LOSIN' THE BABY FAT - Wednesday!!

[BrattyChelle]

Morning Mommies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, here's my stats on weight for the last 3 days on the Meat/Egg Fast

Day One: 278 lbs.
Day Two: 277 lbs.
Day Three (TODAY!): 273 lbs.

I've simply been eating meat and eggs only and doing my WATP 1 mile workout each night so far. Hoping today is the day where you lose your appetite. Cravings have been pretty much non-existant since Monday afternoon. My plan of action is to continue this through Friday, then simply add in some veggies starting Saturday and get to induction levels and see if my body continues to burn in a ketogenic state. Let's hope!

Emily....can't wait to hear what your scale said this morning!!!


Elana's been such a crankybutt the last two days, it's unreal! I think we have a combination growth spurt and teething going on. She's eating all the time, and crying to be held so she can bite on our fingers. She has slept through the night since 7 weeks old...but it seems growth spurts are when she's up all night, like last night. Poor hubby was up with her on his night off but it does keep his sleep routine in check.

I got some bad news....a friend of mine has been fighting illness as her kidney's are damaged. She goes for dialysis once every 10 days and yesterday at her visit her bloodwork revealed that the worse of the two kidney's was deteriorating. If they don't see improvement by next Friday, they are going to remove it. She's now starting a very aggressive dialysis schedule hoping to give the healthier kidney a chance to heal, but they are not sure it will work. Her brother is a match for a kidney transplant but she has refused his, and after hearing the reasons why I completely understand why. However, this refusal makes her ineligible for the organ donation list. *sigh* It's a really tough situation so if you could keep her in thoughts, I'd appreciate it.

Have a good day Mommies!!

[karatejen]

Chelle~ sorry to hear Elana is so cranky. I'll be keeping your friend in my prayers.

I was up all night with Murphy. I knew I was in trouble when he only had 3 bottles during the day instead of his usual 4. Oh well, the streak was nice while it lasted. I just put him in bed with me and let him nurse until his heart's content. Last night during nursing session #2, he and I fell asleep, except I woke up when he BIT me. Ouch!!! I pushed him off and he didn't even wake up. I got up just make sure I wasn't bleeding. Thankfully I wasn't. I hope that was just a fluke sleeping bite and not a sign of more to come.

[blueyedgrl]

Super quick check-in ('cause I'm addicted to this place, you know! )

WTG Chelle! I'm so excited for you!!! I'm so sorry about your friend, I'll keep her in my thoughts & .

KJen~ Ouch! Hope that was a one-time thing!

I haven't weighed yet this morning; getting ready for the furniture estimators to come in. I'll BBL.

[blueyedgrl]

Okay, back from weighing...I've been doing the Meat/Egg Fast with Chelle (started Monday morning.)

Monday: 216.4
Tuesday: 213
Wednesday: 210.8

Loss so far: 5.6 lbs I am so excited about this!

Today's Menu:
B'Fast: Deviled Egg (2 halves)
Lunch: Tuna (1 can)
Dinner: Grilled Chicken

I'll add in any snacks when I re-post my menu tonight for accountability (I'm not even hungry right now, so hopefully that's the natural appetite suppressant kicking in.)

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday; I'll BBL.

[MrsIndpndent]

Originally Posted by BrattyChelle

Her brother is a match for a kidney transplant but she has refused his, and after hearing the reasons why I completely understand why. However, this refusal makes her ineligible for the organ donation list. *sigh* It's a really tough situation so if you could keep her in thoughts, I'd appreciate it.

Oh wow - so she is choosing to die over taking her brother's kidney? Must be some really serious reasons to not take it, especially if she has children. Tragic situation.

[Dar20]

WOW, Chelle!!!! WTG!!!!!!!!! That's so awesome!

Chelle, reading your post last night broke my heart about how you kind of feel out of place sometimes. I'm sorry you feel that way. Not being in your shoes, I know I can't say that I understand how you feel, but I hope that I never say anything to makes you upset or uncomfortable. I think what I love about this board is we are all in this fight together, no matter what weight we start at. I secretly hate the girls that weigh 130 pounds and want to lose more (just kidding!), but I know that they struggle with the same battle I have.

Emily's melting away, too!

Jen, I'm sorry Murphy's being a cranky-butt, too. As I said, I'm taking advantage of Alison sleeping through the night right now, because I'm sure it won't last forever.

And for the record, I've never been to a strip club or ever seen a stripper's act. I'm innocent and pure.
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yeah, right... Ok, seriously, I've never seen a stripper, though.

I don't think I told you guys this, but this weekend I boxed up ALL of my maternity clothes! So, now I have nothing in my closet but clothes that fit me pre-pregnancy, and a lot of them fit!!!! I have no choice but to continue to lose so they all fit. I still can’t quite fit into my low rise jeans and slacks (darn hips), but my size 12 Lee’s and dress slacks fit! Woo! I haven’t worn any maternity clothes for about 2 weeks.
I can’t wait until I can fit into the rest of my clothes. When I lost weight last year, I bought a bunch of cute clothes but never really wore them because I got pregnant. It’s like having a whole new wardrobe.

And weigh in today…. Down another 1.5 pounds this week! I had made a mini-goal to myself of 170 by my birthday. I have two more weeks to do that.. I might be close!

Plan today:
B- hb egg, green tea
S- hb egg
L- broccoli slaw
S- celery and cream cheese
D- leftover chicken w/ havarti, green beans, salad
S- sf jello w/ cool whip

If I manage to eat ALL of that, stats are 1390 cals, 17 net carbs

Have a good day, all! BBL!

[MrsIndpndent]

Howdy!!! Got some stair baby gates to install last night - along with some special stuff from Lowes so that we don't have to screw them directly into our stair rails.

[MrsIndpndent]

Originally Posted by Dar20

And for the record, I've never been to a strip club or ever seen a stripper's act. I'm innocent and pure.
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yeah, right... Ok, seriously, I've never seen a stripper, though.

You good girl, you!!! I've been to male strip clubs, female strip clubs, and even acted like a stripper on various occassions!

[MrsIndpndent]

Originally Posted by Dar20

I don't think I told you guys this, but this weekend I boxed up ALL of my maternity clothes!

Very cool!!! I'm enjoying the 'fake new wardrobe' this summer, too. Last year I was on maternity leave and still losing, so didn't wear my stuff! It's like it's all new!

[Jefinner]

DAYUM CHELLE AND EMILY!!! You two are doing awesome!!! Man, I'm so tempted to do that with you, but don't want to risk supply problems, although induction levels haven't harmed anything.

CHELLE - I'm so sorry to hear about your friend though... What a rough situation.

JEN - So sorry about Murphy... Poor you! I hear ya though. Usually, I try to go to sleep when Ezra does, so that I can have a nice 4 hour stretch, but I had an insomnia attack AND he went to bed earlier than usual. Well, just as I was falling asleep, he started fussing. GAH! We were able to nurse in bed fairly well though. Usually, he's too squirmy for that.

Good news today... Down another pound... 218. That means I've lost 20 since I started counting. I know I was at least 250 when I delivered though, because I hit 243 about 6 weeks before he was born. That was the last time I weighed. I'm hoping I can get to 200 by my birthday, but it's gonna take a lot of work to do that. My birthday is just a little less than two months away.

Oh, and Ezra is such a turkey... After I was up and down with him all night, he gave me the biggest smile this morning. Men!

[MrsIndpndent]

Originally Posted by Jefinner

Good news today... Down another pound... 218.

[Dar20]

Originally Posted by Jefinner

Oh, and Ezra is such a turkey... After I was up and down with him all night, he gave me the biggest smile this morning. Men!

Alison was being extra fussy last night during her last feeding. She kept stopping to smile. It was cracking me up but started getting downright annoying after about an hour.

WOO HOO on another pound!

[Jefinner]

DAMN! Look at all the posts that happened while I was posting!!!

HI LAUREN- Acted like a stripper? Do tell!

HEY DAR - Pure and innocent??? UH HUH!

I have seen male strippers, and I must be weird, because they gross me out. The best ones I've seen were at a gay bar. One gay guy (a stranger we were talking to), even gave me money to tip one of the strippers, and told me I was doing it all wrong, because you had to shove the money WAY DOWN THERE to see if "IT" was real. OMGOSH! LMAO!

About table foods... Avocados and bananas were first ones for us. And Anna can never get enough avocado... MAN OH MAN! And she never really ate rice cereal either. Didn't like it. So, when she got older, I would take the regular unprocessed oats, and put a bunch in a food processor, and keep that in a container. Super easy to make and lots cheaper (with a lot less fillers and stuff) than the baby oatmeal.

[Dar20]

trolly... waiting patiently here....

[Jefinner]

OH YEAH!!!! Are ya preggers? Are ya preggers?

[MrsIndpndent]

Originally Posted by Jefinner

HI LAUREN- Acted like a stripper? Do tell!

I'm a hoochie, what can I say?

Originally Posted by Jefinner

I have seen male strippers, and I must be weird, because they gross me out. The best ones I've seen were at a gay bar.

I forgot that...I've been to a gay bar/strip club before, too. They were more clean and normal acting. Regular male strippers get all sweaty and gross and then try to rub up on ya....blech!!!! Female strippers are most time H-O-T hot!

[LivnLGNOmore]

Originally Posted by BrattyChelle

Morning Mommies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, here's my stats on weight for the last 3 days on the Meat/Egg Fast

Day One: 278 lbs.
Day Two: 277 lbs.
Day Three (TODAY!): 273 lbs.

I've simply been eating meat and eggs only and doing my WATP 1 mile workout each night so far. Hoping today is the day where you lose your appetite. Cravings have been pretty much non-existant since Monday afternoon. My plan of action is to continue this through Friday, then simply add in some veggies starting Saturday and get to induction levels and see if my body continues to burn in a ketogenic state. Let's hope!

Emily....can't wait to hear what your scale said this morning!!!


Elana's been such a crankybutt the last two days, it's unreal! I think we have a combination growth spurt and teething going on. She's eating all the time, and crying to be held so she can bite on our fingers. She has slept through the night since 7 weeks old...but it seems growth spurts are when she's up all night, like last night. Poor hubby was up with her on his night off but it does keep his sleep routine in check.

I got some bad news....a friend of mine has been fighting illness as her kidney's are damaged. She goes for dialysis once every 10 days and yesterday at her visit her bloodwork revealed that the worse of the two kidney's was deteriorating. If they don't see improvement by next Friday, they are going to remove it. She's now starting a very aggressive dialysis schedule hoping to give the healthier kidney a chance to heal, but they are not sure it will work. Her brother is a match for a kidney transplant but she has refused his, and after hearing the reasons why I completely understand why. However, this refusal makes her ineligible for the organ donation list. *sigh* It's a really tough situation so if you could keep her in thoughts, I'd appreciate it.

Have a good day Mommies!!

for your friend I can't believe how well you guys are doing with this M/E Do you really think you'll stop on friday?

[blueyedgrl]

Dar~ WTG on packing up the maternity clothes! I did that awhile ago, because I was so sick of wearing them (& they were killing my self-esteem.) But, I "cheated" & went out & bought new "big" clothes. I have 3 pair of jeans, some tops, & yoga pants that I wear right now. I didn't want to spend too much on clothes that I hopefully won't be wearing for long. Realistically, I know it'll be awhile before I wear my pre-preg clothes, as most of them are size 10-12 & medium.

Lauren~ Hi!

...even acted like a stripper on various occassions!

You bad girl!

Jen~ You're doing awesome! BTW, I've been meaning to tell you that you're my hero for having those babies so close together!

Still waiting for the furniture guy...he was supposed to be here at 9am...tick-tock, tick-tock.....

[karatejen]

Originally Posted by Jefinner

One gay guy (a stranger we were talking to), even gave me money to tip one of the strippers, and told me I was doing it all wrong, because you had to shove the money WAY DOWN THERE to see if "IT" was real. OMGOSH! LMAO!

[MrsIndpndent]

I'm so tired today - since returning from vacation I just can't get it together. Kendall started her new daycare this week and is doing well, but cries when I leave her - I hate that. Ahh well!! Keep on truckin'!

[LivnLGNOmore]

Originally Posted by karatejen

Chelle~ sorry to hear Elana is so cranky. I'll be keeping your friend in my prayers.

I was up all night with Murphy. I knew I was in trouble when he only had 3 bottles during the day instead of his usual 4. Oh well, the streak was nice while it lasted. I just put him in bed with me and let him nurse until his heart's content. Last night during nursing session #2, he and I fell asleep, except I woke up when he BIT me. Ouch!!! I pushed him off and he didn't even wake up. I got up just make sure I wasn't bleeding. Thankfully I wasn't. I hope that was just a fluke sleeping bite and not a sign of more to come.

Hope you guys get some sleep tonight Does he nap a lot durring the day, maybe that's why he's not sleeping well at night

[Jefinner]

EMILY - How tall are you??? We seem to be in the same boat, although you weigh a little less... I was in 10's too. I can't wait to get in them.

And I promise... I didn't MEAN to have them that close together. My body is hating me for it right now - LOL!!!

I still am in some of my maternity clothes... I refuse to buy more clothes until I can fit in my old ones in the closet. To do that, I'll have to get to 200 first. To fit in all of them, I need to get to 180, and to look good, I need to get to 170...

[TRACY2]

G-morning mommies-
delurking to say wooooooooohoooooooo on the losses this week!! Holy cow you guys are doing great!
Chelle- change your stats darlin'
for your friend.

Trolly????????????

Lauren- uh ok. You are a bad goil.
I have never been to a strip club ever. Male or female. I am with Jen- they kinda gross me out.
The girls would just make me jealous

Uh, phone call,

BRB

[LivnLGNOmore]

Originally Posted by blueyedgrl

Super quick check-in ('cause I'm addicted to this place, you know! )

WTG Chelle! I'm so excited for you!!! I'm so sorry about your friend, I'll keep her in my thoughts & .

KJen~ Ouch! Hope that was a one-time thing!

I haven't weighed yet this morning; getting ready for the furniture estimators to come in. I'll BBL.

You are on your way girl

Good luck with the furniture people

[Jefinner]

HEY LIZ!!!

LAUREN - That must be hard to leave her... She'll get over it and love it soon though!!!