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[babyloulou]

That's the only one I don't watch Jess. Usually because it's on at the same time as Dancing On Ice! Does that mean DOI is about to start too?? Or is it a Strictly special ir something? X

When is Joe back? X

 

[lisaf]

Casey - you can get one piece suits that have underwired bra built in. Don't ask me where, I just know I've found them before. Though most have what I refer to as 'boob pockets'

Sorry Lili is sick!!

 

[kcw81]

Sorry lilli is sick Jess! Lisa those underwire one piece suits are a joke. My saggers need a halter so I can tie super tight in the back and round the neck to pull them up! I hate gravity!

 

[kcw81]

Suz buy a new mattress for that thing if it sucks!

 

[lisaf]

ah, I understand Casey

 

[lisaf]

oh, and you know how I said I didn't trust SIL to not flake out on us for full-time childcare?
She left early today.. because she wasn't feeling well. Yeah.. I'm totally vindicated for not pulling Daniel out of daycare!
DH thinks she is talking to her ex-fiance/boyfriend again too.. we'll see what happens there.

So I come home at 4:25 and Daniel is up.. my MIL tells me she tried to put him down for a nap at 4:15 but he just wanted to play and talk. Even DH is fed up with her not following our instructions. And of course he'll babble at her, she doesn't leave him alone to drift off, she stands there and talks/sings to him. He babbles himself to sleep all the time too! You have to try for more than 5 minutes! I let him take a 20 minute nap a while later. I actually wasn't so much fed up, I just expect her to mess up like this every time. And it just makes me not trust her as much, and then of course SIL stuff was more irritating to me.. she KNOWS my MIL doesn't keep Daniel's routine, but she left anyway. I count on her to police my MIL about this stuff.


Oh, and I weighed in at the gym today I gained .25lbs ... I did lose half an inch off my butt, but I was going so regularly that I'm just bummed I didn't lose any more. I've been eating like crazy so its not like I was doing everything right, but still.. just sucky. I was counting on some great loss numbers to motivate me to keep going. I almost didn't even stay to work out... but of course that would be sheer stupidity so I did.
Need to eat healthier snacks and get more sleep so I have more energy. Thats my plan for this next month.

 

[kcw81]

Lisa be patient! Longterm weight loss takes a long time! Plus you haven't been dieting and you are staying level on weight so I bet continuing the workouts and making some adjustment to your diet will get you some lbs dropped. Keep it up! Losing some of yr butt is great too! That must mean sOme fat is converting to muscle so it doesn't weigh any less but takes up less space and will help yr metabolism. What is your workout routine?

I still do cardio everyday- like 30 mins. Usually the treadmill or bike and it totally gets old but i force myself cuz I always feel so much better after. Like I really accomplished something. I am proud that I kept working out thru pregnancy up to the day before labor! I think it totally helped my labor go fast and also made it easier to jump back on the exercise after birth.

Ugh yr mil sounds like a space cadet! So not into adhering to rules! At least she is easygoing. That is nice. Sil sounds Like trouble.

 

[lisaf]

SIL is pretty much a mess.. her life just fell apart over the last 8 years or so.
MIL is a space cadet, lol. I'm actually pretty worried about her though, she should not be this forgetful for her age

I know it is a long process to lose weight and heck, the day before I ate a personal frozen pizza for lunch, had a bagel and cream cheese for breakfast, ate a huge burrito for lunch and munched on 3 mini cupcakes at work. PLUS some snacks in between.. I can't eat like that and expect to lose weight unless I'm a professional athlete like Michael Phelps (do you remember reading how much he ate every day?!?!)
I need to rethink my eating, its just so easy to grab convenience foods.

I'm working out at Curves.. its circuit training.. you do muscle training but at a pace that keeps your heartrate up so its cardio at the same time. You spend 30 seconds on each machine and 30 seconds on a 'recovery station' in between (its a shock-absorbant platform where you jog in place/dance etc). Its a 30 minute workout on the circuit with 10 minutes of stretching afterwards.
They even have this new smartcard program where you swipe your card before each machine, it has your range of motion programmed and measures the effort/strength you put into each rep. It sets a target for you based on your previous performances so it makes sure you don't slack off and pushes you to improve. It tracks your progress so you can check your muscle groups and make sure you're working things evenly too. Even though my other measurements didn't show a lot of progress I showed a steady, strong improvement in caloric burn and improvement in strength.

Last time I did curves, I lost 12 inches my first month (was not eating like this though, lol... and I was a lot younger and probably had better metabolism). So this month was a bit of a letdown compared to the last time I joined up. Its discouraging to have my progess go so slow though since I have SO much to lose

 

[kcw81]

Once u get the diet cleaned up it will come faster! Working outs the hardest part I think and u r doing that! Healthier foods become tastier once u start really seeing progress - keep going! Ugh I am up and no reason to be Right now. Good night Lisa! Go to sleep!

 

[lisaf]

night! I'll be in bed once I finish pumping

 

[lisaf]

I was wondering why the suction was so crap on my pump just now.. then realized I had pinched the tubing

 

[Onelildream]

Hi ladies. Lisa- sorry bout everything. Ugh.

Casey I love halters too. I wear a onepiece but it's hard to find them in halters. There are some cute dress style ones right now but I dunno if they are my style. Not sure what to wear on my cruise.

Sooooo lactose intolerance is back in full vengeance. Booo. But hey, if I eat a lot of cheese, maybe I can lose some more weight before my cruise. Hahaha

 

[Onelildream]

I better hurry and get pregnant so I can have dairy again!

 

[SBB]

Morning girls :wave: Lisa sorry about mil/SIL/weight! It will come off in time but I know sometimes you need that boost to inspire you to carry on..

I put S in the cot last night, stayed in there 2 hours. He was up a lot in the night, not lots of times but when he was up he was crying. I bet there's another damn tooth on it's way, he's always like this when a tooth is about to come through

He's in it again for his nap now...

X x x

 

[kcw81]

Good job trying the cot suz, sorry he cried. hope he gets used to it and sleeps longer chunks soon! U think his 8th tooth is coming? Wow!

Chell wishing you ovulation dust!

 

[babyloulou]

Ben's two bottom teeth are coming through brown in the middle Apparently it can be a side effect of having antibiotics in Neonatal and there's nothing they can do! They look manky and unclean

 

[SBB]

oh no lou... will they stay like that? Did they tell you at the time?

How did he sleep last night (crosses fingers!)

Sammuel is having his naps today in his cot.

Guess what? I think he has made up a sign for something!!! He does this little thing with his hand and I think it means mummy he kept doing it today when he wanted me and he does a wave thing for Granny Alli! It's so cute!

Did I tell you about the lady with the 16month old that was over the other day? He signs everything. He's quite a quiet boy, and doesn't really talk. But he knows the signs for potty, mama, all animals, everything! He doesn't have cats but when he saw the cats he did whiskers sign - amazing! AND, he made up his own sign for his grandmas dog! And taught one of his friends who's 2 a sign as well - I think it's so clever

Chell do you do signing? Does anyone else? I have a feeling I may have asked this a few days ago.. Sorry!

x x x

 

[Peach Blossom]

Suz, I sign with Lili. We sing songs with signs and I tell her what I'm doing with signs. She understands more than she can do!

I got a walkers for Lili yesterday as she's just big enough for it now! She does quite get it though. She thinks its the jumperoo!!

 

[Onelildream]

Yes Suz. I sign and think it is a Godsend for little boys that talk later than girls! I did it with my dd too,tho. I teach them all the animals, bedtime signs, food signs," I want" signs... It's so important, I think, to be able to communicate before they can speak. It eliminates the eh eh eh whining and unnecessary crying. My kids would even talk and sign until they were about 2. My dd is learning more signs in kindergarten and teaching us at home. I love sign!

 

[Onelildream]

I usually start signing around 5 mo but they will pick it up any age after that. Babies want to communicate! I cannot wait until Connor starts signing. I will start signing with him pretty soon. Prob next week when he is 5 mo. Eek. I better brush up on my signs!