Moms who have lost the weight without the gym!

bhalter

I understand! We're getting married in 11 months and have an 8-year-old. I work full-time and the fiance is a full-time student and works part-time. I refuse to buy a gym membership (and would need a babysitter if I got one anyway) and so I've built up a little arsenal at home: a set of hand weights, several exercise DVDs, a yoga mat, and my workout clothes. I feel like separate "workout" clothes help put me in the "hey, this is my fitness time now" mindset and I'm able to get pretty good workouts in with a variety of DVDs.

Dtho5159

I have 2 kids (almost 7 and 4) and my mom and i had gotten a gym membership in 2009 to keep eachother accountable. Weeeellll we barely used it LOL. I do all my workouts at home. between zumba, kickboxing, low impact aerobics and tae bo movies, Im pretty set. we walk when its nice weather and play tennis at a nearby park.

angela72023

If you have a Wii or Xbox, the Just Dance or Dance Central games are awesome! If you have Netflix, there are a ton of streaming workout videos. If you have a DVR and cable, lifetime and a couple of other channels have early morning fitness shows you can record and work out to. Good Luck!

ANeWcRe8N

Ok, so I am needing some inspiration (I haven't lost anything this last week!)

Moms (or even non-moms), how have you lost the weight without going to the gym everyday? I have 2 little kids and are a one income family, so I can't afford to go to the gym. What kind of exercises did you do to lose the weight? What have you been doing to tone up? How did you change your eating habits? How much weight did you lose? Pictures are always a plus! And thank you so much!

I'm a sahm of 4 and we are also a one income family so I cant really afford a gym membership (besides PF but I still have no sitter) so I use workout dvds, some dumbbells, and my body weight. I often use the wii (zumba). My eating habits.. I wouldn't say I eat "clean" but a lot cleaner than before. I still eat the things I enjoy but just in moderation. So far I've lost 58 lbs (duh my ticker hehe). It is very possible to lose the weight at home just gotta work hard and really want. I'm very proud to say I have come this far without the GYM lol Feel free to add me if you'd like or for support.

jnance82

I am a single mom with one income myself. I have a 10 y/o and a 2 y/o that keep me extremely busy. I do all things Jillian Michaels. I started in Oct 2011. I have done 30DS, 6 Week Abs, Ripped in 30 (which I started all over again today, but am doing the advanced moves this time), and Killer Buns and Thighs. Starting today I will be doing Ripped in 30 in the AM before the kids get up and alternating 6 Week Abs and Killer Buns and Thighs after they go to bed at night. I religiously stick to about 1200 calories a day, never more than 1300. I eat all of my calories during the day, having a protein shake for dinner every night (except Friday through Sundays ) This is what has worked for me. Not to say this is what will work for everyone, but I'm 7lbs from goal and I'm not gonna rock the boat now! Good luck!



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MrsNoir

I leave the dust to settle for aa couple of days, then I invite a friend to visit me witin less than two hours, then I put the Heart rate monitor, energetic music and off I start to running and tidying around the house, any single thing that needs to go upstairs I do run up the stairs and leave it ther, one by one, mind, depending how much time do I have. I set targets, 10 mins for reach room, including oovering and moping!! gosh, I've lost 19 so far, put on a couple omn Cristmas!

If it's nice and sunny I try to walk into town, speed walking, I try to walk as fast as I can, then one in town I go shopping, and that burns quite a lot. I also do and did some DVDs to stay at home, some are free from youtube, feel free to add me and ask me and see do I progress.

In particular this last week I haven't done any exercise, I only ate a lot less at lunch time, and save the big meal for the evening meal.

kaymd

I'm a SAHM mom of 4. Three of them boys and 1 a girl. I just had my last one 7 weeks ago and right now I am just getting my eating back under control. I started on here in September of 2010 and lost 80 pounds by March of 2011 when I found out I was pregnant with my 4th baby. I lost all of it without a gym membership. I have a treadmill at home, took LOTS of walks and used my stairs and Wii. I also used a stability ball, resistance band, jump rope and some dumb bells and made my own circuit training using a deck of cards which the three older kids really got into. Right now with the 4th one I am struggling to find time to exercise but I know soon I will be able to find the right balance and will be able to really get back into it again.

ANeWcRe8N

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Check out Pinterest.com for workouts you can do at home. I know---it sounds crazy, but there are some really great ones on there. And they have a TON of recipes that are low fat, on the WW plan, etc.

I agree.. I just pinned a whole weeks worth of workouts yesterday

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carrotstick2012

I have five children and lost weight easily and quickly without the gym. Because three of them were always there I had to work around them. My mainstays were:

1/ Walking the older two to school and walking to pick them up again.
2/ Taking the younger ones swimming twice a week. It is quiet then so while they swam around, I did short lengths in the children's pool once a week. The other time I took them to a facility where they have a dive pool and swam with them in that. You can't touch the bottom and if you don't allow yourself to touch the sides very often, you get an awesome workout. That was great for toning.
3/ I had a treadmill in front of the TV. They could watch TV for an hour while I was on it. Won't do them any harm if you put a DVD on for them if you are doing things with them the rest of the day, you are right there and the TV keeps you distracted and interested in something while you work out. The rule I made for myself was that I couldn't stop till the timer on the treadmill said 30 minutes had elapsed and anything over that was a bonus. I usually did 40 - 60 minutes.
4/ I wasn't counting calories but made sensible food choices and watched my portions.

It worked really well for me and I even got rid of the baby tummy I thought was a permanent feature.

ilike2moveit

Heyyy I never used a gym either, I really like the 30 day shred cause the work outs were quick. I have a son and I work 5am-11am, so the only time I had to myself I didnt want to exercise like crazy and not have anytime for myself to just read or do whatever I wanted before the next work day began. So I'd do the 30 day shred for 20 mins and have the rest of the night to myself. I made sure I stayed within my calories on MFP. At my heaviest I was around 240 and got down to 160. So don't be discouranged it is totally attainable without a gym membership. =]

My before and after.




You look great!

missyont

workout dvds!! you can get some for 5 bucks

letmebeda1_wechange

hi i'm a single mom and don't have the money to go to a gym and don't have the money to buy the machines either. importantly start with the intake if water, then lil by lil you start eating clean, I do alot of dancing in the house, walk alot and you can now use youtube for exercises. I do have some dvd's at home I use. and I have lost 20 pounds in 1 month. if i could do it so can you. just move more. put your favorite music and move that body. and for toning right now i'm using a stretchie band and it is working well. one day at a time you will do just fine.


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