KarasMama2530

So I'm only 24 but my knee is messed up. I've been to the dr. She said I was walking funny, I got the right shoes, I ice and ibuprofen before work as told to do. It still hurts. A lot. I used to love interval work on the treadmill but thats just way too painful to do now. I am in search of cardio. For strength I vary with videos from blogilates (Pilates basically). It's working. I've lost inches around my neck, arms, thighs, and waist but not my hips which is what I hate the most. I had a baby almost 17 months ago. I had a c-section. I had to totally get back all an strength but the fat on top is just stuck there! I do not have access to a pool but do have a trampoline. I just need to find a time to get out there when the baby isn't running around or trying to get up there with me. Other than that I'm at a loss for what I can do. any ideas? Oh I am working on getting a bike to ride around the neighborhood. I live in Colorado so it is super hilly and will be a great workout if I can find a bike and if my knee will handle it.

He sits and watches tv no matter. Whether he's alone or not and no one gets input on what we watch. The only time that changed was the last month of pregnancy when we would go every night to a local store and walk around for at least an hour. I haven't lost any weight or inches. I bought some new jeans since they were only $15. They were online so I didn't get to try them on but I am wearing them now and quite depressed. They are mom jeans so they are up to my belly button. I'm only 24. I shouldn't be wearing mom jeans but I'm taking my daughter to her little gym/playtime thing and it's the only way to keep my butt crack in my jeans I feel like my little changes have done absolutely nothing. I havent been working out like I want to but I thought just cutting soda was supposed to help an inch or two go away. But nothing, no change. I'm pretty upset about it. I also want to get back into school asap which would mean more stress, even less sleep, and no extra time. I feel like I need to decide if my career future is more important than weight and how I feel about myself. 20 pounds just shouldnt be this hard to lose especially when I've already done it in the past.

I fall into sitting around and watching tv with dad at night. I lose all motivation when everyone else is sitting around. Plus mom likes to play with my daughter after dinner so that's my time to relax. During that short time I'd much rather sit around than use more energy. I know it's a whole lot of excuses! I'm working on positive self talk to get me at least out for a walk.

Not doing so well since my last post I drank probably 4 sodas since then. Still lots and lots of water but also soda. I also had a few alcoholic drinks over the weekend. My parents took the baby and I was off work so it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to have a few drinks. I also havent walked besides the long shifts I had last week nor done any videos. I've also slacked on recording all this. Im supposed to do measurements tonight but I know I will be disappointed. I really need to get back on track!!! I also noticed that I allow to do these bad habits when my parents are around. They were gone for the first week or so of the challenge and I did well. With them being home I've rarely done any sort of work out or walking. Any tips on how to change this? I've tried to get them involved in my challange such as only drinking water and family walks after dinner but both were shot down.

I am proud of myself today. It was the last day of a 29-week, very intense bible study I was in. We had a potluck/tea party type thing. I didn't eat a single sweet! I ate fruit, carrots, some quiche, and a chicken salad type thing with nuts and grapes I believe. I didn't have tea b it had a small glass of cranberry juice. I know I should've just had water but that's okay, one smalll cup isn't going to kill my progress! I know I'm supposed to stay away from the scale but I couldnt control myself; since I fluctuate, I will say I lost between 2-4 pounds! Whoohooooooooo!! And that was a weight at the end of the day, not morning like I usually do.

Thanks! It was a better week! It got iffy towards the end. Yesterday I had a diet soda AND a cookie with a small glass of milk and didn't do any type of exercise. So Sunday was a big fat fail day but the whole week I just drank water and walked almost every day. I consider my 4 and 8 hour shifts as walking for the day. I need to get better at doing the videos. I tend to start the week out strong then slowly not do them. I also usually dont work until Thursday-Sunday. I tend to not do videos when on days I work. I've been doing okay with counting the calories. It's hardest when mom makes a meal and I can't scan everything in. I can't hoover over her shoulder scanning things as she puts it in so I just skip scanning for those meals. Overall I'd give my entire week a C. If I hadn't had such a bad day yesterday it wouldve been a weekly grade of B.

Super proud of myself! I got back on the treadmill and did 20 mins. Shorter than normal but I was sweating and my body is exhausted so I know I did good. I am still planning on taking Kara and Coach for a walk after her nap. I did one bloglaties workout and feel even more dead so that seems like a successful day to me! Ive had 8 cups of water so far today. I think lol. I have a huge mug and honestly don't know how many ounces it is but I am on my 3rd refill already. Feels good to be back on track! I am going to the store later and while I am there I will talk to the pharmacist about what allergy meds might work for me since the one I have here at home clearly isn't right. Here's to an awesome week!!

I just did my walk! It was about half the distance I usually go and much slower pace but at least I did it!

Interesting about mfp! I want to try again now! All I had done was enter my activity level and the calorie amount and then scanned in what I was eating. I didn't get mad if I went a little over. It just seemed like my intent focus did more harm. Nuvaring can attach to your walls like the other implants. Any type of vaginal birth control can and that scares me! I also don't want to have to go in every month. At this point in my life I feel like I dont need to be on any birth control and none are good for you anyway. I tried an allergy pill today and it knocked me out and I woke up with a raging headache. So that was an epic fail. I take my daughter in for her well child next Monday and we have the same dr so I'm gonna ask her about it. I know she won't be able to prescribe anything but she will be able to get me in for an appt sooner than if I try on my own. I also need to ask her about my knee. 8 hours at work really effs up my knee. I wrapped it and usually that helps but usually my shifts are only 4 hours. Lets see, reviewing my week. I'm gonna give myseld a D. I had diet soda once. I didn't get to walk or workout although I tried.

I forgot to mention a few things on my other post. I shouldn't have done two posts haha! I don't want to get the nuvaring or anything that goes up in there. I went to school to be a medical assistant, I hate that job, but I learned a lot and it scared me silly to get any kind of vaginal implant. But I'm going to call hopefully tomorrow and see what we can do. I checked out that link you posted on the other, the bloglaties, I can't wait to try some videos!! The burning can either be the start of a cold or allergies and since it's been a week I highly doubt it's the start of a cold lol I forgot to take the allergy meds, but I noticed the more I talked or heavier I breathed the more it burned. I definitely need to talk to the dr and figure it out. I ate pretty well today and out of curiosity I weighed myself and had gained 2 pounds! What is this craziness!!!! I also feel like the more I obsess over it, the faster I gained. I actually gained when I used myfitnesspal and ended up losing when I stopped using it. Weird. I just need to chill out about it but it's so hard when I feel like crap about myself. Oh and I'm totally gonna make some yummy fruit water! Thanks!

Awesome advice. Thanks so much! I do work retail, my only time sitting down is my 30 min lunch so 7.5 hours I was on my feet today. Good advice for jury duty. They say I'll be out by 5. But I will definitely keep my feet and toes moving. It's true you can also flex muscles and it's kinda a work out right? I've read that about your butt and abs. Just squeeze and relax and it's a mini itty bitty work out lol I'll do that too. I'm planning to bring a water bottle and a baggy of carrots and hopefully they let me take it in. They are providing bagels but noooooo thank your to those carbs!! I had another diet soda today another day of my challenge failed but tomorrow starts a new day and new week. Gotta stay positive right!!!! Thanks again. Your post was quite helpful and I'm feeling better about having to sit around all day tomorrow.

Thanks everyone. I normally am fine working out. It's just this cold/allergies that have held me back. I can jog a mile and had been working on cutting my time down as well as using an app to train for a 5k. I wanna do that dirty girl mud run that's in September. I would absolutely love to go for a walk, unfortunately I'm working all day. In this shift I'll probably walk more than a few miles. Tomorrow I have jury duty. Blah! I emotionally feel better this morning but I'm tired and cranky and really not wanting to work. I requested more hours and then it bit me in the ass. My two busiest weeks (with other things) and I get loaded with hours. It's just one of those days/weeks. I'll get past it. I really just need to figure out how to squeeze in workouts. Also, since I quit soda I've been STARVING. Its weird since I only drank diet which "doesny have calories" so it's not like I've lost those calories. So why am I so hungry now. And I thought water was supposes to make you feel more full. That apparently doesn't work for me cuz I've been drinking more water this week than I have my entire life!

Still haven't been able to get back into working out but I'm beginning to think I've developed allergies. It's crazy how much your body changes after pregnancy. I've never been allergic to anything but I kept getting pains in my sinuses and this "cold" isn't getting better. It's really just a burning sensation in the back of my nostrils and back top area of my throat. I had a melt down today because of my black dress pants. I wore a size 8 in November, I'm now in a 12. I knew I gained weight weight after I stopped breastfeeding but I didn't think it was that much. I'm so anxious to lose this weight and being sick or these new allergies (whichever it is) is really frustrating. I feel worse and worse about myself. And I was really craving a soda so I left myself have one the other day. I don't feel bad cuz it was only one in over a week. For quitting cold turkey that's pretty good. Do you know if quitting diet soda makes you lose weight like cutting normal soda does? I've heard you can lose up to 10 pounds just by cutting out soda. But I don't think that applies to diet which is what I used to drink. I've been drinking tons and tons of water though. I'm also considering getting my birth control out. It's an implant in my arm. My obgyn didn't say anything about weight gain and online it says only 3 pounds after a year of it but I don't believe it. Lots of women on forums say they've gained tons and my GP told me I'd have to work twice as hard to lose weight. I haven't had a guy in my life in a year nor do I want one so why do this to my body? But I know I'll be disappointed if I get it taken out and have no changes. I've also been breaking out a lot from it and another side affect is the mood swings which were really bad for awhile. They are 99% under control now but they were baaaaaad. anyway, I know I had a rough week and on monday I'll give myself an actual grade but it won't be a good one. I work all day tomorrow so I'm gonna try some allergy meds and see if they help before I try to take them and jump into a work out.

First off, I seriously am crying and I'm writing this with my phone so if there are a lot of mistakes I apologize now. So I'm a single mom, 24 years old, live with my parents, work part time in retail, and like every mom I have tons of things to do inbetween everything else. I don't get to relax like, ever. My daughter was born in January of 2013. I breastfed until August and had been back at my pre pregnancy weight that whole time. When I stopped breastfeeding, apparently I started gaining weight more than I thought. In November I interviewed for my job and was in a size 8 dress pant. I put those on to make sure they were good for Easter tomorrow and they were not. Tried on the 10s, no dice. The 12s were maybe a little tight but they work. So I went up two pants sizes in less than 5 months. Keep in mind I'm only 4'10" so every little pound shows. I am devastated. For awhile I was drinking lots of diet soda. I mean like 3 or 4 a day. As part of this 6 week challenge I quit drinking them and I've been doing fine. Drinking tons of water and actually feeling better. I had started going for walks outside cuz the snow stopped but I got a cold and I'm still recovering. I tried the other night on the treadmill and after 5 mins was almost hyperventilating. Since I'm so busy I got some dvds that are 10 mins each but you are supposed to do 3 every day making it 30 mins. Some are really hard and I definitely feel it a few days but even being 10 minsI find it really hard to fit in. I've tried gym memberships but the ones with daycares just totally break me. So expensive. Nor do I have the time. I'd go to the gym less than I find time to do it at home. Also my eating habits aren't great but aren't horrible. And I'm pretty much forced to eat what my parents make/buy. Ive tried to get them to buy healthier stuff but it doesnt happen. One last thing that really affects my weight is the birth control I'm on. Unfortunately it is a little plastic stick that's stuck in my arm. My obgyn didn't say much about putting on weight with it but my general dr said I'd have to work twice as hard to lose weight because of the hormone in it. Anyway, I feel like everything is against me. I've tried to do the whole planner thing to make sure there is time for everything I need to do, including work outs, but the planned doesnt account for how exhausted I am or the fact that my entire body hurts after work (it's a very large store and being on my feet all day aggravates my knees which are shot from horse back riding for 15 years.) I know it sounds like a bunch of excuses but I swear they aren't. I want so badly to feel good about my body inside and out. Even before the baby I wasn't skinny but I definitely wasn't this big. I'd kill for that body back. Maybe you will have advice for me. I really don't want to cry myself to sleep tonight especially because Easter is my favorite holiday. And I need good sleep cuz I have early church then work all day and I get to close. Whoopdeedoo.

I cut out soda too! I was getting addicted to it. I was drinking diet but I hear that's actually worse for you! Blah! It's hard, but I quit cold turkey. I bought one of those huge mugs and now I find myself filling it up with water at least 3 times a day. I kind of made it a competition with myself to see how many I can drink a day. Now I just pee all the time but at least it's healthy right! Good luck!!!