Parents. You might want to try this.

WolffEarl

Remember the times when your little ones were always running away from you while you frantically tried to catch them. Or the times when your now slightly older kiddos where hard to catch and get back home as they race around on their bikes. Now it is time to enlist them in your weight loss/ increased fitness journey. Every time you feel cravings for some "sinful" food (chocolate, extra cheese, a bucket of peanut butter, whipping cream straight from the canister) coming along, you marshal your kids. Tell them: "Mom (or dad) needs your help". Here (Son or daughter) grab the chocolate (peanut butter, whatever), stick it in your back pack and now run, run away from Mommy (or daddy) and don't you let me catch you" Give them a one minute head start. Now go ahead and hunt them down. By the time you catch them (if you catch them) you might just have burned those calories. Of course this will also let you decide how really really badly you want that treat. Just imagine their glee escaping from you. And if you are simply too fast for them, allow them to escape on the bike with a wagon pulled behind them with that slice of pizza tantalizingly out of reach.
Best of all both you and the kids get to exercise. Life is good.

kristinlough

Now if only I could teach my mini dachshunds to do this! They'd love it

Fit4Vet

:laugh: love it

forkeeps

That is fantastic!! LOL

red01angel

Now if only I could teach my mini dachshunds to do this! They'd love it

Haha, same here...only with my toy fox terrier!

Great idea!

CallMeMamaBoo

I don't think I could trust my daughters... they would end up being the obese ones with a chocolate ring around their mouths. LOL

Tzavush

I think this sounds positively wonderful. And a ton of fun!!
I haven't yet felt those mad cravings, but I think even to pretend so I can give them a reason to feel like they really needed to run far and fast so I couldn't reach them, it would be worth it.

kristenheet

That is great. I think my 14 year old would have it eaten by the time I caught him! LOL

theresnoeggs

yup, my kids would just eat it the minute they were out of my grasp!

Though tonight, we played a family game of "soccer" (basically playing parents vs. kids and keeping ithe ball from each other) and I don;t think I have had that much fun with them in months! By the time a half hour was up and we needed to get in for dinner we were ALL covered in sweat, and I kept my heart rate around 150-160 the whole time.

Seeing three little giggle faces was enough to get me to WANT to chase them,