(Not so) New Mums: Hand holding while we work on new bodies.

[Greenrabbit]

I filled the last thread, so here is the new one!

I have eaten 5 crackers

Ds1 possibly ingested olbas oil so spent 6 hrs on hospital. I was so hungry that I had to eat something.

Ds1 had an amazing evening in hospital, the nurses and drs loved him, he didn't want to go home. They couldn't believe that he has only been speaking since September.

Thankfully he was ok. Olbas oil is very toxic.

Hope everyone had a good Sunday x

Oh no Rachey. You've had a stressful day by the sounds of things. 5 crackers is really restrained considering.
Glad to hear that he's okay though, at least he had a nice time (I bet you didn't)
Do you have that coughing virus that's going round? I was trying to find the Olbas for DD1 as she has it. I'm pleased I didn't now. That's the type of stunt DD2 would do too.

Well done on your 3lb though, the crackers won't have had much of an effect, especially if that's all you had.

I think I've ate mainly bread today. DD2 woke up this morning and was sick, she hasn't stopped all day. I've just been sitting with her. Poor thing.
DD1 is still dreadful too.
The joys of parenting. I wonder who will be sick tonight?

Oh Green and Rachey you sound like you had rubbish weekends. You poor things. I hope your DD" is feeling better today Green and Rachey my DS2 would have had Olbas oil for a drink too. I had no idea it was so toxic.

I had my first official weigh in of the year: I am 3 lbs down. The only reason I can think of for putting on 1lb is that I ate really late last night at 9.30pm so I think that meant I didn't stay 4 lbs down. But to be honest I am really happy with that loss.

So my fat stats are:

Current weight 213 lbs
Loss this week 3.2 lbs
WW points 39 pp per day (I've split the weeklies over the entire week again as it worked well last week)

Actually I think splitting the weeklies will stop me having a big binge too, which is my eating habit. So I'm hoping to break that cycle by being able to eat proper meals and snacks every day.

I hope everyone has a good day today.

green sorry to hear dd's are unwell. It's so tough, are they clingy when poorly? Your poor little dd it's awful seeing them throw up, it reminds you how vulnerable they are.

Not so much coughing just runny nose and generally run down. Vitamin c isn't even doing the trick.

At first I wasn't hugely worried about the olbas but when we were seen very quickly in peads a&e and admitted on to a ward I was like but he is fine. Apparently it could take a while for the side effects to take control.

sol 3lbs is excellent. I love your attitude towards the diet sounds very healthy and mindful. Make sure you measure yourself about every 2/3 weeks as you may find results on the tape and sometimes not on the scales.

Ds2 up all night. I'm inackered and look like a bag of shit. Just heading to work now

Yesterday I didn't stick to my plan as such. Skipped breakfast and had nuts. Which I'm hoping won't have too much effect on weight loss.

Breakfast
Eggs with spinach and feta
Snack
Pink lady
Lunch
Italian sausage and tomato stew
Snack
Turkey muffins
Dinner
Protein pancakes or build up bagel - this is only if I make it to spinning. See how I feel as very sleep deprived and kids aren't getting off to sleep at usual times.

Hope you all have a good day

It must have been a night for it Rachey, DS2 was unsettled all night too. I too look like roadkill and I am dragging my carcass around work. It's so draining isn't it? I hope you manage to get through your day.

I had quorn chilli last night with rice. I think I might need to cut back my carbs, I felt really bloated last night.

So my menu today is:
Morning break: Cuppa Soup and 2 slices of toast (6 points)
Lunch: Quorn rashers with mushrooms and grilled tomatoes (8 points)
Dinner: Leftover quorn chilli with no rice (8 points)

So 22 points on meals and then 15 points if I fancy a snack.
Since dividing up my weeklies over the week, I haven't once eaten my full amount. I think it's psychosomatic with me, as soon as I think I'm severely restricted I start trying to fill my face, but knowing I have loads left means I'm not fussed.

I'm not even going to bother carrying points over because I want to avoid a big binge.

I hope everyone has a good day!

Hello all,

Sorry to hear re non sleeping DC and illness and hospital admissions. I am sending enormous calms down DC vibes to us all ! Glad your DS had a good experience (although sorry you had the trauma!).

Sol and rachey I hope your DC sleep tonight. Green I hope your DD's are on the mend and that no one was sick last night. It's just exhausting...

Super well done on the weight losses. Food plans look good.

I've been really busy at work and at home, but I managed to stick to no sugar (part from raisins and sweetener in drinks). I think I over indulged in nuts but tried to reduce over carbs. Weighed in yesterday and have lost 5lbs. I'm hoping to lose 3lbs this week.

Speak soon

Pom that's amazing!!!!

What a fantastic loss.

Thanks sol

Today's food plan
Hot cross bun 1/2 !
Yogurt and blueberries
Calamari and salad
Meatballs and veg

Just a quick one. Omg Pom 5lbs is amazing. Well done

That's fab Pom. I'm admiring everyone's great menus. Mine has mainly been crisp based.
Very tired here too. DC are almost better. I've not been further than the school since last Tuesday, so I'm going crazy.
Diet is terrible. I signed up for a fitness and diet plan (more about that later)
Off to bed now

I didn't make it to spin. Was so exhausted. With work, working from home, looking after the kids and house work I feel like I'm running on empty.

I haven't totally been sticking to the diet plan, I sneaked some nuts and a slice of ham yesterday

green cannot wait to hear about your diet plan, I'm intrigued. Glad dcs are starting to feel better. Ds2 slept better last night but took ages to fall asleep even thou he was exhausted.

pom did you have much sugar before? Does this mean natural sugars as well like fruit ect? It sounds like it's really working for you

sol your foods sound delish, chilli is one of my faves. I add lots of chilli and lentils and cheese good I'm hungry. I could easily forgo the rice and have nachos. have you tried sub it with cauliflower? Or just veg?

Food plan for today
Breakfast
Eggs with spinach
Snack
Apple
Lunch
Tuna with cottage cheese and avocado
Snack
Turkey muffins
Dinner
Turkey stuffed peppers

Can't wait to hear your plan Green. You must be going stir crazy being stuck in, hopefully once the kids are better you will get out and about a bit.

I don't blame you for skipping spin Rachey, you must be wrecked. And I don't think any ham or nuts will set you back too much (wait 'til you hear about my day later). Are you in the midst of a turkey muffin addiction ? I'm tempted to make a veggie version to see what they are like.

Your diet sounds lovely and healthy Pom, are you following a diet plan or are you doing it yourself? I'm definitely addicted to sugar and could do with cutting down, but I'm afraid of all the headaches people say they get. Did you get withdrawl symptoms?

I got the worst TOTM yesterday, feeling sick, cramps - the whole shebang. So I felt so sorry for myself and I curled up on the sofa and drank tea and ate nearly a whole Terry's chocolate orange . I dread to think the damage I did so I avoided the scale and returned back to the ww eating plan.

So my menu for today is:
Breakfast: Quorn gammon steaks and mushrooms. (8 points)
Lunch: Cuppa soup and toast (6 points)
Dinner: Quorn chilli (I didn't eat it yesterday). (8 points)

I'm probably not going to go over my 32 points today, I want to undo the damage of yesterday.

sol that meal looks yummy. I don't have much experience in quorn except the kids won't eat it I'm sure a small blip like the orange won't impact too much esp if you went straight back to plan.

I weighed myself today (normally on Sundays but was intrigued) and I'm 10st 7lbs so that's the 7 lbs I put on over xmas. I will weight again on Sunday but then only stick to Sunday's as I know with this diet it's not just about the weight.

Hi, sorry for disappearing.

This is the programme I signed up for leanmums.com
Now if everyone could stop being ill and I could stop being so lazy I might actually start it. I have actually bought new trainers (baby steps)
Anyway it was £1 per month, so I thought it was worth looking at!

I hope everyone's week has improved. I better get going. Need to pick up DD.
Anyone else got snow?

Oh dear, why can I just stay healthy. These past two days ( since I weighed) I have been picking at food. I think my next step is jaw wiring

Ok, I'm starting my diet again tomorrow. I haven't been terrible but not stick to the plan.

Just resubmitted my ds1 school application. When did my little boy become so big?

Hope you have all had a great weekend.

green lean mums looks great. I like the fact you have online support/community. When are you starting?

sol and beyond how are you guys getting on?

Well I'm back on the wagon. I hope I haven't put much on since my weigh in on Thursday. I feel getting from 10st 7 to 10st will be tough. Esp as I'm really struggling with energy levels.

Ds1 was very challenging this weekend. We have started a list of house rules, which he has learnt and he now uses them against us i.e. Rule 5 listen to each other and rule 7 do as your asked. He will then ask for the pad and when we say no and give him a valid reason he says what about rule 5 and 7. I can't get over how cheeky (not in a good way) he is becoming.

I'm starting properly today Rachey.
I weighed myself this morning and I'm so disgusted. Im as heavy as I was after having DD2 . Almost 16 stone, 2 stone heavier than last January. I want to cry. Why can't I stick with this? My clothes don't fit. I needed DH to help fasten my bra this morning. I really hate myself for this.

I did my first workout this morning. Harder than I thought, but doable (just). I need to collect DD from nursery soon, then I'll sort out some meals. I haven't had breakfast, I just never have time first thing and I've fallen out of the habit.

My DD2 is very difficult Rachey. So stubborn and tries to negotiate with everything. Completely different to DD1 (although she is getting more of an attitude recently). It's such hard work isn't it? I feel like I'm always the nasty parent at times. She's not badly behaved but at times it's like treading on eggshells, or dealing with the fake crying.

What are the school placements like in your area? Our feeder school is often oversubscribed, but as DD1 is already there will DD2 will get in.(I hope!) So many new estates have been built in our area, but no new schools. Plus they closed lots 10 years ago due to falling numbers.

green how did yesterday go? I know it's hard now but you will see a difference soon.

I was nearly 16st once before children. I have yo yoed all my adult life (considering I was a very skinny child) it has taken me till now to finally get past 11st (which I haven't been since late teens and early twenties)

I have decided that I don't want to be fat in my 40's so I have 6 years what I have since learnt in my years of dieting is that I can only eat carbs after exercise once a day. So diets like the 5:2 and Atkins are best suited to me.

The schools in my area are pretty good. There are a lot of them so it's not like when I grew up and you went to the local primary school. I used all 6 of my choices that I could get to on foot or bus. Driving is not an option as the roads in my area are so busy and parking is horrendous.

I hope everyone has a great day today.
Meal plan
Breakfast
Spinach and eggs
Snack
Apple
Lunch
Italian sausage stew with kale
Snack
Vegetable muffins. (Ran out of turkey)
Dinner
Build up bagel or protein pancakes

I managed day one Rachey.
I did the exercises (I can still walk and move today!) I had 2 meals and 2 snacks. I think it was about 1300 calories.
Good advice about the lower carb thing. It does work for me (but carbs are so easy!)
I also don't want to be fat at 40, I only have 3 years. I've just slowly got bigger over the years, I don't think I've been under 11 stone since I was 26.

Sorry for the self pity. The last few years have really knocked my confidence and being fat doesn't help with that.
I had a talk to myself and got the calculator and calendar out. Realistically I good be at a good weight (under 12stone) by the end of the year if I lose 1 lb per week.

Are you at the gym tonight? I love vegetable muffins, I will have to try the turkey ones too.

Today's 'goals'
Get off MN and exercise
Drink lots of water
Meals- porridge made with protein powder, chicken salad, lentil and bacon soup, Apple.

Hope you all have a good day.

Hi,

You all sound like you're very motivated, I have a feeling this could be our year. There has been a massive change in attitude and posting style since January started.

I stayed the same this week, but I'm just finished my period so I'm expecting a better result next week. I'm starting the Shred tonight in a bid to get myself a bit more toned, Ill bein bits tomorrow If say.

Sorry for the short post, on Mubarak in work. Ill post more later.

My break...

Sorry for not posting. Work is crazy.

Green in a totally non patronising way, I really feel for you, but I know you can do it. I agree with Sol we are all being really positive.

Short post, DC to get to zzzz.
Managed week 2 of no sugar, lost a measly lb.

Waves to rachey and back soon!