Hey Ana,
Welcome to the thread and to 3fc. Man, a free membership to the Y would be awesome. I wish I had that.

ANyhoo...I'm Chris, a 34 yr old stay at home mom of 3 girls (Tiana, Kayla, and Nicole...12, 6 , and 3). I'm trying to get down to 155 and having a heck of a time doing it. I can't seem to budge past 199 and stay below that. Frustrating and depressing. I work out at a local gym, usually 3 -4 times a week.

I'd love to stay and chat with everyone but you all know that homework I was "supposed" to do last night...well, um, er...I didn't do it. Now I'm really sweating, trying to get it done. It's due tomorrow. I have to take a test tonight too. So I need to review for that.

Check back later.

~chris

Chris, Are you a college student?

Ana

Welcome Ana!!

Jen~any news yet???

Carly~I hoepyou had a nice visit with your new niece!!

Chris~I hate homeowrk, and I am dreading the day I go back. I will eventually but I am not sure when. One of these days I will take the plunge.

Well, I had a few mishaps with my eating, but I think i had enought unstructured exercise wthis weekend to balance it out. I was down a pound this morning, so we will see if I can keep going in the right direction this week. I would love to post a loss after my official weigh in. Have to run and get some of this house work done b4 dh and I meet at the gym this afternoon. We do have an appt fro their official assesment, but I am not sure if they are going to walk us through the machines.

Later chicas

Hi ladies
went back to the pediatrician today.. his blood work was normal, she put him on a SOY based formula to see if the cause is that he is lactose intolerant.. she also is having us get 2 stool samples and 2 urine samples.. and she is making an appt fo rhim to have a swallow test done.. where they have him drink and take a picture of his throat.. or something like that

if he's gaining weight from the SOY formula then she will cancel the swallow test... she said we wouldn't be able to get in for a few weeks anyway.

I havn't made it to the gym today.. i'm consumed in thes darn cookies.. so i'll hop on my weird bike thing my mom gave me.. eventhough it is noisey as heck .. and do some resistance training with my resistance tubes i have.

Good Morning,

sounds like everyone is doing pretty good lately... I am so happy that its getting light out earlier... I love when spring gets her.. I just cant wait until the sun is out all the time.. that makes me feel better .. I am going to start walking with my daughter in the mornings befor school.. i think that will help motivate me.. I love walking.. I did ok yesterday with my eating hopfully i will do better today.. i did exercise... so thats a plus.. today will be all about water... water ....water.... well everyone have a wonderful day.. stay on track i will try and check back later...

God Bless
Carly

Hi all, sorry I didn't check in yesterday. Busy as usualy. I had to work, then pick up kids, eat dinner, take Tiana to volleyball and then go work out with Jen. By the time I got home, it was after 9.

Ana-Yah, I'm a college student. This is my second time around. I attended college 7 years ago, and then while I had taken a semester off because I was pregnant with Kayla ( and super nauseous and tired), the school closed. So this year I decided to go back. My husband started his own business so I'm getting my associates degree in Accounting. I'm thinking I'm going to change it and get my Bachelor's in Business Management. Everything I've taken so far can go towards that program.

Hey Carly-Sounds like your feeling better this week. You keep up with that walking and water. Here have a carrot!

Hey Ellen-What did you go to school for? If your official assessment at the gym is like mine was, we did get shown around and how to use the machines. Hopefully they will do that for you too. BTW, don't worry to much about the little mishaps...just get right back on track again. You're doing awesome.

Jen-So glad to hear that Liam's tests came back normal. Does he spit up alot? I was thinking about that when you mentioned the swallow test. My oldest had a heck of a time with eating and then projectile vomiting after. They did x-rays on her and had found out that the flap between her esophagus and stomach wasn't developed all the way. Once that developed all the way, she gained weight like crazy.

To all: I killed my back somehow yesterday. I had to do alot of freight at work yesterday and didn't feel too bad and then after sitting for a bit, I got up an something hurt in my hip and I can feel a pinched nerve. I figured I could walk it out at the gym, and felt great while I was walking. When I sit and get up...it kills. I had a heck of a time sleeping last night. I couldn't get comfortable for anything. On the plus side, I stayed within my calories and got my exercise and water in yesterday...WHO HOO!

~chris

Chris~I was in computer information systems. But I think when I go back I am going to switch. Maybe nursing or healthcare.. May possibly just go into business manegement. Take good care of your back. If you don't take care of it it could get worse. Hope you feel better!

I have made it to the gym two days in a row!!! Although my official assesment was ok, they mainly tried to get us to "buy" time with a trainer and or nutritionist. Which I will admit would p[robably help, but if I had that kind of money to spend, don't you think I would have goe that route in the first place??? It was really frustrating, we only get 2hr for the kiddies at the child care canter, and this guy took up an hour and a half!!! Dh and I only had 20 mins to do something. So I got up this morning, was really tired, but I still forced myself to go, and I feel great. I love the workout high!!!

Have to run DS will be home soon!!

Ellen, did the at least get something out of the assessment? How frustrating. I agree with you though...the exercise high feels awesome!

Gotta go get my Kayla from school. Check back later.

~chris

Hey thought I'd get a late night post in. I'm going to go soak in the tub a bit. My back hurts sooo bad. I'm hoping it straightens out in the next couple of days, because I don't want to go into the doctor. I can limber up a bit if I keep walking but that not sitting is kind of a pain in the butt. I stood up alot today.

Gonna go get that nice hot bath so I can sleep. It's just relaxing.

See ya in the morning...

~chris

Carly~I love the sun too!!!! although it does not love me back (I burn really easially!) BUt I hate the dark all the time in winter. It is wonderful that the sun is up longer~even if my kids get up with it!

Chris~I am not sure, I read ove the papers that they gave us, adnit is shocking to know that my "body age: is 10yrs older than my real age, so it makes me want to get healthier.

One of the things the assesment said was to make better coices nutritionally, but I do eat pretty well, yes, If I had all the money I would shop at a store Like Whole Foods, but I don't and we are just making it right now. So,I make the best choices I can in this situation. Heck, If I had all the money I would have someone else do my shopping and cooking for me!!!

Dh and I are going to hit the gym this afternoon. I can already see a difference in my legs and thighs. I am really loving this!!!

Jen~Is liam taking to the soy formula ok??? I tryied it once, and had to stop, because I couldn't stand how it smelled. Hope all is well in your house!

Hi! I just wanted to put my 2 cents in! lol No really ... I've been really sick w/ a nasty upper respitory (sp?) infection and bronchitis so I haven't really been watching what I eat ... you know "comfort food" and I certainlly haven't felt like working out! I still managed, somehow, to lose 3 pounds this week!! I bet its from coughing up a lung or blowing pieces of my brain into a kleenex! lol Anyway, I would have been happy even if I hadn't lost anything (as long as I hadn't put any back on) but this has got me really excited so watch out next week when I resume working out!

Hey Ladies..

What's up this morning? I'm trying to get on my bank's web site but it just won't let me right now. I'll have to try back later.

My back feels better today, not excellent but better. At least I can walk like an upright human. I've started drinking my water today and I'm going to try to work some more veggies and fruit into my diet today. I was thinking about that last night, even though I've been eating around my calorie limit, I haven't been eating much good carbs either. I'm going to try that and see if I can get this scale to budge. My goal was to be 177 by my birthday. That's in a little under a month. I don't think it will happen but I would like to get as close as possible and get out of the weight range I've been stuck at, which seems like forever.

Gonna go see if the bank will let me on, then I have to do one assignment and get it turned it, then start reading my Accounting chapter and start that assignment.

~chris

Good Morning Ladies,

Boy aren't we all just so chatty.... sorry I havent been checking in lately.. just seems like i dont have enough time anymore... whats up with that.. anyways, i have been doing so-so with eating and drinking my water.. but hey i am getting better... i really should count those cal;s but boy i hate that... i have been getting a little exercise in so at least that did not go totally out the window.. starting monday i am going to begin again.. do any of you watch the biggest loser.. well i do.. and i think to myself.. wow... if they can lose that kind of weight so can I.... so its time to challenge myself a little bit more.. i just have to get out of this rut I am in...

you all are doing so great... you guys do inspire me to get moving and drink my water... so here i go again.. have a great day ladies.. keep movein and losin... I will check back later... hopefully....

God bless
Carly

Ellen: he is taking it well.. i can't stand the smell ofthe stuff either.. *barf*
He goes back to the dr on monday for a weight check.
thanks for asking about him.

oooh i'm down another 2 lbs.. whoop ..