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BigMoFos Week 13

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WigWamBam · 03/08/2006 13:32

New thread ...

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justamum · 09/08/2006 00:09

hi, can i join too, i've been looking for a thread like this since i discovered mn, i have only been weighed once since having my dd 4 months ago at a post natal check and was really ashamed at having put on weight since having the baby. I do it back to front you see, get sick during pg and lose about 2stone then put it all back on afterwards. I think i am about 14-15 stone atm although wouldn't be surprised if more, we have no scales in the house as they broke (hopefully not because of me). I am finding everything a bit hard just now, think i have had a touch of the babyblues, not full blown pnd but a lot of anxiety and what do I do when stressed-eat of course-don't we all. If I weigh myself tomorrow do i just email? also does anyone know what the weightwatchers rules are about breastfeeding- i just looked on the website but couldn't see anything? its nice to know there are plenty of people out there with similar issues to mine. Hope you don't mind me crashing in

RenegadeFauve · 09/08/2006 00:17

No, you're very welcome, justamum, and this is a very supportive thread. I put my weight on after having my kids, too, and just have never recovered. There are enough other things to deal with, aren't there?

lemonaid · 09/08/2006 09:07

justamum WW will take you at the meetings if you are breastfeeding but IIRC require a doctor's note saying it's OK. You can't do the online program if you are breastfeeding (well, technically you can because I am breastfeeding and doing it, but I had to lie and say I wasn't bf. But then DS is 18 months old so I think we'll manage with a 4 month DD I'd probably be less inclined towards rulebending).

suejonez · 09/08/2006 10:09

Fauve - thats really fantastic that you have been on holiday and not put on weight. You shoud feel really proud of yourself.

Flutterbee - good on you for starting the walking - 20 minutes per day is plenty to start with particularly at a brisk pace - thats more than I manage. I think you'll find it helps a lot. I know its horrible exposing your body but have you thought of trying acquaaerobics at the local pool - I really enjoy it and its great exercise and much kinder to our poor overworked joints!

justamum - welcome, I think you should mention to your GP that you are planning a diet and that it will be healthy and sensible, I'm sure they won't have a problem with that. I know people who have dieted through pregnancy under supervision, perhaps you could ask to speak to a dietician who could tell you what calorie intake you must have.

JackieNo · 09/08/2006 10:14

Hi guys! Wlelcome justamum - nice to have you with us.

Just weighed and I've stayed the same, which is a bit disappointing, but no real surprise. Off out now with the DCs to meet an old friend, so won't be around much the rest of the day, I guess. Good luck everyone with the weigh-in.

mummydoc · 09/08/2006 12:17

hello - just found this thread - can i join in, think i weigh 13 1/2 should be around 10, did manage to lose 1 1/2 with slimming world last yr but very up and down and basically have lost the plot with it htis year, keep promising myself that "I'll loose 1 stone by seot and 3 stone by chistmas" hahaha - need some realisitc support. the other members of my slimming world class seemed to be losing massive amounts very quickly which made me feel a failure. i have weighed this am and am 13st 6 lbs

suejonez · 09/08/2006 14:13

Welcom - am going to cut and paste WWB's greeting below cause can;t be arsed to repeat it myself...

"Of course you can, I was joking!

It's more about attitude really, some of us were cheesed off with 7 stone people posting about being bloaters, and whingeing because they needed to lose 4lb and how hard it was. We just wanted a place where people understood how large people feel, and where we could feel supported in a way that those 7 stone people couldn't manage to support us.

We do a weigh-in on a Wednesday, but not all of us weigh in. Some just follow the thread for support, whichever you would feel more comfortable doing. It's all pretty free and easy but it seems to work. Email is [email protected] if you want to join the weigh-in, otherwise just hop along for the ride."

suejonez · 09/08/2006 14:20

I haven't had a bad week considering. I started the metformn today, lowere dosage to minimise side effects for the first week, will be interesting to see if it makes any difference.

fluttergandhibee · 09/08/2006 17:24

Right I am off for my walk in the next 10 mins and then I shall weigh myslf and e-mail it off to wwb, I'm expecting much as it is only 3 days since I started but if I haven't put on I am happy.

I really can't say it enough, this thread is brilliant, thanks for pointing it out to me you lot

justamum · 09/08/2006 18:21

thanks for the kind welcome, i think i will go to drs, haven't amnaged to weigh today as i forgot to buy scales.
fluttergandhibee (where did the gandhi bit spring from?) good on ya for the walking, keep it up. As for swimming, just go for it, i used to do the dressing gown thing. who cares what stupid narrow minded people think- you are doing this for you and if they can't see that they are not worth bothering about.
suejonez-thanks for the advice, sorry to be ignorant but what is metformin? you don't have to explain but it is obviously important for you-i just wanted to understand.
lemonaid what does IIRC mean?
must go its tea time and the potatoes are boiling over!

Xavielli · 09/08/2006 18:28

Hey guys!

Started Paul McKenna last week. Finding it really easy and feeling alot better about myself already. Don't even notice myself eating slowly or anything! Really hoping this is gunna work!

All the best to you all!

fluttergandhibee · 09/08/2006 18:41

The gandhi bit has been added because of all the stuff going on on here at the moment, lots of us were feeling like revolutionaries so we took on their names

It will be gone before you know it.

suejonez · 09/08/2006 21:47

justamum - check out the acronym list up the top of the page it lists most of the common ones. IIRC is if I recall correctly.

Metformin is a very common drug for diabetes. Although I am no diabetic I produce a lot more insulin than I need. Producing too much insulin is bad ebcasue a) you run out more quickly b) too much insulin predisposes you to deposit fat rather than burn it.

In my case its likely to be a genetic condition (judging by the number of diabetics in the family and other symptoms). Its not a wonder drug - it isn;t a weight loss drug, what it does is make your body metabolise sugar (and fat) more normally. If you don;t have the condition, then it has no effect (except the side effects)

suejonez · 09/08/2006 21:48

no WWb yet this evening?

Alittlebitshy has diapeared since we had coffee on Saturday - think I've scared her off!

Come back littlebitshy, I'll play nicely i promise!

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WigWamBam · 09/08/2006 21:50

I'm here. Resisting the urge to rant about dh ... who has pissed off and left me on my own yet again.

Haven't had many emails yet, laydees ...

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suejonez · 09/08/2006 22:00

can't we think of a way betwen us to steer him back towards domestic bliss?

Would he start worrying if you got a baby sitter and started going out when he wasn;t there occassionally?

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WigWamBam · 09/08/2006 22:09

Babysitters are rather thin on the ground. My social life is non-existant, and as for outside hobbies ...

He's working away tomorrow and has decided that he'd rather travel tonight and stay in a hotel - usually I'd say it wasn't a bad idea but this is nearly three weeks now where he's been out of the house (or locked away working) every single night.

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suejonez · 09/08/2006 22:40

Is there no cahnce of a baby sitter at all - I'd offer but am a bit far away . Couldn't you trade with one of her friends parents (or is she too young for that?).

It just sounds a bit to me like he's going through a talking you for granted phase and needs a bit of a reality check. Wear more makeup? perfume? LOl I don;t really mean that. Or how about asking him if he can babysit one evening so you can go out - go anywhere - family, friends, cinema, gym. I know that means in theory that you don;t see him that evening but why have you got to sit at home waiting for him? Why not him sitting at home waiting for you. Can you get the dreaded MIL to babysit or does she not do that?

suejonez · 09/08/2006 22:46

WWb - I'm off to bed now but if you want a longer chat email me and I'll give you my home number.

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WigWamBam · 09/08/2006 22:47

MIL has just moved from being 5 minutes away to being 2 hours down the M5 away; dh has been doing most of her packing and moving, as she played the "poor frail me" card and wouldn't do it herself. Not that she was much of a babysitter at the best of times; can count the amount of times she's sat for us almost on one finger. And my parents are 20 miles away, only my dad drives but had a knee replacement done last week - they babysit for us probably twice a year, if that.

Dd has friends but no-one who could really sit for us, and there's no-one close enough to ask otherwise. I've been looking at Sitters, we might be able to use them once a month or so.

He'd have no problem with me going out if I really wanted to, but at the moment what I want - what I need - is for us to have some time together instead of him leaving the house at 6am, and not getting home until stupid o'clock at night.

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WigWamBam · 09/08/2006 22:47

OK - no probs, sue. Night.

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RenegadeFauve · 09/08/2006 23:00

This won't address your immediate issues, WWB, but is the Xmas MN meet-up of any interest to you? We could get together as a supportive group off this thread and give ourselves courage to go - we all seem to be quite tuned into each other on here. I went to the last one, and was quite brave, managed to approach strangers and talk to them before burning out, and lots of people approached and were v nice to me.

And you do have a very vivid social life on here

RenegadeFauve · 09/08/2006 23:01

In fact, bring your MIL, she can be our star turn.

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WigWamBam · 09/08/2006 23:05

Would love to - am a bit of a wimp about meet-ups though! The thought of a big meet-up like they had last year is enough to have me hiding in the corner. The idea of a MoFos table is pretty appealing though!

MIL as the star turn ... mmmm ... I really couldn't inflict that on anyone else

It's very sad that my vivid social life involves sitting in front of a PC and typing at hairy-handed truckers ...

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justamum · 09/08/2006 23:12

WigWam, i know how you feel, mine has to go to dinner with clients about once a week, I am supposed to feel sorry for him when he is "working" late. He then tells me all the lovely stuff he has eaten when i have managed cold spag bol whilst trying to bf and ensure 21/2yr old ds eats more than he throws. When he is at home he eats dinner then comes in here to hog the pc until he goes to bed, then he gets cross when i forget to tell him things- but i only saw you for an hour dear! thats why i am predominantly a late night mnetter
Is your dh particularly busy at work just now or could something be bothering him?