Welcome to your 30's and lets talk

So I have seen teen, 20's, 40's, 50's and beyond, but no 30's group.  So would anybody like to get something started?  Not sure where to begin hmmmm

I guess being in our thirties our metabolism has not hit a wall just yet, but it certainly isn't what it was in the 20's.  Don't you miss those days?  Anything you want and as long as you did maybe one sport in high school, then no worries.  Ohwell on to real life where nothing seems to be on schedule.

Let hear your thoughts.

well... the good news is I am feeling better and the massage was great.

The bad news is about an hour after I left the massage place, my back started hurting again.  The massage therapist said I pulled a liagment and that I was really tight all over my back and that I needed to slow down for a little while, yeah right, try slowing down with a full time job and a 2.5 year old!  She told me to alternate ice and heat. so I am hoping that may help, but it honestly feels just as bad as it did earlier. 

Yep, winter here, and its cold and miserable (ok, I guess cold is relative seeing as the lows are high 40's to low 50's and the highs are mid to upper 60's), but thats still cold to me!  Well, at least I feel better from whatever weird virus I caught, now lets hope my daughter doesn't get it!

manta, glad to hear you're feeling better as far as the cold or whatever you came down with.. Sorry to hear about your back- ouch!  You get yourself some rest, as impossible as that may seem- dont want it to get worse. Wish you a speedy recovery!

mantra, Heat and Ice will help.   My daughter pulled a muscle there during a grappling match about 3 months ago.  It still twinges her a bit, but the thing that seemed to help her the most was getting an ace bandage and wrapping it around the upper part of her ribs then around the shoulder that was hurting.    You can try that too.   She complained about the bandage but anytime we took it off those first couple of weeks, she was begging me to help her put it back on. 

Thanks everyone!

Thanks for the advice ladykelien, I have been doing the heat and ice thing, but finding the heat seems to work better than the ice, unfortunately, as soon as I take it off, it starts to hurt again. 

It does feel somewhat better today (but always seems to feel better in the morning), but I had to convince myself NOT to go running this morning.  Funny to hear myself say that... it was tough convincing myself to NOT get up at 5 am to go running 5 miles in the cold!  I found some good pain pills I had gotten for a horrbile heahache I had awhile back and took one last night.  It helped, but unfortunately, I only have one left, so I have to use it sparingly. 

Oh well, will see how the day goes

Manta, I hope your ickies are over. Make sure you drink lots and lots of O.J.
Sometimes when a cold hits, and your watching what you eat.. It feels like it takes a long time to get over a cold. In time you will buck up and be running miles on top of miles again. Just take your time and easy back into your program.. Glad to have you back.. You didn't miss much.

Manta, have you thought about getting some of those stick on heat packs?  They're not re-usable, but they've saved my life on a couple of occasions.  They last a couple of hours and you can move about with your real life, unlike laying prone with a heating pad!!!

Well, the good news is: I figured out why I'm still so thick in the waist!  The bad news is I have no idea how to change it.

I'm clearly bloated.  It explains the thick and the full feeling!  Of course, I'm that much of a ding dong that it didn't really occur to me until yesterday---and as if to say DUH I am more bloated today than I ever have been in my life.  I look 4 months pregnant and feel lousy.  I bought some gas-x stuff, which has done absolutely nothing, and a (pricey!) bottle of Beano and have eaten an entire lemon.

Here's the problem.  I think it's because of the veggies I eat!  I have a salad every night, and some fish or pretend meat (dear Morningstar, you're welcome for putting your kids through college.  love, Mollie) and a TON of veggies.  I have no idea what to DO about this---I certainly can't stop eating them as they make up about 50% of my diet!!!  Breakfast is a half a serving of FF plain yogurt and fruit, lunch is usually tuna or a frozen meal, and then dinner...veggies are the only culprit I can think of.

WAAAAAAH!!!

If we were on the high seas, I'd be harpooned.  That's how bloated I am.  I want to cry...my body is giving my healthy eating the middle finger.

almostfridayalmostfridayalmostfriday....

Musicmydestiny,  I had the bloating problem when I went back to eating healthy for awhile too.  It seems to have eventually worked itself out, but it was awful for awhile.  I would feel so fat in the tummy for days.  I tried buscopan and it helped only a little, but what really seemed to help was lots of yogurt and they have this thing here called yacult (its near the yogurt) and its a concentrated form of good gut bacteria.  You can also buy pills.  Then LOTS of water and eventually the bloating has gone away (although I definitely notice more gas that before I started with all the veggies).

Unfortunately, I don't think they have the stick on heat packs here in Oz, but I have my trusty hot water bottle that I habe brought to work with me today and its working fine just keeping it behind me and leaning on it while I work.  I think the back is MODERATELY better, and hopefully in another day or two it will really feel like its healing.  I am totally fighting the urge to go for a run this afternoon, funny enough, running doesn't seem to bother it much, in fact it hurts a lot less while I am running.

Manta, glad you are feeling better.  Don't overdo it. Back surgery is no fun!

Music, maybe you need a Metamucil nightcap!

have a great weekend!

Wow, alls quiet round here lately!  

Thanks Lulu, I do have a hard time with taking it easy, and while my back is STILL hurting, it is definitely getting better.... SLOWLY.  I think wrestling with a 2.5 year old daily isn't helping the situation.  I have gone back to running since I just couldn't stand not doing it, but I cut back my mileage this past week and took an extra day off.  I plan to take it esay this week too and hope that by the end of the week, things are back to normal.  I am still fighting this stupid virus I caught, it is mostly just exhausting me more than anything else.

Hope everyone had a good weekend and is doing well!

Hello all   I am happy that there is a group for 30 somethings.  I'm 35, and already feel like I hit the wall.  Especially since TV land decided to start a show "She's got the look" for models "over 35"!  Like 35 is old!  Anyway, my metab is not responding like it used to.  My mid section is incredibly huge...like I'm pregnant.  I'm 5'6" and 190lbs.  I have two children (the last 7 years ago).  I was able to get back in shape and reclaim my figure shortly after I gave birth and then racked up the pounds when I started working at a place that surrounded staff with all kinds of food! This happened to me twice.  Then, last year, I got on track again, and the weight loss was obvious, everyone asked me what I did to look so good...But, I ended up going through so much stress last year that I ended up gaining it all back and then some.  I lost my routine of going to the Y at 5:30am.  This year, I bought a Nordic Trac Treadmill, and was sure that I was going to get my motivation back, but no luck.  I can't seem to do it.  I need help badly.  I am not happy with my gut.  I've never had an issue with my abdomen but now everyone sees it.  I really need some support and motivation, I do not know where to start.  I have been through this so many times, I'm tired.  I know that I want this battle with weight and food to end once and for all.  I know that I'm sexy even at this size, but I believe that I can be even sexier if I were in shape.  I believe that I was meant to be no more than 150lbs. and that all the weight I've gained over the years is a picture of all the stress and issues I've had over the years.  It's time that I begin looking like my healthier self (on the inside).   I would like to join in a regimine that works, that includes the treadmill and strength training.  Also, I am in the capital district of NY.

G'Morning ladies!

Awesome but rough weekend---my insomnia is back with a vengeance, and I barely got 6 hours of sleep until last night.  I had a great time with friends, went dancing and (oops) drank a few beers...not usually my beverage of choice but the liquor was city-pricey at this place and I was on a limited cash flow (read: if I used my card to run a tab, it would have taken an hour to get it BACK when I was ready to go, it was that busy). 

Unfortunately, the bloating is still kickin.  Since the pills aren't working, I'm trying lemon now added to my water, switching the type of veggies I eat--no more broccoli or cauliflower (waaaah!  I can't, however, give up my daily salad, damnit! )and trying Activia (man is that stuff $$$).  I mean, ****, my stomach is back to where it was before I started JUST from the bloating!  VERY discouraging.  Scale is down another 2 today, which is good and really shocking considering my weekend.  Bought a new pair of jeans this weekend---back comfortably into an 8!!!  17 more to go!!!

I'm with you Manta on the back issues.  My disc injury decided it missed me, I guess...because I'm currently in so much pain I had to skip upper body strength training today.  I can barely move at all without wincing, and my entire right arm is numb or asleep.  NO BUENO.  The good news?  Regardless of my weekend and the fact that my pill-induced sleep last night was almost impossible to shake at 6am (I've not had a hard time waking up in many months...mostly cos I barely sleep!) and my back pain.....I STILL got to the gym!  I may have moved a bit slower, but not going wasn't even an option that crossed my mind!  How cool is that??

Have a great Monday!  Four day work week, what what?  And welcome to new folks :)

Hi all, I just joined CC today and just found this group.  I just turned 30 last month.  I seem to be going through some sort of "thing" since that day, I have the sudden urge to have another baby, to become healthier and get my house organized.  Does this mean I'm growing up?    lol

A bit about me...  I have a 6 year old daughter, I am divorced from her father and have been married to my husband now for 1 year, I also have a 12 year old step-son and a 2 year old Boxer (our "baby" together, lol).  I work at a desk all day in the budget office for a large University.  I weigh about 195 and am 5' 3".  I have been overweight since puberty, I was a skinny thing until then.  But I really put on weight when pregnant with my daughter and never lost it. 

I am a sneak eater, I love junk food, especially cakey, chocolatey type things, cup cakes, chocolate candy bars, things like that.

I recently joined the gym at work, and go during my lunch hour about 3 days per week.  I work with my mother-in-law, so I can have her make sure my butt gets to the gym if need be.

I look forward to going back and reading all the past messages here and hope to become a daily contributor around here.

If you've stuck with me this far, thanks for read!

~ Nikki

Hi all - and welcome all the new ladies.

Oh man was it hot today!!!  Didn't even want to do anything, which wasn't an option since two of my boys had swimming lessons and one had a baseball game.  We hit 98 today I think and it was humid, which we usually don't get here in the NW.

I finally hit the 20lb mark!!!!  Scale has been reading 154 and I started at 175 (this time).  I fit into a pair of shorts that I haven't been able to get into in I can't remember how long.  Probably should have gotten rid of them a long time ago - that's how long it was.  It was such a great feeling though!!  I see the numbers on the scale, but sometimes it just doesn't seem real until I actually get into my clothes.

I just want to tell you all to stick with it, YOU CAN DO IT.  There are so many days that I think I've had enough - I don't want to watch what I eat.  I just want to eat whatever I feel like (which usually isn't anything good..!!)  But then I remember how it feels to put my clothes on and see that they are getting too big.  And pretty soon I can go buy new ones....lol!!  That's the part I'm really excited about.  14lbs to go and I know I can get there.

Welcome to the two new ladies! 

Sorry to hear about your back Musicmydestiny... I think maybe I jinxed you!  I hope it feels better soon.  Mine is FINALLY starting to feel better, its almost abck to normal and this is the first day I have been able to sit at work (or anywhere else for that matter) without being in excruciating pain.  I can still feel a bit of tightness where the pain was, and even a little twinge now and again, but I think I am well on the road to recovery.... THANK GOD!

congrats on the weightloss mjthomas, 20lbs is fantastic!

Well, the comments have started about my weight loss, for awhile I was getting the you look great, what have you been doing, etc etc, but people are now starting to move to the you are losing too much, you are getting too thin comments.  Yeah right, me?  too thin?  I don't think that is even possible with my frame let alone my love of eating!  Plus, there is still PLENTY of fat on my body that could stand to go somewhere other than my arse or my thighs.  I ran into these types of comments that last time I lost a significant amount of weight, and its really frustrating because first of all, I don't like people focusing on my weight so much to begin with, second, I haven't even been trying to lose anymore weight since probably the end of March, begining of April, when I hit the 140lb mark and was feeling comfortable enough with the way I looked to just try eating healthy and see if the last 5-10 came off on its own without trying.  Since I haven't weighed myself since then, I don't know how much I actually weigh now, but I can tell I have at least lost inches if not weight because of the way my clothes fit.  Third, I carry my weight in my bottom half, so my top gets pretty tiny as I lose and I think thats why people start to think I am getting too thin.... maybe they should  adjust their gaze downward and they would know there is NO WAY I am even close to being too thing.  Fourth, I work damn hard to stay healthy and having someone tell me I am wasting away is just annoying.

Ok end of rant, its just that when I lose weight, I do it for me and me alone (ok, this time I did it for AND my daughter, but no one else).  I like to look good, I love clothes, but only when I feel I look good in them, and mostly I like to be in excellent shape (I think being able to run 10 miles proves that I am there). 

Oh, and I would give anything for warm weather... I am jealous, give me 98 and 100% humidity ANY day over the crappy winter wearther we are having here (well, ok, its actually gotten nicer and the sun is out, but still!)

Hi girls,

This was a depressing weekend for me. I had to get alot off my chest. Not only did I get alot off my chest, but I had to take a break from my relationship with my boyfriend. We had a few problems this week. I did, and I asked for a break, and with that break there is room for  breaking up. Well, so far since Saturday's break---- We talked 4 times. Progress he said.. He's making progress.

I haven't pigged out, but flo has my weight all the way up. Water weight gain. I could have crapped bricks with these numbers I've been seeing lately.

159/158/157/158/159/161/159. Those are the number's I've seen this month. Yo Yo queen right here.  Girls Wish me luck, because if I make it to next monday- without any added weight.. I will be alright.

Take care everyone, and welcome to all the newbies... You are in the right place..  

 Edit to add.....

:) Happy 20s pound lost to you, happy 20 pounds lost to you. Happy 20 pounds lost to you, happy 20 pounds lost to you. MJ, keep up the good work... Take care of yourself girl.... Keep it moving.

lynnhaslost, sounds like you're on a rough path right now. Hang in there. I am sure smoother ground will be soon to come.  Just take it one day at a time.

Music, I am a chronic insomniac so I understand how the no sleep thing can really suck. I can't sleep without medication. Good luck with that.

Manta, don't worry about what other people say. You know what is good for you and what is healthy for you. I know its hard to ignore them....but you have my permission!

mjthomas....congrats on the weight loss. Thats fantastic!

and last but not least...Withchywoman....best of luck to you. Your stats sound like mine. We can keep eachother motivated. This is a great site with lots of supports. Nice to meet you!

Count me in!  I am 36, 5'6" CW 194 GW 130 --- this is the absolute heaviest I have been in my life!  I have one daughter, 17 - who is going to finish Grade 12 in Alberta ( we are currently in Niagara Falls ) so she can then start her RCMP Training, a husband who got his dream job in Levack ( @ 6 hours from here and he had to start this past January ) and we are selling our home to move up there!  We get "congegal " visits maybe once a month, so no exercise there - lol!!! 

I have never been a great athlete, unless drinking wine and chatting with other moms is a sport!  I am 11 pounds down from my start weight , which is good, but so hard to stay motivated when I am completely on my own down here!

Any kind words, great advice welcome!

I am glad that someone stared a 30's group! Count me in!! I totally agree that my body is not what it used to be when I was younger.  When I was pregnant I told myself that my body was at the disposal of my child. I didn't care what happened to my body I knew I could get it back after child birth.... or so I thought. It was fairly easy to bounce back after the first child. The second child has not been so easy... She is three and I still have not  gotten my body back. I am starting to think I never will. 

I look forward to keeping in touch with eveyone in this group and see how each of us is doing.

Best luck to everyone and keep in touch!!

Damyoursexy! I am right there with you on having a gut that looks like you are pregnant. I wish I was then I would have a reason for my gut... I have lost inches but on my hips and mostly my butt which was not big to begin with.. I didn't want to lose that I wanted to lose my gut.  Let me know what you find to help you lose your gut and I will let you know if I am able to get rid of mine!

Together we can do it. 

Welcome levackbound and ajtruder

Lynne - BIG HUG, I think you need it.  Try to concentrate your attention on things OTHER than food.  If you are feeling stressed/upset/etc.  Go for a walk, go shopping, do something else you enjoy and try not to reach for food as a comfort (I know, easier said than done).  As for relationships.... as you know and I think we all do by now, they are tough and take a lot of work on both side, and well, if its right, then things will work out for you and if its not right, then despite the hurt and pain that comes with that realization, just remind yourself that you will come out the otherside of this a better person! 

ajtruder - It took me 2 years to finally get the motivation to rid myself of the dreaded baby weight that I gained while pregnant.  On top of the baby weight, I was already carrying an extra 10 lbs from a move overseas and a lot of stress prior to getting pregnant.  Needless to say, I needed to lose about 30 lbs after I had my daughter (she is 2.5 now).  On top of that, I developed the dreaded baby belly!  I couldn't believe I had this saggy, hanging pouch that never totally went away after giving birth.  The bad news is that I STILL have a bit of a bigger pooch than I did before I got pregnant, the good news is that now that I am very close to my goal weight (probably have 5 or so pounds left to get there, but I stopped weighing months ago), the belly has begun to shrink significantly, its not ideal, but I am actually ok with it at this point and keep hoping that with consistent exercise and healthy eating, it will shrink even more.  Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do to make your body work on that area specifically, and it has been one of the last areas my body has decided to drop weight from (my arse and thighs are usually the absolute LAST to go, while my breasts seem to be shrinking daily and I have already lost 2 cup sizes!).  Keep at it and eventually your body will get back to some semblence of its pre preggers self!