Veronique's Diary

ITA that the weightloss and kids combination is a challenge!
The worst is sleep- Sleep is really important to good health and gives you the strength to hold up under the stress of calories deficit and exercise.

When my kids were little, I barely had any time to myself. It was hard to exercise or rest properly.
Now that they're older, it's easier, but not a piece of cake (LOL!) I still need to spend time with them- mainly driving them around places, it seems. And I have to cook huge meals for them and their many friends (which I love, but sometimes it's hard not to eat the pizzas, cakes and other goodies that i make!)

Anyway, I SO know what you are going through!! Like you, I love having kids, but it really demands sacrifices of us. And having a husband that's ...not very helpful? Been there, too.
I think it's great the way that you keep going, despite the difficulties.

And no gain during the TOM is great! (I always just avoid weighing in then, as it makes me so mad!)

Also- thanks for visiting my journal and encouraging me!
 
juni said:
Veronique,

I'm back. Just catching up with your journal. No gain is really good during TOM. You are doing so well. I was away for too long, so now I'm gonna catch up with the rest of the journal. Have a fantastic weekend!

xoxo
Juni
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Hey Juni! Cool to have you back on here! Are you getting ready for your big move?
 
jjjay said:
I could not agree more!!! Having kids makes this SO MUCH MORE HARDER! Its just not having the time to do all the stuff you want to do for yourself for losing weight when you have all the stuff to do for the family and for work! There's not enough hours in the day and I find the stuff for "me" is the first to go by the wayside.
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You are so right!! My husband keeps saying your a mom now, as an excuse why I have no me time! I may be a wife and mother but I am still a women and I need me time just as much as a person who has no kids! In time I will find a routine that works for the whole familly!
 
Jess393 said:
Hey there lady! I've been bad again, not getting on this site enough... uggh. Hope everything is well- I've missed to much to catch up on, sorry! :rolleyes: lol
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Hey Jess

No worries I am just glad to see you back on here! How as you weight loss been going?? I hope that all is great and I will try stopping by your journal to see if you have updated it!
 
Rox said:
ITA that the weightloss and kids combination is a challenge!
The worst is sleep- Sleep is really important to good health and gives you the strength to hold up under the stress of calories deficit and exercise.

When my kids were little, I barely had any time to myself. It was hard to exercise or rest properly.
Now that they're older, it's easier, but not a piece of cake (LOL!) I still need to spend time with them- mainly driving them around places, it seems. And I have to cook huge meals for them and their many friends (which I love, but sometimes it's hard not to eat the pizzas, cakes and other goodies that i make!)

Anyway, I SO know what you are going through!! Like you, I love having kids, but it really demands sacrifices of us. And having a husband that's ...not very helpful? Been there, too.
I think it's great the way that you keep going, despite the difficulties.

And no gain during the TOM is great! (I always just avoid weighing in then, as it makes me so mad!)

Also- thanks for visiting my journal and encouraging me!
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You know I keep thinking I should skip the weigh in the week I have TOM but I keep tortutring myself, at least I only weight myself once a week so I don't see all the fluctuation I drive me mad to gain 2 lb in a day and then I stress about it wich makes me want to eat crap.
 
June 25 2010

Hello I havent been on in almost a week...I have had the weekend from hell both kids where sick fever and vomiting so I didn't sleep much and ate whatever I could get my hands on when I had the time so I didn't eat much junk since I didn't have any in the house, then on Sunday night I started having fever and vomitting myself. I haven't been to work all week, I am hoping I still have a job but who knows, what can I do I have fever and coughing really badly I have to go see my DR for the 2nd time this week I feel like I did when I had my lung infection so I haven't really been eating this week some toast and vege soup in small quantities not a diet strategy I am just not hungry, I weight myself this morning for some reason thought it was Friday 173.6lb but what ever I lost in the last week could be comming back since I haven't really been eating I guess next week we will see. I just wanted to updated that I am still here and now I am going back to sleep!

Take care!
 
It sucks being sick. Lotsa fluids, plenty of rest should have you back on your feet. Hope the kiddos and you feel better real soon. Hugs.
 
Aw, you got the bug too! Alot of people have been getting sick lately. There is a woman at my job who is really sick and gave it to her two children and she is still here. She's my associate at work, and I just keep telling her to take some time off to get well before you get us all sick, but I may be safe, she doesn't work in my department. I am so sorry you are feeling badly. I noticed alot of people not updating lately and wonder if everyone is just sick. Get some rest and feel better soon. Sending you firm hugs.
 
Verobc said:
Hello I havent been on in almost a week...I have had the weekend from hell both kids where sick fever and vomiting so I didn't sleep much and ate whatever I could get my hands on when I had the time so I didn't eat much junk since I didn't have any in the house, then on Sunday night I started having fever and vomitting myself. I haven't been to work all week, I am hoping I still have a job but who knows, what can I do I have fever and coughing really badly I have to go see my DR for the 2nd time this week I feel like I did when I had my lung infection so I haven't really been eating this week some toast and vege soup in small quantities not a diet strategy I am just not hungry, I weight myself this morning for some reason thought it was Friday 173.6lb but what ever I lost in the last week could be comming back since I haven't really been eating I guess next week we will see. I just wanted to updated that I am still here and now I am going back to sleep!

Take care!
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Whoa! Just take care of yourself, hon. Drink plenty of fluids, soup, juice, etc and plenty of rest. Get well soon! *hugs*
 
njoyabl said:
Aw, you got the bug too! Alot of people have been getting sick lately. There is a woman at my job who is really sick and gave it to her two children and she is still here. She's my associate at work, and I just keep telling her to take some time off to get well before you get us all sick, but I may be safe, she doesn't work in my department. I am so sorry you are feeling badly. I noticed alot of people not updating lately and wonder if everyone is just sick. Get some rest and feel better soon. Sending you firm hugs.
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In my case the kids have given it to me lol!!!! I hope that by the end of today I still have a job I missed 4 days, but what can I do I am sick I am not gonna come to work sit and do nothing while contaminating other people around me. Thanks for the hug!
 
June 25th 2010

Hello people

Ok so I am back at work today...Am I feeling better not a whole lot but I missed 4 days of work and I am really fearing for my job, I have a paper from the DR but only until Wed, and not thursday so I am wondering if I am gonna get called into the bosses office at the end of the day today to let me know I no longer am employed here, that is the boses style. I am not gonna stress about it if I lose this job I will just have to find another it's not like I actually enjoy working here anyways I need the pay check but I guess time will tell I wish he could just let me know right away. So I did my official weight in today...173.0lb I would be estatic if I hadn't been sick all week, the closest thing to exercising I have been doing if coughfing(spelling???) My abs feel like I have been doing some crunches, lots and lots of them to bad it won't give me the same results lol! Ok so I am gonna do my food log I know it won't be much I have no hunger at all haven't since last week but I do force myself to eat!

Breasfast
2 whole wheat slice of bread toasted
1 cup apple sauce
green tea

1/4 of a bottle of gatorade mixed with water


lunch
1 cup of homemade vegi soup
(I have more if I want but since I am not hungry I am not pushing it)


I also have more bread and apple sauce if hunger should hit
Diner most likely more soup
I will mix gatorade with water all throught the day
 
Sorry you've been so sick and that you are worried for your job. That would be really low of your boss to fire you for being sick. Like you could help that! And you even went to the doctor, so he knows you weren't faking it.

Would he prefer you came in, got nothing done and got everyone else sick so they would all be off next week? I doubt it. There has to be a law against firing someone for not being at work when they were really sick and can prove it.
 
mizzie said:
Sorry you've been so sick and that you are worried for your job. That would be really low of your boss to fire you for being sick. Like you could help that! And you even went to the doctor, so he knows you weren't faking it.

Would he prefer you came in, got nothing done and got everyone else sick so they would all be off next week? I doubt it. There has to be a law against firing someone for not being at work when they were really sick and can prove it.
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In this company most people come into work sick! Firing people for things like missing work yes I totally see me boss doing that. A few years back I was replacing someone on sick leave into the mail room...... I did so for 8mo with out one complaint (they put me there when I came back from mat leave and my old boss was in charge for the first 5mo) I did the job and everything was done on time then I started feeling extra tired and kind of in a weird mood, and got a really really bad tooth infection I was swollen on one side of my face from under my eye to my neck so I went into the emergency room one morning and got stuck there all day I couldn't call cause I didn't have change on me to do a long distance call from a pay phone during that day I also found out I was pregnant with my son so I took the next day off as well and that morning I called in told the boss i was sick and that I had DR documents and that I would be in the next day. So I give him the Document the next morning and tell him that I am expecting so that was why the DR had given me a week off for a bad tooth ( I couldn't eat so DR wanted me to reste until I could get more calories in) but I only missed 2 days and brought stuff to make smoothies so I would not miss too much work cause I was the one printing labels for our products and no labels stops production. Well that friday he called me into his office telling I was being sent back to reception because I missed to much work, and most of my work was late (wich he never could show me proof of). Beleive he is cappable of calling me into his office today to tell me no job.
 
Sounds stressful about the job. The boss seems like a big dick, to tell you the truth. Like he would never fall sick. It is totally unfair. I'm keeping my fingers crossed so that you don't get fired. I hope you get out of that place fast, though (after you find another place to work, of course). Work environment there doesn't sound all that positive. You deserve much better.

So glad you are back and feeling better. Take care and have a lovely weekend (rest up a little bit, yes?).
 
juni said:
Sounds stressful about the job. The boss seems like a big dick, to tell you the truth. Like he would never fall sick. It is totally unfair. I'm keeping my fingers crossed so that you don't get fired. I hope you get out of that place fast, though (after you find another place to work, of course). Work environment there doesn't sound all that positive. You deserve much better.

So glad you are back and feeling better. Take care and have a lovely weekend (rest up a little bit, yes?).
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I have been here for 7 years now but it used to be better now that all the VP are from one familly. M. X ownes the company and his son in law in my boss and his son is the other VP it's unbearable. They get sick but they come in anyways,,,,I have basically no work but the phones wich aren't busy enough so I am not gonna come here infect people and take longer to recover you know! I call him a giant ass but dick works too! I am just staying here until a job that fits my schedul opens up hopefully closer to home...I see a lot of jobs I could do but the hours don't fit my schedul and with my husband working shifts I can't be flexibal about my hours, I am sure a job with my name on it is out there I just have to find it!

Hubby is working this weekend so I will be alone with the kids I am not sure how much rest I will get! Hopefully enough.
 
Ok so I am pround to say I walked at lunch not a power walk but a slow lesurly 20 min walk with a co worker but as soon as I stop caufing I am gonna start walking everyday weather permits and since I am gonna be alone starting tuesday then I am gonna have no excuses!
 
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