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.

tt - I don't feel guily when I workout because I know that me being healthy is the best thing for my kids.   Not only do they get their mom around a bit longer in the long run, but they get good role model who cares about her health and well-being.  Also, it gives me more energy to play with them.  I spent two hours playing pickle with my brother and 15 kids on 4th of July.  The kids loved it.  When your 8-mth old is 5 and you are the only parent willing to play tag with her at the park because you have energy, she will be thrilled and you will be thankful.

renee - your 10-year-old sounds like a real doll

I so agree with love2hatetreamills you shouldn't feel guilty about taking the time to work out and take care of your self.  As moms we get so wrapped up taking care of everyone else we tend to forget about ourselves.  If we don't stop every now and then to care for us we might not be here to care for all of them.  Try to get your kids involved as much as possible.  I had started jogging in the mornings and my 5 yr old was coming with me but on his bike.  Then I went and strained something in my ankle and haven't been able to go in about 3 weeks.  Well my son must have been really enjoying it, cause he keeps asking when my ankle will be better so we can start doing it again.

MORE newbies... its always great to get new additions. Welcome everyone

I totally know where you are coming from ttmckoy when you say you feel guilty about leaving your little one for ANOTHER hour because you already work full time.  I also work full time (went back to work when my daughter was 4 months old) and I remember feeling guilty about leaving her for a little while on the weekends so that I could go for a dive, or go do something for myself since she was already in daycare 4 days a week and weekends were my only full days to spend with her.  I also used it as an excuse NOT to workout, but in hindsight, really being a healthy, happy mom is the most important thing I can do for her.  One way I get around that guilty feeling is going early in the morning while she is still sleeping, although that may not be an option atm for you if your 8 month old doesn't sleep in.  Could you go at night after she is asleep?  Or even on your lunch break at work?  I DO try to maximize the time I have with my daughter, but just because you become a mom doesn't mean you aren't still a person with needs of your own anymore.  I find my daughter a great motivating factor for me getting back into shape because I want to be a good role model for her and I want to have enough energy to play with her when she wants me to (I was noticing when I was out of shape and she was getting older that I was becoming one of those moms that was out of breath and had to sit down after a couple of minutes of dancing/chasing/playing with her and it really bothered me).  Now, while I can't say I have the energy of a 2 year old (who does?), I can at least mostly keep up! 

Oh, and I will be running my first half marathon in September... I am so excited, in less than a year I have gone from an overweight, out of shape, couch potato to running a half marathon!  I figure the marathon will have to wait until my little one is little older and I have the extra time to train, but it WILL happen!

 love2hatetreamills - I had a hell of a time breaking through that 3 mile mark.  I just couldn't seem to do it, for weeks I tried.  Then, one day I decided I would try to run really slow and make 4 miles, and it worked and since then, increasing distance has not been hard at all.... I find it mostly a mental thing, doing speed training on the other hand is KILLER! 

shellamy - I can't wait until my daughter  can ride her bike next while I run, it will be such great fun.  Between my husband the cyclist (he used to race competitively), me being a runner, both of us being divers, and her love of the water (she is a pretty good swimmer already for her age!), maybe she will be a triathalete!  I find it so much fun as a parent to sit and wonder what your child will end up being like as he/she grows!

Hello all and welcome to all new comers,

Ladies- thanks for the feedback despite the guilt I have been working out since my little one was 6 weeks old, just wondered if the feeling was normal, sounds like it is.

Manata515- good luck with the marathon training!  I can't wait to complete my 1st marathon.  I had planned to do one around my 30th b-day but that came and gone.  So I plan to do it sometime soon.  I am unable to run at the moment, I am  using the elliptical.  I have a shin split and I am waiting for it to heal.

ove2hatetreamills- Running with music really helps me with distance running.  However, you MUST be careful running with music for safety reason.  You need to be able to hear what’s going on around you. But when you are on the treadmill listen to music and see if that helps. 

Shellamy- A little tri-athlete...wonderful!

Remeen36- what a sweet story about your son! 5miles …Keep up the good work!

Lynnhaslost- make sure to take pictures when you get into those outfits of your mother's.  You seem to be a hard worker so I know you will be in them in no time. 

Original Post by ttmckoy73:

Do any of you other mothers feel guilty when you leave your little one to workout? I do...I work so leaving her for an hour longer really bothers me  Training for a marathon, for get about it,  and I have been wanting to train for at least a half marathon.

 Uhmmm,  Its kind of like the comercial where mom says that you eventually just get over it and get Luves.  LOL  My mom was great when I had my oldest.  She was very adament that I get out and get some exercise even if I took the baby with me.  So my oldest spent half her day in a stroller as we walked everywhere.  I lived in a small town so everyone always had to stop and say hi to the baby but I enjoyed our me time. 

Then Number 2 came along and we upped it to a double stroller and I spent a little less time out and about.  It was just to hard to push.  But, we went anyway. 

Then came number 3 and I said forget it.  We had moved out into the country.  Hubby was working 16 hour days, My parents were going through a divorce and my sister had left for college.  I was on my own.  I tried to go for a walk by myself at least 3 times a week but it turned into more like once a week.  

The next three were very tramatic situations that brought them into this world.  One was an emergency C-section, one was born at 28 weeks Gestation and the youngest was born on September the 8th 2001.   I pretty much dug a hole and climbed in it.   I quit going for walks and decided that the solitiude of my home was much better over the outside world. 

Being pregnate had been a great diet plan for me.  I would get pregnate at 145 and by the time the baby was born I would be back down to 120.  I never gained more than 10 lbs pre pregnancy.  It just didn't happen that way for me. I would eat snickers bars by the dozen and still not gain weight.  LOL So delivery always got me back down to my ideal weight.   It wasn't until got on the scales at the beginning of June and went OMG how did I get up to over 190 lbs that I started exercising again.  

Now that I have gone back to it, I still take a kid with me.  Day before Yesterday, it was my oldest son.  We went jogging together sort of.  He jogged backwards while mom walked then ran while I jogged.  LOL  Tonight it will be my premature daughter that goes with me.  Instead of jogging though, we will climb the big hill, Then come home and do my ab workout.

So, I tried Yoga for the first time last night.  I am so not flexible, but yoga is supposed to be so good for you.  Does anyone have any suggestions for non-flexible people like me on what kind of yoga-like exercises I could do instead.  And thank goodness I have the Fit channel, cause no one else should see me trying to yoga in public.

Hi everyone... 

TT- I have to say, I don't feel guilty at all. I worked out right after each child.It was a break. I started out hard headed and young, but you learn as you go on and on with each child.
In due time you will enjoy getting that break, but right now. You are so afraid you are going to miss out on one little milestone. Look, I was so depressed with child number 2 and 3 that I missed out on so many milestones. Long story, but the thing of it is. Enjoy what freedom you got, as long as the baby is in good hands enjoy. You don't know how much fun I have with my 3 little ones now. I mean really! I've missed so much being over weight like an yo-yo and depressed. Working hard to save a marriage doing what he wanted me to do, and not living and breathing for myself.

I lost the old me that I use to bragg about. You know! I worked out hard anyway. I wasn't going to be over weight like my mom or grand mama, and I wasn't going to let fat be the death of me at 13 years old I was running around saying. A moment on the lips a life time on the hips. No one didn't tell me...... Watch the boys or hips and carring a baby will come along either. But I knew about that a moment on the lips, because my mother molded that in my head when my shape started to fill out. In time you will get okay and use to the hour away from your baby. You are working on a healthy mom, and you are going to be around of so many things. Think about those other milestones you don't want to miss out on. Mines is watching mines grow into great adults.

No guilt here at all. Besides.. I have a 13 year old, and I like to watch her reactions when I tell her.. I'm coming for your clothes. She wears like a 4. Who and I fooling. I will never get into her clothes. But I don't know.. She has her mom coke bottle shape and 4'11. Now I'm telling her this.. Watch the boys.. Don't eat to much of that, and how old is he again :S MMMMMHUMMMM I heard you.  I will post pics.. Maybe I will be in her jeans... :) I know I need to stop dreaming... ;)

I'm one of those mama's. Just relax and take your time, and enjoy...

Remeen-  5 miles... WOW! I loved that story. Your son is so sweet. That just made my heart smile inside and out. Thanks for sharing :)

Wbbuff- What do you mean, you are non flexible. Yoga isn't something you grab a dvd and go at it with at super wal mart... You have to have help with yoga or you will hurt yourself.... When you said non flexible.. My mind went right to the gutter and I was like.. What do you do when it comes to love making.. Don't burn a lot of cals, but I sure in hell enjoy adding that to my burn meter. I will take the 105 caloires with pride.. :) wish it was more.  I know you did it on T.V and I don't know why they even air it. Yoga is good. All you need is a few good moves, but try pilates. You can pick a few good key moves to help you out.  Like the 100 to really get the blood to flowing, and The Saw, Double Leg Kicks or what I like to call. The dolphin. These pilate names suck, but they are really good. Give that a try.... It's great. I like it. But what I like you may not like.. It never hurts to try.. :) If I upset you with the love making talk. I'm sorry...... 

lyynhaslost you did not offend me at all.  I'm looking very forward to this weekend to burn off calories with my man (we are long distance this summer). 

I've tried Pilates, yoga is actually easier.  In Pilates, everytime they would say, 'put your legs down a little to make it harder' that's where my legs already were.  They don't go straight up like their supposed to.  

I think I'm going to stick with the cardio dance workouts that are on the Fit channel.  I always loved to dance and they don't require nearly as much flexibility as yoga and pilates.  Not that yoga and pilates are out for good, but I need to start getting my heart rate up anyway.

Today I wrenched my back showing my drama camp kids how to do a front roll and a back fall.  Hopefully it won't affect my dog walking and workout tonight too much.  I'm trying not to fall back on the excuse that something hurts so I'm taking the day off.  That's how I stopped working out every other time.

Wbbuff~ Oh! Great, all last night I was so worried. My boyfriend said to me today. "You know how to answer questions". Well, I have to give you the low down on what the happen to me in a few.. I'm not sure which one is hard. I think Yoga is a twister game anyway... LOL.. I do like it, and I do it every other month at the gym. This month is Pilates again, but we are going in to this calisthenics boot camp for 30 days next month, and I really don't want to do it. My boyfriend saw that, and said.. "Old Fashion asp kicking workout right there young lady." I'm going to do the hour of Calisthenics boot camp.. I don't want to, but as long as I'm not in mud.. I think I can handle it. 2 days a week. Then I will go into my 45 min weight lifting program. I hope you both work some calories off... I love to dance. Have you checked into some dance DVD.

Anyway way ladies..... This is what happen to me at the gym today. 9:30 I go to the gym with my boyfriend, and this cute guy walked over to me and said HELLO and winked.So I get on the tread mill, and he walks past the machine station and said to me.... Looking good. I was looking for my boyfriend to blow up. Then my boyfriend got off the tread mill and went somewhere else, and the guy didn't come over. My face started to get very hot, so I went into the locker room to wet my towel, and to place it right back around my neck. Ok, here comes the mind blowing problem.... What I thought was a man was a girl..... I saw ?? in the girls locker room, and I was like.... WHAT are you doing in here?....... I said.. arent you a male, and she said..."No sweety" I have parts just like you..  I walked out of the locker room in shock with my hand on my heart, and my boyfriend said to me.... That's why I didn't get mad.. No adam's apple.. Girl :) Women hands.. So on and so on, and there you go.. And you better not go over and ask her if she's Gay....I didn't want to know for one. I just said to him. You make this workout an hour and that's it so we can get home, and you to work........... I mean really! A woman flirting with me... I must be losing it..... :( I'm never going into the locker room again. I will never go wet a towel again...... :( That was my day well morning. Weigh in at 153 and might have lost an pound again.. I mean... To scare me takes a lot, and that he/she scared the crap out of me.. :0)

Anyway girls... Chat you all later, and keep an eye on what goes into the locker rooms. I mean.. It shouldn't matter, but to me we need a little respect..

lynnhaslost I've been using my mom's dance dvd (Denise Austin) since I'm at my parents for most of the summer.  I haven't danced in a long time, I don't remember it being so exhausting.

Does anyone know the name of the dance dvd series that infomercials are out for recently?  It's a guy who does it, but I can't remember the name of it and looking up dance exercise dvd's doesn't seem to bring anything up.  I'm really interested in them, but I can't remember the name to find them.  I'd know it if I heard it.

Talk about major frustration!!!  I got on the scale and I was back at 200!!!  God I hate that number!  I really don't get it though, worked out 3 times this week, went for a couple of long walks, 5miles plus, and I still show a gain...ugghh.  My calories have been a little higher cause I was always bordering on the 1200-1300 mark, so I decided to up to around 1500, easier to manage.  Do you guys think thats it?  Should I drop down to 1400, I'm 5'8.5" so I burn a ton just living. 

Sorry all...just a rant, had to get it out...lol

Hi everyone and welcome to all the new ones.  Haven't posted in a while, been too busy.  But have kept up on the reading and posted a picture of my three boys :D

I'm getting a little frustrated - been stuck at 154 for a couple weeks.  Don't know if it's just because I've lost some motivation (probably due to PMSing) or if I've actually hit a plateau.  I'm still doing my workouts every day, just getting tired of having food rule my life!!  I hate all the cravings I get when I'm PMSing, sometimes is impossible to take my mind off it and tend to go overboard :P

I'm with you reneeb, I try to keep my calories to 1500 because I generally burn 2000-2200 depending on activities.  However, I've been eating up to 1700-1800 lately, which still isn't too bad.  Don't stress too much about the 200, it's probably just water weight from upping your calories.  It will probably level off in a couple days.

Shellamy - my boys love exercising with their dad.  I get my workouts in at 5am - too early for them.  but my husband goes out after dinner and our 8 yo jogs with him and our 5yo rides his bike.  They are always pushing him to go, which is great motivation for my hubby :)

Have a good Friday everyone!! :)

Yeah its great motivation when he goes so mom are we going to take the extra block today.  Cause even if I was wanting to cut it short and head home there's no way I could after hearing that.  I'm hoping that by having him go with me now I have a better chance of him not being like his older brother who's to interested in video games to do much of anything else.

Kids working out too is a riot.  My youngest (will be 3 in two weeks) loves to workout with me.  The other night I had my balance ball out doing crunches.  She says "I right back".  A moment later, in she struts with a beach ball.  She immediately sets herself up doing crunches over her beach ball.  I was laughing so hard I had trouble finishing my workout.

I think I may have finally broken the nasty plateau I have been on.  The scale has moved down with some regularity the last 9 days since my return from vacation.  I am down 3 lbs, to 166.  3 lbs in 9 days is enough to keep me motivated to keep trudging. 

Ladyk - did I count right, 6 kids?  You must be one busy lady.

How is it possible to go out and drink without using so many calories?  My boyfriend and I were out at a bar last night and I had one drink because I was so worried about my calorie intake.  I can't drink a light beer because I'm allergic to beer.  Not that I'm a big drinker to begin with, but I'm used to having more than one.

We are in the process of moving, so at least I'll burn calories that way this weekend since I really won't be able to exercise.

Well, almost the first week down of trying to lose weight.  I'm weighing myself for the first time in a few hours.  Wish me luck.

Hi everyone! Been gone awhile.. been outta town, chasing the kids, busy.. will be leaving town again tomorrow for a family renunion on my hubby side.  I been so up and down with eating and exercise.. Some days I have been really good, and alot of days I have been just terrible!

Welcome all new people! Always nice to have new faces in the group!

Lynn, O my, you are so funny! I read your story about your experience at the gym with the he-she and just about peed my pants. That is hilarious! I'm sorry, it probably wasnt so funny for you at the time, but it sounds like something off a TV sitcom or something. Maybe she was on steroids or something. hey, think of it as a major compliment to you-- you are looking so fine that both men and women want you! hehe

love2hatetreamills, My youngest boys (twins, almost 6) do the same thing when I exercise on a balance ball- they go get their big bouncy balls and try to do it with me. It is kind of funny.

wbbuff, Bacardi and diet cola..   I did see a thread about low and non-calorie alcoholic beverages about a month or so ago.. there were quite a few different suggestions, but I am not much of a drinker. I had a bad episode late in April with bacardi and diet coke and drank way too many and was quite sick the entire next day. It may be awhile before I can have any again. I really hate throwing up!

Have a great week everyone!

 sorry, double post

Well girls, I've started off right for the week. Monday was another great workout at the gym, and my BMI is 29.7% and Body Fat is 26%, and I am feeling great. I'm now 152 lbs, and I can't want nothing better than that right now. I had 7 more pounds to go, but I just changed my goal weight for 140 since I can do it, and believe I will look a hell of a lot better at 140.

Mj- Don't get frustrated, my weight jumped all the way to 161 on the 26th of june, and I worked my but off to get down to where I am at now.. Hard work, and staying focus. Pmsing had me at 161, and boy of boy, the time of the month is never my friend.

Shell- My children has became my number one support system, and my coaches. We go walking together most days, and we have fun on the stationary bike. We have races, to see how many far we can go in 3 mins, and it's fun.. We even race on to the tree and back, and my boyfriend gets a kick out of doing that with the kids... I really love having them with me. My son is the hardest coach with the.... Ma! I know you can give me 5 more now come on.. ( Push ups and Sit ups ) The real sit ups he say.. Not that cheating crunch.

Wedny, don't worry.. I think I almost beat you to that peeing the pants. She is a nice girl by the way.. Not gay. Married with 1 little girl, and just wanted to say hi.. I said.. Talked to her today. She's really nice. She is 6'3 and been a trainer for over 8yrs.. I was like.. I was telling my trainer all about what happen, and she was like.. Yeah! She just started working there and I've missed her everytime I come workout. Well not that time. She puts you in the mind of that Jackie woman on that Workout crap, but she looked more like a man with all those corn rolls going to the back.. Well, She's nice..... I have nothing to fear.. She said. You can share the locker room with me when I'm here.. I don't bite.. LOL... My boyfriend still thinks that's funny. He said... I couldn't pay anyone to pull a joke on you that damn good.. To see your face and hear the tone in your voice with the hurry up and lets get out of here. LOL.. He told everyone at work, and I was like.. Oh Great.. My mom even got a kick out of it... I mean really.. I don't think she thinks I look hot like sexy hot. I think she was being nice to me because my trainer must have told her about me.. The short (Sh**) that's what they call me..

Well no more odd run ins at the gym.. Those are my great news, and I am looking forward to trainer with her in the up coming weeks.. She's over the kick boxing classes, and I've been wanting  to do more kickboxing.. Now I can..

Welcome newbies If I missed any..

Hi everyone,   I am moving to a new site for calorie counting.  Before I leave I just wanted to wish you all Good luck  on your mission to lose weight. 

Take care and be healthy

I'm very frustrated right now.  I'm going to eat out tonight, and luckily it's sushi which doesn't have that many calories, but I hate having to figure out everything beforehand.  It makes going to eat out not that fun anymore.  How do you all deal with the eating out issue?