at last...the scales moved the right way...a little bit!:)

Hi everyone...
 

Sounds like you're doing great Geneve. Congratulations on your loss... Oh, poor Leo. Megan has a cold too - I gave it to her, poor baby. She is sniffling and snarfling, it's so sad... DH is taking her to the doctor this morning.

I've lost a total of 14.5 since joining weight watchers. I'm happy about that, but I have SO FAR to go, that it is discouraging. I still
want to lose 60 more pounds. I think the weight training (along with the walking) is helping me.

Well, I'm very boring today, not much to say....

Hope you all have a great Monday.

Take Care,
Sue

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249: Highest pregnancy weight
225: Date joined WW
210.5: Current
150: Goal

Sue, you don't know what you're missing counting everything in pounds...now if you were this side of the pond you could say 'I've lost more than a stone' which is a big deal. I would LOVE to lose a stone. Actually, i'd like to lose pretty much the same as my strapping 4-year-old-weighs PLUS the weight of baby Leo, which is apt as it's having them that put it on in the first place!
Am drinking a glass of wine as I write but I'm celebrating, DH FINALLY heard about the job he has been waiting on for 6 months, he goes to see them tomorrow for a start date etc. Even better, the phone call came while my Father was here giving us his'I've never had a day out of work in my life' lecture. The news shout him up before he got to the 'If you ever need to borrow any money, I never thought I'd see my daughter go without' which is the bit where DH tends to boil over...
Well, Sue you're an inspiration...I'm back on the wagon again.
Sorry to hear about the colds, this is a wretched time of year isn't it? Thank goodness for Christmas.
Geneve

Well I want to lose the weight of my nine year old, six year old, and baby!!!!!!!

I am getting seriously bummed because I seem to be putting on weight no matter how much or little I eat. I stopped raiding the candy, haven't had sweets, ignore the potatoe chips, and try to drink a whole lot. Nothing seems to be working. I know it is because my thyroid is off and the meds haven't kicked in yet but it is really bumming me out! I never gained weight this quickly before. I have always been a large person but this is ridiculus!

Sad thing is I doubt sticking to WW will do anything to improve things.

I have no energy and Feel totally blah! If I didn't know better I would think I was depressed. I don't think I am, I think it is just the thyroid and metabolism thing.

On the good side, Isabelle is eating foods now. She has had the mushy stuff and is now onto Cheerios. She loves it. I think I waited too long to give her foods because once she got them she was ready to fly with the whole idea. We never even introduced the foods one by one because she was READY! My mother was here when we started and she saw how fast Is went from accepting the spoon, to looking for it, to wanting her own spoon, to picking up food herself. All this in about three days. Yea, she was ready.:lol:

I went shopping today for some holiday presents for the kids. I am giving soap and such to friends and adults but the kids need toys. :D

Congrats on the loss! I am glad you are doing well. Geneve glad your husband got the job. It can be stressful not knowing what you will be doing or if you will be doing it.



Barb

Hi all. Not much new here. I have new incentive to lose weight though. My mom and I had a fight about me losing or rather not losing weight and how she deals with me about it and the upshot was that she promised to quit smoking if I could lose weight. Then she said she wouldn't say another word about it which will be nice. I hated listening to her talk about losing weight when she has never really had a weight problem. She loses weight by starving herself but of course it comes right back. She still doesn't seem to see anything wrong with that method though.

Drake has been really fussy with his bottles the past couple of days. Yesterday afternoon and evening he didn't want his bottles at all, it took hours to feed him. Then overnight he took his bottles fine then this morning he is being fussy again. Finally I just gave up and figured he will let me know when he feels like eating. so he really hasn't eaten much since 7am but he is starting to make some noise now, maybe he is hungry. Well I'll go and see what is going on with him.

bc - have you been exercising at all? Even going out for a walk might make you feel a bit better. I know exercising always elevates my mood. Maybe it will get you out of blahdom.

geneve - I have my fingers crossed that your hubby gets this job! by the way, how many pounds is in a stone?

sue - sorry to hear your baby has a cold. I am dreading Drake's first one but I know it is inevitable.

Take care all.

HAPPY DANCE!!!!! :) :D I am all kinds of happy because Drake slept through the night again! 11pm til 6:15am. I haven't been in bed so long since before he was born. My back is sore from laying down for so many hours. Please, please, please let this be the beginning of non-stop sleeping through the night! He took a bottle quickly this morning and went back to sleep.:angel:

So not much new since yesterday. I did my walk and did some bike riding too. I think I am doing okay with the diet though I bought these almond cookies that are just amazing and I've eaten way too many of them. Well I'll know not to buy them again. They are just too good.

I read Carnie Wilson's book Gut Feelings and I don't know how I feel about it. On one hand I came away from reading it thinking that she is just full of it. While I certainly believe that being overweight can be connected to emotional problems I don't believe that it is 100% responsible. On the other hand I feel that because of her being famous and society's demands that famous people be thin and beautiful that she was under too much pressure which certainly didn't help matters. My own opinion about this kind of surgery is that it should be a last ditch effort and I think with her that she still could have lost weight without surgery. But that is me, obviously she felt differently.

Hope everyone is having a good day. Take care.

Hi all. We are FINALLY all better and healthy. Yippee!

Jen, that is so great! I am crossing my fingers and toes for you, that he keeps it up. GO DRAKE! Good for you for sticking up for yourself to your mom. Man, PARENTS! They know just what to say to get under your skin, huh? (Oh MAN, I hope Megan never says that about me.)

About Carnie... Sometimes I think that people overanalyze their weight problems. Undoubtedly we all have problems, undoubtedly some people have very severe emotional problems, but is that why we have a weight problem? Personally (and this is JUST me), I don't think I am overweight because of any underlying psychological problems - I am overweight because I lack discipline. Once I got married, I relaxed, and gained lots of weight. I stopped exercising, and started eating like my hubby (and why on earth would a 5'4" woman think she should eat as much as a 6' man?). I guess could blame it on a variety of things that have happened in my life, but I really don't think that's it. I think that I'm naturally lazy when it comes to exercise, and I LOVE food. Again, I'm only speaking for myself - I know that everyone is very different. Anyway, enough of that...

Geneve - I like saying that, "I've lost a stone." Of course nobody has a clue what it means, but it makes me feel better. :> CONGRATULATIONS to your hubby about the job. That was too perfect about your dad's phone call. I'll say it again, PARENTS!

Barb, I'm so sorry you are feeling poorly... Can't remember if I told you this (if so, forgive me) - my sister had surgery on her thyroid for the same reason, and afterwards, she felt like a new person - just FULL of energy. Isabelle sounds like a doll. I can't wait till Megan can eat real foods, should be fun. Messy, but fun.

Thanks to you all for the congratulations - it gives me the warm fuzzies. It's depressing though, not a single person that I know (except DH, who is SO supportive), has noticed my loss. *$%@#! I know that you probably can't SEE much difference between a 249 pound and a 210 pound person - they are both still very overweight... So I'm trying not to let it affect me. I figure when I'm down in the 180s or 190s, people will notice. Or I'll kill them. I was looking back at video we shot a few weeks after Megan was born, and I can really tell a difference.

My workouts have been going good - haven't missed one so far. I don't know if its working... I've made a pledge to myself to only get on the scale once a week, since it was starting to freak me out. I would retain water one day, show a gain, and get upset. I can't wait till next Monday. But my legs are starting to feel really strong.

Well ladies, hope to hear from you soon. Take care till then!
Sue

Bump...
 

Hi there. Just moving us up, so that we don't get lost.

By the way, I tried a new kind of workout today - Callanetics. From the looks of the people on the tape it probably came out in the 80s. It is a combination of things - kind of like Pilates, stretching, etc. It KICKED MY BUTT. Seriously, it was so hard, but I feel so good now. It would be so nice to eventually be so strong and flexible and toned, like the people on the tape... I think I'm going to try to do it twice a week, in addition to my regular routine. I feel all stretched out and my body really feels worked out.

Since we're mostly all in the same boat - do any of you know what exercises we can do to firm up our baby gut muscles? I am doing lots of crunches right now, but I can only feel my upper ab muscles getting affected, and not the lower ones. Any ideas?

Have a good weekend guys....
Sue

Hi all. Unfortunately that was it for Drake sleeping through the night. Well that is okay, it will come with time. Luckily he usually takes his bottle quietly and goes back to sleep right away.

Have not had a great couple of days. My sister in law came by last night with the wedding photos. I hate having my picture taken, being overcritical of how I look, so I wasn't thrilled looking at them. I think even more than the pictures I have had my hubby take of me in a leotard that they will inspire me to lose weight. I guess I figure that when I am in regular clothes that somehow I look better or at the very least less fat than when I am in the leotard. Unfortunately I look the same. I felt very disappointed because I thought I looked okay at the wedding. I suppose I am being overcritical and I'm sure I looked presentable.

I've still been working out but my diet could be better. I wish I knew some lower ab workouts, I desperately need to start firming up that area even if there is a layer of fat on top, at least it is a start. I'll have a look through all the books I have and see what I can find.

Sue - I'm glad that you share my feelings about people blaming their weight on emotional problems. Honestly I feel that my weight problem is a lack of willpower and discipline. I know that there are women out there who have been abused and they have weight problems and there I would say yes I can see that. I think mom and dad get blamed too much though. I gained most of my weight long after I moved out of my mom's house so how can I blame it on her?

Well drake is starting to fuss so I'll sign off for now. Everyone have a great weekend. Take care.

Hi ladies. Oh Jen, I can totally relate to everything you said about the pictures. Its so hard to know what we REALLY look like to other people. Especially since I feel like I look different in almost every picture I have taken. I just looked back at some video we took at the hospital right before I went in for my C-Section, and I can't believe how HUGE, HUGE, HUGE my face is. I had 3 chins. I knew I was heavy, but I didn't know I looked THAT big. I know that for a long time, I haven't had an accurate body image. It really threw me at the ultrasound place (at my four month checkup when I hadnt even gained any weight yet) when the nurses said they had to see if they had a gown big enough for me. I think I thought of myself as just "a little chubby." I don't know why I thought that people couldn't see the pounds - I thought I was a pro at disguising them, but I guess you really can't hide that much. I was in denial I think. Wake up call for me.

I went to a family thing last night, and everyone commented on my hair (which I got cut on Friday) - saying it made me look more slender in the face. I just wanted to laugh - it wasn't the hair. They don't know I'm on WW. So maybe it is starting to be noticeable. I'm down 3 more pounds today - to 207. I was able to move down from my fattest jeans, to my next fattest jeans this weekend, which was a good feeling. I wear mens jeans from the GAP. I was wearing 38 x 30, now I'm wearing 36 x 30. Can't wait to move into 34s...

Man, I am eating really terrible things. I am staying within my WW point ranges, but in a kind of unhealthy way. Lots of Skinny Cows (2 points), fudgesicles (2 points), Blue Bunny crunchsicles (2 points), etc. I need to start thinking about the KINDS of things I eat. I also need to start cooking more. Right now, I just grab a WW or HC meal, and cook that - because I know exactly how many points, it is easy, etc. We had Lean Cuisine Chicken Lasagna (family style) last night, and it was really good. DH actually had seconds, and said he's going to eat some of the leftovers today for lunch too. Some of the healthy meals taste like cardboard, so its great to find some that are good...

I bought 8 minute abs, so I'll let you know if I come across any good exercises for the lower ab area... I'm sending you sleep vibes for Drake. Megan is still sick, we took her to the doctor again on Saturday because she was gagging on the mucus, and they finally gave her a prescription.

Well, talk to you all soon (I hope, I hope!!!)

Sue

249: Highest pregnancy weight
225: Date joined WW
207.5: Current
150: Goal

Sue - congrats on going down a few more pounds. Good work!!! I too have not been eating the best. I wimped out and bought Martha's cookie magazine and downloaded a cookie recipe off the internet but after I saw those pictures I don't have the heart to bake because I know I will end up eating most of them. Still I have been indulging in a bit too much chocolate (my weakness) and not drinking enough water. I got all my exercise and diet books out hoping that they will inspire me. Now I just have to arrange my time a bit better so I can workout. Oh about the ab exercises, the entire front of your ab is one big muscle and there are separate muscles along the sides too. So any ab work you do that effects that front muscle should effect all parts of it BUT I did read in one of my books that reverse crunches are more effective for the lower part of the muscle, any exercise that says reverse something will benefit the lower ab. Hope that helps.

Drake is still waking up once a night, usually around 3 or 4 though last night he went to bed at 11pm and didn't wake up til 4:30 so I thought that was pretty good. Not much new going on. Finally started Xmas shopping but I will only go first thing in the morning and quit by noon. After that it is too insane. I can't stand the crowds at the mall and WalMart is just as bad. Only the really small stores are usually okay in the afternoon.

anyway drake is starting to fuss, I think he needs a diaper change. He has been eating kind of funny, talk to you about it later if I can get back on today. Take care all.

aarggggh.
Just spent ages writing a new reply and the $^&*&^)&^) ISP logged me out and lost it all.
SO in brief:
14lbs in a stone.Losing half or a stone is a big deal. Wish I could get a haircut that made me look like I'D lost all that :lol:
I've got a cold, kids are driving me mad...well the 4 year old is...he staging a total revolt and I'm at my wits end up to him 3 or 4 times each night.
PARENTS...well I did go into that but probalbly why i got logged off. i do blame mine for just about all of my hang ups as they are both pretty awful and turned what looks like a sweet little girl into the wreck I am today, but i will somehow get over it. a brilliant book if you have parent trouble is called 'toxic parents' , can't remeber the author offhand but will if you are interested.
No matter what my 4 year old may think, I am a good Mummy if nothing else...after storming off to his bedroom he wrote me a note which said 'nobody likes me from Ted' (obviously the speeling wasn't all OK but you could read it, which made me proud) and I was feeling awful about it, in case he thought I didn't love him orcare how he feels and as ever I went right back to my childhood and the abuse and beatings my dear parents dished out and I know I'm OK because I don't hit him and I do tell him how great he is and how much I love him. I just WISH he'd start sleeping though the night....oh well.
Anyway my dears, time to go and make his lunch and try not to eat anything whiole I'm in the kitchen.
Please, please, please let this thinning thing start working for me, I'm weary of lugging round all this emotional baggage and the weight I use to protect myself. I do believe somehow, some way i will be rid of it all.
Geneve

Hi there... Having a not so good day here - I'm almost out of WW points, and it's only 4:30. Had a small leftover lasagna incident today. It was lean cuisine lasagna, but I guess you still shouldn't eat 3 servings at a time. For lunch. Sigh. :nono:

Jen, thanks for the info on the abs. I didn't know that! I did the 8 minute ab tape last night with DH, and it just about killed me. But I'm going to keep at it. Underneath all of my fat layers, I will have really strong ab muscles, lol... I'm drinking almost no water at all - that is what I'm really bad at. Bad me. I hate Christmas shopping too, I would do it all on the net, but I'm worried about it getting here on time.

Geneve - your 4 year old's note cracks me up - how clever and adorable. :lol: You'll have to save that for when he's older. You sound like a really good mom.

I definitely have parent trouble too - well, mom trouble (my dad died when I was 22) - I don't think she's responsible for my weight or anything, I did that on my own - but she really emotionally crippled me for lots of years. I was quite a basket case from 13 - 20. Very suicidal and unhappy. She has great relationships with her sons, & terrible relationships with her daughters. She was very cold, uninvolved, and emotionally unavailable while I was growing up - and it continues today. For example, she lives less than 3 miles from me, and has seen Megan exactly 4 times since she was born, including 3 times when she just happened to see her at family birthday parties.

I had to make a decision and say, you know what, she WAS a bad mother, she DID make me feel horrible about myself, but I'm not going to let her have that much power over the rest of my life - I can CHOOSE to be happy in spite of her - I have that power. I try to ignore her most of the time. And I figure I should just feel sorry for her - she is missing out on getting to know some great people - all 5 of her daughters. Her loss, not ours. But she still drives me crazy.

Also, I want to close by saying that I HATE CARDIO. I just don't like doing it. I would rather do weights or toning or something, but I guess I have to do it. But... I HATE IT!!!! :devil:
Man, I always write too much. I really am not this much of a talker in real life. I'm actually quite bashful... You would never know it from my ultra long posts.... Sorry!!!

Take care,
Lazy Susan :>

Morning all.

Geneve - you are a good mom! You have broken the cycle of abuse and I'm sure your son knows you love him. I don't know much about kids but I do know that they can be sunshine one minute and a thunderbolt the next. Everything will work out, just keep telling him you love him and how great he is.

Sue - now I love Cardio, I love walking and biking. I haven't worked my way up to doing weights yet, finally got my weight bench out yesterday and set up so I can do some weights. Now just have to find the time! I'm starting to stay up more in the mornings rather than go back to bed all the time. Drake doesn't keep me up that much during the night that I need to sleep quite this much.

Oh talking about Drake. He is eating kind of funny these past few days. He'll take his bottle at night and first thing in the morning fine. Otherwise it seems like if I try to feed him every 3 hours or so he isn't interested. I think he isn't as hungry as often. I've been trying to feed him on the same schedule but he'll only take a couple of ounces then he'll start crying. then I'll keep trying to feed him over the course of then next hour or so and eventually he'll take the rest of the bottle. I think what I will do is make bottles with more formula and wait until he is good and hungry before I feed him. Maybe he is starting to what more formula but less often. Has anyone else had this problem? He is 3 months old now.

Well I just finished breakfast so I think I'll go ride my bike for a bit while Drake is still sleeping. Take care all.

Hi everyone,
jen,just a quickie...we had the same thing with Leo, he just seemed to lose interest which was one of the reasons I started him on solids early BUT DH spoke to the health visitor about it and she said it might well be the teeth moving about under the gums. Apparently this happens beofre the teething thing proper begins and it can be uncomfortable for them to suck.
I think she was right as the forst tooth is through now.She suggested a bottle of water from the fridge, not sure if it helped us but might help you!
I can stand anything but the treadmill which is dull, dull, dull! best of all are the leg machines 'cos my legs are very strong and I feel like I'm good at it!
Sorry about moaning about Ted and my folks...I should write it all down properly and get it out of my system.
Sue, you're right your Mother is the one missing out.
Geneve ;)