Hello, Tonya! Welcome & vent away!!! You sound so very busy. I hope that you like it here w/ us. I really enjoy the support and advice that I've found here. Best wishes & welcome...

carafre

Ok so I did pilates and we walked our kids to the park, (uphill)!! I am so excited!!

Amanda - Sorry, I meant to add that I don't know what else to do for your son. The only thing I would suggest is to read the Dr. Phil book (if you are in to that). I've heard (from many moms on a moms board I visit) that it is the best. I haven't read it myself, yet. Anyway, I wish you the best.

carafre

Jenny - yay for you, girl! I am SO excited for you also!!! Keep it up!!!

I am off to finish my workout for today!!!

carafre

Tonya, Welcome to the board! I have only been here a few days myself and these ladies are awesome.

Carafre, I might have to look into the Dr. Phill book... I have a book here by Dr. James Dobson called "Dare to Disipline" I just havent had time to read it yet. Christian and I had a long talk about what happened today, and hopefully he wont repeat today's behavior.

Hope everyone had a great, healthy day

Hello ladies. Hope everyone has had a good day. Glad to see this thread so active, so many great people here.

I did 20 minutes of strength training but no cardio today. So I'm up to 30/60 of strength training in our challenge, and 45/150 of cardio. Not the greatest week for me. For eating, I've been doing very well all week (well, it's only Tuesday). We went out to eat at CPK and I only ate half my meal and will have the rest for lunch tomorrow. But we also went to Starbucks on the way home; I'm making up for lost time, having for the past year not lived within 50 miles of a Starbucks. But you will be proud, I have a Vanilla Latte decaf with non-fat milk, and I do have a biscotti but it's not too bad for a dessert (140 calories and 6g of fat).

Welcome back Jenny! Don't worry, we'll keep on ya, if that's what you need. By the way, did you exercise today?

Amanda: Yes, my Walmart was a supercenter too, supposedly. You know what they didn't sell? Popcorn! They sold all kinds of microwave popcorn, but no regular (i.e., healthier) popcorn. As far as your boy, I can't really relate yet, as mine is still very young. I'll send good thoughts your way. The only thing I would say is don't jump to conclusions about him having ADHD or whatever they're calling it nowadays. He's just a normally active boy, I'm sure. Maybe he's not being challenged enough in school and you can talk to the teacher about giving him extra or higher-level work. Make sure he's getting enough exercise at home, too. Personally, I just think the school environment can be hard to adjust to. When I was in kindergarten we lived very near the school, and I would just leave the school and run home at least once a week. But I got used to school and enjoyed it the more challenging it got.

Well, I said I didn't have any advice or experience for you, and I've typed a whole magazine article already!

Hello, Tonya, and welcome to 3fc and Slimmin' Sahmmies! You'll fit right in here. Good luck with your weight loss goals!

Hi Carafre, hope you had a great day!

For the next challenge (whatever we decide), can we start it on Saturdays from now on? I'm getting confused on what day of the week I'm on but I always know when it's Saturday (weigh-in day!). If that doesn't work for everyone else, that's fine too. Also (boy I'm full of suggestions today, huh? or full of something, anyway ) maybe we can pick one person each week to come up with the challenge, since there are so many people with so many great ideas?

Have a good evening, ladies!

Cindy B

I second to move the challenge start day to Sat.. I am so confused!! I also like the idea od each person picking a challenge!!

I am up to 180/150 for cardio!!! Yay!!! But I only ended up w/ 30/60 for toning. I hope that I lose a pound or two soon.

Hello to all & hope you have a fabulous night.

carafre

P.S. What is your motivation to lose the weight and keep it off this time? How does this differ from other attempts at losing? Just curious!!!

Cynthia, No Popcorn?!!? ROFLMAO That's just too funny, of all things not to carry, lol.

I know that ADHD is not Christian's problem, he isnt overly hyper and he does have a pretty good attention span for a child his age. He was upset when he came home yesterday because they didnt let him finish the paper he was working on when he threw the scissors across the room. I asked him why he thought they would give the scissors back to him after he had thrown them. He just didnt understand why throwing scissors was wrong so we had a LONG discussion on the topic and Hopefully some of what I said clicked w/ him.


My Motivation to lose weight:
I have known for a while that I needed to lose weight. But when I had my miscarriage at the end of August, it finally settled in that I HAVE to lose this weight. I want to try to have another baby, but I want to be certain that I am in my best physical condition before i do. I also want to have more energy, and just be healthier in general. Plus diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease are all well imbeded into my family history and I do not want to deal with these things 1st hand.

OH, Saturdays sound great for starting the challenges, I was wondering what day they started on, lol

I love the idea of starting the challenges on Sat!! Just make sure you explain them in full, because I am dense. I think we are going to walk to the nice park on base today!! Its like a mile away. Have a picnic lunch with the kids and walk home! That will be a two mile walk. Then I might drag the weights out for some muscle conditioning!!

I would love to become a part of this thread. I have been home now since November 1st of 2004; that is when I was put on bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy and hence the reason I now have 40lbs to lose. My oldest daughter is 9 and I have a 7 month old son at home. I love being a SAHM and would not trade it for the world.

Well on to my weight loss issues. I have always been somewhat overweight, but in 2001 I finally hit my goal and was so happy and felt so comfortable in my own skin. That was then and this is now. I have been successfull in losing some of my pregnancy weight, but still have about 40lbs to go until I reach 155lbs. I am about 5'8" I think 155 is right on track for me and will bring me to a size 8!!!! I tend to get somewhat depressed about my body and the way it now looks, but I am determined to make a difference and get back into shape.

Welcome Acharron!! I love this thread and the women in it!!


Havent made it out to do my 2 mile walk yet, my buddy will be home soon and DH is going to watch the girls!!

Hey whats our weigh in date?

Hello. Andrea!!! I think I can relate! I am trying to get the weight off once and for all. You will love the ladies here... So much support!!! We are so glad to have ya! I guess we will start our weigh in & new challenge on Sat.. We set a mini challenge of some sort to help keep us going week to week. We also weigh in on Sat.. I really hope you find the support you need here.

Jenny - I think it's set that we will weigh in on Sat.. I think we were going to do a water challenge of some sort. I also think we should pick someone to start this weeks challenge. I think it was Cindy's idea about the water, so Cindy how about you start us off this Saturday, ok? Then we could take turns each week.

Ok day for me. I am skipping cardio tonight. I did tons of stairs last night. My kids were both up all night!!!! I am so sore!! I guess that's one way to get the exercise in. I am planning on doing crunches and lunges. Wish me luck, ladies!

My motivation is me. I want to feel better, look better and wear smaller clothes. I mean, being healthy is a plus. But I want to see if I can do this. I want to do it for me.

carafre

Hello Sahmmies! Sorry I didn't check in yesterday. I'm a bit stressed with the whole relocation thing. We're probably going to have to move the closing date for our new house because of much delay with the relocation company giving us a buy-out amount for our other house. That would be a moot point if our house would sell, but the market is so slow in that area that probably won't happen. But I'm doing okay with eating this week and not stress-snacking. At least I don't think so, I'm notorious for "forgetting" snacks! As for exercise, I'm up to 55/150 in cardio and 50/60 for strength training. The pilates dvd I got is pretty good, but there is only 10 minutes of cardio on it. I haven't been down to the exercise room this week.

Welcome, Andrea! Yes, isn't staying at home with the little ones wonderful? Congrats on the new little one! I hope you enjoy it here on the 3fc site and find all the support you need. I'm sure you will!

Amanda: How is your little guy doing lately? I hope he got his temper tantrum out of his system and is back to being a little angel. But I'm sure there will be more challenges ahead for both of you, especially since he's a boy!

Jenny: How are you doing on your cardio exercise? Hope you're sticking with it!

Carafre: I noticed you said you do lunges. Those are so tough! I've heard they're great exercise, along with squats. Good for you!

Okay, I'll pick next week's challenge. It will start Saturday (our weigh-in day). Try to drink your ideal amount of water every day for 7 days. I don't want to tell you how much to drink because I don't know how much is enough. Personally, my goal is to drink 5 bottles a day (the 16-1/2 oz bottles). You may need more or less.

Well ladies, my little guy, whom today I've dubbed "The Incredible Non-Napping Baby", is getting very fussy. I will try to play with his blocks with him and if that doesn't work, he'll have to take an early nap this afternoon since he didn't nap this morning. Talk to you later!

Cindy B.

Sorry....FORGOT SOMETHING

Cindy: Hang in there girl! Be strong!

Carefre: Thank you SOOOoo much for your info, i will ask when he goes to the doctor next about how he got the hypothyroidism.....he just had a bone age xray done, and the doctors said he is showing at 3 years...so thats a good thing......If you don't mind me asking are you short? My son is SHORT! Even though he is almost 31/2 he still fits into 24 month clothes....that was our first sign with our "ped" that something was wrong because he started falling off the height charts.....but poor thing has to go through blood tests and x-rays....and he has SEVERE white coat syndrome...anyways thank you for the info......Do you know of any sites where i can find more information?

Alisha