Time to Stick With It – Part 2

Hey Lisa I am gonna have to try that coldslaw I never tought of adding apple or nuts....sounds tasty!

I think you are doing amazing...the way you eat and the way you exercise....very few people can do that right after comming home from a holiday! Keep it up! I find it funny that you want twins that bad!!! My dad is a twin and they are twins further up in his acentry and I was terrified that I would end up with twins....in my case I was the only care taker when the kids where babies my hubby wasn't too hands on.

I remember reading that your doc would be refering you to a different DR when you are expecting...mine did too I think most GP do. Start asking people around you who they had and what they liked about their DR..I didn't do that with my daughter and ended up with a nutcase that yeld at me for gaining a lb and tought it wasn't normal I didn't get morning sickness!

Wow this is getting to be a long post....take care Lisa
 
Thanks Veronique! That coleslaw was so tasty!
I think my husband will be really hands on - he's almost more excited than me about having a baby and he wants twins too. I think he wants twins so we can just be done after that and not go through the whole pregnancy thing again. Good idea about asking around instead of just getting referred to someone - I never thought about requesting who I want.

Well yesterday turned out to be a great day! I’m still feeling very bloated and sorry if this is TMI but I’m also very gassy lately. Hubby has been too so it must be something we ate. It’s an uncomfortable feeling though. So this weekend will be a good test to see how I handle my new lifestyle of not smoking (which has been 5 weeks so far) and not drinking. I’m going to be the sober one and I hope I handle it okay. I want to be able to still have fun and not get annoyed or grouchy at my friends. I don’t really have a choice now that we are trying so it will make it a lot easier. I also think it will help with the eating healthy all weekend. I’m looking forward to the challenge to myself.

I have plans tonight so I got up this morning and did 30 min on the treadmill!! I was really proud of myself for committing to it last night and actually getting up when the alarm went off. I forgot to weigh myself before I got on the treadmill and I drank a bunch of water while on it so I skipped my weigh in today. Since I’m not drinking this weekend and eating healthy for my potential baby inside me I’m going to weigh myself Monday morning and see where I’m at.

Here’s how yesterday looked:
B – 1 cup fresh strawberries, 1/3 cup all bran buds, 1 ff activia yogurt, peppermint tea
L – big salad – mixed greens, celery, cucumber, carrot, red & yellow peppers, black olives, green onion w 1 can light tuna in water drained, ff tomato oregano dressing.
Snack – apple
D – 5oz chicken breast stuffed with home made salsa (chopped tomato, red onion, green onion, garlic, basil, red wine vinegar, red hot sea salt, pepper & extra light olive oil). ½ sweet potato cut into slices and baked with seasoning and a little olive oil.
Exercise – 15 min treadmill – 1.3 miles, 54 squat & press, 54 R & L punch (all with 8lb hand weights), 20 walk out push-ups, 15 min elliptical, 150 kettle bell swings (25lb bell), stretch – 60 min & 610 calories burned.
Snack – left over home made salsa with 5 whole wheat stone crackers.

We are going to my hubby’s sisters house tonight for dinner and she’s making salmon and I’m bringing corn on the cob. Tomorrow I need to do some cleaning and then I’m taking my mother in law out for lunch. Saturday night we are having friends over for a poker game and Sunday will be a rest day and probably get some more cleaning done. Pretty uneventful weekend but I’m looking forward to it – it’s a good way to ease in to not drinking anymore.

Today I’m going on a helicopter ride for work so I won’t be around the rest of the day. I work for the railway and we take these rides to look for beaver dams because they can become a real nuisance to the tracks and cause flooding around this time of year.

Hope everyone has a great, healthy weekend!!
 
All the baby talk is fun :) I used to want twins, when I was with someone who only wanted one kid, haha. Figured I'd sneak the second one in there! Now I think I'll settle for one at a time.

A helicopter ride sounds pretty cool! You've done them before I guess?

Hope you had a great weekend!
 
As a twin mother myself I love seeing other people having twins too - it's like being in a club together! LOL!

Twins didn't run in my family either (not a single set as far back as anyone can remember) but they do now! I have a set of identical girls (which is just a fluke of nature - not genetics) and my brother and his wife have a set of boy-girl fraternal twins. She caught him cheating and kicked him out and wanted a divorce. Because they weren't going to be together any more, she stopped taking the pill. Well, they already had a daughter together and my mother convinced her to give him a second chance for the sake of their daughter and she gave in. They had make up sex and wound up pregnant with twins - her doc said it was because she got pregnant too soon after going off the pill and her hormones were all wonky.

Hubby thinks the reason we ended up with twins is because when I was just a few days pregnant (I hadn't even taken the test yet) I was sitting in a hammock with our 2 older girls and it broke. He tells everyone that when I hit the ground it made the newly fertilized egg pop into 2! LOL! I don't recommend falling out of a hammock just to get twins though - OUCH!

I hope your weekend of no drinking and smoking went well for you! And good luck with the baby making! I'm so excited for you!
 
How did the weekend go?? I am hoping you are just too busy at work to come on here you have been doing so good lately!!!
 
Thanks for stopping by and checking on me and being concerned.

I got a horrible flu last week - worst one I've had in my life time. Hubby almost took me to the emergency a few times but I really didn't want to go. I was off work for a few days and then I just got in this rut. I haven't worked out in over a week and I have been eating crap. I keep telling myself to get back into it tomorrow and then I wake up and I just feel lazy and unmotivated. I'm dreading getting on the scale.
I know if I just worked out once I would get some energy and motivation back but again I'm feeling really lazy.
I haven't even been wearing makeup or dressing nice and that's not like me.
I think I need a slap across the face.
My mom and dad are home now from Arizona now and my mom wants to start walking so hopefully I get out with her soon or hopefully I get on my treadmill or take a class at the gym - I need to start somewhere.
Sorry friends for my absence. I'm in a first aid class the next three days so I won't be around. Hopefully I come back with better news.:waving:
 
Oh, no, Lisa!! We all missed you and it stinks to hear that you weren't around because you were sick :-( Get well soon! No one's going to slap you while you're sick, make sure you give yourself time to get better. But if you're feeling well.... then get to the gym, lady!!! ;)
 
chubbygirl said:
Thanks for stopping by and checking on me and being concerned.

I got a horrible flu last week - worst one I've had in my life time. Hubby almost took me to the emergency a few times but I really didn't want to go. I was off work for a few days and then I just got in this rut. I haven't worked out in over a week and I have been eating crap. I keep telling myself to get back into it tomorrow and then I wake up and I just feel lazy and unmotivated. I'm dreading getting on the scale.
I know if I just worked out once I would get some energy and motivation back but again I'm feeling really lazy.
I haven't even been wearing makeup or dressing nice and that's not like me.
I think I need a slap across the face.
My mom and dad are home now from Arizona now and my mom wants to start walking so hopefully I get out with her soon or hopefully I get on my treadmill or take a class at the gym - I need to start somewhere.
Sorry friends for my absence. I'm in a first aid class the next three days so I won't be around. Hopefully I come back with better news.:waving:
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Hey Lisa!

Sorry to hear youve been feeling sick. Take some time and get yourself better, then jump right back into it! We all take breaks every now and then, but you know the first step is getting your shoes on and walking out the door. Once you get out there, its a lot easier to exercise.

Wish you the best!

Andy
 
Don't be afraid to get back on the scale. It won't be as bad as you expect. I know the feeling. I am not going to do that ever again. I am going to weigh myself every single damn day whatever i eat. The scale might motivate you once you read the results.

Hope you are better soon.
 
Hi Lisa,

Good to see that you're okay, I'm sorry you have had such a terrible flu! :grouphug:

Don't be too down on yourself, I know exactly how you feel, I've done terrible too, but we always pick ourselves back up and jump right back to it and I think that shows how far you've come! You'll feel a lot better after a few days of good healthy food and a few workouts, you're a force in the gym and I know you'll be feeling strong again in no time. I really hope you're feeling better!
 
Hi Lisa!

I hope you are feeling better! Take care....I know you can get back on track. the first step is the hardess....I will be here cheering you on!:party:
 
Glad to see your new album. So nice to start a new phase in life.
Don't beat yourself up on going off track...I lived there for a month or more and it's not a good place to be..when you're feeling better, you'll get back to it!
 
:grouphug: :grouphug:

"This too shall pass." --Whatever it is, Lisa. Come back. We are here for you. :beating: My life just isn't the same without you. :grouphug:!
 
Forgive me friends for I have failed...
I've been away for two reasons:
1) I was getting too distracted from work and felt the need to back off for a while. It takes a lot of commitment to stay connected with you all and I simply didn't have time for it and keep up my job.
2) I have really let myself down and feel horrible and don't have anything good to say.

The first one is a good excuse and the later is simply just a poor excuse. I know I should have let you know I wasn't going to be around for work purposes and it needs to continue that way. I'm more focused now that I'm not checking back constantly for updates.

Alta you have been doing great on your own and I'm so proud of you! Keep it up! I've rejoined the facebook world so you can always reach me that way if you need anything.
For my other friends - Sarah, Hana, Veronique, Janvier, Laura, Luz, Tig and anyone I may have forgot at the moment - please feel free to add me to facebook so we can still stay connected - my id is Lisa White Ryder

This will be my last update for a while. This site has always helped me in the past but this time I need to help myself and find my balance. Good luck to you all and may our path's cross again soon! Thank you for everything you have helped me with over the years and I'm sorry I won't be around to support you in your individual efforts. I feel the most badly about that.

I'm sure the time will come where I will want to come back full time but in the meantime I'm still reading your updates when I get a spare moment and cheering you on from the side lines!
 
Don't be too hard on yourself sweetie - we understand. Take care of yourself until you feel like you have more time to spend here.

Good luck!
 
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