Any parents of toddlers/babies for weight loss support/tips.

I have 7 children ages 14 years to 2 years old. MY husband has lost 52 pounds and I 87 pounds now. Add me if you want. I include the kids in my exercise I work from home as a writer. I have a very busy schedule.

I only have one - a 2 year old - and work full time, and I know how crazy the schedule can be! For me, it seems like there is no time for anything else, so I can imagine how busy you must be!

I have 7, 3, and 1 year old it's sooo tough and it takes discipline with motivation. Good luck!

I have a one and a half year old and work part time (28-30 hours) on overnight shift. Never get enough sleep, I dream of the day my child (who I plan to homeschool) sleeps until 11am lol. Lost 49 pounds, looking to lose another 50+ (sitting right around 194 now) and tone up, hopefully before bathing suit and shorts season 2014!
Edited to add that anyone is welcome to add me as a friend!

You can add me as a friend. I have one 2 year old little boy and work full time. My hubby works 2 jobs so he is not around much to help with the house, cooking, shopping, cleaning, and caring for our son. I completely understand on how hectic a day is and my day typically starts at 5:30am and ends at 8:30pm. I work 9 hour days to get one day off during the week every other week. That one day has kept me sane! In order to keep up- I plan, plan, plan. Well, most times. I shop on Sundays and chop as much veggies I can and put them into plastic baggies. This helps with prep work and when I have munchies. I have an idea of what the menu will be for the week so I don't go for fast food or use microwave meals. I work early to get out early. I use my 4:10pm-5:10pm to work out. I have been (not consistently) lifting 3 days a week and running the other 2 days. Then it's round 2 with picking up my son and cooking dinner (I strive for fresh veggies and lean proteins) and we eat together. Now we usually play in the yard and walk around the block with our dog, and do some cleaning. It's the little things that help like being active with my son, making prepackaged veggies to cook or eat, keeping healthy breakfast options at work, and telling everyone I get out at 5:15pm so I have that one hour to work out. Oh and taking one day a month to do something I enjoy- it doesn't take up the whole day so I'm still productive, but I do "me" time.

Hi!! Feel free to add me! I'm a mom of 3 (ages 15, 5, and 3!) and I work full-time, so I DO understand "busy"! My alarm goes off at 5AM and that's when I get my day started with some exercise! I sure would love to meet some new people and be a part of all us crazy moms sticking together and encouraging each other! DJ

I have 3 children age 19, 11, and 9 months. I am over 35 now and being pregnant it seemed like all I did was gain weight. I struggled with weight loss with my 3rd baby even after modifying my diet. I generally keep my calories at 1400-1600 a day. I saw nutritionists and personal trainers. I was running up to 2 1/2 miles per day and taking boxing classes but I just couldn't lose any weight and sat at 209 forever. My nutritionist said I was 42% FAT!!! Ugh!! What a nightmare to hear. Finally after struggling, I found that weight lifting at home for 30 min a day is what is helping me lose the weight. Once the baby is in bed, around 8:30pm I turn on my guilty pleasure show on Netflix and go through my little routine. All I use are dumbbells. Since I started 2 months ago I have noticeably lost inches off my tummy and thighs and finally the scale has moved. There is a lot of evidence on the web that supports weight lifting vs cardio as an huge source for weight loss. Read up on it. I am glad I did!

2 kids here! 4 and 21 months! Luckily my hubby is a teacher so he picks them up from daycare since I work 9-5 at a desk. I go after the kids go to sleep. There is just no way I can get up. NOT a morning person. My work also has a fitness club and we run together. We are doing a marathon relay in 6 weeks! Yikes! There is a bunch of us who diet together and run after work or take walks at lunch. We also have a cafe 4 floor up and we never take the elevator. Also, we aren't allowed to have food in our offices so that helps. When you have to get up and walk through the building to get food you don't really do it too often. Support is very important!! Good luck! Add me if you like.

I have three kids and work full time as well. there are never enough hours in the day. feels good to know that there are other parents in the same boat as me. for me it is hard to eat healthy, we are so busy that i find my self just grabbing something on the go. i am also new to this site hoping it will help me stay motivated to reach my goals.

Hi!

I have a 10 month old and I have about 100 pounds to lost. I study full time and I work 1-3 days a week in a visitor host/admin role. My husband and I share childcare between the two of us, he is studying towards his PhD full time. We're on a very low income, in a one bedroom flat and I find time to do anything other than cardio hard to find!

I'd love to be friends with any other mums (or dads, or anyone really!) as I am a social person by nature and I have a lot of weight to lose!

I have a 13 month old, feel free to add me!

I'm 30 and a SAHM to my two boys, 2.5 years and 6.5 months. I may not work but they keep me extremely busy, especially my high needs baby. So I try to squeeze in a workout during morning nap time and we try to get out for a hike/walk in the afternoon. I have about 17 pounds to go until I reach my first goal weight then maybe another 10 after that

Feel free to add me, too - was just on here thinking I needed some more support in my circle. I'm 31 and have a daughter who just turned 3 and another who just turned 1. I work 40 hr/week at a desk job, but including daycare drop-off and commute, I'm gone every day from 7a- 530 or 6p. My husband's hours are the same, but he has a more physically demanding job so he's exhausted when he walks in the door every day.
What helps me... really just 2 main things:

-Pre-plan as much food as possible... I prep things for salads on the weekends so all week I can just throw one together to take for lunch. I also live on fruit, nuts, and Luna bars (or something similar) for snacks. These things are quick, easy, and the best part is they're saved on my food tracker right at the top so I don't have to dig for them!

-I am up to work out at 445a, before anyone else is up & needing attention. I was a night owl, but in order to do any sort of regular working out I had to change that. It sucked at first... I really thought I was going to die of exhaustion the first day, but after just a few days I was so tired I went to bed earlier & earlier... now my husband and I have just a couple of hours together after the girls go to bed (or an hour if I'm really tired!) and I miss some of my fave prime time TV shows, but it's worth it to be able to do what I need to do! I also don't take away any of my precious "awake time" from my girls. I told myself at first I'd do it for 1 month and if I still hated it I'd quit. By the end of week 2 it wasn't so bad anymore. 8 months later, it's still working for me! Also... if you do attempt to do super early mornings, I've found letting myself skip Wednesdays helps. Then it's only crack-of-dawn working out 2 days in a row... since on the weekends I'll wait until closer to 7a to head out to run, or I'll take the girls on a walk later in the day, etc. More flexibility on the weekends!

I hope this helps and you find something that works for you... it may just take some trial & error... just don't give up! I'm only 5-6 lbs lower than my most recent pre-pregnancy weight right now, but if you include all of the weight I gained/lost due to babies, I'm pretty darn happy with that! I've got about 10-15 lbs to go depending on the day, and I'm trying to start strength training more to get rid of some of my squishiness. It's hard, but it's slowly happening!

Some of the mommys were asking what kind of strength training or weight training I do at home for 1/2 hour everyday. This is the routine I am working up to however I use dumb bells instead of Kettle Bells but you get the idea.

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/fitness/photos/calorie-blasting-kettlebell-kickboxing-workout#0

These are great routines because they work the entire body and core.