Mom's and Dad's looking for support
MikePXstream
Posts: 965 Member
Hello Everyone. I am a family man with 3 kids 12, 10, and 6. I know it can be a challenge trying to take care of all their needs and manage your own. If you are looking for support, feel free to reach out to me and add me as a friend. I work full time, run a virtual fitness team, participate in a running club as a family, help run my kids to gymnastics, soccer, and any other sporting event depending on the season and still find time to get my workouts in and eat as well as I can. I know how important support can be, so if you need some, I will do my best to help you out.
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I'm a mama to two daughters 9 and nearly 6, I will add you
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Also have 3 kids and battle with the challenge of balancing family, being "dad's taxi" and a healthy lifestyle.
All feel free to add me
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Original_Beauty wrote: »I'm a mama to two daughters 9 and nearly 6, I will add you
Excellent. My first 2 are girls, 12 and 10. My boy (6) was a surprise. The doctors said my wife couldn't have any more children. The miracle of life trumped that 9 -
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Lol! Too bad we can't charge the kids for gas! I have three kids myself, and the younger two are super active. It's exhausting being a parent!
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Lol! Too bad we can't charge the kids for gas! I have three kids myself, and the younger two are super active. It's exhausting being a parent!
Oh I know right! My Daughters gym is about 30 miles away. 45 minutes of driving to get there and back 4-5 days a week. It adds up quickly!
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So yesterday the family and I headed out for running club in the morning. Pretty chilly out (30 degrees) but still some good training. We got in about 2.6 miles, with (6) 1/4 mile sprints mixed in the middle. Then scooted my daughter off to her gymnastics practice. The kids also got to pick up their trophies and prizes from running 8 races of the Healthy Kids run series over this past summer and into the fall. Great stuff. They were so excited. Especially my lil man. We wanted to show off his trophy to everyone. lol. Now, final preps for the Turkey Trot and continuing my weight lifting training.4
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I've got 4 kids (girls 22 (no longer lives at home), 19, 14 and a son who is 4). Thankfully I don't have to much driving around to do anymore (the 19 year old picks her sister up from school and hubby drops her off, the only day I have to drive to get her is Fridays (which is nice because I drive a gas hog and it's 22 miles round trip to her school. I work from home and the biggest challenge I have is getting all my work, and household stuff done and still have time to work out.3
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I have 2 kids and work full time at the office and do my own contracting work. it's so exhausting some days with work, kids, laudry and cooking. my husband helps but we are all so busy. I would like to start running again but I feel like I've gotten so heavy that i won't be able to do it. can you give me some tips on starting out?3
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Father of 3 here, feel free to add me.4
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Since getting married and starting a new job I've put on some weight. Once my wife was pregnant until now (our handsome son is now 10months), I've put on nearly 30lbs. I used to go to the gym every morning. I find it hard to leave in the morning, not just from being tired, but I don't want to miss that amazing smile on his face when he wakes up and sees us in the morning. It's just the best thing ever!
It's good to know there are people out there willing to support others in the quest for good health and a healthy family.
Thanks to all for posting! Any tricks for making time for a workout is greatly appreciated.7 -
clacoste0102 wrote: »I have 2 kids and work full time at the office and do my own contracting work. it's so exhausting some days with work, kids, laudry and cooking. my husband helps but we are all so busy. I would like to start running again but I feel like I've gotten so heavy that i won't be able to do it. can you give me some tips on starting out?
Start off nice and easy. Try to set aside time to run 2-3 times a week, no more than an hour. To give you an example, we run Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. We start off with a 1/2 mile minimum warm up jog, some times 3/4 of a mile, and finish with about the same. On Tuesdays we run relay sprints, usually about 1/4 3-5 times. On Thursdays we do intervals. So same warm up and cool down, then 200m run, 400m, 800m, 400m, 200m and then if there is enough time, maybe one more short one like another 200m. Between each run, you take a break equivalent to how long it took you to run that distance or roughly 2 minutes max. Saturdays we will do a distance run. Usually about 3 miles at a nice even pace. Some times we will run for 2 minutes, then take a 2 min break, and repeat until 3 miles is complete.
Now, you don't have to run 3 miles right off the bat. you can start with 1. do a 1/4 mile warm up, 1/2 mile sprint or relays in the middle, then a 1/4 cool down. whatever you can handle. but each time, try to push a little harder and go a little further. You'll be running 5k's on average in no time.
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Since getting married and starting a new job I've put on some weight. Once my wife was pregnant until now (our handsome son is now 10months), I've put on nearly 30lbs. I used to go to the gym every morning. I find it hard to leave in the morning, not just from being tired, but I don't want to miss that amazing smile on his face when he wakes up and sees us in the morning. It's just the best thing ever!
It's good to know there are people out there willing to support others in the quest for good health and a healthy family.
Thanks to all for posting! Any tricks for making time for a workout is greatly appreciated.
I am an @home fitness enthusiast, so that's how I get it done, with 3 kids, working full time with an hour commute to work, my wife working full time, kids in track, gymnastics, cross country, and soccer, time is limited. This way, I get home, change, hit it hard for 30-45 minutes, and done in time to start cooking dinner and helping out with homework. I schedule in my calendar for every day as an appt and make the commitment to hold that appointment. Plus, I am still there to catch any cool moments with my kids. So maybe try that, put it in your calendar as an appointment and stick to it. Whichever works best for you, morning, evening, or when the kids are in bed. I have done plenty of routines starting at 10:00 at night. I am not a morning person and I am already up at 5 every day for work, so getting up earlier is not going to happen.5 -
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OhQueSeraSera wrote: »mother of 4 and grandmother of 2.. just run around after your kids should keep you fit! lol
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Was able to get my daughter over to our friends for her to carpool over to jazz and dance class, fixed dinner for the kids, got my workout in, and still got in a couple games of checkers with my boy. Fabulous!0
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I have a nearly 1 year old. Working out is hell.1
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I have a almost 20 month old and really want to lose some of the weight I gained having him. I did have thyroiditis but now my thyroid is back, and functioning as normal. I want to get back into the kind of shape I was when I met my husband and also be able to enjoy healthy activities with my son. My goal is to lose between 20 and 30 pounds.1
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Also, I am a full time student who is almost done and a soon to be full time medical worker.
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I have a 4 year old very active little boy, work full time, and go to school part time. The last 4 years I have been so busy with my son's and husband's needs that I put myself on the back burner. I am 20 pounds over what I weighed when I had my son and I am just sick of getting winded so easily when I'm running around with my son! Time for a change and I am determined! Mommies and daddies feel free to add me, I can definitely use the support.2
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I have a 13 year old daughter and 11 year old son. I find it easier to fit in time for a walk or run when they are this age - I can drop my son to his taekwon do class, bring the dog for a walk or run and be back in time to collect him. He sometimes joins me for a run at the weekend. I just embarrass my daughter.0
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I have 3 lil ones. My oldest is almost 6 years old and he's in KG. My toddler boy is 3 and my daugther is 10 months old. Taking care of them drains me out and have no energy to workout
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Single full time dad. Have a 10 year old daughter who has lived full time with me since 2 1/2.2
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Hi there, I'm a working mother of three. 2 girls and 1 boy ages 9,11, and my son is 14. I work full time and also do college online part time. I have never tried running but I'd like to as I've heard it works everything. would love to get some weight off. Thanks2
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Hi everyone, I'm a single mom of a 13 year-old girl who works full time. I just started tracking what I was eating and my exercise about two weeks ago. It's not easy when you have a growing teen who is an eating machine lol.
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Hi everyone. So I wanted to share what has worked for me in the past, and may help you out. First and foremost, you have to truly understand why you want to become healthier and tie emotion into it. Only then, will you truly have the drive to push on. If you haven't seen my Blog on "What is your Why", check it out. You will understand what I mean. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MikePXstream?month=201404
Second, Have a plan. Know what exercises you are giong to do, schedule it in a calendar for yourself as an appointment. You wouldn't miss a doctor appointment, so don't miss an appointment for yourself. After all, the better and healthier you are, the less trips to the doctor you will need.
Third, focus on your nutrition. Your nutrition is so vital to your results. You can not out exercise bad nutrition. Limit the amount of processed foods you take in, sugary drinks and treats, and empty calories from drinks. Stay hydrated. You are supposed to consume 1/2 your body weight in ounces every day. For me, that is about 90oz. i know it is a lot, but the more you take in, the better your body will perform.
Finally - Have a support and accountability group. When I finally had people to share my journey with and encourage each other, it was 10 times easier to keep going.6 -
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I have 2 teenage girls,1 is mine that I gave birth to the other one I'm guardian of they both are 17 and I treat both like my own.I'm always exhausted and when I get sick it's even harder
my girls don't have their licence yet so I'm the Taxi yet
If anyone wants to add me please do
I would love to be part of this group if ok1 -
Does anyone have the fitbit flex?
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I am a father to 3 girls and they can sure keep you busy. Anyone can add me a friend.3
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mum to 4 children ( if you count the man and he is my problem child) I have 3 smaller children 12, 4 and 20 months and then the man 46!!!! do not get me started on him1
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