~DISappearing PEEPS~Vol. IV Come Play With Us!!!!!

[pixie dust 112]

Renee~How wonderful!!!!! COngratulations!

Danielle~ thanks sweetie. I will keep up with you on facebook forn support! Sorry about your bad day yesterday! The girls go back tpo school tomorrow, so things will be on more of a schedule, so happily it will be easier to get back on track!

 

[LMO429]

I'm in a funk too, I just can't motivated to stay on my healthy eating. I do good in the morning but then by lunch, pick all day

Hey Laura

What do you eat for breakfast? I would think if my lunch time you are not eating good foods its probably because of what you ate for breakfast or did not eat for breakfast.

 

[LMO429]

Help me out peeps! I have been in a funk (I am eating cookies while I post this)

I completely understand about being in a funk. I have been there. Recently I have gone almost 98% clean with my diet aka no processed foods it's amazing how I am no longer craving the things I use to. and lost 8 pounds to boot. I never had bad skin as a teenager and all of a sudden in my 30s I was breaking out..since I have been eating clean I have never seen a pimple, notice a difference in my hair and nails that it is healthier/stronger and have way more energy...Processed foods are a vicious cycle I find the more cookies or whatever processed food I eat..the more I want of it. It's almost as if the sugar or bad chemicals in cookies trigger something in your brain where you just keep wanting to continue to eat and eat. Im def not saying I am perfect with my eating and never eat a processed food but overall I am slowly changing the things that go in my mouth and I am really noticing a difference in my body. I started with clean foods with baby steps like last year no more splenda or sweetners in my coffee..now I just do coffee with organic skim milk. and I do not miss the sweetners at all. 4 years ago I gave up diet soda and I never miss the stuff.

you can do it..baby steps we are here for you!

 

[ArielSRL]

Renee~How wonderful!!!!! COngratulations!

Thank you!!

 

[ArielSRL]

Congrats!
WW used to have a plan for pregnant women. It was very good. I guess they gave it up because of liability issues. Make sure you get plenty of folic acid, calcium, protein, healthy oils, whole grains, water, and fruit and vegetables. If I had it all to do over again, I would try to do organic as much as possible.
Although you get a lot of calories when you are pregnant or nursing, you have a lot of nutritional needs too, so there's not a lot of room for junk. Think of what you will feed your child when they are about age 3. That's probably the kind of food you want to be eating now.
Here's a great resource http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00110
BTW, even though my last pregnancy was decades ago, I still remember that I did better with several small meals in a day. My coworkers used to laugh at me because I showed up with a grocery bag full of food every day when I worked the 12-9 shift. I ate something about every 2 hours (a piece of fruit, yogurt, cereal and milk, etc). Oh, and if "big potty" is a problem, spinach salad with olive oil and vinegar. My OB/GYN recommended this, and it worked like a charm.

Thanks so much for the info and the link! I am pretty good with my eating already, so I just need to add more of those things you mentioned back in. I did eat some of the processed diet foods, so I am going to replace those with more of the natural foods, as well. I already eat every 1.5 to 2 hrs a day...either a small meal or a quick snack, so I'll just continue with that. I am adding a side salad of spinach and baby greens with lots of veggies to my dinner and just adding an ounce or two more lean protein as well.

As far as the "big potty", I take a fiber supplement even with all the fruits and veggies I get, but I need to talk to the doc and see if that is still ok or not.

Again, thanks for the response and the congrats!!

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hello all! Hope everyone is doing well. I've had sort of an up and down couple weeks. A few weeks ago I lost 0.4 pounds to put me at my lowest adult weight of 154.2 My short term goal was to be 155 or under by my 5-year wedding anniversary - Aug 27. So I reached that goal. We then went away for an extended weekend in Wisconsin Dells ("The Water Park Capitol of the World") to celebrate our anniversary and I promptly gained two pounds. So I was 156.2 last Friday. This week I lost 1.2 pounds to put me at 155 even. So since my last weigh in here, it's a net gain of 0.8 pounds. I'm standing up in a friend's wedding this weekend, so that's a weekend of someone else deciding my food options. The rehearsal is tonight. The ceremony and reception is tomorrow night. And the gift opening is Sunday. I'll just have to really watch what I eat these next few days and hope for the best. My next goal is to be 150 by the end of the year. That's five pounds in four months with only the holidays and cold weather standing in my way. If I can reach that, I'll then be about 10 pounds from my ultimate goal of weighing 140 and a total of 100 pounds lost. Hard for me to fathom right now.

I know all too well how easy it is to fall into little mini-funks. Seems like every couple months, I'll lose all motivation to exercise and I'll mindless snack on anything I can find in the pantry. When that happens, I basically start from scratch. I write down everything I put in my mouth and actually schedule time to exercise. I just make a conscious effort to make the right choices every day until it becomes habit again, pretty much everything I did when I first set out to lose weight 5 1/2 years ago.

Renee -- congrats on the little bambino!

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[ArielSRL]

Renee -- congrats on the little bambino!

Thank you! And WTG with all that weight loss! You are doing a great job!

 

[ArielSRL]

Hello group. I guess everyone has been busy b/c there have been no new posts in awhile. Anyway, I'm back in the group for just a bit longer b/c I am no longer pregnant. Unfortunately, when we went for the ultrasound, our baby did not have a heartbeat. We are devastated and have to go through taking meds to take care of everything next week. But we are hopeful that after our difficult time passes, we will again be successful in our attempts to try again. Until then, I will be back trying to lose a little weight (I gained about 3 lbs from the pregnancy, plus I was still up from what I wanted to be when we did conceive). Please keep my hubby and I in your thoughts during our difficult time next week. Thanks!

 

[AnnNan]

You probably won't remember me - I don't post often but am always here as I'm always trying to lose weight. I am so sorry to hear of this difficult, terribly sad time for you and your husband. I'll be praying for you this next week and as you try again.

 

[ArielSRL]

You probably won't remember me - I don't post often but am always here as I'm always trying to lose weight. I am so sorry to hear of this difficult, terribly sad time for you and your husband. I'll be praying for you this next week and as you try again.

Thank you so much. We really appreciate that.

 

[HockeyKat]

Ariel, I am so, so, so, sorry to hear it. A friend of mine went through this last year, and I know that there are no words that can ease your pain. Please know that my thoughts are also with you during this difficult time in your life.

 

[ArielSRL]

Ariel, I am so, so, so, sorry to hear it. A friend of mine went through this last year, and I know that there are no words that can ease your pain. Please know that my thoughts are also with you during this difficult time in your life.

Thank you so much for the kind words and thoughts.

 

[pixie dust 112]

Renee! A zillion hugs to you! The next few months will be tough! I went through the same thing 18 years ago, but am happy to say a few months later I was pregnant again and my baby will be 17 in December. I hope and pray that you have the same good luck that I did!

 

[dwheatl]

Big hugs, Renee! So sorry.

 

[ArielSRL]

Renee! A zillion hugs to you! The next few months will be tough! I went through the same thing 18 years ago, but am happy to say a few months later I was pregnant again and my baby will be 17 in December. I hope and pray that you have the same good luck that I did!

Thank you. Glad to hear it - not the going through the same thing part, but getting pregnant a few months later. We are very hopeful for the future.

Big hugs, Renee! So sorry.

Thank you.

 

[abish19]

Renee - you probably don't know me, either (I lurk mostly), but I just wanted to tell you how sorry i am for your loss, having had the same experience 7 years ago. We now have three kids ages 6, 3, and 7 months! We will pray for you, and good luck to you and your DH.

 

[ArielSRL]

Renee - you probably don't know me, either (I lurk mostly), but I just wanted to tell you how sorry i am for your loss, having had the same experience 7 years ago. We now have three kids ages 6, 3, and 7 months! We will pray for you, and good luck to you and your DH.

Thank you. We really appreciate that. Glad to hear you went on to have 3 happy, healthy children!

 

[ArielSRL]

Update: Ridiculously enough, I tried 3 doses of the meds and none of them worked for me! It has just been a trying week. In the end, I am going to have to go to the hospital tomorrow to have a d&c. Please continue to keep my DH and I in your thoughts. Thanks, in advance.

 

[pixie dust 112]

Update: Ridiculously enough, I tried 3 doses of the meds and none of them worked for me! It has just been a trying week. In the end, I am going to have to go to the hospital tomorrow to have a d&c. Please continue to keep my DH and I in your thoughts. Thanks, in advance.

I had to have the D&C too. The D&C itself is not bad, but it is just a sad day. I'll be thinking of you!

 

[ArielSRL]

I had to have the D&C too. The D&C itself is not bad, but it is just a sad day. I'll be thinking of you!

Thanks. You are right, physically speaking, it was fairly easy. Emotionally speaking, it will take awhile to feel okay. Thanks, again.