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I come to this board and there have been no posts in a while. Glad to see people are posting. I am here and survived the holidays by not cooking the normal soul food that my family celebrate with. This year my husband and I kept it low key and just made a regular meal. I didn't overindulge in the treats that were around the office as I normally would and that was awesome because I love sweets. Hubby and I are still TTC but we are slowing it down because I am getting into working out and would love to lose 20 more pounds to the 13 I have lost in the last 2 months.
I am amazed reading posts from women whose doctors have discouraged them from trying to conceive at certain weights. Our newest member is about 60 pounds smaller than me when I got pregnant and I didn't get any flack from my doctors. I knew I was already overweight so I made a conscious decision to only put on 15 to 20 pounds during the pregancy.
I am making a conscious decision to try to take off 20 more pounds because it can be tiresome to carry your weight plus baby. At least it was for me because I wasn't very active due to a crazy work schedule and not making time for myself. Now I put me first and living is a priority so I choose to be more active and take weight off. I really wish I could lose about 35 to 50 pounds before getting pregnant. I am working out now and if it takes us a few months then that is even better because I will be in better physical health. My doctors are excited that I have low blood sugars, cholesterol and blood pressure being this heavy. Now I am trying to take the weight off to make the weight go with the blood work. I hope we can make this board active again.
Take care and I will be checking and posting again.
Lynette
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Welcome!! I had totally forgotten about this board until you posted. How is everyone doing on their weight loss? I was doing really well until the holiday. I ended gaining back almost 5 pounds. I'm starting over in the New Year though. Our base gym is doing it's own biggest loser contest which I signed up for last night. The 1st place prize is $500!! We probably won't be TTC anytime soon. My DH is going to be gone for 6 weeks in Feb and March. I'm hoping to start sometime this summer.
Kerina
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| Hello everybody, my name is Angie. My husband and I are wanting to TTC our first, however I am very concerned about my weight due to family history. I joined SP several months ago but was met a major medical set back in Novemeber. I was unable to exercise for a month and my first day back to the gym, I broke my ankle. Doctors have been very negative to me about wanting a baby at my current weight despite many attempts over the last three years at losing it. I've just changed doctors and hope for more positive feedback and advice. I have enjoyed reading your posts and look forward to the postive, motivational vibes. Happy New Year to you all and best of luck in each of your weight-loss journeys.
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Hi ladies,
Thought I'd stop in to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow...and say that I'm a little jealous of your short week! (I live in Canada and our Thanksgiving w/ last month!)
Hope everyone is doing well, and that someone will post soon ;)
M
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WORKOUTFRIEND
11/19/06 7:54 P
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Hello,
Just a really fast post I will come back and write more. I am on the road now. We stoped in GA
Michelle
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Michelle, Good luck in the move, you will be closer to me than ever! Where abouts in MN are you going to?(I'm sorry I can't remember if you've said b/f) I'm in Manitoba, and we usually have TONS of snow by now, but it's all gone!! It's also usually a lot colder than it is right now!!
Don't think I've lost anything again, will be weighing in tomorrow. Will have to work harder next week.
Take care everyone, M
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WORKOUTFRIEND
11/10/06 11:31 P
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Sunday is weigh in day for me but I don't think that I will lose this week did not really try to hard. I will do better next week. Next week I am going to be really busy getting ready to make a big move to Michigan. Right now I live in Fl. My brother said that its snowing big time there.
Michelle
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KNOUSEWIFE
11/10/06 6:39 P
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I really miss the Biggest Loser. I always watched it when we lived in the states. Now that we are overseas we don't get very many american channels. Sometimes they show the reality shows when they are over in the states. I'm hoping the biggest loser is one of them.
My family and some friends went hiking in the mountains yesterday. It was so much fun but am really sore today. We put my 2 year old daughter in a backpack and my DH carried her the whole way. She was so cute sitting in it. My 3 year old son did really great at hiking but we did have to carry him some of the way. Needless to say, they both slept great last night.
Kerina
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WORKOUTFRIEND
11/9/06 8:08 P
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Hello everyone
Wow its really slow around here. I am doing better on eatting every time I watch the biggest loser that really helps me to get back on track.
I really want to get to my goal before trying for the next baby.
Michelle
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Hey ladies,
I too get the munchies, but usually I assoc it w/ something emotional...like bad day at work/refing, argument w/ dh...that kind of thing. We don't have too many bad munchie things right now, and thought that the crackers we had were okay, but only in small doses! :)
It's funny, I bake cookies for my basketball team every Sun, and have no desire to eat them! I'll try one the day I bake them, but after that I don't eat them at all! Weird.
Hope everyone is doing well and talk to you all soon, M
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WORKOUTFRIEND
11/7/06 11:44 P
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Hello
I got all the junk out of the house and hope dh don't want cookies again. I need to go and buy some veggies and fruit I ran out of them. I think that I will go do that after I go to the gym in the morning. I have not been on I am trying to pack to make a big move to Michigan from Fl. I am going back where I grew up and takinging dh with me he nover been there and he will have to get used to the cold.
Michelle
We are going to try for a baby in January so I hope that I can get to my goal weight by then 169. After the baby I really want to get down to 130.
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KNOUSEWIFE
11/7/06 6:27 P
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Milmom,
I was looking around at some other message boards last night and there was one that was talking about late night munching. Someone suggested instead of eating at night in front of the TV, they brush their teeth and lay in bed to read a book. This way they don't want to get up and eat anything and they sleep better after reading a book than after watching TV. Maybe you could try that. I haven't tried it because my kids are too little for me to be able to go to bed until after they are in bed. All my munchie cravings happen right after supper. Keep workin. You can do it.
Kerina
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MILMOM2000
11/7/06 10:25 A
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Hello ladies! Glad to hear that you are all doing well. I was reading lower about the pill and how long it is supposed to take to get pregnant. Wow, I wish I was like that. I am one of those who has to be on the pill to get pregnant. Weird huh? I've been pregnant 5 times now and only have 2 children. But all 5 pregnancies began either the 2 weeks after I stopped my pill or while on it! Funny!
Munchies are so crappy! I hate them! I do so well all day long and feel great about how I did and then .... BAM .... they hit me at night. And once I"m on the couch after my day, which generally starts around 5:30 or so, I'm done! It is hard to get me moving unless I'm headed to the bed! URRRGHGHGH Why is it so hard to stay focused on losing the weight but SO EASY to just eat and shove that food in! URGH
God bless you all and I pray that you are all having a wonderful week so far!
Nikki Lynn
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Did someone say munchies???
Hi ladies. Just wanted to say hi. I am one of those that seem to get the munchie bugs when I get home from work. The only things in my house to snack on besides fruit and raw veggies would be graham crackers and teddy graham crackers for my daughter. I do get a serious craving for anything chocolate in the afternoon at work and I will run out to get it. This is the first week that I am keeping snacking to healthy foods only. I keep a box of Honey Nut Cheerios at work and can have a serving of that and 16 oz of water to drink if I leave my fruit at home. I got used to eating what I wanted when I was breastfeeding because the weight came off so easy. It wasn't until 4 months post breastfeeding that I realized that I gained almost 20 pounds!!!! Now I am trying to track my food daily and my food intake at 1500 calories per day is killing me. I used to cringe because I couldn't eat that much but now I am actually watching every little morsel because I see how overeating or adding one or two fatty snacks a day can help pack on the calories which of course packs on the weight. This is hard but it is something that I need to do and I am glad that you all are here because it helps to just read from you all on a daily basis even if I don't post anything. Wishing you all the best. Sending tons of baby dust out there. Hubby and I decided to try for baby number two RIGHT NOW. Even if I am this size I want to try to get pregnant and keep working out even while pregnant.
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hey everyone,
My DH & I try to not have any "bad" food in our house, except for when there is something going on...like a party, and even then we try to keep it to a minimum. Tonight the basketball team I coach is having a Pampered Chef fundraiser at my house, and the only "bad" things I have a taco chips, a cheese ball (yum) and dessert. But I will restrain myself for eating too much of any of it!
Workoutfriend, it's hard not to get discouraged...I haven't lost ANYTHING in the last while, and I've been eating healthy, exercising and everything! Sometimes you plateau and just need to do something new to get things rolling again. Try some new activity that you haven't done b/f or in a while and it'll help...You can do it!!
Happy Monday everyone, talk to you soon.
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KNOUSEWIFE
11/5/06 8:00 A
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Workoutfriend,
You can do this!! My Dh made me go through the whole house and get rid of bad food. We replaced it with good food. That way now whenever I get the munchies and want a snack, I don't have a choice, I have to eat something healthy or nothing at all. It has really helped me to not have the temptation around. I like to fill the fridge with fresh fruit like pineapple and cantalope. Those are my faves. We can do this.
Kerina
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WORKOUTFRIEND
11/4/06 11:12 P
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Hello all,
Sorry that I been gone. I was thinking that I can't do this any more. I get in these moods that I can't loss the weight so I go off and eat every thing that I see. It don't help that I don't have any good food in the house. I need to go by some.
I am starting over in the morning. I can do this.
I want to try for baby number 2 in January. my baby would of been 4 months today. I miss him so much.
Michelle
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GABBYFAITH
11/4/06 11:11 A
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| Thank you! I'm really excited. I know what you mean about the birth control. I got pregnant with my daughter when I was on the pill. This time I had an iud though, so I don't know how it works.
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KNOUSEWIFE
11/3/06 9:21 P
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Good luck Gabbyfaith!! I hope everything goes well and easy for you. I know they say it takes a couple months for birth control to wear off but that's not always true. My dr. told me when I went off my pill the first time that it would take at least 6 weeks before I could get pregnant. At my 6 week mark I was so sick from morning sickness. I had gotten pregnant right away. I am not on the pill any more either but we are not trying yet. I just went off of it because I have always gained weight on the pill. Since I wanted to lose weight I decided to try it without the pill to see if I would lose faster. I hope to hear some happy news from you soon.
Kerina
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GABBYFAITH
11/3/06 11:37 A
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We are officially trying now! I went off of my birth control yesterday. Of course it could take a few months for the effects of it to wear off, but I'm excited. This is going to be number 3.
Abigail
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MILMOM2000
11/3/06 9:34 A
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Oh Yea! Munchies all the time! I'm going through that right now. I do GREAT all day long and then when I get home at night, I just eat and eat and eat. I'm due on Monday. URGHHHHH It is so hard to lose it! And it is even harder to fight that MUNCHIE MONSTER! I heard something on K-Love yesterday that said if you sit in dim light, it will cause you to eat more and munch more. Hummmmm..... my livingroom is sort of dim!
Hope you are all having a great Friday too!
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Does anyone NOT get the munchies b/f? I know that I do badly, where I could (but don't) eat pretty much EVERYTHING in sight! It's hard, last week, I'm pretty sure I could have eaten so much more, but made a HUGE effort to watch...plus I was late and thinking maybe I was pg. But no, just late.
Happy Friday everyone, and hope you all have a good wkend!
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KNOUSEWIFE
11/2/06 5:25 P
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I do the same thing. I am thinking in the back of my mind, I'm probably already pregnant so I might as well eat what I want. It's so bad. You always weigh more during that time of the month anyways and eating junk doesn't help. I gained 3 pounds this last time my friend visited and I'm still fighting to get it back off. It also doesn't help that during that time I crave chocolate like you wouldn't believe. That's the only time my DH will let me have chocolate without him complaining or asking me if I really need it. He knows my answer will be yes, I really need it!!
Kerina
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THERESA125
11/2/06 12:46 P
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Hello all. I just joined SP two days ago. I'm really enjoying it. I have two children (both boys/14-years-old and 15-months-old) and would like to start trying for my last one in March...but I want to get rid of some weight first. You all seem like a great/friendly group of women and look forward to chatting with you.
Oh and Nikki I always get really bad munchies and cravings for sweets before the dreadful friend arrives too.
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MILMOM2000
11/2/06 12:08 P
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Hello Gatorans and Kerina! Welcome to all of the new faces here! Sorry it has been such a long time since I've written! Needless to say, I fell away from SP for a few days and I can feel it! URGH Hopefully, I'm back on the right track now!
I'm curious to hear what you all think about this: when I find we are trying to conceive, I wind up eating more after I ovulate and before the dreadful friend arrives. Am I the only one who does this or are there more of you out there? If you do this, how do you think we can fix it?
God bless and hope to hear from you soon!
Nikki Lynn
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KNOUSEWIFE
10/30/06 6:34 A
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Welcome newbies!! This is a really great site. I have 2 children already and am hoping to start trying for a third in April. Good luck to all of you.
Kerina
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SABRINANIGRO
10/29/06 11:43 P
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| Hi Michelle, I'm Sabrina, I just had my 3rd baby 3-months ago and too am trying to loose the last few pounds. I just joined SP as well, Good luck to you!
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WORKOUTFRIEND
10/29/06 11:33 P
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hello and welcome I also just joined SP this is a greast group of people. I just had a baby and trying for baby 2. I lost 40 pounds with baby 1 and then I gained it when I hit 5months.
Michelle
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Hi everyone.
I am pretty new to SP and I am navigating and found this message board. I am overweight and actually gained 15 pounds after getting married. I was exactly 266 pounds when I got pregnant 5 months after getting married. I watched what I ate and only gained 18 pounds. The doctors say that 15 to 20 pounds for an overweight person. I just wanted to make sure my weight didn't spiral out of control because most of my thin friends gained 50 or more pounds and I couldn't handle that emotionally. I didn't have a problem getting pregnant and had a very healthy pregnancy. Now we are trying for baby number two and I actually gained 20 pounds after I stopped breastfeeding. The good news is that I lost the pregnancy pounds within two weeks of giving birth. I have lost 7 pounds and would like to lose another 15 before getting pregnant again so I joined this message board. I wish you all the luck in getting pregnant for the first time or for the second, third or fourth time. Best wishes.
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WORKOUTFRIEND
10/28/06 11:57 P
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hello
Just a fast check in wow its really slow around here. I need to get back workingout. I do good then I go down hill.
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ANNENELSON
10/28/06 12:18 P
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| Michell- Haslett is just a little northeast of Lansing- basically it's Lansing-East Lansing-Haslett slightly north with Okemos below it. :)
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SECONDCHANCE2LV
10/27/06 11:00 P
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| Thanks a lot workoutfriend
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10/27/06 10:50 P
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