Any Stay @home moms?

Im a stay at home momma! My daughter is 17 mths old! I work out when i can and when i cant i go on walks with my daughter. I usually walk 4-8 miles a day... 2 sep walks if its 8. And i watch everything i eat and my daughter eats what i eat as well. if youd like you can add me!

I work part-time, but I think I relate. Any kind of veggies and dip are great for the kids... I just omit the dip for myself. I always keep veggies on the table (familiar ones, like celery, carrots, grapes, etc...) and look in the grocery store for any "new" kind of fruit or veggie I can find... one that we have never tried before. I Google a recipe for it, looking for those with 5 stars, (or learn how to serve it.. may be that it's not to be cooked) and serve it at the table. We make it something fun, but introducing it as the "mystery" food. I put a dishtowel over it and "reveal" it only after everyone has guessed if it's a fruit, a veggie, what color, if they think they'll like it, etc... I try to make it fun and the kids are excited to see what I've found. Sometimes they'll find something in the produce isle that they are not familiar with and they ask if that can be the mystery food. We wink at each other at the table and make Dad and the sibling guess.

Stay at home mom here!! My son is 9 and in school, so now I stay at home and play mom to other people's children :happy:

Started my journey in September 2010 and am less than 10lbs from goal!

I try not to take anything from my diet, just limit all the things I eat, and my current workout is Zumba dvds 4-5 times a week. It's not easy, but worth it for this heathier, smaller me!!

Good luck on the rest of your journey, you seem to be doing fabulous so far!! :happy:

I am too. I have 3 teens and a 6 year old. I homeschool the six year old, so I am kind of stuck inside when it is cold. I am also taking online classes.

I am! I have 3 little ones, my oldest is 4 1/2 and my youngest(s) turn 2 on sunday!! A big thing that helps me is just packing up the little ones in the wagon and having my oldest bike and go for as long as they can stand it.
I recently started to go to a gym that allows 2 hours of daycare while im there< OMG!! SO iget a small break from the kids and I get to get going with out interruptions.
My kids LOVE fruit and it is a great snack, bananas are my fav, they seem to stick with you for a while!

I am a stay at home mom of two boys 8 and 4....even though my oldest is in school all day I still have a hard time with one to workout. I also struggle with low cal and low sodium lunches. Dinners aren't so good because my hubby is a toothpick and picky so we have the same things as before I just try not to eat as much. So I would love some low calorie lunch ideas.

Way to go to all of you have lost so much weight...congrats!

I'm a SAHM too. I love it! To me it seems easier because making time for working out is a lot easier. I think being at home gives me the time to plan and prepare meals better. I also homeschool. There's always plenty of work to do around here to keep me on my toes.

I'm a sahm too. I have a 9 yr old boy and a 4 yr old girl. I have been blessed with kids that like taking naps, I tend to do things when they nap. Well, my son is school now and my 4 yr old is about done w naps, I think I'm going to do "quite time" this summer so that way I still have "me" time. On the weekends my husband watches them so I can get my fitness on.

I'm excited that we just joined the ymca (they have a promo going on right now where they wave the joining fee [or at least in our area thats what they're doing]). The Y has a childwatch and the kids can hang out for up to 2 hours while I do my own thing.

I also agree w all the other moms; take walks! It's a great way to get a little bit of a work out. When my kids are own the swings I'll do 'push-ups' against the pole of the swing (the one at our park is really wide!) and/or I'll do squats while pushing them (give em a push, do a squat, when you come up they'll be swinging back at you so you give em another push...). I also have a few work-out things for my kids in case the want to work out w me (if I start late and they're getting home from school or waking up from her nap); I have an extra yoga mat, and some cloth wrist weights (I have 1/2 lb and 1 lb ones). (I was doing a toning dvd when my four yr old got up from her nap and I let her use the little 1/2 lb wrist weights and she was working those arms! When daddy got home she was so excited to show him her "big strong muscle arms" lol Oh! and while signing up at the Y she started to do squats while we were filling out papper work! She said "look mommy, I'm excersing my legs!" LOL)

I'm also blessed that my kids want to eat healthy, on most days anyways. I don't know where they get it from 'cause it sure isn't from me! lol Both my kids love milk and fruits and veggies. The like different veggies tho... and my son likes water. ...and my daughter loves "yay-gert" (yogurt). Don't get me wrong, they still like a trip to McD's and like having cokes, but they just usually don't fight w me when I give them milk or veggies. ...So they really help me out!

I say feed your kids what you eat. They'll learn the good habits now and (hopefully) won't have to relearn good-healthy-eatting habits and strugggle the way we are. Do this will also help you out; their bowl of mac n chz or plate of pizza rolls won't be sitting there begging you to eat them!

Feel free to add me if you want

SAHM here! I work out during nap times or after bedtime...sometimes both. Oh and she likes to do Hip Hop Abs with me! She calls it "homework" ........it's so funny!

SAHM here! My hubby is laid off so I am on the lunch sub list at my 5 year old twins school as well as Once a month or so I do demo's for a Moms marketing company. For the most part I am at home with my younger 2 children who are 1 and 2. I LOVE being a Momma and have stayed home with them since i was laid off in Sept of 2004. best thing for me and them I think!

I do a lot of walking. Wii fit plus. My kids LOVE it when I work out and they love to join in. I have been slacking on the work out as of late need to be better. Yogurt is a great snack. I just fell in love with DANNON Greek fruit on the bottom (120 cals) SO yummy and creamy. I also eat alot of popcorn.