I re did my bangs last night, they ended up about half a centimeter shorter that I wanted them but meh it's ok, they look decent lol.
I'm concerned about my milk production, it's getting smaller by the week. I've tried drinking more water, pumping longer, lactation cookies... And still no progress :( I guess I won't make it to my goal of 6 months of mostly breast milk. We've been supplementing with formula sinceday 1 and she's very healthy and growing very well, but I just wanted to give her breast milk longer.
Also I've been sooooo hungry lately I just had breakfast and I would love to have a little bit extra something right now, it's been like this for the past couple of days, but I jsut don't want to give into it I've been loosing weight pretty nicely (already below pre pregnancy weight) and I want to keep it like this.
Just some things I had on my mind and wanted to put out here to get conversaton going.
HF - my mom did that to me once as a kid. After that I wouldn't let her cut them anymore!
Desdenova - I have no advice on the production -- I never did get my milk in (altho I managed a raging case of mastitis.) I hope you can figure it out tho - I know the LC's put me on a supplement to help, but it was in pill form. I can't remember the name but I might be able to track it down if you want.
My random chat of the day -- I am DESPERATE to get out of the house and we ARE going for a walk today no matter what! It has been so cold and miserable and it's supposed to hit 60 today. YAY!
We did get a walk yesterday, plus got to open all the windows for fresh air. A far cry from my 2 feet of snow 2 weeks ago! Today it is supposed to hit 80!
Des, I had problems with breast feeding too (((hugs))). I hope you're feeling ok about it. It hit me pretty hard, I still feel like a bit of a failure even though I know I did all I could do. You're a good mom, don't let it get you down!
I'm flying to Georgia next Thursday. It's our 10th wedding anniversary and DH and I are going to spend a couple days together. I'm very excited! I haven't seen him since he left the first week of January.
I haven't been around much because I am doing a weight loss challenge on the other board. Trying to get into new habits (meal planning, workouts, ect.) have taken a lot of time. Things have finally settled and I'm back on the boards more. It was worth the time away though. Today was my week 10 weigh in and I have lost 28 pounds! I have a long way to go but it is a decent start. I was going to hold off on clothes shopping for another 17 pounds but I changed my mind. I don't want to see DH for the first time in 10 weeks wearing baggy jeans. I'm not going to buy much, just a couple pair of pants. I'm not really that excited about it to be honest. I find shopping depressing. I'm worried it's going to hinder my progress so I'm putting it off until the last minute. I'm going to buy some makeup today though and I am excited about that!
Mom of half a dozen, that's GREAT! I hope you actually find shopping encouraging- I'm sure you've dropped at least two pant sizes! I am in awe. I need to get my butt in gear to live healthier.
Mom of 6 you are doing great with the weight challenge!!! I hate going shopping as well, it's depressing when you are not in the size you think you should be, but I would still go out and get a few pretty things.
Congrats on the anniversary!!! 10 years is a big deal, we just had our 4 year anniversary :D
I'm okish with the breast milk thing, I'm doing it for as long as I can, and she's going to be well feed on formula, it's not like she's going hungry or that formula is bad for her. Also I'm trying to look at the positive I'm going to be in the US again sometime in August ~ September and at this rate my milk will be gone by that time so I won't be feeling (even more) guilty for leaving the baby without mommy milk and I won't have to be traveling with the pump and dumping the milk I get, so there's a positive thing.
We had a long weekend and I'm just returning to work today, the baby gave us a big big scare on Sunday: she was riding in her car seat and she got sleep after we did some errands and her head bent in a way that, when we got home and looked at her from outside the car, it seemed like her little neck was broken :'( I got so scared and so did DH but he set her head right and she was perfectly fine, we are right now looking for a way to put her car seat in a position where her head is more comfortable and leaning more to the back. We think is way to upright for her right now.
The neck in sleeping positions freaked my DH out too when DS was little. He finally realized that it wasn't hurting DS at all, but we still propped him up a bit w/ rolled up burp rags for awhile. Glad everything is ok!
I got back late last night. We went into Florida and it was AWESOME!!!! Silver Springs was a bust (gone so far downhill the state is taking it over) so we decided to head into Orlando and go to Universal Studios! I GOT TO GO TO HARRY POTTER WORLD!!! I can die happy now lol! I bought 2 wands! Bellatrix Lestrange and Sirius Black! I also got a key chain and 2 Butterbeer mugs! The weather was amazing and we had such a good time just the 2 of us. I'm having some chest pains from the Jurassic Park ride. It jolted on the track and slammed everyone back a bit harder than it was supposed to.
I'm super busy today trying to catch up on chores and get ready to drive down to Georgia for Easter/spring break. I will be back sometime later this week to catch up with everyone. I hope you are all doing great!
Harry Potter world would be such fun. I've never been to Florida. Did your husband notice your new smaller jeans? You've worked hard on that so he better have!
Des, I tried both the frozen Butterbeer and the regular and I loved them both. We paid extra the first time so we could get the souvenir mugs. I wanted something I could keep.
ES, if you ever get the chance to go I would recommend it! I had such a good time. DH did mention when he picked me up at the airport that I had lost weight. That was pretty much it. I wasn't too surprised, he has never really been one for compliments. I was a bit disappointed on our anniversary. I was almost 30 pounds lighter than the last time he saw me, wearing new clothes, had on nice makeup, did my hair and he said nothing. I mentioned it late that evening or the next morning I don't remember which. He did say something then but it didn't mean anything to me by that point.
I don't want to make him sound like a jerk. He isn't. I know he loves me. He was very upset when I had to fly out to go home and it was even worse when the whole family left after spring break. He almost quit his job so he could come home the next day. He loves us and misses us. He just doesn't seem to know how to compliment me. He isn't very supportive in the weight loss area. That's why the peeps are so important to me. They are really all I have as far as support. I tend to be the supportive person in real life. Everyone comes to me when they need help/support. I had my SIL move in with us for a couple weeks after her weight loss surgery. I took care of her and when she was ready to go home I gave her daughter a crash course in how to care for her. I cheered her on for months and celebrated every loss with her. Still somehow I ended up alone on this journey. If I try to talk about what I am going through it ends up being all about her. It was hard at first (still is a little if I'm being honest) but I have learned that it's just me and the peeps on this road. Accepting that has helped me move on.
Enough about me! How is everyone doing? How is the baby Des? Anyone have anything going on?
Aaaaawww MomHD my DH is like that, he's just not very good at compliments either, but he tries. I bet you look AWESOME! I can afford to loss 30 pounds myself and I know how hard can it be.
Would you mind sharing some tips? I'm below pre pregnancy weight, but I was overweight to begin with so I would like to get to a healthier weight and I have a weeding in October so I want to look awesome!
Baby is doing great, thank you for asking, she's just such a nice baby rarely cries and is happy when someone is playing with her. We love her so much! I'm looking forward to all of her milestones but at the same time I wish that she would stay this cute and little :P
I'm thrilled you got an easy happy baby Des! I loved that sweet tiny stage but it's so amazing to watch them grow and learn by leaps and bounds those first few years.
As for weight loss tips I wish I had some good ones but I really don't. I cut out almost all pop. I was a Diet Coke addict and now I have one glass a day. I drink 4 bottles of water. I eat breakfast now, I always skipped it before. I was really bad with getting enough sleep. It's not great now but it's much better than it used to be. I have not given up the foods I love I just plan better for them now. I still have pizza with the family every Friday night but I save the calories for it during the week and plan to work it off. Planning "cheat days" helps keep me on track, as strange as that sounds. I learned not to let myself give up when I have a bad day. I'm going to mess up, go over calories, miss workouts, but that doesn't mean I should give up. A bad day is just a bad day, tomorrow can be better. I found a way to work out that works for me. I was never good at carving out time for myself. I love TV and movies but would never make the time to watch them. Now I watch a show on the treadmill almost every night (about 45 minutes give or take a few). Fridays I watch 2 or a movie depending how many calories I need to work off. It is a win/win for me. Exercise and me time.
Now for the only big tips I have. I joined My Fitness Pal. It helps you find out how many calories you are going to need on a daily basis. It has a place to input exercise as well. Keeps track of calories consumed and calories burned during exercise. A bunch of peeps joined up (you can friend other people on the site) and we cheer each other on. That brings me to my other big tip. GET SOME SUPPORT!!! I was 225 pounds at the start of the year. I weighed in this morning at 195.6. I have lost 29.4 pounds and that is with a bunch of holiday food and 2 vacations (anniversary and spring break) in there. I could not have done it without the peeps. I don't have much support in real life. I need some one to talk to, good or bad. It has made all the difference to me. They have faith in me, I don't want to let them down.
I hope this isn't over stepping but if you would like I could be your support. If you wanted to talk we could have a thread on here or PM each other. I know what it's like to try to do it alone. I just wanted to let you know I'm here if you'd like someone to talk to. I won't be offended if you'd rather not. I'm sure there are a bunch of people who don't need the help I do.
Aaaaaaw thank you so much for the tips MomHD!!!! I'd love the support!
I was on a strict 0 carbs diet before getting pregnant, I lost a little less than 10 pounds doing that, so I figured that carbs are making me not lose weight. And that weight loss was what made it so easy to get pregnant :P (TMI ahead!!!) we weren't using protection for about 6~8 months and the moment I lost the weight BOOOOM BABY! My ob said that it happens a lot, once you loss weight your hormones work better and you get pregnant very easy.
I'm downloading the My fitness pal app today and I'd love the support, DH is good about cheering me, but I get annoyed at him when I want a cheat day and he tells me you shouldn't be eating that, I know he does it for me but it annoys me anyways, poor DH.
The funny thing is that I'm below pre pregnancy weight, I lost a lot with morning~afternoon sickness and food aversions :P
I'm ready to star walking in the afternoon and the weather is pretty good to take LO on the stroller with me so that's my exercise along with the wii fit. I have the zumba game so I'll add that as well. I'm rambling now, but I'll let you know about my username!!!
I want to get the zumba game. This is for wii right?
My old zumba insturctor moved and the new one is zero tons of fun. She's kinda pushy. It's like 'hey lady, we are not in kickboxing. This is zumba. No pushiness allowed.' She has run so many people out of the class. The gym doesn't even care. They don't lose money by having crappy instructors and it's hard to get good ones because they only pay minimum wage :(
I have Zumba on the Kinect. DH bought it for me. We already had the Xbox it hooks up to. With the Kinect it keeps track of your whole body not just what you do with the remote. It has tons of fun active games. I am in love with it. Now if only I had more time LOL.
I played that kinect once! It was so much fun! We had to make it down a river on some rafts and I didn't know it was taking pictures of us as we went down. That was quite a workout and funny to boot.
Somehow that doesn't seem right. The whole point of being in jail is to isolate you from society (and your friends and family so you will feel bad about what you did) but facebook connects you to everybody.
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