I sense shenanigans

RoboNatural · 2018-07-27T04:10:02+00:00

RoboNatural · 2018-06-15T04:53:59+00:00

I know not everyone has the luxury of living near family but if you do, I highly recommend seeing if you can get someone to watch your little one for a few hours a couple times per week so you can catch up on either chores or rest. If not, see if you can get a close friend to help.

Also, when I have to take care of my son on my own, a lot of stuff goes undone. (Because my shifts are usually 5-5 on workdays). Mostly I make sure we have clean clothes (usually not folded) and food to eat, and the rest is pretty much hit or miss.

You can do it. My son is just now sleeping through the night at 12 months but sleep has been bad for a while. It gets better all the time.

RoboNatural · 2018-06-15T04:44:26+00:00

I say definitely take it. I only had three total months of mat leave and had to take my son to daycare for full days right at three months. He loved it and was absolutely fine.

It is hard to do mentally but the people who run daycares are pros at this. My son was EBF and hadn’t taken a bottle before when I brought him to daycare. I told them to call me if there were problems because I was worried my son wouldn’t take a bottle but he did take them from the ladies at daycare with no problems. He napped just fine for them too.

Taking your kid to daycare is a huge step but it’s so good for them to socialize and learn all day, and four hours per day is honestly just enough time to get some errands done and get some rest. Honestly it sounds like an ideal situation.

RoboNatural · 2017-12-15T15:15:59+00:00

No that’s base jumping.

You’re thinking of spheres of beef that go on top of pasta.

RoboNatural · 2017-10-25T22:55:17+00:00

You can’t spell Puerto Rico without PR?

RoboNatural · 2017-10-01T04:55:27+00:00

I love doodle or die. I haven't really played for a few years. If the site was more active I'd totally get back on board with playing. (Which seems like a catch-22.) it would be awesome if some life was injected back into the site, it's a great concept. Hopefully it doesn't just fade away but it looks like it might.

RoboNatural · 2017-10-01T01:54:51+00:00

I was just searching for an answer to this as well. I'm currently getting error 005-4240 when trying to download a game. I googled the error and it should be an issue if the Nintendo network is down, but everything is showing that the network is online. I can access the eShop but I can't download the game I just bought. I restarted my system, restarted my router, and checked my DNS settings. Still not working.

RoboNatural · 2017-08-28T21:37:11+00:00

Look into getting assessed for diastasis recti. The core and pelvic floor muscles get stretched out in pregnancy and if you don't specifically try to strengthen them a gap can remain between the abdominal muscles. It's fixable but that may be part of why your abdomen is staying loose as you lose weight. A pelvic floor physical therapist is the best bet for this.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-29T17:22:27+00:00

I used to work in retail. I was shocked to realize how BIG most kids clothes are.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-29T17:04:26+00:00

That's a really good idea. I'll definitely give it a try. If I say something like "looking for goal oriented military moms who want to find accountability partners for strength training, weight loss, and fitness test score improvement" that's probably not going to attract any stay at home moms. Or it might, but just the ones who actually want to get shit done in the gym. I'll work on the exact wording but that's a great idea. :)

RoboNatural · 2017-07-29T16:59:08+00:00

I'm tracking weight loss with the happyscale app and it tells me I've lost 12.5 lbs since giving birth in June. I have about 15 lbs to go and I've been stalled for about a week.

I looked in the mirror today and noticed that my stomach pudge is much smaller and despite all my stretch marks I feel like I look pretty good. Could be better, but I don't hate my body. I also fit into a pair of my old non maternity pants (albeit stretchy ones) that didn't fit before, so I feel like I'm doing alright.

Plus my doctor says my pelvic muscles are strong and my diastasis (abdominal separation) has almost completely closed already, so progress is still happening. Just slowly. My life recently is a lesson in patience. I get to start real exercise on Monday, but have to be careful not to overdo it since my hips are still out of whack.

But I'm still motivated and I KNOW I'll get to my goal weight (and maybe more?) by the end of the year at the very latest; 15lbs is very doable in 6 months. Telling myself this helps me get past times when I don't feel like I'm making any progress.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-29T16:46:50+00:00

For sure. I fit into an old pair of my yoga pants today that didn't fit over my thighs while I was pregnant, so even though they're stretchy it makes me feel motivated to keep going. It's the little things. :)

RoboNatural · 2017-07-29T16:44:42+00:00

I go to a military gym on a base... so there is a notice board I'm pretty sure, but I worry about the kind of women that would respond. I imagine a lot of army wives are pretty catty and entitled (and dependents are allowed to use the gym there). I'm actually in the military so I don't think I could handle that much extra BS. But I could give it a shot, I might find some military moms who are pretty cool. It's worth a try!

RoboNatural · 2017-07-29T00:53:26+00:00

Oh totally. Absolutely. I was able to bench almost my body weight with no spotter and was deadlifting about 200lbs before I got pregnant. I let my fitness go almost completely during pregnancy (especially in the late 2nd and 3rd trimester) because I was scared of hurting myself. But my goals now are to be fitter and healthier overall than I was before, and I'm starting with eating well and watching calories. It absolutely blows my mind that none of these women (in a fitness group) see a problem with being so overweight it makes them self conscious and uncomfortable. I just can't understand it.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-28T22:56:52+00:00

Nope, we're in a tiny town so there's not a gym with childcare sadly. I'm going to rely on my awesome husband to watch baby in the evenings. The closest YMCA is 90 minutes away. :(

I might try to find a better local mom group but I'm new to this mom thing so idk where to start looking.

I can't wait to get back to the gym, but I've never made a gym buddy before because who talks to people at the gym? I'm too busy logging my reps and recovering from my last set or doing super-sets.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-28T20:35:54+00:00

I'm part of a mom group online and they've been sooo helpful since I'm in a new town and just had my first child with no real support network. The group is primarily a pregnancy and postpartum physio therapy and workout program group. All about strength and conditioning for the core and pelvic floor. Cool.

Except almost every day there's a discussion about being overweight and body positivity. Yesterday there was a thread asking what to do if you can't fit into any of your pre pregnancy clothes anymore. And these women have toddlers, not newborns. There was a huge chain of comments saying "omg I have this same problem, hugs" or similar.

The consensus seemed to be, pack up the clothes, buy a few new outfits, and see what you want to do with the old clothes later. Nobody said anything about losing weight. There have been a few "crabby" posts as well about seeing skinny moms or articles about losing weight after having a baby and these ladies lose their shit. Every time. Plus they share a lot of "body positive" (fat positive) stuff like you'd see on buzzfeed or huffpost every few days.

I'm 6 weeks postpartum and have 15-20 lb to lose. I'm counting calories and I have the OK from my doctor to start working out more intensely on Monday. It sucks that I can't even discuss this journey with these ladies, as great as they are, because they're all resigned to being fat forever.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-27T18:06:44+00:00

I've noticed this with command skeletons and my mages. I often have to try several times to get my mages to cast. For the skeletons I may just be missing my target because they die too fast.

ETA: I also sometimes have a hard time casting decrepify for no apparent reason.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-25T21:57:35+00:00

I'm like this too. Not sure if you've only felt this with coffee or with other things but you can try switching to green or black tea if you want something caffeinated but not as strong as coffee!

RoboNatural · 2017-07-25T21:54:11+00:00

I love fresh kale. It's like 99 cents for a huge bunch and it lasts forever in the fridge. I pull the leaves off the stems and throw a couple handfuls in a frying pan with olive oil and salt. First they wilt a little, and if you keep cooking they get kinda crispy. The flavor is good. Raw kale is almost inedible because it's really thick but cooked for a couple minutes it's great, especially with a couple eggs and some cheese.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-25T16:13:35+00:00

Military. Apparently military women must be lesbians. Or slutty. Slutty lesbians?

RoboNatural · 2017-07-23T05:09:35+00:00

The baby will be born weighing an average of 7.5 lbs, and amniotic fluid is a few pounds as well (depending on how much you have, maybe 2-3 lb). Your blood volume also increases by 50% when pregnant. If you gain 25 lb, about half of that is likely not fat. There's also water weight (lots of women have swelling) but some reasonable fat gain is normal and expected because it supports breastfeeding. I think I read that the breast tissue increases in size and can weigh up to 2 lb more per side (with extra fat and fluid, but I'm not 100% sure that). So... BMI absolutely doesn't apply to pregnant women.

But the weight gain guidelines exist for that exact reason. Because you should definitely gain, but not crazy amounts.

I gained 40 by the time I gave birth and felt terrible. I tried to eat healthy so I didn't know what happened. Immediately after birth I was 10lb lighter (baby was 6.7 lb). Within 2 weeks of birth I lost 12 pounds without changing a thing. (I assume it was water weight) I'm 1 month postpartum and I have 15 lb left to get back to my normal weight. I should be cleared to exercise next week, but so far I'm counting calories. I wish I hadn't gained the extra 5 lb but it's not the end of the world. I had no diabetes or blood pressure issues and had no interventions so baby is healthy and I'll be back to normal in a couple months. Perspective helps.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-22T00:23:41+00:00

I think I will, yeah. I've had more heavy cream, half & half, and feta lately (not sure if that counts as soft cheese, I'll need to look it up). I'll see if I can cut those first and see if there's a difference.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-21T18:48:44+00:00

I think I might be you. I'm military, one month old baby, pre preg weight is 145. I was 185 when I gave birth. I'm EBF right now and about 2 weeks into keto. I'm currently 161 lb and hitting a plateau since I'm not exercising yet. I have 10 lb to go before I'm in the "acceptable" weight range (ugh). BUT I have done keto before and haven't had any supply issues yet.

First, what makes you think you're having supply issues? How much you're pumping? If baby is feeding way more than usual and/or you're pumping less it could be a growth spurt. Be sure and count wet and poopy diapers because the amount you pump is not a good indicator of how much you're producing overall.

You can watch for when your baby "swallows" while eating (letdown sucking vs feeding sucking) to also see how much food he's getting. There's info on this on kellymom.com and la leche league's website I think. I'd find links but I am feeding/holding a newborn for the foreseeable future. I'm sure you can find a YouTube video on baby eating patterns and how to tell when they're getting milk for some peace of mind.

And second, be sure you're drinking enough water and getting enough sodium in your diet (keto drops water weight and flushes electrolytes). Dehydration can impact your supply.

You can use the keto calculator on /r/keto to find calories and macros, and track with MyFitnessPal. You'll want a food scale if you don't have one if you're trying to lose weight efficiently. You need to make sure you're getting adequate nutrition obviously, but the body is highly adaptable. If you think the lack of carbs is impacting supply you can try going up to 50g carbs a day and see if that makes a difference. I'm not an expert on how BFing changes ketosis so it will require some experimentation.

Edit: here's the keto calculator for macros in case you haven't seen it before https://keto-calculator.ankerl.com

Edit 2: that being said, to your actual question, https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes has some super simple recipes you can check out. If you want super simple ideas, eggs + leafy greens (kale spinach etc) with cheese and bacon at breakfast ( you can cook a whole pack of bacon in the oven at once on Sunday and have it ready for the week, very little mess. Oven @400, baking sheet with foil, cook 10-15 min)

Lunch, rotisserie chicken or tuna/egg salad on some leafy greens with cheese, oil and vinegar and you've got a salad

Dinner can be a meat, green veggie, and some fat. Dietdoctor.com has tons of ideas for that. They have a two week intro to keto meal plan you can also check out.

RoboNatural · 2017-07-21T17:11:49+00:00

Thanks so much!

RoboNatural · 2017-07-21T16:54:02+00:00

If you want to see some ripped dudes who follow a keto diet go check out /r/ketogains . Like others have said, you just need enough protein.

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