garage waiting to come in the house is now sitting in the utility room waiting to come in the house! Most of it is going into the attic, so hopefully we will get it there soon.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Hi All,

Been cleaning and getting things ready for my return to work most of the day. I have found 2 outfits I can wear for work. :( I have a couple other things somewhere, but haven't found them yet. Alot of it is probably in the attic over the garage, because it was all stored away before we moved, since I was pg. Guess I'll have to get up there tomorrow or Tuesday after work.

Told DH last night we've GOT to get all the crap out of the house. I have NO willpower right now...but I do have motivation. He agreed, because he's been hittin' the snack aisle at the grocery store too.

Here's a couple pics from this weekend:

First, a comparison...Peter on the left at 2 months, Robby on the right at 2 months:
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And some pics taken yesterday:
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...emanPeter2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../Brothers3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../Brothers2.jpg

Good Morning!!!
Welcome to all the Newbies!!!
Let's see..the best way to lose weight--break a tooth, get 2 crowns, then develop mouth ulcers all in one week and see what happens!! :lol: :lol: :lol: I am back from misery and hopefully on the way to keeping it off...

Lauren--They look alike!!! K had a followup x-ray and her clavicle is healing great!! One more week with the brace and then it goes into her baby box!!!

Well.off to work with my Ibuprofen and numbing gel!!! Take care!!!
RR

Hi to all!
Karen, I admire your efforts with your garage. I just close the door and pretend it doesn't exist. :dizzy:

Hey Lauren, hugs to you with going back to work today. I know how it sucks (can I write that?) to be so pulled. Hang in there!

RR, glad your little one is doing better, now make sure that you are doing okay! Let us know how the painful mouth diet affects the scale!

I think I have finally broken the plateau that has plagued me since October. I have been using the elliptical for an hour a day, 5 days a week, and am 175.5 today! Woohoo!!! Isn't perspective interesting? I remember being horrified at being 175 with my second pregnancy and feeling rather blimpy. Now I feel svelt and wiry.... :lol:

Hi there
 

Hello! :wave: I hope you ladies don't mind me jumping in. I'm relatively new to 3fc and have been trying to find a place to fit and this seems great.

I'm 34 years old, married for 9 1/2 years and I have two kids (a 5 year old DD and 11 month old DS). I have struggled with my weight since my early twenties and I finally decided to quit feeling sorry for myself and get off my behind and DO something.

I look forward to chatting with you ladies. :sunny:

Welcome, LadyHawke! :coffee:

Hi All!

Welcome LadyHawke! Hope you feel welcome here!

Jen, Congrats on the loss!!! :dancer:

RR, geez! Do we need to get that plastic bubble back out for you?!

I'm coping at work...

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope everyone is having a good week. Mine is OK so far. Nothing special going on. If I could just get over the cough I'd be perfect. It was pretty much gone yesterday afternoon, but it's back this morning. I guess I'm going to have to get used to it.

Midwife: Yeah on the loss! Isn't the elliptical fun. I wish I had let DH buy me one when he bought the treadmill. I really don't have room for it tho.

LadyHawke: Welcome! This is a great place.

Lauren: Those are some cutie patooties you have there! I hope yesterday went OK for you.

:wave: :wave: :wave:

Hi All,

OK, first day back was OK...that doesn't mean I'm happy to be back, especially in this position, but it was OK. Robby did great at daycare....he was all smiles when I picked them up. Apparently all the staff there had their way with him, so he got lots of attention! :lol:

Being back to work is definitely good for the diet!! I bought a bunch of LC's and am bringing them for lunch, along with some extra veggies and a small dinner roll, because they never give you enough in them. I was starving by the time I got to daycare last night, and decided to finish Peter's chicken nuggets that he didn't! If I didn't eat them, I probably would've stopped somewhere though, so that was OK. Think I'm gonna start journaling again, now that I'm not soo embarrassed at what I'm eating! :lol:

Hi to all! Yesterday my dh bought me a treadmill! I am so excited!!! Now I can walk at home and don't have to worry about my kids getting in the road and all! Of course I have to take an easy cause of my back and my sciatic nerve.

Welcome Ladyhawke! I am new to 3FC as well.

Lauren Your boys look so much a like! You are going to have to put names on the backs of your pictures! LOL

Midwife sounds like you are doing it! Keep up the work!

Have a great and successful week everyone!

Hi All,

Tina, Yeah on the treadmill!! :dance: Now...no using it as a clothes horse!!

Good morning,

Tell me, why do I always end up buying something that I can't resist? This week it's Chocholate milk. It was on sale. So I bought a gallon. I've drank half of it by myself in two days. OK, Alex has had 4 sippy cups worth out of it, but I've had the rest. It's not even great chocholate milk. Just so-so. I've been doing well this week except for that. And not exercising. I gotta get up off of my lazy butt. There's just so much to do during nap time, exercise has really gotten pushed off. Ugh!

Lauren: I'm glad that going back to work wasn't that bad. Yeah on the eating better too.

Tina: Yeah on the treadmill. We have one and when I try to use it when Alex is up, he has a fit. We have it behind a baby fence and he hangs over the fence holding onto my shirt. I'm so afraid he's going to tumble over the fence and get hurt on the treadmill. I don't use it if he's up.

Have a happy week! It's half over!

Hi Karen,
I really struggle with taking the time to exercise too. There is always so much to do...laundry, dishes, cleaning, catching up on 3FC ;) But the reality is that I HAVE to make myself a priority. If I don't who will? There will always be laundry (just think, the day we die we will have dirty laundry), dishes, etc.

I truly ignore those things to exercise. I have to. There will never be a perfect time or enough time to exercise or take care of ourselves. Close your eyes to all of the things that have to be done and make taking care of yourself a priority over all that other stuff. It will still be there when you're done. Unless of course a pile of really neglected laundry stands up and walks off, which would be ok too. :lol:

You are WORTH it, babe! And, your family is worth you making your health a priority!!

Jen

"Knit on, with confidence and hope, through all crises." This is a qoute by one of my favorite knitting authors - and this week, I'm calling on my it to remind me to stay on plan, with confidence and hope, through all crises." My work situation is getting out of hand and I'm quickly seeing the end of my rope. I had an emotional phone call with my dad last night - he urged me to cut my losses and run - which is an entirely logical conclusion and one almost everyone else in my life is cheering for. Work seems to be the last dysfunctional relationship in my life that is keeping me from fulfilling my potential to be a better me. After I hung up with my dad, my eyes puffy and red, I had to chose - do I walk into the gym like this or do I go and eat & think about all he said. It speaks volumes to my progress that I didn't have to think about the answer to long, it was obvious. Time in the gym was the best perscription for what ailed me. I used the time on the elipitical and treadmill to really mediate on what I needed to do for myself and put my extra energy & frustration into lifting weights. I walked out of the gym feeling like I'd conquered my fears and took care of myself at the same time.

The lingering feelings of unrest were there this morning when I woke up. We needed a grocery run before I went to work. I wasn't sure my willpower could hold up against a wall of freshly baked pastries. I had to call out my big guns of self defense, I imagine I'm on a reality TV show, and the audience is watching me, screaming, "Don't do it, don't eat the danish, you are better than that." In the end, I asked DH to go :-)

I wish there was just more hours in the day for everything that needs to get done. With working and once I get the kids to bed, then dinner dishes, then a load of laundry it's 9pm and I'm beat. I tried working out this morning instead and I got half way through and DD came downstairs wanting breakfast. It's always something, but I am determined this time.

Congrats to you Momadance for going to the gym, it sounds like you had a rough night. I would have just settled in with my ice cream. I have a long way to go. :tread:

ladyhawke1014 thanks - I was tempted, but I've done a lot of work on changing how I think and it is good to see the changes I'm making are sticking!

Moma!! That's awesome!!! Congrats to you for being strong against last night's emotions and this AM's danishs! :D I totally hear ya' on the job...my recruiter's looking...

Well, I quit. And instead of going out for a feeding frenzy, I did an intense yoga class. I even stayed after everyone had left to do my own "ommms" as that isn't part of the class. I had a yoga instructor who used to remind us that "ommms" releases sorrow and by my last one, I could feel my saddness floating away. Definately better than a pint of Ben & Jerry's.

Today I rewrote my resume and my first cover letter in about 5 years. I also got in a work out, but haven't had nearly enough fruits or veggies. Eeek, I just realized I haven't had any water today either, off I go ...

Hi Everyone,

Moma: Good for you! It takes a strong woman to go through all that and then go to an exercise class. I tried Yoga, it just wasn't for me. It may have been better if it weren't the middle of winter in a cold room. My feet were alway FREEZING! I hope you find another job soon.

Lauren: I totally missed the job demotion. When did that happen? I hope you find something else soon, too. You've been having a tough time with the jobs lately.

I hosted another MOMS event at the house today. The only thing I don't like is having to mop before and after. I hate mopping with a passion. It was a social for new members and we only had one new member show up. It was fun sitting around and gabbing. I also signed up to sell Avon today. I'm not sure how it's going to work out. I'd like to make a few extra bucks, but I'm mostly doing it so I can get bubbles and stuff cheaper.

Hope y'all are having a great week.

Karen, they called me the week before I went back to work to tell me! They laid off 2/3 of our sales staff, one of our product mgrs., and the sales director on Feb. 1st. As a result, they had to reorg some of the positions in the Marketing department. They did have 2 admins, one of which was a girl that used to be the receptionist until she got promoted a month or two before my maternity leave. They had hired a temp to be receptionist, she started the Monday after my last day. The temp quit sometime before the reorg, I think. They kept one admin in Marketing and made hte other girl (the old recept.), a p/t marketing assistant, p/t customer service. CS was my position! Since they couldn't by law lay me off (unless is was part of a major lay-off), they gave me reception. Nice, huh? I also found out that most people got a cost of living raise of 3%...nothing was mentioned to me! :mad: I told the office manager, who's now my boss, that I really wish I had gotten laid off, instead of this, because I'm not happy. Now I have to rely on someone to cover me all the time - to pee, to pump, to have lunch - it's stupid. But if they want to pay me an insane amount of money for the job I'm doing, that's their problem! :lol:

Didn't you get that Hoover Floor Mate? Doesn't that make mopping easier?

Thanks Karen, I'm always surprised by just how much I love my yoga classes. Up until now, all the classes I've taken have been in dark, mirror less rooms, but now , I'm right out in the open, in the middle of the gym, with mirrors on two sides. Sometimes I'm shocked to see myself, completely overshadowing all the other students in the class (meaning I can see my whole outline around their images in the mirror), but am more shocked that I continue to do this to myself!

Happy Easter
 

Moma, sounds like you totally found your niche. With the Firm workout that I started, (I really don't care for it) but I've only done it a couple of times. I told DH that I didn't care for it, and the next time I used it--I broke the step. I REALLY didn't mean to. Fortunately, DH was able to fix it. :) So now I have to give it a fair chance.
I probably won't be on the boards this weekend, so I will check in with you chicks on Monday. I have to figure out what I'm going to have to eat at IHOP Easter breakfast. :kickcan: (I'm not too happy about Easter breakfast at IHOP [that's a really long story], but...a veggie omelette with eggbeaters doesn't sound too bad) Happy Easter everyone!! :wave:

Hello Everyone,

Not much going on here today. Just laundry. Whoopee!

Lauren: Oh my, that really sucks. I hope you find something soon. The corporate world can be such a pain. Not that the medical one wasn't, just that you always knew if the hospital or unit you were on was just limping along.

Moma: Keep up the yoga!

Ladyhawke: That's how I feel about the Pilates video's I got. The totally kick my butt. I've got to get back to doing them.

Have a great weekend! I guess the boards will be down, so y'all have a great Easter.

Hello all,

Lauren and Moma, I hope you find another job soon. I know what it's like being in a job you just can't stand.

I couldn't believe how much I had to read. I haven't been on in a few days. I have broncitis and I have been either sleeping or nesting in front of the tv. (Watching HGTV) The good thing and bad thing about being sick now is that it is spring break. Good cause I won't miss anymore class, Bad because it's my vacation.

I hope everyone elses Easter is happy and healthy.

Just wanted to say Hello! and Happy Easter! I have a full weekend ahead of me (like I'm sure you all do too), but I am going to use the elliptical tonight and maybe I'll run tomorrow and then elliptical Sunday. I have to work off the breakfast burrito I had this am. :o
Jen