Stephie -glad to hear you can work out again and please take it easy we don't want u hurt again.
I am sooooooooooooooo excited but I am an emotional eater .I eat when happy, sad ,excited ....well I eat for everything so it has been a uphill battle but I am not gaining..not losing either ....but at least not gaining.
Morning all! Am trying an exercise routine that really worked for me in the past...called t-tapp. It's a series of isometric-based exercises...not exciting but very effective. I was taking my measurements the other day, and comparing them to mine when I was doing t-tapp a few years ago. Even though my weight isn't all that much different, my measurements were waaaay better. So I thought I would give it a two week try. Can't hurt, i figure.
Woke at 3, refused to get up, and llaid in bed for 2 hrs before finally drifting back to sleep. Am a little groggy this morning. Hope all of you are doing well.
Jen, hope you can keep your eating under control, especially if you're going to be getting pregnant....best for the baby and for you. This is really exciting for you, and must be so special for the dads. I'm sure you will be much appreciated. What made you decide to do this?
How is everyone else? Morgaine, you must be so busy with the shows...hope all is going well. Tina, how's life? Has your husband looked around to see if there's some other job he might be interested in? Angel, how are you doing? Getting to the gym? Stephie, glad you are on the mend...and excited about what comes next.
yesterday my eating was better. I have been making bad choices when it comes to my evening snack .Last night I hade cereal compared o what I was eating it is a big improvement.
I have wanted to do this since I wass about 16-17. I had a friend that "came out " in high school and he was talking about it (the only way he can have kids) also about the same time I had the scare that I may have endrometriosis (can cause fertility problems).I am 28 now with 4 kids so no problems. I know how I felt when I went throught that I can only imagine how it feels once you decide to have kids and find out u can't have any (in my IF's case they knew obviously). I also love being pregnant and don't mind labour (I have easy deliveries).
The only problem here is Canada is not that surrogate friendly there is only a couple of clinics that do it I believe so I have to travel to another province for some appointments so I may only end up doing this once.
Good morning ladies! Well it is rainy here again today! I swear I am about to build a ark and be done with it. I don't mind the rain for a day maybe even two but three four days in a row and it starts getting depressing. The kids and I went to the library one day which ended in a fit when we had to leave and then yesterday we went shopping which ended in another fit so staying home today where if a fit happens I won't be mortified. Food was good yesterday and although I did no cardio yesterday I did do crunches, and lower body exercises. I am finding that even on the days I say I am giving myself a break I am itching for something physical to do. Today hopefully the rain will stop and I can go on my evening walk. Glad to hear everyone is doing good.
Susan are your new exercises able to be done at home or do they require equipment? I am really getting into the strength training lately. I just love feeling the muscles work and the promblem areas are beginning to look not so daunting. Hope all continues to go well for you.
Steph I so know what you mean about old pictures. I always think wow if I knew then that I looked so good I could of been really dangerous. I do now appreciate how far I have come and look forward to getting as humanly possible back to those pictures. So glad to hear everything with the move is turning out for you it makes it so much easier when you are looking forward to a move.
Jen I really think it takes a special person to do what you are going to do. I have not heard many women say they enjoy being pregnant me included. I could not wait to have my babies and have my body back. I wish you and the fathers all the luck in the world. Have a good day!
Angel I hope things are going smooth for you! I know you have been super stressed lately so hopefully things are slowing down for you!
Morning all, hope all is well with you. Woke at 4:30, went to gym for 30 minutes of elliptical, then home to do upper body exercises, now about to have breakfast and study for my ceritification exam. Am getting really anxious about it....keep procrastinating because I find it so hard to remember everything and I get discouraged. I will keep plugging, however. Worse comes to worse, if I don't pass I will take it again.
Tina, the t-tapp exercises require no equipment, little space. Check out the website...they have sample exercises and also little videos that you can watch. The websight is very commercial looking, but the exercises are very effective...you have to ignore the hype. My favorite is diva derriere....that's how I found the site...and it's a great exercise for the butt and hips...there's another form of it on Marie Winsor's pilates tape for lower body. The websight is T-tapp.com
Not much else to report. Am feeling good even if my weight hasn't budged...I feel trimmer...and even if it's in my head, it keeps my mood up.
Good morning ladies! Well the sun is finally out today YIPEEEEEE!!! I have been so sick of the dang rain and gloom. Yesterday was good food and exercise wise so a repeat today and we will be all good. Not much going on here though. I did pull something in my lower back and it is still bugging me a little today but not enough to stop me from my workout. I will just try and do some nice stretching before. Susan I checked out the website briefly and it looks really interesting. I will go back when I have time to concentrate on it. Well today will be cardio and some crunches and that is all she wrote. Tommorow is weigh-in so fingers crossed for another good one.
Susan good luck with your test! I am sure you will do great!
Steph how are things going by you? Any word on when you are moving?
OK ladies still doing pretty well. Went and played tennis for about a half an hour with the hubby last night. Would have stayed longer but there were so many bugs out (yuck!) I am plugging away at my monthly minute goal. Need to get some cardio in tonight. Will go to the gym and do at least a half an hour and some stretching OR ELSE Things are getting so busy here...have a drug test for new job, am on weekend assignment crazy busy **** schedule for the paper, in laws coming on Saturday as well as being surrounded by a house of filth. Oh and did I mention stupid me picked this week to redo my photography website? DOH!
canadian mom - sure thing, slow and steady wins the race.
susan - Hey whatever works...I think measurements are a bit more important as far as progress goes anyway. We don't want to be skinny fat chicks right?
tina - No kidding, I wish I knew I was a naughty hottie hehe. No more rain yay! Hope weigh in goes well tomorrow.
Stephie, re drug testing...do you have to pee in a cup? How embarrassing! Re the inlaws coming...my grandmother always used to say, clean kitchen, clean bathroom, lit candles and flowers hide alot of other mess.
Tina, was thinking I like the way you are so open about your life and your feelings...you set such a good example.
Angel, Morgaine, hope things are going well with you both. Jen, hope you are doing ok with your food.
Well, slept in this morning, but had enough time to do lower body standing exercises...will do floor exercises tonight, as well as food shopping for the week. Went to the local thrift store yesterday and picked up two pair of Talbot's jeans for $4 each, size 10, look barely worn....i can get into them....barely....hope that another week will make the difference...it's all in my butt....the legs are always ok....but the butt makes up the difference. My mother always says it is all her fault...her genetic heritage to me and my sister. Ah well, gotta make do with what I got, and make the "best" of it.
Good morning all! Well it is Friday and the sun is shining so a great day ahead I'm thinking. Yesterday food and exercise went good and at weigh-in this morning I lost a pound so happy all around. I keep changing my tracker to a lower goal weight but I think 130 is were I want to get and then really tone, tone, tone. I was just talking though with my sister-in-law and saying how I am finally noticing my new body. I have no clue why it has taken 65 pounds for me to notice but I am liking what I am seeing now. I went to Penny's and bought a size 8 jeans and had to go exchange them for a 6. I never in my life thought I would be anything below a 14 and that was great to me so a 6 blows my mind. I have really got into though the whole strentgh training thing and have been crunching daily. I know they say you can crunch until the cows come home but if you don't lose the fat it doesn't matter but it can't hurt right. Well this weekend not much going on just some picking up in the house and yard for the boys birthday party next weekend. I am praying for good weather since we have about 45 family and friends coming and they would be pretty squished in my house. Hope you ladies all have a great weekend!
Susan I am going to have to look and see if we have any nice resale shops out here. I mean $4 for a pair of jeans is great. I think my being so open really helps me. I am not someone who bottles things up I need to get them out and move on with it. Have a great weekend and I bet those jeans will be fitting nice in no time.
Steph always wanted to try tennis may have to put that on the list of things to do. You do have a crazy schedule coming up. Hope you find some down time. Have a good day!
Just think Tina when the fat is gone you will already have awsome abs. your working on both at once.Well I leave for Toronto tomorrw night for my testing Monday. I ma nervous and excitted. I think the hotel I am staying at has a gym so I may try to get at least on the treadmill for 1 hour. If all else fail I have my 1/2 hour of exercices I will do at least (roll downs, push ups etc.) I hope everyone has a good weekend.
Checking in on the weekend to avoid studying...bad girl! Exercised last niight, did floor legs this morning, along with an exercise I downloaded from t-tapp website called hoe-downs, which gets your heart rate up within a short period of time. Very effective.
Hi girls.......Yes, it sure has been awhile and I suppose I am on the mend. I have about 3 days left of meds to take and TOM is almost gone but having the last week off and feeling crappy.....have left me back at square one with no motivation!!! Dh was off for 3 days last week and we had words (or he did any ways....) that left 2 days that was spent with the proverbial "walking on egg shells" . hate that!! We are all now good, but boy....he sure is under alot of stress and it spills off here at home!!! I know I just have to get back into the gym and do it, ... make the time but I lately feel defeated alot. Sorry to have been a lurker lately, and thanks for thinking of me girls!!
Everyone is doing so well....WAY TO GO!! Hi Tina, Susan and Steph.
CanadianMom.....Good luck with your trip to TO. What an experience!!!
Morning all! Just a quick checkin...One of my early morning wakeups...4 am...did half hour of lower body and then to the gym for another 30 min, then back to bed for a half hour. I'm ready to nap again! But at least I got my exercise in. Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Good morning ladies! Well it is a cool Fall day here. I love the cool I don't like the gloom though. If it could be cool with sun that would be great. Ok so this weekend was not to bad some treats here and there but nothing to do damage. We spent the weekend running around getting things for the boys party and last night finally curled up and watched some movies. Tonight I have a candle party to go to and since I love candles right up my alley. I am still crossing my fingers that the weather holds for Sat. My house is not big enough for everybody and I hate setting up tables in the garage. I was looking forward to playing some volleyball and beanbags. Oh well the party must go on and it is only Monday so no need to give myself an ulcer yet. Today I have to do weights and I think I am going to pull the step and video out. Not much else going on though! Hope you all had a great weekend!
The testing went really well. The doc told me I have a perfect uterus (now I can say a part of me is perfect LOL). It looks like I will be transfering somewhere within the first couple weeks of December.
The guys r great they r the type of people that when u first meet them it feels like u have known them 4ever.
Things are getting so busy here...have a drug test for new job, am on weekend assignment crazy busy **** schedule for the paper, in laws coming on Saturday as well as being surrounded by a house of filth. Oh and did I mention stupid me picked this week to redo my photography website? DOH!
Hi Tina, Susan and Steph.