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Here is my dilema. My 9 month old started daycare 2 weeks ago when I returned to work. She loves it there and whenever I come to pick her up she seems very happy. I am a tech spec for a school so I am usually at work form 7:15-4:15 so that means my daughter is probably at daycare about 10 hrs. a day (That seems such a long time to me). My problem is the gym. I can’t go to the gym before work beacsue my 5 year old goes to my school and the gym doen’t have childcare before 8:00. So I go after work. I feel absolutely awful about putting my 9 month old into another “daycare” when I just picked her up even if it is only for 45 min. And she is noticably not as happy at here. She cries and wants to be held by the staff constantly which means that they try to give me at least 30-45 min. but sometimes they call me becasue she just won’t stop crying (she wants to crawl around where her sister and the big kids are and their policy is those under 1 have to stay in a penned in area). During the summer I went to the gym 5 or 6 days a week. I have cut that down to 3 becasue I feel like she really shouldn’t be there- and of course-I have ad no weight loss in the last 2 weeks.  By the time we get home it’s practically dinner, bath, book, bed. My husband usually works an evening shift so he can’t help in this area either. People keep telling me you have to take time for yourself as a mom. My going to the gym and trying to be healthy is so that I can be a positive role model for my girls. But I don’t think I should put aside what I know is best for them to attain a goal taht I’m setting for myself. What do you mom’s do? Do any of you take your children to a gym daycare after picking them up from a daycare?

Ok, I have stayed the same for 2 weeks w/ no loss. :(  I have been back to work for two weeks and of course the beginning of school is really hectic for me trying to get all computers on campus back up and running. My workout schedule has been disrupted but I was still able to get in 3 or 4 workouts each week.  Twice I did excercise videos at home because there was just no way I was going to make it to the gym. I stuck to my eating plan and brought my lunch to work everyday. That means I didn’t go out to lunch w/ friends on our staff development days.

This is only going to get worse once the year really starts since my oldest daughter will be there and I have to hold training sessions for teachers after school. I guess I need to recommit and try to restrict the diet a bit more because the excercise has lessened and is not likely to increase dramatically anytime soon.

I was enjoying this during the summer but honestly this is not fun anymore. It’s work and the weight loss was like my paycheck. Now I feel like I’ve been working and haven’t been paid for two weeks and that doesn’t feel so good.

Summer is coming to a close for me and I am preparing to return to work next week.  I like my job BUT… summer is always too short. I have found a nice place for my 8 month old (1 burden lifted) and my 5 year old will be coming to Kindergarten at my school. This year will have some new challenges and I don’t want to turn to food to cope.  I need to get re-ennergized and focused on this new healthier lifestyle so I can maintain what I have been doing once I return to work. I am still going to the gym 5 days a week but I need to step up what I’m doing. I have also been letting my water slide and not making as much of a effort to increase my activity in my everyday life. I think it was easy to stay motivated when the lbs were coming off at a more steady pace but I am in this for the long haul. 8 more lbs and I’ll be 50 down so that’s my focus for the next couple of weeks. Toni and the other ladies that are going to Vegas- keep it up! I’m here on the sideline rooting for you and you guys are motivating me as I read about your plans.

I’m like a little kid getting stars from a teacher.:) I am 40 lbs down today so I earned another white star. Whoo Hoo!! Some days it’s a major chore to get to the gym (I don’t even want to thinkabout how I’m going to manage once shool starts again) but I’m doing it and it’s paying off. 10 more lbs. and I’ll be half way to my goal. I was able to go shopping last week with my sister.-THANKS TONI!!!- and the jeans I bought were an 18. I haven’t seen an 18 in years. Granted I’ve got 20’s I still can’t take a step in but so what. Those 18’s fit and they look nice. It was great fun going shopping with my sis and talking to some other women in the dressing room. Shopping has never been fun for me but when you feel better about yourself I think it makes everything better. So thanks everyone for all the support.

I know I’ve told myself I should be happy with just a pound a week since that would mean a minimum of 50 lbs in a year but… I feel like I am really working the diet and the exercise and the results are just slow. I feel great when it’s a 2 or 3 lb loss week and I want it to be so much more. I am committed to getting to the gym daily and it’s summer time. What am I going to do when school starts back up? I already feel like I’m cheating the girls if I do an extra 15 min. of cardio ( the 7 month old spends most of the time crying to be picked up which is not gonna happen when the Kids’ Club is full). Why couldn’t I I have done this before the kids? If only..If only.. Man change is hard. But I’m going to keep on plugging. Thanks for listening.

Still trying to find info on Alli and came across this blog. I take it this blogger doesn’t or hasn’t ever struggled with a weight issue but I still thought the blog was funny. What do you think? http://gracefulflavor.net/2007/06/23/translation-from-marketing-speak-to-plain-english-of-allis-weight-loss-propaganda/

I made my first mini-goal. So I’m down 30 lbs. Yeah!!! 100 pounds to lose seemed like such a challenge but I’m just telling myself that I need to lose 25 lbs. four times. One down three more to go.

I swear that Alli is calling my name. I have been looking online to see if Alli would be a help if you’re following a low carb diet but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of info out there. I think I’m being lured in by the glossy commericals and the thought that something could help move this process along faster. But the “treatment effects” may be more common since Atkins is not a low-fat diet by any means. I plan to keep checking in on Sharky’s progress but if you have any info on Alli & the low-carb woe please share.

I’m 2 lbs away from my mini-goal and hope to reach it next week. I thought my weight loss would increase since joining the gym but it’s still moving at about the same rate. It’s moving down, however, so no complaints. I’m thought about trying more of a Kimkins version of Atkins but I really wanted to do it this time around in a way that I could realistically contine for the long-term. Kimkins seems kind of extreme and I don’t want to set myself up for failure. So I’ll just keep plugging away here and let the 1 and 2 lb. weight loss weeks add up.

I took my daughters to Galveston beach this weekend with my mother-in-law to see a sand castle competition. Some of the castles were really amazing. But.. we had a car accident on the way home.  My mother-in-law fell asleep while driving and hit somebody else. Luckily  everyone is OK and no one was hurt (other than the person we hit who didn’t want to wait around for the police because she said she was fine then showed up today in the hospital). So it’s going to be extra difficult to get to the gym until my car is repaired. Just when I was trying to establish a workable routine. So I may be back to walking aour my living room but I’m commited to getting in my exercise at least 5 days this week no matter what. But hey, we’re OK and it just reaffirms that no is promised tomorrow.