stay at home moms?

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  • HSingMomto7Kids
    HSingMomto7Kids Posts: 345 Member
    Did I miss the stay at home dad thread? :) My daughter is 3. I plan my workouts for when she is in preschool (9am to 12pm) or during nap. We eat healthy as a family, so I am never tempted to eat any of the "kid food". Snacks for her are almonds, cashews, cheese, vitamins, fruit. I try and make it a point to go to the playground at least once a week (good activity for both of us!). Anyways, I do all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, dishes, yardwork, gardening, car maintenance, bill paying, grocery shopping, etc so I consider myself a stay at home mom, i mean dad :P

    That is fantastic!!! Not a lot of sahd, so I think you are doing fantastic. Good for you!!
  • Mandy_Pandy
    Mandy_Pandy Posts: 41
    Can I just say that all you homeshoolers totally rock my socks! I was planning on HSing my almost 1st grader next year but, I decided to try the local private christian school first. If I'm not happy, I plan on pulling him out and doing it myself!
  • slightner
    slightner Posts: 61 Member
    SAHM to two boys 4 and 2.5, definitely hard not to clean up their plates. Since I have been on MFP the dog sure has gained weight but I am losing! lol and I know I will want to snack to I plan them into my day. You would think with all of the chasing the kids we do, us SAHMs would all be thin!
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
    SAHM to 2 but both are in school. One is in 3rd and the other is in 3/4 day preschool. I am home with my hubby during the days (he works 2nd shift) and he keeps me out of the fridge. He is my biggest motivator. If I am sitting around doing nothing he will say "lets go outside and do something" as long as the weather is nice! And I have a little fur baby! In MO.
  • HSingMomto7Kids
    HSingMomto7Kids Posts: 345 Member
    Sometimes when I buy my snacks the kids get into them and then I am left with nothing. So I have started hinding my snacks. lol. My healthy snacks are so much more expensive than their regular snacks are. I do try to keep apples, oranges and bananas around so they can snack on some healthy snacks. When they want more snacks because they are hungry I tell them to drink a glass of water first and they have to wait so long before they can go get another snack and usually it has to be a healthy snack when they do.
    I did want to comment to this. I know that healthy snacks are expensive, but I suggest not to hide them. Let the kids eat them with you. I used to not let the kids eat my healthy snacks too. But then I thought what was I teaching. I want to teach my kids to eat more healthy. I've tried to buy more and more healthy foods. When it is snack time, and the kids want for example a whole fruit fruit bar they do need to ask. I try to keep it stalked, so that they can eat them if I allow popsicles that day. If it's only one left I'll tell them to have a different popsicle. With my 90 calorie Fiber-one brownies every time I turned around there was a box empty, so I started to buy a big box of them at BJ's, and it's cheaper too. I no longer buy vienna fingers. I only buy oreos on total occasion. I'm not sure how many kids you have. I have 5, and with kids the grocceries can get expensive. Try coupons or emailing about coupons. I'm not saying at all that you are not giving healthy choices. I just suggest to involve them in the entire process.
  • EmmieSu
    EmmieSu Posts: 136
    SAHM, in IN! Four beautiful children! (11,6,4, and 2) The oldest 2 are homeschooled. Do you ever feel like you never sit down. I feel like I've been running crazy all day.
  • garp4
    garp4 Posts: 59 Member
    I have been working out M,T,W,Th,F in the mornings after the three older ones go to school. I go to the YMCA and they have childcare for my youngest. I have been doing couch to 5k on M,W,F and zumba on Tues, and Thurs. Seems like now that I am going to the gym, my house is falling by the wayside. By the time I return and shower, I have to run out to do my errands then P is ready for a nap. I know I *should* clean and stuff while he naps, but I really just need to decompress.
  • HSingMomto7Kids
    HSingMomto7Kids Posts: 345 Member
    Sorry don't know how to multi-quote. I am a SAHM to 5 kids, and I home-school 4 out of my 5 kids right now. Ages are 12, 10, 7, 5, and 2 all which will all be having birthdays soon, so soon I'll be a mom to a teenager. I am in Massachusetts. I don't have a tough time with snacking. We do have a time of day that the kids, and I have a snack, so I guess that helps. A lot of times at night after everyone is in bed I do like a snack. As long as I stay in calories all is good. lol I think I answered all. Anyone is welcome to add me!! I always love encouragement and added motivation with others in the same exact boat as myself.
  • HSingMomto7Kids
    HSingMomto7Kids Posts: 345 Member
    Oh and I suggest everyone to involve your kids in work-outs. Tonight most of my kids were on the floor doing a Jillians Michaels work-out with me. Kids love it, and they can be taught at a young age too.
  • Mandy_Pandy
    Mandy_Pandy Posts: 41
    Oh and I suggest everyone to involve your kids in work-outs. Tonight most of my kids were on the floor doing a Jillians Michaels work-out with me. Kids love it, and they can be taught at a young age too.


    That is cute! My kids LOVE to do my exercises with me! LOL! They are too cute doing it!
  • twinmomtwice4
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
    I'm a SAHM in CA! I have boy/girl twins who are 7 and boy/boy twins who will be 5 this Saturday!!

    I usually do my workouts in the afternoon. Usually a workout DVD or if the kids want to go to the park, I'll ride my bike with them and then jog around the park while they play. Win/win for all of us!
  • theskinnyonme
    theskinnyonme Posts: 443 Member
    I work from home (single mom)...working mom paycheck and at home mom life.
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    SAHM of 3 boys (7,4 & 3) freezing her butt off in Ohio.
  • Heidi_M78
    Heidi_M78 Posts: 143 Member
    SAHM to a 4 year old boy and 15month old girl!
    Living in Cape Town , South Africa
  • Reyni
    Reyni Posts: 19 Member
    I'm a stay home mom,, I have 4,, a 13 year old girl, 11 year old girl,, 7 year old boy, and my 2 and a half month old baby girl. trying to lose this baby fat is gonna be hard!!
  • ANeWcRe8N
    ANeWcRe8N Posts: 1,180 Member
    SAHM in Tx.. I have 4 kiddos :)
  • span74
    span74 Posts: 32
    SAHM to two girls ( 2 1/2 and 1) in Wellington , New Zealand
  • cjhamh
    cjhamh Posts: 31 Member
    SAHM here, but I am taking online classes for my MBA. I have a 3 year old boy and 1 year old girl. Right now I have major cabin fever since I stuck inside ALL day....cold weather of WI sucks (even though it could be worse). Looking for any support and motivation if anyone would like to friend me!
  • Sytera
    Sytera Posts: 75
    I stay home with my 3 boys (7y, 4.5y, 6m) and three dogs. I find it very hard to find workout time being home all the time with all these wild ones while my hudband is overseas. I have to fit in little exercises all over the place. Like right now I want to hop on the elliptical but the middle one is yelling at me from bed.
  • mamajillian
    mamajillian Posts: 11
    I stay home with my 4 year old daughter & 1 year old boy. Sometimes my workouts are the only "me" time I get! I usually take one of them with me in the jogging stroller. It's nice seeing other stay at home mom's taking control of their health!
  • amerie711
    amerie711 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm a sahm. I have a 4 yr old son and an almost 9 wk old daughter. I gained far too much weight during my pregnancy. Help!!! Lol
  • change_happens
    change_happens Posts: 491
    arizona
  • Mrs_Padgett
    Mrs_Padgett Posts: 191 Member
    <--SAHM to 2 crazy awesome boys 8 & 4.
  • Mrs_Padgett
    Mrs_Padgett Posts: 191 Member
    SAHM of 3 boys (7,4 & 3) freezing her butt off in Ohio.

    Freezing in Ohio too! But here in Cincy it could be 35 today and 70 tomorrow :P
  • mbeach1977
    mbeach1977 Posts: 275 Member
    SAHM mon of 4 here! 9,8,8,6....plus a 2y/o I keep and I honestly feel that I can count my husband as one of them too...sometimes he's worse than the kids, lol! :wink: :laugh:
  • my2gr8boys
    my2gr8boys Posts: 39 Member
    SAHM in Milwaukee WI. I've got 2 boys.....a 4 yr old in half day kindergarten and a 2 yr old.
  • mollyonamission
    mollyonamission Posts: 268 Member
    I'm a sahm to a perfect little 23 month old daughter. I also have 11 and 13 year old stepdaughter's. Any mommy's can add me
  • trijoe
    trijoe Posts: 729 Member
    Does stay at home dad count? We're a little hard to come by. 9, 7, &7. All girls. I'm so outnumbered.

    When I'm doing well with my eating habits, I make a big pot of tea, and keep that on the counter. When I come in to snack I'll grab that first. Sometimes that's all I need. Plan B if that doesn't work and I actually grab something? Straight to the computer to log it. UGH!!! Logging snacks can be such a pain in the butt! Funny that "laziness" is helping me lose weight...
  • MandeeSue
    MandeeSue Posts: 153
    I am :) SAHM with a year old son, and run a home daycare !
  • mommy2girlies
    mommy2girlies Posts: 56 Member
    I stay home with my 2. And I watch my nephew Mon-Thurs....And yes, I always seem to have the urge to snack when they are!
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