Hi I'm Shalea 21 yrs young. (Birthday dec 11th) Married for almost 4 yrs (anniversary dec 15th) and have a daughter that will be 3 at the end of the month. I go to school full time online going for ultrasound tech. I am currently at 245 and want to be 130 and at least 180 by next summer. I'm always looking for fun and exciting ways to exercise and look forwar come up withd to all the ideas people will

I'm Heather... full time Mom to two school age kiddos, full time wife to a full time worker and a full time student. Time is one of those things I never have... and don't need to list the things everyone does everyday to say even finding 30 minutes is tough. I am lucky enough (this semester) to have time before classes each day to hit the gym for 30 minutes. I'm always looking for more outside support (family ALWAYS supports me) as I keep on track to my fitness goals!!!


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Thats fantastic that you're in it together!

Hi, ive been on mfp for almost 12mtsh now. my biggest issue is with my abs - or lack there of. i am a working mother of 5 children aged 2, 6, 7, 10, and just turned teen 13. i work from home running my hubbys farming buisness so this is normally done after hours when the kids are in bed. at least once a week i am up until about 2am to catch up on all the book work! i had to cut my exercise time about 4-5mths ago as it just dosent fit in with my family. Mornings ususlly dont work as i am up so late, i am not a morning person. i use the local gym and run. mon/wed/fri are heavy lifting days, tue/thur/sun cardio. each session takes 1-1.5hrs. i currently weigh 132lb. im not a scales person so i cant tell you how much i would like to lose - i just want my abs and to look fit - visiable muscle without flexing!! this has always been my goal. i tore my abdo muscles with my second baby and they have still not repaired. 9 pregnancies in 10 years will do that to you! I'd love to hear from others on time management and any ab exercises that might help

Hello, my name is Dorothy and I am the mother of three girls ages 8, 4 and 2. They definitely keep me busy to say the least! My husband has a demanding schedule and while he helps me when he is home I am the primary housekeeper and all other things.. I was able to find my sanity by joining the gym!! I can leave the kids at the daycare and have an hour or two to myself!! It took me so long to realize that I am aloud to have time to myself. I now try to make it a priority because it makes me happy, and if I am happy I can be a better mom and wife :-)

Hi, you sound to be in a similar situation to me. I actually lost quite a lot of weight after giving birth but my boy is 14months now and the weight is creeping back on. He self weened at 13 months so no more breastfeeding to help me use the calories! I'm around 85kgs at the minute and would love to get down to 70kgs. Did you actively try to lose the 9kg through diet and exercize or was it just day to day being a mum that helped you?

I am Rae and a 39 yr old mom to an 11 yr old, 4 yr old and 3 yr old. I also babysit for 15 mo old twins and their 10 day old sister as well as another 4yr old. Though my husband and I are not in the weight loss battle together we are definitely in the kid life together! We even serve together with jr. high ministry at church. I have fibromyalgia which is why I babysit instead of work outside of the home. I hit my all time high of 217. I was only 206 the day I delivered my last child after being on full, strict bedrest for 29 weeks! This is insane for me. I look forward to chatting with you all.

Hello, I am a father of 3 but only one (the most active one) lives with me.
I am a full-time Soldier, and I need to stay fit for my job, but I want to stay fit for myself and my family. My life is crazy and my schedule is inconveniently flexible. In 2005 I had right ankle ligament reconstruction and since then working out always gets interrupted by pain. Now I understand the no pain no gain aspect, but I need the community motivation. I need the peer pressure to get fit.
Soon enough I will start on a new career path that demands me to be even more physically fit than the average Soldier.

I am in The Army. Been in for 11 years now.
Tell your sister to make sure the juice is worth the squeeze and to get as much juice as she can regardless of how long she stays in.
Everyone need encouragement once in a while.

That is awesome. LOL I am trying to stay away from an amazing German bakery in town....

Hi! I'm Heather, I'm a 30 year-old work-from-home mom to an 8 month old baby girl. I'm a fashion writer. Married 2.5 years to my husband who teaches at a local university. I'm on the crunchy end of the spectrum when it comes to the babe. We breastfeed, co-sleep, baby wear, yada yada. I've managed to make it down to my pre-pregnancy weight, but would like to shave off some extra pesky pounds I've been carrying around for a few years.

I recently cut my workload a bit so I could do a little more focusing on raising my daughter and getting out and about. Sometimes the homestead and Target just don't cut it for human interaction! Hopefully, this change will also mean more time for long (stroller pushing) walks and Pilates at the Y! Nice to meet everyone!

She gets plenty of baby-wearing time, but we let a new mommy friend try our Boba, so we're working with a ring sling and a stroller for a few weeks. I don't want to hip-carry for a long walk, so stroller it is!