Hi! I joined and forgot to introduce myself! Ahhh mommy brain.

My name is Andrea and I'm 43 with 4 kids and a 54 yr old husband. I was 28 when I had our first son, 31 for the 2nd son, 33 for my 1st daughter and 38 with my 2nd daughter. That makes our children age 15, 12, 10, & 5. WE are officially done birthing babies, we fired the swim team and everything! DONE! lol Now the difficult part, raising them up to be fabulous human beings.

I've struggled with weight my whole life. I gained 70lbs with my first pregnancy and I think some of that is STILL hanging around my hips. I also had 4 c-sections so there are no stomach muscles or tone to speak of, just a fugly "meat apron" hanging around my middle. I'm tired of being heavy and tired all the time. My father died young at the age of 44, I'm 43, this is what cinched it for me and finally clicked in my head to do something about my health . And I have! 49lb lost, 61lbs more to lose. Its been difficult juggling fitness goals and family life. I have a big family and my FIL also lives with us. I have been a SAHM for the last 10years but hope to re-enter the job market this September.

Thanks for including me in this group. I hope I have the time to get to know some of you better and cheerlead you on your way to a better life through health and fitness and the struggles of being thought of as your kids grandparent at school events!

Hi, My name is Danielle. I am 42, and my two boys are 6 and 4. I had my first at 35. I did not do too bad losing weight with my first, but after my second I am still struggling to lose weight! It's been very frustrating, though I think I sometimes tend to blame it on my age...but I seem to get injuries every time I try to get more fit! any one else having that problem? I've had back problems, neck, shoulder, foot. Things I never had to deal with when I was younger, but also was fitter. Its like a catch 22 for me. Anyway that is what frustrates me most. I do need to work on my diet a whole lot more as well of course. So I am just getting started again with this. Thanks for adding me to the group. I would love to have some friends on here for support and encouragement!!

Hi all, I'm Nancy. I'm 47 and have a 6 and 4 year old. I do believe I'm more patient being an 'older mom' than when I was in my 20's, but I don't know for sure, I wasn't a mom then.



I also had a miscarriage when my youngest was 1.5. After that I kept gaining weight. It was like my body still 'thought' it was pregnant. That's when I finally got more serious about my health and my weight. I've always been what I call 'skinny fat'. People would say "oh you look fine" but I knew what I was hiding and how its not fine. I still have a goal to lose more gut and gain more muscle. I"m Finally more consistent with my workouts. Not perfect, but better than I ever have been.

I'll be finishing up Less Mills Combat at home in the next two weeks, and starting T25 with a group on 9/9.

I've only read through the first page of intro's so far. Thanks for adding me to this group!