Mom Strong Challenge

graceanthony19

Let's bring out our inner mom strength in this challenge to create support, weight loss tips, encouragement, excercise and nutrition help and accountability.

About me: I'm a mom of three- Mia is 5, Ben is 3 and Anthony is 7 months and still nursing.

Let's start December 12th! Hope to see you here!!!!

graceanthony19

My progress so far!!

000EmilyJo000

graceanthony19 wrote: »

My progress so far!!

Great job! You look great!

pnaneff

Agreed you look awesome!!!

graceanthony19

Thank you so much!

CKS0806

Can I join in?

graceanthony19

Of course you can mts7471!!!! For some reason I'm not getting notifications when someone posts on here? Hmmm. I'm going to go try to fix that.

graceanthony19

Ok! I think I got it now! Also, if any of you would like to add me as a friend, please feel free!

EmilyMcD84

I'm in!

Gambrell104

I would LOVE to join! This may kick start my motivation.

thedestar

I'd like to join! I'm a mom of 3 as well- ages 6, 4, and 10 months!

shannanicole77

I've been looking for a mom's group to join. My boys are 15 and 10 and my daughter is 4. Feel free to send me a friend request!

graceanthony19

Yay! Well, welcome everyone!!!! Thedestar your little ones are all so close in age to my little ones!!!

So even though I regularly run weight loss groups on Facebook, I've never ran a group on MFP. So bear with me, I promise I'll figure it out! Lol

What is everyone's goals??

The holidays were rough on me and I gained a few lbs back so my goals are 10-15lb loss, LOTS of toning, and I aim to workout everyday!

itchyheel

Hi, please add me too! Mum of two amazing kids, 7 and 5 but I still have not lost all the weight from last pregnancy (yes, 5 years ago!). I am looking for motivation. I aim to lose 15 lbs, hopefully by Spring.

graceanthony19

Hi itchyheel! Welcome!

celizabet

I'm in! I'm a mom of two girls and ready to get fit!

shannanicole77

Good Morning -

I have two goals for the next 30 days - lose 8 pounds and participate in 1 fitness or wellness community event.

Best of luck to all of you ladies here is to hard work!

Lshona

Hi! I would like to join. I'm a mom of 4. 19, 16, 14, & 11. Im a registered nurse, I work 3, 12 HR shifts 7p-7a. I've gained back around 10lbs. Really struggling!

Gambrell104

My goal is to get back the motivation! I was down a few months from surgery and I can't seem to get back at it!!

akmomof7

I am totally up to join ya'll! I have 7 kids (28, 27, 22, 20, 3 and 15 month old twins). I'm pretty much done with my weight loss, my goal is 140 and I was 141 this a.m. but I like having a challenge to keep me motivated to get some workouts in. I'm getting ready to really concentrate on strength training! I'm hoping to get through the holidays without a big gain and start off 2017 maintaining the weight while adding muscle. Being older (44) I am already seeing everything getting a little droopy and want to tighten and firm everything I can lol. My upper body is looking pretty good, but everything below the waist needs some work!

graceanthony19

Good morning ladies!!!! What are everyone's starting weights as of today? I also encourage everyone to take before pics and measurements so they can see how far they have progressed throughout this challenge!

I'm also running a free 5 day Crockpot group over on Facebook this week, so I'll post some recipes for ideas here later.

I am starting this week at 147. Thanksgiving was tough for me! Lol trying to get through Christmas without any gain.

graceanthony19

Gambrell104 wrote: »

My goal is to get back the motivation! I was down a few months from surgery and I can't seem to get back at it!!

It is always hard to get back into the routine! Then once you do, your like "why was this so hard, I knew I would feel great for doing it"

A body in motion stays in motion, so let's get in motion! After a tummy bug I haven't worked out in like a week!

I promise to get my workout in TODAY!

What workouts did you enjoy doing before your injury? Are you able to workout again yet, or are you going to focus on nutrition for a while?

graceanthony19

lshona wrote: »

Hi! I would like to join. I'm a mom of 4. 19, 16, 14, & 11. Im a registered nurse, I work 3, 12 HR shifts 7p-7a. I've gained back around 10lbs. Really struggling!

Hello, and welcome to the group! Working nights are so tough. My sister was a RN on nights for three years and it really took a toll on her mentally and physically. It's hard to get on an eating schedule too.

What is your current eating schedule like?

akmomof7

graceanthony19 wrote: »

Good morning ladies!!!! What are everyone's starting weights as of today? I also encourage everyone to take before pics and measurements so they can see how far they have progressed throughout this challenge!

I'm also running a free 5 day Crockpot group over on Facebook this week, so I'll post some recipes for ideas here later.

I am starting this week at 147. Thanksgiving was tough for me! Lol trying to get through Christmas without any gain.

I am starting this morning at 140.2. I definitely need to take some pictures as I won't be getting much feedback from the scale at this point!

Today I plan to get in a hilly walk on the treadmill. I have a few different circuit workouts I am going to try and fit in. (15 min. Betty Rocker workout plus a 12 minute ab workout) Yesterday I did a good run and an upper body focus workout and a short ab workout. Some days I struggle to find the time to fit in the exercise with the little kids, so I try to keep my workout gear on and do short workouts whenever the twins get occupied. And then if I don't get lucky enough to get them both down for a good nap to get mom some treadmill time, it's ok because at least I have a little bit of activity done!

Crock pot recipes sound great! I bought myself an Instant Pot on black Friday and am having fun converting slow cooker recipes for the pressure cooker!

graceanthony19

Morning everyone! So, had a mini meltdown last night over something silly, and was feeling like I was failing as a grown up. lol

What could have easily turned into stress eating for me, didn’t. So small victory for me.

There are a ton of awesome slow cooker recipes going on in my Facebook group right now but I wanted to share the two I will personally be trying this week.

Seasoned Chicken, Potatoes and green beans -
http://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/2015/04/11/seasoned-chicken-potatoes-and-green-beans/#sthash.4iBTzto6.qjtu

I love how this is just a meal in one pot.

and,

3lb of chicken breast
a big jar of Salsa
2 cans of corn
2 cans of beans
and cook on low for 8 hrs or high for 4

A woman in group swears that this recipe is delicious. I am going to try it and I really hope it is because it so super simple and low in cals.

graceanthony19

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I am starting this morning at 140.2. I definitely need to take some pictures as I won't be getting much feedback from the scale at this point!

Today I plan to get in a hilly walk on the treadmill. I have a few different circuit workouts I am going to try and fit in. (15 min. Betty Rocker workout plus a 12 minute ab workout) Yesterday I did a good run and an upper body focus workout and a short ab workout. Some days I struggle to find the time to fit in the exercise with the little kids, so I try to keep my workout gear on and do short workouts whenever the twins get occupied. And then if I don't get lucky enough to get them both down for a good nap to get mom some treadmill time, it's ok because at least I have a little bit of activity done!

Crock pot recipes sound great! I bought myself an Instant Pot on black Friday and am having fun converting slow cooker recipes for the pressure cooker!

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Morning akmomof7!

How was your walk yesterday? I find I have to do the same thing most days and break my workouts into a couple of different ones. My boys never nap at the same time! Although, sometimes my 3yr old enjoys working out with me.

It's a good idea taking pics to track progress, especially when you are already at, or close to your goal weight. I was at my goal weight and focusing on toning. But the week of (and week after) thanksgiving was tough for me and I ended up gaining a little. I know, for me, I can't go below 135/140lbs. It just doesn't look good on me.

graceanthony19

shannanicole77 wrote: »

Good Morning -

I have two goals for the next 30 days - lose 8 pounds and participate in 1 fitness or wellness community event.

Best of luck to all of you ladies here is to hard work!

Great goals! What kind of community event? I have done a couple of titan/mud runs. They were SOOOO much fun!

thedestar

Hi everyone! This morning I weighed in at 166.5 I've had the hardest time losing weight since my youngest was born. I blame it on lack of sleep (she'll be 1 next month and still isn't sleeping through the night!) but my eating habits aren't great either. My husband has a weird schedule, he works 8 days then he's off for 6. Its hard to stay on track when he's eating junk in front of me all day. Right now my main goal is to exercise 5x a week for a whole year! I've done it for about 3 1/2 months so far but I know the holidays and having family visiting will make it harder!

akmomof7

Hi girls! Doing great with my exercise, but food is out of control this week! Too much stress and I am not dealing well. Got a good run in yesterday. Today was a walk with a little running thrown in. Calisthenics and circuit training! Lots of core work which is great because I am still so weak after the twin pregnancy!

Restoredvitality

Can I join also? I'm a Mom to two amazing boys, 9 and almost 7

graceanthony19

Restoredvitality wrote: »

Can I join also? I'm a Mom to two amazing boys, 9 and almost 7

Of course you can! Welcome!