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Mercury Found in HFCS
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Erica Feb. 4, 2009.
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- About Me:
- I am a 28 year old art teacher who has been battling weight loss for 10 years...and losing (not in the good way). This site has helped me regain and maintain my motivation. I am inspired daily by these wonderful BTL members who are fighting to be healthy each day. Join me as I figure out what is holding me back from living the life I deserve.
I lost 30+ lbs before I found out that I was pregnant on October 30, 2008! I had a beautiful baby girl, Lily, on July 10, 2009. She is so wonderfully lovely and fun, and she is adding to my motivation to get healthy once and for all!
- Plan of Choice:
- Other
- Workout Philosophy:
- I stay active doing everyday activities
Plan and Progress:
Weight Loss Progress:
Original Starting Weight (7/12/2008): 295.5
Height: 5'8"
Lowest Weight Before Baby: 256
Previous Weight LogNew Starting Weight (9/16/2009): 265.5
Current Weight (9/26/2009): 266
Total Pounds Lost: 31.5
Final Goal: 165 lbs
Current Mini-Goal: 259, get out of the 260s for good!
- Week 0 (09/16/2009): 265.5
- Week 1 (09/19/2009) (partial week):264, -1.5
- Week 2 (09/26/2009): 266, +2
- Week 3 (10/3/2009):
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Hmm, what can I eat next? + Baby's First 5k
Lily, Eric, and I walked a 5k yesterday! They even gave Lily a medal. So cute. We did it in an hour and 2 minutes. We just strolled. We're going to try… Continue
Posted on October 4, 2009 at 11:30am — 6 Comments
List of Lunches
Here's what I came up with. Do you have any ideas to add to my list?
1. pita chips, hummus, steak strips
2. chicken and black bean burritos
3. meatball subs
4. sandwich on a sandwich thi… Continue
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 10:28am — 1 Comment
This is what I want, and I'm going to get it.
I didn't count calories Monday or Tuesday, but I didn't do too bad. I ate healthy stuff, but I probably ate too much of it!! It's totally emotional eating. The weekend, I was a little anxious because of the visitors. Monday I just cried on and off all day because I ha… Continue
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 10:22am — 1 Comment
Yesterday's Total and Looking Ahead to the Weekend
Our out of town guests are late, so I have time to do a quick post before the end of the day. Yesterday, I ended up around 2,400. I'm still planning on dropping my goal to 2,250 tomorrow. I stepped on the scale this morning, and it just isn't budging, so I need to drop the calories. I'm not excited about it, but I think I am ready. I did take a walk yesterday with Lily, and it was so nice. It was the first time I put her in the stroller not in her carseat (we have one of those travel system… Continue
Posted on September 25, 2009 at 5:31pm — 2 Comments
My baby is a rock star! + a delicious pizza sandwich
I accidentally went over by 100 on my calories yesterday. I had it right at 2,500, then I looked back through the day and noticed I forgot to include the sandwich thin from my lunch sandwich. Doh!… Continue
Posted on September 24, 2009 at 11:40am — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (236 comments)
- At 7:55pm on January 12, 2010,
Tricia said… - Hi Cindy. Are you still around? How is Lily?
- At 12:56am on January 6, 2010,
Kellie said… - Are you out there girly? I've joined the race again! Haha!! Would love to hear how you're doing. Your daughter is absolutely adorable!! :) Congrats!
- At 6:22pm on December 29, 2009,
Christine said… - How is WW going?
- At 8:56pm on November 29, 2009,
Christine said…
- Cindy! Where are you? I am trying to not worry :~)
- At 7:42pm on November 23, 2009,
MommyMcButterpants said… - Hi there! I just wanted to check in since I just had my baby girl last week! We ended up naming her Lillian- so I've got a Lilly too - Lillian Brooke. Your Lily is a doll and getting so big!
Hope things are going well!
- At 2:37pm on November 7, 2009,
Brandy said… - How's work going?
- At 11:03am on October 7, 2009,
Christine said…
- How have the first couple of days been?
- At 10:24am on October 1, 2009,
Christine said…
- Mornin'! I was a daycare kid and LOVED it. Kind of difficult to think about when your baby is an infant and you have your way of doing things, but when they get older, it is so nice for them to have socialization with other babies, toddlers, etc. Plus, it is a nice way to create friendships for your kids and yourself. I am sure I will struggle with the whole handing my child over to a caregiver thing--I have to control myself when we have a dogsitter--I could create a whole manual for our dog if I let myself! We are still trying to decide whether to use family care or daycare. We have a huge nanny system here which makes it very affordable to have someone come into your home--works out to be about the same cost as daycare. but I kind of like the built in dependability of daycare. When we go on our walks with the dog and baby, we plan to ask everyone we see with kids what they do for daycare. Our neighborhood also has a newsletter and listserv, so we are putting ads in those.
Bummer about your cars--I remember you saying something about it. It'll be nice to move--stressful, but nice. Will let you really nest, and think more long-term. We need my salary too--no way could we live here and not have two incomes. DC is so expensive?!
Glad to hear I am not alone with the daily weepfest. My "blues" are not related to Henry usually--just feeling overwhelmed, worried not going to be able to be a good mom, missing my old self/marriage, etc., so I am not worried it is postpartum depression or anything--just normal adjusting. It gets better each day. I am really liking taking care of Henry--he is so cute and cuddly, and each day it seems harder and harder to imagine life without him. He is 3 weeks today, at 12:30 p.m.
He sleeps about two hours, eats for an hour, sometimes up for about 30 minutes, and then repeat, etc. He is only eating about 2.5-3 ounces every 3 hours, so he is up and ready to eat! At night he sleeps well. I am getting about an ounce now, when I pump every 3 hours... last week I was pumping 1/4 ounce, so I'll take the increase, but I sure hope my milk supply increases more! I guess it is okay if it does not--we are okay with supplementing with formula. I go back to my lactation counselor, so I am going to talk to her about it. Do you nurse? I try to 1-2 times a day cause Henry seems to be really comforted by it and then he falls asleep on me and we can bond, but I have to do it when he is pretty full--he gets too frustrated if I do it when he is hungry--guess he does not get enough food!
Having a good day? So far so good with me. My in-laws are coming tomorrow--I have to stop myself from cleaning the house top and bottom! Excited about visitors, but also a little nervous. I know you can relate.
- At 1:39pm on September 24, 2009,
Lynn said… - Cindy!!! I just saw your comment on Rachel's wall and I totally had to jump over here and see how you were doing. :)
- At 6:18pm on September 23, 2009,
Christine said…
- I went to the lactation counselor this afternoon--for 2.5 hours! Best $125 I have spent in a long time. She told me to give him 2.5 ounces, 8 times a day--focus on pumping my breastmilk 8 times too, and using that and formula to make up the 2.5 ounces--she wants my milk supply to fully come in and eventually the breastmilk will take over the formula, and then maybe we can try the nursing thing. For now she only wants me breastfeeding for a few minutes at the beginning of the feeding--she says he and I need to have fun with it and not feel so much pressure. She also taught me how we can bottlefeed so that it mimicks breastfeeding and slows down Henry's feeding--he loves to gulp right now and can finish the 2.5 ounces in a matter of minutes?! I am also renting a hospital pump--it is awesome. (I was using my sister in-law's medela pump and bought all new accessories for it--they said the suction was gone on it!).
Thanks for feeling my pain!
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