Posts by kfirth1

Okay...I have a scale in my hotel room so this is where I'm at 141.7.  I'm okay with that while traveling...I tend to retain water.

ha!

You would think they would have more serious issues to think about.

I don't know if I could have resisted the peanut m&m's.  Good for you!

exactly like nycgirl says...log everything that enters your mouth and see where you're at.  If you stay within your calorie goals then you are doing great! If not, then maybe cut out the olive oil or cut down on the cheese.  Whenever I go over my calorie limit I look through what I logged (I eat very similarly every day) and decide what I should cut back on the next day.

I went a few months and due to a stressful work schedule and lack of sleep I forgot to take the pill for about 3 times during a few months.  Needless to say, my husband of four months and I found out we were pregnant.  I was just starting an amazing job where I would travel around the world and planned on spending lots of time taking my girlfriends and my husband to beautiful locations and dancing the night away.  It changed everything.  Now I have a beautiful 11 month old baby girl.  It took me a little while to get used to the lifestyle change and I experienced feelings of resentment during my pregnancy when I was gaining weight and had to fit my work schedule around my doctors appointments and then finally a new baby's schedule. 

I'm not going to lie and say it wasn't difficult but I will tell you that you can do it and if this man loves you he will make it work.  You will adjust and your life will definitely be different and maybe even better.  If I understand this correctly you may not even be pregnant so just calm down and wait a few more weeks before you take a pregnancy test.  Then when you find out the results you can start pondering life with a child.

I weigh in every morning because that is what works for me.  With the way I eat my weight doesn't tend to fluctuate just because of salt intake and such and I am not overly sensitive about a half pound increase or so.  I think twice a week sounds good for you.  Maybe even once every three days if that makes you comfortable.  I do think the most important issue is to realize that plus or minus a pound or two isn't a big deal.  As long as you are experiencing a downward trend then you are doing great!

Happy Weigh In Day!!

This morning I was 142.8 down from 145.  I think I could only lose that much weight because I finally got strict about my diet after basking in the glory of vegan junk food for the last three months...and we were moving so there was a lot of heavy box lifting and running up and down three flights of stairs.  Woo hoo!!

How is everyone else doing?!?!!

I like to bake sweet potatos with a little olive oil.  I don't top them with anything because they are so delicious all by themselves.  I have tried honey before and that was pretty tasty...with some cinnamon!

Frustrating isn't it?!?

You love your sister.  Do what is best for her and send her to rehab.  While it may really suck her health and well being is way more important.

I would go talk to your OBGYN about your birth control concerns.  I had to try four different kinds before I found one that worked with my body.  The first I was having my period once every week and a half and the next I didn't have it at all (nothing to complain about but I knew that wasn't supposed to happen).  She can switch you to something else and then you can see if that solves your problem. Good luck!

Honestly...I think it looks like the photographer told you to look thoughtful and you were about to laugh :)  I got lots of those at my wedding!

I'm wondering what kind of answer you are looking for.  He can't deny that he did it.  He probably won't tell you the real reason why.  Either way, you have to think about what you are going to do for yourself and your baby now.  What is the healthiest and happiest world you can create for your baby to come into? I don't think it is ever healthy to raise a child in a home where there are two parents who don't love each other. 

If you are willing to work it out with him then you have to start the healing process now.  If not then go ahead and start moving on.  Reading his email is the least of your concerns.

Yeah...I think you're right.  I'll just log the walking and use the 35+ pounds of push as an added bonus!

Here is an example of my week of working out (I just had a baby nine months ago and I am fifteen pounds below my prepregnancy weight where I gained 55 pounds):

Sunday: 45 minutes spin/45 minutes weights (lifting 10 pound weights with compound movements such as lunges with bicep curls)

Monday: 60 minutes yoga

Tuesday: 30 minutes treadmill intervals

Wednesday: 30 minutes elliptical/45 minutes weights

Thursday: relax...maybe go for a light stroll or do some shopping;)

Friday: 60 minute spin class/30 minutes weight machines circuit at gym

Saturday: relax/watch movies/clean my house!

Hope that helps some.  I don't combine my weights with my jogging/spinning/etc...just up the resistance or the incline and that should be fine!

Oh, and tuna is not a sufficient lunch.  Maybe add some chickpeas, spinach, tomatoes, avocado, olives and oil and vinegar and have a nice little salad? That sounds super yummy!