My Little Girl

Yeah.... my wife started the plank challenge a few weeks ago so I've been doing it with her... it only took one evening for both our kids (3 & 5) to get down on the floor with us, grunting, groaning and heavy panting afterwards... lol They constantly ask "is this good exercise?" when doing a headstand or even kicking their legs in the air... congrats on your success story - aka Non-Scale-Victory!

I find my toddler is very supportive of my weight loss. Thats why she keeps nicking my food!

Where is that Like button? These stories are so cute.

Awesome!!! We haven't been successful in expanding our family yet but haven't given up hope. I hope to be down to a healthy weight and in a proper habit so that I can be a better example for my kiddos someday-You can't preach what you don't do. I've actually thought about doing an ongoing letter to my future kids...about how my weight loss journey is like other struggles in life-i.e. you can't take the easy road all the time, work for what's important, etc. Great examples folks!

That's so cute, haha. My kids (2 & 3) do Pilates with me too, it's so funny! I made them some paper mache weights cause they also try to lift my actual ones which kind of terrifies me..

My 9 yr old loves all raw veg. She actually said "Oooooh , can I have one?" When I brought home a bag of tomatoes on Friday. She will eat all of your pink grapefruit and can consume lentils and Brussels sprout by the kilo. Though she is a triathlete she is not thin-she is all curves thanks to our genetics. The only thing we restrict in her diet is how much cereals(grains) and potato she has access to . She has never known processed food at home so she is easy to shop with. I am always stunned when mothers say their children won't eat veggies...as if it is their kid's fault! I used to be silent now I just say "Well,that was your decision". I know that 80% of my own child's bad behavior can be traced right back to mistakes in my parenting.

Very cute.

My daughter is my cheer leader. One cold and rainy day a few weeks ago I asked my daughter (who goes to the gym daycare while I workout) if she thought we should go to the gym first or eat dinner first. She said gym first. After leaving the gym I mentioned that I was starving. And what does my daughter say? "I am too. I was super hungry before we went to the gym. I just knew that if I said dinner first you wouldn't have gone to the gym tonight."

Great success stories. Keep 'em coming.

My daughter is also a lot of my motivation. My desire is that she learns good habits at an early age and does not have to struggle as hard as I have with weight. I figure if I teach and demonstrate a healthy lifestyle, she will incorporate those principles into her life.

So, my daughter is 5, almost 6 years old. My wife works on the weekends (I word during the week). This means we get A LOT of daddy / daughter time on the weekends. We have made the YMCA our hang out place. They have a large kids area with a "McDonald's" style play-scape. She will play in there while I workout. Then we go swimming, they even have a new indoor pool that is open year round. She passes her swimming test to be able to go down the slide last weekend!

The Y is at one end of a walk/run/bike path that is at least 6 miles long. It passes playgrounds, a stream, small lake... along the way. When it's nice out we go on long walks. We are looking forward to the spring and biking the trail together.

She loves to eat good / healthy food (but will get in the rut of eating unhealthy if we don't give, and encourage healthy options). The girls live brussels sprouts, carrots, avocado, and could heat a salad twice a day.

Finally, my daughter was born after my wife and I had figured we would not be able to have kids. She is a blessing. She has motivated me to healthier, exercise regularly, make much better choices at the grocery store, and become a better cook... I hope to return the favor.

A few months back my 3 yr old (then 2 yrs) picked up a black piece of tape and put it around her chest (like a chest strap to a HRM) and said "look mommy. I go exercise. I get fweaty too." LOL
Kids are definitely our shadows

i remember taking my son and a friend (they were about 3-4 at the time) to BK for a treat lunch. this was in the days b/f they had fruit/veg & milk alternatives, so I had brought 2 sippy cups of milk and apple slices. I ordered their happy boxes and set them on the table with the milk and apples and to my delight they both ate the apple slices and drank half of their milk b/f even opening their boxes. :bigsmile:

Way to be a good role model to your kids and also getting the 1lb weights so she can be a part of you. keep up the good work!

When I go running my 3 year old asks to put on her sneakers and runs with me down our long driveway then waves me off at the end. I love it!

Yeah. We can say all the words we want until we're blue in the face, but we lead by example:)

Yeah.... my wife started the plank challenge a few weeks ago so I've been doing it with her... it only took one evening for both our kids (3 & 5) to get down on the floor with us, grunting, groaning and heavy panting afterwards... lol They constantly ask "is this good exercise?" when doing a headstand or even kicking their legs in the air... congrats on your success story - aka Non-Scale-Victory!

This is like my two

That is awesome!!!!