Twin Mommies Losing Weight!
 

I have 3 twin mommy friends that are going to join me here, so wanted to start this thread for us! We may have more join us as we go......

I'll start! I'm Shawn - mom to 6 month old twin girls. I'm a SAHM full-time, and work as a CPA part-time from home. I get SO STRESSED trying to stay on top of working / housework / cooking / taking care of babies & playing with them / taking care of ME / etc. I stress - eat. I eat to cover up my feelings... who has time to stop & feel whatever they feel? LOL So I stuff it....

I usually can diet / exercise for about a week or two... seems like it's never longer than that. I'm HOPING that by having my friends encouraging me (and me doing the same for them) that we can stay on-plan for the rest of the year, and be healthier / skinnier / happier this time next year! For our babies... for our husbands (if applicable)... for OURSELVES!

Now... I really need to get motivated to re-start. We don't have alot of healthy stuff in the kitchen. I was doing real good with just focusing on eating enough fruits/veggies each day. I found that if I focus on that, that clouds out the junk food... because you can only eat SO MUCH in a day! So I need to get some healthy snacks / easy meals. And start drinking WATER!!

Maybe tonight I'll go in the kitchen, make a list of what we've got, and start first thing in the a.m. I try to stay to SouthBeach plan (healthy carbs - ie whole wheat breads, not alot of sugar, etc), but I'm not strict with it.

So ladies! I can't wait for you to join me! Let's get this weight loss wagon on the road!!! :yay:

OK Shawn. I'm here!

My name is Jane. I am 28 years old. I have 4 boys. The youngest are 14mo twins. With each pregnancy I gained about 40 pounds and did not lose much before getting pregnant again (I had all of them in less than 5 years). Thus I have about 100lbs to lose. Thats hard for me to admit. In my mind I am a skinny person. When I see pictures of me I just can't figure out who that fat lady is with my kids.

I'm ready to lose this weight!

All right, I stepped on the scale just now to start my ticker. I weight 275lbs :fr: I can't believe that I am 25lbs away from 300lbs. The rest of you better get on the scales and post your weight too so I don't feel so alone!This is very depressing!

All right Shawn, since we are going to officially start tomorrow, we will make Wednesday our official weigh in day. We need to post at least once a week - on Wed to state our weight - up or down. Of course, we can post more.

Where is everyone else?

Hi Shawn! Thanks for the invite. I can relate to you and Jane as well. I am a stress eater and have been for a long time! I have been overweight for a long time. I lost 30 lbs prior to getting pregnant with the girls but have not been able to lose it again. It is so depressing, especially with summer coming. We recently moved and are still in the process of getting things organized. I have not weighed myself, but will in the morning.

A little about me....I am 30 years old with 20 mo. old id girls. I am a SAHM that worked in education prior to having the girls. I live in the Quad Cities area in IL. I read your profile Shawn & I think you and I are very similar. I am a CM girl too! Have not had a chance to do much lately, but hope to someday. We are also close in age!

Well, off to figure out a healthy dinner.

Hi! My name is Tricia and I am a 36 year old SAHM. My oldest son is 6 and I have boy/girl twins who are 4. I would LOVE to pop in and join you guys as often as I can. I am eating well and exercising regularly. I feel great and look better and that is keeping me motivated these days.

BUT - I still need a kick in the pants every now and then to keep me on track. I find my weak spot is mindless eating, little nibbles here and there that I don't even think about. Also, when things get really crazy and I'm at my wits end with lots and lots to get done my natrual inclination is to stop and eat. I think it is because I feel guilty if I just take a time out for myself when there is so much to do. But eating, well, everyone has to eat. So it is an excuse to escape guilt free. Of course, then I pay for it in weight gain. I'm getting better about telling the kids that I need half an hour or so and I usually spend it here. I've found so much good ideas and inspiration here.

I am not following any particular plan - just counting calories and exercising regularly. I've always had a problem with people telling me what to do so I know I couldn't follow any of the more popular diets. I keep my calorie range between 1200 and 1800 a day. I also make a point to stagger them so that I average around 1500 per day. I find that doing so gives me a lot more flexiblity in what I eat. It helps a lot in working around things like parties, or eating out, etc. I don't go crazy on the higher calorie days - they aren't "free" days - but it does help me fit in a guilt free indulgence here and there. And, I think it is something I can an live with for the rest of my life. Plus, I think it does help keep my metabolism slightly higher than if I stuck to one level each day.

I see that my twins are a good bit older than everyone else's so far. I just want to let you all know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. At around 3 1/2 or so things get sooooo much easier. And once you get them out of diapers you will feel like you've won the lottery! I remember that I felt like I was rolling in cash once I didn't have to spend $60 a week on diapers and wipes!

I look forward to getting to know all of you better. Thanks, Shawn, for starting this thread!

Well, I'm excited about this! I think I may write down everything I eat each day & report to you guys how I did.....my weakness is sunflower seeds -- I munch on those ALL THE TIME!

Ok....I weighed myself this morning.....232. So, that is where I stand. Last night was not too bad for dinner. I had half a slice of ham, cabbage salad and pears. I had water to drink. We will see what today brings. :)

Good job, Kellie! You're off to a good start! I'm proud of you for starting LAST NIGHT instead of waiting to start this a.m.! I TOTALLY took advantage of that last night, and had a Venti mocha from starbucks, a choc chunk brownie, etc.

This a.m., I've already goofed up once - DH brought me a bowl of cereal in bed, NOT KNOWING that I'm back on the dieting, so it was like 3 servings instead of 1!! And of course, in my morning haze, I ate it all. :frown: BUT - now that I'm up & coherent, I am drinking BLACK coffee instead of with cream & sugar, and fully intend to do better today! Plus, I'll let him know what I'm doing, so he doesn't sabotage me again! hahaha.

I also got on the scale... after eating breakfast it's at 218. I'm going to go reset my ticker.... thanks for reminding me of that, Kell!

Ya'll are going to laugh at me..... I just bid on a case of cinnamon toothpicks on ebay. I LOVE having stuff in my mouth (hence the sunflower seed fetish), and I think this will keep my mouth occupied with 0 calories! (I don't do sugar free stuff, so am REALLY limited on what I can have). Just thought I'd share......... ya'll can laugh at me now!

Hey, if those toothpicks work there's nothing funny about it! Who knows, you may have just sparked the next diet trend.

I'm with you on the sunflower seeds. Actually, for me, the problem is anything that comes in a bag that I can stick my hand in more than once. I've always refused to buy the variety box of chips for my son's lunches. They are just so much more expensive and for no good reason. Anyway, I finally had to supress my frugal tendancies because I just can't have an big open bag of anything around anymore. To many trips by and taking one or two, then, seemingly out of nowhere, POOF, the bag is empty. At least with the single serve bags I can eat the chips (or whatever) if I REALLY want them but can still easily count them towards my daily calorie intake. When I eat them one at a time out of the big bags they are calorie free, you know!

To answer you PM, no, I haven't been to the Twing site you all are from. I just happened to see the thread you started here and couldn't keep from stopping in. I knew I had to get serious about losing weight when I noticed that anytime I mentioned my weight it was always prefaced by, "WELL, I HAVE TWINS". Bless their souls they are 4 years and I was still blaming them for my being fat. Even worse - I was fat before they were even a twinkle in their Daddy's eye. I decided that blaming my weight on the fact that I was a mom was just wrong - not to mention a flimsy excuse. So, here I am doing my darndest to get back to a healthy weight and a reasonable shape. I've finally come to accept that I'm not going to get my 18 year old body back so my goals are reasonable this time around. In the past I would give up when I realized that no matter how hard I worked I wasn't going to regain a youthful figure. Which, by the way, I did not appreciate when I had it. I've thought I was fat since the 4th grade. When, really, at 5'2" and with an inherited stocky build there is no such thing as super thin for me. I wish I had realized at 14 that it wasn't the same the as FAT. Oh, well, hindsight is 20/20 and that is a life lesson I can do my best to teach my children so that they might not have to face the same body image issues that I did.

I long everything I eat into Fitday. I may post a link here. Even if nobody ever takes a look I'll know that there is a POSSIBLITY that they MIGHT and that will help keep me honest and accountable. But, if I just flat out have a bad day I'll just come straight in and post to admit it. Then, somebody, please, shake your finger at me and tell me not to do it again!

Hope you all have a great day!
Tricia

Tricia ~ Thanks for the reminder of FitDay. I have used it before, but had forgotten about it. So, I will try to log my stuff into there as well. It is easier than trying to remember or to do it on paper. I also like fitwatch. It has a section that you can customize a food and figure out the totals of a recipe. Since I do a lot of cooking from scratch, that really helps.

Shawn ~ I hope that the toothpicks work. The salad I made last night has sunflower seeds in it, but I don't put as many as it calls for.

This morning I have been really tired. Don't quite know why...stress is part of it I guess. I have been able to get a couple of loads of laundry done and playing with the girls. Some days they are so needy and others they are fine to play by themselves. We are going to the park tomorrow with some friends. I hope the weather stays nice.

Kelly, I am glad you mentioned fitwatch. I had not come across that site before and the recipe analyzer is GREAT! I've been making recipe calculations myself and then loading them as custom foods in fitday. I've been using it long enough that most of my usual menus are there now but what a pain it was! I wish I'd known about fitwatch before I'd gone through all of that trouble. Most of my cooking is from scratch as well.

Tricia ~ Do you use the online version of FitDay or do you use the FitDay PC? I have used just the online version and did not know if the PC version was worth it?!

whew - what an afternoon! my sister came over with her 2 year old & 3 week old baby. Plus I had my 6 month old twins! Talk about crazy! We had lunch, and of course in the chaos, I forgot I'm watching what I eat. But all I had was ham (leftover from easter), some casserole from last night (small portion), and a bit of mac & cheese (as I was eating that, I remembered -- oh yeh, I'm dieting!). I am just now getting my first drink of water for the day (at 2:30 pm).... it is SO REFRESHING! No sweets yet today! yay

Kelly, I use the online version of fitday. I've considered ordering the PC version but, I can do what I need to online so it just doesn't make sense to spend the money, even as cheap as it is. I think if I still worked it would be worth it because I was out and about so much it would have been convenient having it loaded on my palm pilot. But, being at home, I don't eat out nearly as much, and almost all of what I eat is planned so I'll just save my $20.

Shawn, I used to hate it when that would happen. With all of the buzzing activity in your house at the time who can blame you for forgetting anything! That was always a downfall of mine - mindless eating, putting food in my mouth for no other reason than it was habit. But, hey, doesn't sound like you did any damage - and skipping the sweets is an impressive feat. I keep a small box of Godiva chocolate on hand for when I need a chocolate fix. They are so rich I can usually only eat one plus they are so expensive that I eat it s -l -o-w-l-y to be sure I savor every taste. Something like M&M's or miniature candy bars I'll wolf down in no time and never give them a second thought! Well, expect to think, "I can't believe I just ate a pound of m&m's LOL.

I've done really well today. I had a fruit and yogurt parfait for breakfast, Lean Cuisine Lasagne and oven fried zuchini for lunch. Haven't had any snacks but we have a new puppy so I haven't had much time to stop and nibble. I'll probably have some cottage cheese and almonds here in a bit to help me make it through my step class tonight. I think we'll have grilled shrimp, lemon rice, and a veggie for dinner. DS has karate tonight and that is quick enough to make without our our having to rush getting to our class.

Hope you all have a good afternoon!
Tricia

*sigh* Well, just talked to a girlfriend of mine, and we're going to a Mexican restaurant for dinner....... my goal is 1) select something with plenty of veggies, 2) have wine or something other than margarita -- who am i kidding??

HELP GIRLS!!

Well...how was dinner? Mexican is one of my favorites. I like to make different things at home though. I made a great chicken recipe last week.

We had blackened chicken for dinner with a salad and mandarin oranges. I only ate about half my salad as the girls devoured the rest and had some of dh's. They are such scavengers lately. I am trying to drink more water too. My downfall has been chocolate lately. Not quite sure why...maybe it has to do with the easter candy grandma got the girls. Not too much left of it though. Some I threw away because it was gross!

Tricia ~ Thanks for the info. I figured I could do most of the stuff with the free version. It seems to have all the things that I need for now. I am trying hard to put in everything I eat. Do you find that it really helps keep you on track?

Well, Shawn, how did it go? I hope you were able to make the choices you had planned on. But, if not, tomorrow is another day!

Kellie, logging my food absolutely keeps me on track. It isn't so much to keep up with the majority of my calories anymore. Most of the foods I eat have been in rotation long enough now that I pretty well know where I stand for the day. Where it keeps me in line are the little extras here and there as they can add up fast. If I don't log them I don't hold myself accountable for them and pretty soon they add up to weight gain. I am also really meticulous when it comes to entering my foods. If I eat 1 dorito I figure up the calories for it and add it in. I know that sounds obsessive but, for me, there is no such thing a 1 of anything. So I need to be able to see how those things are affecting my overall eating. Otherwise, I underestimate what I've had. I measure and weigh everything to make sure I'm counting all of my calories. I've never been able to eyeball portions.

I don't know, I guess it all boils down to feeling in control of what I eat. And logging my food really, really, gives me that feeling.

I hear you about the extras!! Chocolate chips are the death of me! I take a few here and there and it adds up quickly. I would have done really great if it was not for that today! I have to have more will power!!

Well ladies - the night started out decent... I had a mojito to drink instead of a margarita (lighter and I'm assuming less calories). We decided to split an entree of beef tenderloins wrapped in beef (3 in the entree), shrimps stuffed with something (again, only 3), some fancy potatoes and some fattening and yummy spinach stuff. (yes, this IS a Mexican restaurant, albeit a fancy one!). We had TOO MUCH chips and queso, and I ate 2 of 3 of the shrimp & beef (she was still devouring chips/queso, so gave that to me). Then I had a mango margarita. THEN, at her house, she had all these Cadbury easter eggs..... *sigh* And I stopped & got DH McDonalds on the way home, and ate a few of his fries as I drove.

So I didn't do good at all! :frown:

1. Logging my food just seems so tedious! I can't get the oTHER things I need to do each day done -- so it just stresses me out to add more! Comments?
2. IF I was to log my food, do you carry a journal in your purse or something?

We looked thru alot of her old pics (of when SHE was skinnier, too), and I just don't understand how we got from there to here...... what changed? Just age? I just don't understand why I have no willpower!

Sorry to hear about your night Shawn. But today is a new day! I hear you about will power. I think that is part of the reason I decided to try to fitday food log. It makes me accountable for what I eat. It gives me a true look into the food. Not just a "well it's only one". As I said earlier, I realized how much those darn chocolate chips are killing me.

I wish I knew what changed. Although, I have never been a skinny person, I would like to be smaller than what I am.

I will be thinking of you today! :)

I think keeping a written journal would be tedious, but a lot of people swear by it. Fitday is the only type of food logging that has ever worked for me - and there are plenty of similar options online. I'd say it takes me less than 10 mintues each day to put everything in. I enter everything as I eat it. If we eat out, it is the first thing I do once we get home.

I gave up on willpower a long time ago. I don't think it is necessary. More importantly than staying away from certain foods is just using common sense and moderation. Kellie, I said it before, I know just what you mean about the chocolate chips. But I finally figured out that the reason I over did it on that type of thing was because I wanted them, coudn't have them, and felt like sneaking one or two on the sly wouldn't really count. We all know it does count though. And, besides, the little taste always just made me want more and I'd go downhill from there. So, now if I want something like that I get it, enjoy it, and then I'm done with it. Depending on what kind of food it is, I start with maybe a quarter or half serving. I log it in and get an idea of the adjustments I'll have to make for the rest of the day if I have any more. Sometimes it is worth it, sometimes it isn't. Also, that is what I like about staggering my calories throughout the week - it is so much easier to have a planned splurge. I don't do it every week. But I like that I can do it often enough not to feel deprived.

Shawn, I completely understand what you mean about it all being a pain in the rear. But, unfortunately, it comes with the territory. It all boils down to burning more calories than you eat and there is no way to know if you are doing that unless you keep up with it as you go. It doesn't have to be journaling. It may be that planning what you eat in advance is a better option for you. But, the bottom line is that losing weight isn't a passive activity. It is going to take some time, effort, and planning - at least at first. Then, at some point it just becomes second nature. So, it really is just a matter of choosing what you want - to be overweight or to lose weight. For, me that is a decision I have to make DAILY.

Now, please don't think I'm being preachy. I'm typing that all out as much as a confimation for myself as anything.


As for the time factor, I think we are all in the same boat. But, the way I look at it is that I'm not going to get everything I need to do done in a day ANYWAY. With three children, especially twins, and all that goes with that it just isn't going to happen. So, i try not to worry about what doesn't get done. I spare myself the few minutes I need to log my food, and the 1-2 hours I need to exercise. Overall, it really doesn't have that big of an impact on my to-do list. I mean, I am not going to go to bed a night with a sparkling clean house and an empty clothes hamper. That would be the case if I took this time for myself or not because there is ALWAYS SOMETHING. And the older my kids get the harder it is. Once they started school, karate, soccer, swimming, etc. I had to balance their time even more with mine. I don't mind doing it at all but it does take a little extra planning and thought. I just try to apply the same organization to losing weight as I do to everything else. Some days are better than others. I take it all in stride as much as I can.

You know what is so funny? When I decided to quit work it was because I thought I would have more time to get things done. I swear, I got more done when I worked. First of all, I could do more errands on a lunch hour than I can all day having the kids with me. And the house was SO muc cleaner because we weren't here all day to mess it up. Don't get me wrong, I love being at home. I just look back and see how unrealistic my expectations were. I thought we'd be a picture right out of Southern Living. Ha, ha, was that joke on me!

Speaking of busy, I am being called by dishwasher that needs to be unloaded, a puppy that needs to be walked, children that want to be pushed on the swing, and a load of laundry or two - and there isn't a made bed in the house. Ahhh, it never ends!

oooOOOOooohhh! I went to FitWatch.com -- I likey!! We'll see if this motivates me to do better! I'm excited about this!

Now I have to start measuring everything before I eat it, I guess..... what I put in for breakfast this a.m. was just estimates. Do you guys measure everything?

I measure and weigh everything. I can't eyeball portions - my eyes are ALWAYS bigger than my stomach. That wouldn't be a problem if I stopped eating when my stomach was full but if it is on my plate, I am gonna eat it! My husband laughs at me because a keep a Tablespoon in my purse. If we stop and eat out I like to be able to measure my salad dressing, etc. - how psycotic is that!?! I think of it the same way I do your toothpicks - if it works, it works - and it happens to work for me.

Fitwatch.com --- when it gives you goal calories for the day, is that cal. needed to MAINTAIN? or to LOSE? Just wondering if I need to plan on less than what it's showing!

I am not sure about that. I know my calorie amount on that is HIGH for what I think I should have. I have been using the fitday and like it. (it has only been 2 days, but I like it so far!) ;)

Tricia...one question....what is NFS on some of the foods listed? Is it No Fat & Salt?

Kellie, i think it stands for "not further specified." I don't remember in what context I saw it, but it is for something like "Jello" in general if a flavor isn't specified. In the description of the food it will actually use the phrase, "cooked without fat" (or salt).

I'm not sure about the calorie count on fitwatch, Shawn. I did put my stats in and the calculation it gave me was for maintainence but it was waaaaay too low. I may have put something in wrong, but I double checked it and still got the same number.

The formula I always use is my weight multiplied by 13. That tells me the number of calories I need to maintain so I subtract between 500 to 1000 from that (early on I used 1000, but if I did that at this point I'd be starving so I've just increased my exercise to make up the difference. Right now I'm subtracting about 750 from my maintainence total).

A lot of people will say that this isn't an accurate enough formula - and there are plenty of calculators that I am certain are more precise. But, I've lost 50 lbs. going my this so I don't see any reason to go through anything more complicated.

I've done really well today. I had an egg white omlette (2 egg whites, sauteed onion and peppers, 1 T Tostitos con queso cheese dip), 1 morning star veggie sausage, and 3/4 cup of OJ for breakfast, Lunch was a Boca Burger and Fat Free Pringles, 1/2 ounce of almonds for a snack. For dinner I had 3 ounces of lemon chicken, 1 cup bow tie pasta with lemon sauce, sauteed spinach, and 1 T parmesan. I'm only at 1078 calories so I may even indulge in a strawberry shortcake after the kids go to bed (I wouldn't want to have to share it!). I did not make it to the gym, though. So, boo for me there. I'll have to do some jumping jacks or something before bed, I guess.

Well, if I did not go to McD's today with my girlfriend and my girls and her girl, I would have done great. I did not do bad, but not as well as I could have. I should not have gotten the Crispy Chicken Sandwich, but I did. I had a few fries, but not many. This morning I had yogurt, turkey bacon & a piece of toast. Then for dinner I made a Spanish Rice with Chicken that was yummy!! And I had some kiwi with it.

Thanks for the info Tricia. I guess I have seen some of the things that say cooked without fat or salt. I really like that site. It is quite helpful. Do you use the activities calculator too?

What are your calorie & fat goals? According to Fitwatch, mine are 2101 cal and 70 fat grams. Does that sound about right?

Today I had 1826 cal & 88 fat grams. Carson got sick tonight with 102.4 fever, so we ordered Pizza Hut -- but I was proud of myself. Before I ordered, I got online to check out the nutrition info, and found out they have CarbTracker indiv. pizzas, so I got that, so I wouldn't be tempted to eat more than I should. It was like 500 cal, and I got a side salad to go with it. So think I did pretty well!

I think FitWatch is really going to help me! I like that it shows you charts of your % for the day, so you can adjust what you eat as you need to.

Thanks ladies, for the tip! Day one down! The rest of my life to go!

also, I just had DH take my measurements, which I'm going to track in Excel -- talk about embarrassing! LOL -- poor guy! Thank God he's such a sweetie and made absolutely no comments!

Shawn, taking your measurements is a great idea. I hit a plateau a few weeks ago and if I had not been able to see lost inches I would have gone nuts over the scale not moving (okay, okay, I still went a little nuts that the scale didn't move, but the inches lost helped me stay on track)

I don't have any fat gram goals. I count calories only. I do, however, try and make sure that the fat I eat is mostly mono or poly, instead of saturated. I also try to make sure that no more than 20% of my overall calories come from fat. But, again, it isn't a big deal to me if I go over that as long as my calorie intake is on target.

Kellie, I do use the activity calculators. They are always lower than what the machines at the gym tell me I burned, though. I'm not sure, but I think fitday takes into account your lifestyle so the calories burned are actually what you burned less what you would have burned anyway if you hadn't done any extra exercise. I'm not sure about that though.

Mostly, I use it just to keep up with how often I exercise. I don't really consider the calories part of it. I'm afraid I would undo any work by saying to myself, "Oh, look, I burned an extra 500 calories today I can have that chocolate cake after all!"

Yes, girls today is a new day, Shawn I am so sorry for not sstopping in sooner. I have been so busy with the kids and trying to get some sleep but you know it never works that way. Like now, Cam is sleep, Cort is wide awake and Chase is eating her breakfast (yes at almost eleven o'clock :anon:) But anyway,
My name is Alice, I am 24 years old, and I have a three year old daughter and eight month old boy girl twins. I work third shift, so a lot of times I will eat while at work to "try to stay awake" :rolleyes: and I know that I should munch on something healthy or just drink water. I have been working in my area for the past five years, and let me tell you, everything on me has expanded. I sit down for more than ten hours at a time, and i know my butt has spread.
I haven't weighed myself in a month or so, but I will when I get to work tonight and check in. I know that I most likely still have about ninety pounds to go to get to my goal weight, of 185. I am tall, about 5-10, and people use to tell me all the time, "You don't look like you weigh that much" but HEY! i feel like I weigh that much now. I cannot fit into the clothes like I used to of course having twin skin and all, but that is no excuse. I was doing really good for a while, and just lost sight of what I wanted. I am a single mom, and really praying that my husband will find me soon. I want to get down to a size 13,14, right now I am comfortable in a size 20, and can wear some 18's. This is not how I want to be for the rest of my life. And to top it off, I want more kids, so I really want to lose some weight before I do that.
Well, girls, I don't know how true my ticker is now, but we will find out tonight. And I will start now, since right before Shawn reminded me to come over here I had a reese's peanut butter egg :anon:
Happy losing ladies!!!

I'm proud of you Alice for starting NOW, instead of tomorrow! Good job! :yay:

Check out Fitwatch.com tonight at work if you have time. It's free, and i think it's going to help me stay on track.....

I'm glad you made it here! It'll be great to have you in the group.......

I am here !!
 

Hi all!!

I am a almost 40 yr. old mom to 7 kids!! I have 19 mth old twins

I have alot of weight to lose!!

I am not at 180lbs. and I am about 5'5".

I saw where you were talking about measuring. I need to do that.

Another GREAT thing to do is take a pic of yourself now and then every 30,60,90 days!! My sil did that and I was amazed at the difference w/ each pic.

What is everyone doing for excercise??

Ok, I am so ready to get started!!

I am going to go back and try to read the rest of this thread!!

Hi, to all the twin mommies !!!

:yay: Pammie! You made it! Taking a pic is a GREAT idea! I'll try to do that tonight... (*wondering what I should wear - yikes!*)

Exercise - nothing just yet. I need to get motivated to do that. I WAS watching FitTV and doing the workouts each a.m., but got out of the habit a few weeks ago. It's hard b/c as soon as I get into it, the twins wake up! hahaha It gets frustrating. I'll probably just start trying to walk with them more often.......

Pammie, that is a great idea about taking the pictures. I wish I had done that when I got started. No matter how much I lose I still see myself as fat. Okay, at only 5'1 and 164 pounds I am still fat but I don't see the progress I've made in the mirror. Of course, I don't have any old pictures I can use because I've never allowed a full body shot. Heck, I always have to be talked into being in the picture at all! I think I'll have my husband take a picture tonight since I still a good ways to go before I reach my final goal weight. Thanks for the idea!

As for exercise, I go to the gym and take a variety of classes for cardio. Step aerobics is my favorite. I recently tried a spin class and it kicked my butt. I've gone back a few times because I refuse to let it beat me but it won't become one of my regular classes. If I can't make a class I ride the elliptical for half and hour, the bike for 20 minutes, and then do the treadmill for 15 minutes or so. I work with weights about every other day. Sometimes I'll take one of the toning classes they offer, or go to a yoga or pilates class instead of the weights. I don't go to the gym every day but I do try to do something active each day. Like yesterday, the kids and I put a small vegetable garden in the backyard. It wasn't strenuous exercise but it was physical and was certainly better than sitting on the couch watching cartoons. The key for me is that I have to do something different all the time. I get bored if I don't and then exercise starts feeling like a chore to me. It is hard enough just to find the time to work out so I certainly don't need any other excuse holding me back.

Do most of you exercise with your kids? I find that very difficult. I take them on walks and things like that but we have to stop and smell every flower and check out every bug. I love doing it with them but I never get going fast enough to really get my heart rate up. At their ages there would be no way for me to get them to stay in a stroller. The gym I go to does have free child care and I can usually talk them (well, BRIBE them with a slushie) into going with me once or twice a week. But, more often than not, I do my workouts at the end of the day once DH is home from work and can keep the kids.

I have the Leslie walk away the pounds. That is what I am going to start doing. I love her tapes and it is a good way to start off slow!!

For the pic...My SIL wore a bikini..I know scary..BUT you need a front and back shot..You will be suprised w/ the 30 day pic if you are working out!!

Where do you get the ticker??

I have to do my working out w/ the kids..That is why I usually do it in front of the TV...We don't have a gym here w/ childcare!!

I have not started ANYTHING yet!! I think Monday is going to be my offical start!! Maybe I can get some healthy food this weekend!!

just click on one of our tickers & it will take you to get one. (i think)

Well I tried..I wonder if it worked