Posts by home4ed

Ok. It's January 09 and I haven't been on cc since Oct. but didn't post on this thread at all. If any of you ladies are out there that were on this thread before I would love to hear from you. Newbies are welcome too.

Well, over the summer things got busy and just didn't stop once the school year began but now that Im back up 11lbs I need to get serious again so I'm back. I welcome any support.

So to update, I'm a 41yo homeschooling mom of 4.

 I am 5'2" 

 weigh 151

sz-10/12,

FITNESS GOALS 09:

goal - 125lbs sz 6/8 weightloss of  26lbs

exercise-5x/wk

 water-64oz/day

cal.-1450/day

Valerie and everyone,

 Here's my numbers for the week:

Starting weight:   157
Goal weight:     115- 120
Current weight:   140.8
This week's loss:  Well I must have been retaining water because yesterday I was 142+ and I had been down to 139 so let's look at next week's weigh-in for real results. Hopefully a loss!

Calorie goals:  Stayed at my personal goal of about 1400 yesterday but haven't been counting since last week. Just started again yesterday.

Water goals:  I love what you shared here Valerie concerning water intake however, I know for me, the weeks I drink my 48-64 oz of water a day are the weeks I loose. Maybe it's just overall better discipline or focus but whatever  it is results are results. So yes, I did drink my water yesterday.

Exercise goals:  My current goal is to move and burn approximately 200-300 calories according to cc activity values for caloric burn 5 out of 7 days. I exercised Sat., Sun, Tues., wed., Thurs. and Friday. so I feel really good about that.


Good job Valerie! Feel free to join in ladies.

Of course you can add me as a buddy Misskady! And I agree with Chery: you deserve kudos for all you do as a mom and doing Tae Bo! It is comforting to know Im not alone and my kids are not the only kids that are natually extremely selfish.

As for our plateaus and  lack of current weight loss, I would like to  propose a weigh-in day and accountability day where we post our weight, how many days we stayed with in our calorie count limit, drank our water, and how many days we exercized and our goal weight. This really helped me loose my fist 17 lbs. and I do this with a couple of friends here but I would be glad to be accountable to you all too! I suggest we do this on a friday. Anyone game?

Hey Cheryl,

I will definitely be praying for you and for peace. Your are the 4th person in two weeks who has found a lump that I *know*. Can I say I know you since I have never met you? I think so but others might not agree. :) Anyhow, please keep us posted.

brigitte

Cheryl,

Im pretty sure that I read in Dr Lee's book for "What Your Doctor May Never Tell You about Peri-menopause" was that gaining weight in the stomach was a symptom oe perimenopause and menopause and due to imbalence of hormones ie. estogen high. I, like you, have always been "hippy" but since meno, I can't believe how much I gained in my waist! I am going down and experiencing success...lost 17 lbs so far! I have 17 to go. I thought the progesterone cream factored into some of the success. But eating less (according to metabolic burn) and exercising really are the key. I hope you are able to get that turned around.

Brigitte

I'm really hoping to spend my mother's day in the garden with the help of my family! I would like an early start so there's no Breakfast in bed for me. I really hope for no rain. I have some Pachasandra (I'm sure I totallly butchered that) to trans plant and weeds to erradicate. If I get enough accomplished I hope to end the day with a family bike ride to get ice cream and I will engoy mine guilt free!

What are you all planning for Sunday? You don't have to be a Mom to answer. I would be spending time with My mom if I lived closer to her.

Cheryl,

One of my friends has an ice gream maker that I found very easy to use but I don't remember the name brand. What I do remember was that it had this really cool(no pun intended) bowl part that you keep in the freezer because it is double walled and has a liquid inside it for keeping cold. I thought that the bowl description might help you narrow down what you may have already seen. Any how It was just very easy to use and I have made awesome maple walnut icecream using no sugar but real maple syrup. And real whole unpasturized milk. Yum!

Hi everyone! It's good to be back from Mossouri.  I had a great week and cooked for 12 people who I went to New Tribes Missions with. They all worked on cars for the week so the missionary students can drive around to their home churches this summer in safe good running cars. It was alot of work to cook for that many people every day but I absolutely love to cook (which is why I am overweight :) ) and it was a fun group.

While away,I took a break from counting calories but I tried to be careful to eat only when I felt hungry. I also tried to get moving each day by running walking, sit-ups, push-ups etc. I forgot to weigh in this morning but I will check tomorrow. It's back to counting though because I know for me, I get a little more liberal with each meal when I don't count. I've lost 15 pounds so far and don't want to screw it up.

I wanted  to comment on the progesterone cream...

I found that you have to experiment a little with the amount you use. I also have found for me if I use half my dose in the am and half in the pm I feel more "even" emotionally all day. I would experience extreme anxiety if I took too much also .

For those of you that are loosing weight slowly if your not using Progesterone cream you might really want to consider it because being estrogen dominant will tend to slow your metabolism as well. I feel like that is one of the keys to my weight loss this time. I really want to second Cheryl's reccomendation to read Dr Lee's book as well. I also have looked into the "Woman to Woman" web site and found very sound information.

I'm not ready to accept my current size (10) as  being my "new normal" I quit smoking 9 years ago which will dramatically change a person's metabolism and to further my gaining I have replaced smoking with eating. So now I think I just really need to get some perspective on amounts and cravings. Being done with "the change" has also contributed to a lower metabolism that feels like it is changing and improoving  with all the exercise I have been able to do.

I really became committed to loosing weight when I began experiencing joint pain all the time in my hips. My concern was that my frame wasn't built to haul around an extra 35 pounds all the time and it was time to loose. Since I have lost 15 pounds the pain has really gone down to just an occassional stiffness.

Between decreased pain and increased libido I am sticking through until I'm at least a size 8 but even better a 6! I want to encourage you all to keep up the hard work.

I look at it like spending money vs. saving. I never regret when I choose to save money but many times I have chosen to spend it (epecially on a want) and not always but I often later regret it later because of a different need arising. It's the same with my weight concerning  eating and being diligent to be healthier. I don't think I've ever regreted turning down an extra serving or taking time to exercise. I know that I have regretted lacking self control in my eating or choosing to loaf rather than move.

Have a great day everyone!

cheryl wrote:

"Today I weighed myself and was 146.6 - down again from yesterday and I am totally fine.  I find that eating fat (which - believe me- I have avoided since I was a teenager) really fills me up so that I don't over eat.  I hope my cholestrole and all that doesn't go thru the roof - but according to the doctor, that is all from being insulent resistant (our bodies crave fat b/c it needs it for cellular development - it only needs carbs for fuel)."

Cheryl have you ever heard of the book "Nourishing Traditions"  by Sally Fallon ? It is a nutrition book but also is a recipe book. It is one of my favorites. I have learned to make the best soups from this book, homemade butter and yogurt and whole grain breads. It has an entire chapter on fats that goes against conventional teaching of the evils of fat and is supported by studies and thoroughly footnoted.

here is a link to an article on fats  by one of the co-authors of this nutrition cookbook:

http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/lowf atdiets.html

And Digi- I got out my "What Your doc. may not tell you about meno..." And all I could find was the list of peri meno symptoms because I couldn't find my book of the same name but "peri-meno instead of just meno. The Peri menobook  is much more detailed about Peri -meno. Foggy thinking(clumsiness) was on the list of symptoms and so was irregular periods.

On another note cheryl, I was reminded of the connection between cholesterol and progesterone production as I thumbed through Dr. Lee's book. Cholesterol is a precurser to progesterone. It's no wonder we women get onto a merry-go- round of problems as we listen to diet dictocrats and cut all or as much as possible natural occuring fats and cholesterol from our diets replacing them with fakes such as hydrogenated fats and wind up with some other ailment. What we really need is to just reduce our portions maybe and get more fruits and veggies.

I'll get off my soap box now. Thanks for listening.

brigitte

Hello all,

yesterday I went out with the dog to exercise and tripped over my own feet and sprained my ankle! looks like my ankle is pregnant my daughter said! Ugh! I've gotta keep my workout light now and just do abs I guess and floor exercises.What a bummer!

Anyone know anything about feet and running/exercise shoes that  will angle my feet so I'm not walking/running toward the outside edge?. I turn my feet in and that's how I tripped.

brigitte

Hi Cheryl, digi, bj, tubbybubba,cindy, molly,tiggin, and anyone elso out there-

It was a beautiful weekend here. Got to ride my bike on Sat after work and picnic'd sunday as well. Welcome Spring!

Molly I got to read your profile and I'm sending some of your comics to my friend in who keeps me accountable here.
I really enjoyed it and your encouragement.

There are so many times I sit down to post but something interrupts and then I miss the moment.

I weighed in last friday at 146 down from 149 the previous week! This will be a tougher month than usual because the 20-27th I will be at a mission training camp with a group from our church going to fix cars for missionaries. I will be the head cook :) Ironic huh? Well, I'm going to fix healthy stuff but I don't think I will have any internet acess unless someone else brings ther computer and lets me use it. So, no calorie counting.  Maybe my son will let me bring his :).

I plan to walk/run/hike for exercise that week. I have some workouts that are perfect for tracel-no equipment needed.

What are your favorite work outs? What works for you?

brig.

Way to go db! I quit that habit when my daughter was 4 months old. She is 9 now! Way to go and you are so smart to start getting hold of your weight now. I put on most of my weight after quitting and never really lost it after baby #4 her younger bro. I'm proud of you for going a month! Keep it up you are doing great. You really will be so glad you quit. I can remember feeling like a part of me was all wrapped up in that and I didn't want to let go but now I can't even imagine! I tried quitting many times with the patch and everything. Cold turkey was the final method...and alot of prayer!

Now I am approximately overweight by about 20-25lbs but 6 weeks ago I had an additional 12 to loose! So I'm headed in the right direction and you are so smart to stay on top of it now. Even if I never loose the extra pounds I am so happy I quit that habit. I would rather be chubby than smell like an ashtry and cough. I'm sorry if there are any smokers reading this who are offended by that but it's the truth. Please don't be offended.

Last ditch- I work at home too  and part of my job is feeding my 4 kids- breakfast, snack,  lunch  and then preparing dinner. It seems like I'm handling food all day. So I get on cc at night and plan my 'rations' the night before as best I can. That way it's all thought out ahead. It also makes me feel like this is what I can have vs. what I can't have.

I don't know what kinds of things you like but my favorite snacks are a celery stalk w/ a Tabl. of peanutbutter or a cup of low cal yogurt w/  1/4 c. of granola(love this!)

I turned 40 in Dec. and really want to achieve my fitness goals this year and stick with them. I hope to do some 40-100 mi. bike rides this year. My exercise buddy and I did a ride 2 summers ago that was 70 mi. in one day! I need to do that again. Setting those goals helps me to stay faithful in my workouts

Got to ride today-55 and sunny! It was nice. What did you all do to burn calories and better yet- FAT ?

Cheryl,

 I followed you; this should be easier. I have also found if I go : community>people> then go to the threads I have posted on I can find what I need with out all the scrolling except for when I actually get to the thread. Does that make sense? Anyhow this should help too.

Gotta go teach something