Posts by imolde_nuf

I'll be 33 weeks tomarrow and I've gained 33 pounds so far, so I think you are doing great!  I really wouldn't worry about gaining too much.  As long as you and the baby are healthy, you can lose the extra weight later.  If you breastfeed, it will go that much quicker and easier.  I dropped 25-30 pounds in the two weeks after my DD.  Its hard to watch the scale go back up after just getting it back down.  But you can do it again and now that you know how, it will be that much easier!  I thought I'd watch what I was gaining the whole time and gain the ideal amount...but this kid has given me one problem after another!  He's perfectly healthy (and big!) but he's put me on bedrest and light activity almost constantly since 5 weeks.  There goes exercise.  And now he's wanting to come early.  Can't even walk without having regular contractions.  Focus on keeping your kido put till its safe to come out, then focus on being a good new mommy, then worry about those few extra cookies none of us can resist!

Hmm...I don't know where I thought I saw the option then.  Thanks for the help and thank you for the congrats.  My DH and I are so excited!

I have been eating enough, most days.  The first few weeks I had a few days where I didn't eat enough, but since then I've been doing 1300-1600 calories a day.  I do exercise everyday.  I do strength training and cardio.  I used to take a "cheat day" on Saturdays, but can't afford to go out to eat on weekends now, and am almost scared to eat to much at home, for fear of that "never ending binge."  I really don't think I would go too far, but the fear is there.  I lost the first bit of weight VERY quickly, but did not plan to.  I was taking prenatal vitamins while I got my diet figured out.  Now that I can get what I need each day from the amount of food I'm eating, I don't take them.  I do sometimes (when I remember) take cinnamon supplements b/c they are supposed to help with belly fat in insulin resistant people....I think I may fall into that group, but I'm not sure.  Couldn't hurt is my theory on that.  I'm feeling mentally worn down.  Physically, I feel great!  I'm just sick to death of counting everything that goes into my mouth.  Before CC, I did fine at maintaining.  I gained all my extra weight at two stressful times of my life.  I don't worry so much about being able to eat a normal amount for the rest of my life, but that my metabolism will or has slowed down making me maintain on the "diet" lvl of calories.  I do worry a bit that now that I'm so much thinner that I may have a harder time getting back on the wagon after taking a break to let my metabolism kick back up.  I do figure I will gain just a bit while my metabolism is fixing itself, a bit of fat, some water weight, and the extra grams of food sitting there. 

Thanks.  I went from 185 to 146, a little more quickly than I expected/planned to.  It took about 3 1/2 months, but the first bit fell off REALLY quickly.  The last few weeks its slowed way down.  I'm not losing as much as my calorie deficit says I should be.  This last week, I have been bouncing around the same number, no real loss, just fluctuations.  I also just feel worn down.  I read about the resetting on here in the ask mary tab.

I'm not much on water myself, but I drink iced tea and can see it helping.  My hydration lvl according to my scale has gone from 39 adv to 50 adv.  Also, my weight goes down a lot faster when I'm drinking more tea.  It helps flush the fat out of your system.  It also gives you softer skin and hair.  If you drink tap water, you get a little extra iron there.  Tea has lots of potassium, so the water and the potassium really help flush sodium out of you.  Both potassium and water help prevent  muscle cramps.  Drinking lots of water can even help prevent headaches.  If you have the right amount of water in your blood, it makes things a lot easier on your heart.  And drinking water helps keep your breath from getting nasty b/c it keeps the bacteria in your mouth flushed out (like saliva does).  And, the last thing I can think of, it helps with digestion (esp important if you get a good amount of fiber).

Junk!  I'm a reforming packrat.  My husband use to say he could look through any one of my boxes and find a receipt when I bought bread two years ago.  My answer is "you'll never know when you'll need an alibi!"  But I've been slowly and painfully clawing through stuff, reducing the amount of crap I own each time.

Original Post by m0m6:

Sounds good. This also could be a great opprotunity to intorduce some jazz or classical music to them. Or some swing or big band. Boys to Men are a great group. No curse words or naughty subject matter. Just great, smooth music. Oh, maybe some international music? Expose them to music of the world?

 I like that idea!  I actually have several Boyz II Men cds and some Josh Groban and Charolette (sp?) Church they may like.

Thank you for your suggestions.  I also posted this question on yahoo answers and I had a LOT of response for Hannah Montana for my 8 yr old.  I picked it up for her.  I heard Jones brothers too, but I think that may be a little old for her.  I got the Chimpmunks soundtrack for the 5 yr old (she's autistic) b/c I think both my 20 month old and her will like it and I don't mind listening to it...lol...ok...I like "witch doctor" to this day.  Do you think these are good or should I maybe exchange them?

Klonopin helped me lose weight b/c I could actually leave my house and walk around.  I say it is not so much physically addictive as mentally addictive (just my experience).  I would love some even now (3 yrs later) when I have to go to walmart.  Seroquel made me feel like I got hit by a truck the morning after taking it.  I tried several differant dosages, but they all made me feel like I drank all night then fell down 3 fights of stairs, so I didn't take it long enough to see any adiction or weight changes.  Effexor (I think I took XL, but maybe that was the other one I tried) made me gain just a little bit of weight.  Maybe 5-10 pounds in 6 months, but that could have been the depo.  I think effexor might be addictive b/c I didn't feel well coming off of it.  It wasn't really bad though.  Sorry I don't remember the dosages I took to tell you, but that was a very dark period of my life.

I actually just went on a search for this myself about two weeks ago.  I just used 1 TBLS unsweetened cocoa powder (15-20 cals), 1 TBLS no cal sweetener, a tiny bit of salt and put in in plain hot water.  You could even top it with a little light whipped cream and stir it in to make it a little more "milky."  If you are spoiled on yummy homemade hot cocoa with milk, this might not be as satifying to you.  Another idea is hot skim milk with sugar free chocolate syrup.

I've done it twice a week for a little while now.  I love it!  I tried to do it everyday for a few days...that didn't work out so well.  :D  Go a few more times and then see if its for you.

I strip to take my weight.  And the number is up almost a pound some days!  I even tested my scale by jumping on, waiting a min or two and jumping on again, and in that time it stays the same.  I know you can change the reading sometimes based on how you are standing, so I really try to stand on it the same way each time.  I've kept the tempature in my house set the same, place the scale in the same place (I'm a bit ocd, I line it up with particular tiles), I don't know what could cause it.  I really need to stop doing that "just to see" on those days, b/c it drives me nuts to not know the answer!  Everything about me is a bit odd though...guess its just one more oddity about me.  :D

I can see the benifit of doing it this way, but I too am not happy with it.  I can see that the smoother line helps you see how fast and steady you are going down.  But I'd like to be able to see the dips and raises too, mostly b/c I want to see how much I fluctuate around ttom, and when I can expect my weight to be the highest.  Guess I'll just have to look at the numbers instead of the graph.

I'm nowhere near where you are, I just wanted to say congrats!  I started off at 185 and am now about 150 looking to get just bigger than you are (for now).  I love to see people that went from my size (start or current) to weights I want to be.  I love to know its possible!

I'm going to attempt to.  I don't mean to insult you intellegance, but I'm going to do this as simply as possible.  Look at the packaging on everything you eat and look at the serving size and calories per serving.  See how many servings you are taking.  I always measure out my servings with measuring cups so I can be as acurate as possible.  I don't pile something on my plate and then try to measure or guess, although some people may be able to do that.  Then you just log your serving size and calories for everything you eat.  You are quite litterally counting calories.  At the end of the day, you look at your total and adjust/plan for the next day based on what you are eating and what your goals are.  I like to try planning the day before and playing around with the meals and snacks I like so I can eat what I want and know that at the end of the day I will be on track.  I add and deleate things if I have to, but I pretty well stick to my plan b/c its easier and time saving.  Hope this helps!