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| Posted by: moped Apr 17 2008, 06:10 PM |
| I mean really, I have admitted that my diet isn't great considering I am nursing, but I never find the time - I go all day long - doing what? I don't know. I mean for example today, I hard boiled some eggs at noon and my aunt came over at 4 and asked what the eggs were sitting in the pot for and not in my tummy - UGH - I FORGOT!!!! I always eat a good dinner and try to eat all day, but that doesn't always happen. I mean I am not wasting away but have lost quite a bit of weight and not the right way...... SO how do you all make sure you eat enough in a day, especailly people that have 6 kids Mollie? |
| Posted by: Boys r us Apr 17 2008, 06:15 PM |
| Don't have that problem..I wish I did..lol!!! but when I was nursing Allie, I was always hungry. Now that I'm done nursing her I guess I eat out of boredom and habit! Why don't you just make it a habit to eat when Jack does? |
| Posted by: HuskerMom Apr 17 2008, 06:22 PM |
| My problem is I eat when I'm bored. I forget to eat a meal once in a while, I wish I'd forget more often! |
| Posted by: moped Apr 17 2008, 06:28 PM | ||
So you get bored with 2 kids that young? I must not manage my time well - I haven't been bored in years....well 4 actually! |
| Posted by: ~Roo'sMama~ Apr 17 2008, 06:30 PM | ||
Same here.  I'm always hungry - I've been even hungrier the past few days because I've been cutting out sweets and eating smaller meals and my body just isn't used to it yet.  |
| Posted by: Kentuckychick Apr 17 2008, 06:34 PM |
| I used to do that a lot when I nannied. I would look at the clock after putting the baby down for a nap, putting away all the toys and emptying the dishwasher only to realize it would be 3:00 in the afternoon and I'd eatin nothing all day long and the other kids would be home from school any moment. Then I'd shovel in some sort of unhealthy snack and go back to working. Now I barely get lunch breaks at all. I usually run over to the main hospital and grab my lunch and bring it back to the room and then I attempt to eat it while burping one baby over my knee in between bites, holding a bottle in the other hand for another baby and swinging the swing or bouncing the bouncer with my toes. All the while singing or cooing or clucking my tongue between bites in attempt to keep the babies happy... it's so much fun! lol |
| Posted by: moped Apr 17 2008, 06:40 PM | ||
Yep that is about right! |
| Posted by: luvmykids Apr 17 2008, 06:40 PM |
| I'm terrible about eating regularly. I do most of it at night, either when we eat together or after the kids are in bed...I hate not being able to relax and enjoy my food I'm like you, I can go all day and just be too busy to realize I haven't eaten. I try to eat when I feed Macie but most days I only stop long enough to get her lunch and still don't do it. |
| Posted by: moped Apr 17 2008, 06:43 PM |
| DOn't get me wrong, I am enjoying buying much smaller clothes and being high school weight again, but I need to do it in a better way |
| Posted by: HuskerMom Apr 17 2008, 06:44 PM | ||||
During nap time I get bored!  They tend to nap at the same time most days. |
| Posted by: moped Apr 17 2008, 06:46 PM | ||||||
Oooooo I don't think I will ever get that. The way it is now, Jack will go for quiet time at 1 and Laila faithfully wakes up at 1, then she will go back down around 3 and Jacks quiet time is over at 3 |
| Posted by: A&A'smommy Apr 17 2008, 07:26 PM |
Try eating all your meals together that will make a BIG difference.. I wish I was more like that well maybe not right now but OMG I'm STARVING at meal times  |
| Posted by: Sam & Abby's Mom Apr 17 2008, 08:22 PM | ||
Holy cow -- You're high school skinny? Dang girl! My sister and I always joke about how we'll never be 'high school skinny' again.  I remember when Abby was first born,,,for the the first few months I was so busy that I wouldnt eat until 2:00 in the afternoon....BUT.......then I was so hungry I'd eat what ever was the quickest,,,which usually ended up being not the best choice. It took me 18 months to get back to my prepregnancy weight after her even though I wasnt eating alot-- just eating the wrong stuff. When Laila gets a little older and things calm down a bit,, you'll probably start eating more and then you'll kick yourself for ever making this post! LOL  |
| Posted by: Calimama Apr 17 2008, 09:28 PM |
| I'm horrible about that. I eat maybe one meal a day at around 6pm. It's such a BAD habit. |
| Posted by: Sam & Abby's Mom Apr 17 2008, 10:15 PM | ||||||||
oh my -- I remember THOSE days! Sam was down to one long nap which was right in between Abbys two short naps.  |
| Posted by: kimberley Apr 18 2008, 03:30 AM |
| i forget to eat often. something i am trying to change. my only reminder is when it's 5pm and i start getting a hunger headache. i am trying to eat breakfast and lunch more. if there's a meal i can skip, it should be dinner. |
| Posted by: moped Apr 18 2008, 10:24 AM |
| Welll I have tried to make an effort today - it is 12:30 and so far i have had: A bowl of cheerios 2 hard boiled eggs yogurt Granola bar 2 chicken strips from jacks lunch and a couple Oreo cookies Gosh that is more than a whole day usually...... |
| Posted by: Sam & Abby's Mom Apr 18 2008, 10:25 AM | ||
yum -- sounds good! |
| Posted by: MommyToAshley Apr 18 2008, 10:34 AM |
I used to skip meals before I had Ashley, but now we all just eat together. And, of course I make sure that she gets three meals and a healthy snack every day.... so do I then.  Maybe if you eat when you feed Jack then you won't forget.However, I need to go back to skipping meals, I think. |
| Posted by: bawoodsmall Apr 18 2008, 10:42 AM |
| Just try to make the effort when Jack eats. Put laila in a swing or something. I was actually better about eating when I nursed because I felt I had to be more aware since I was nursing. |
| Posted by: My2Beauties Apr 21 2008, 12:48 PM |
| I always eat lunch around the same time every day since I work outside the home and get a lunch, but I find that when I'm home on the weekends all day with the kiddos, I normally don't eat until the afternoon myself. You just lose track of time. |
| Posted by: Chiflata2003 Jun 19 2008, 01:23 PM |
| I eat when I'm bored sometimes, but my biggest problem is portion control. I can eat tons of spaghetti so my biggest problem is sticking with the actual portion sizes. |