Mom's and Dad's looking for support

So, one of the reasons I started looking at my own health was to keep up with my kids. I have a 14 yo, and 12yo daughters, and an 8 yo son. Well, I can't keep up with them any more. Let me explain. It is not due to lack of exercise. They have gotten too fast.

A couple of years ago we joined the local running club here in town. When we all started, we were running 10:30 - 11:00 minute miles. Well, not my wife. She was still running 8-9 minute miles. Unfortunately, my work schedule changed and I wasn't able to participate as much as I would have liked. But they were able to keep going. My daughters now average 8:30-9:00 min miles for 3-4 miles at a time, and my son 8 - 8:30 miles. I'm still back at 9:00-9:30. lol. My oldest made the varsity cross country team as a freshman this year, my other daughter took 6th place in her cross country meet this past weekend, and my son took 4th. I guess that is a good problem to have right?

So, I am gonna have to step up my game I suppose, because now I really cant keep up with them.

mariekathleen78 wrote: »

Stay at home mom of 3 girls, ages 12, 10, and 3. My 12 year old is very hard to motivate in getting her to move more. My 10 year old is working on her purple belt in karate and is on their tournament team. Placed 2nd in girls sparring at the state competitions. My 3 year old has a yellow belt, lol. I kid you not. And I do kick boxing at the same dojo.

That is awesome. So nice to hear when kids are engaged in an activity. Yellow belt at 3 is fantastic. I only made it as far as my red in Tae Kwondo. When I joined the army I had to join a different Dojang. After a few months, I learned that the instructor didn't practice what he preached, so I quit attending. I haven't been able to find one I like or have the time to finish.

Good morning and happy Friday! The weekend is almost here. What do you have planned?

My daughter has the state cross country meet Saturday morning. In the afternoon I think we might head out to the pumpkin patch and grab us a few pumpkins, carve them up, and be ready to go. Sunday I am off to Mile High Stadium for the Broncos/Chargers game. Hopefully the Broncos will put on a better show then they did the other week against them. I'm sure I will have a workout or run in there somewhere.

Keep pushing forward, and have a great weekend.

I wanted to ask you. Do you like salads, but struggle to bring everything you want for it to keep it from getting squishy. Have you ever tried using mason jars for meal prep? They are great to store salads for the week because they keep the ingredients fresh if you layer them properly. And when you're ready to eat, all you have to do is shake 'em up!

I don't have any mason jars, but I practice the same approach in ziploc containers. It works pretty well. Just make sure your lid is on good

Here are a few tips for creating the perfect mason jar salad:

Pour dressing in the bottom. That way your veggies stay crunchy and fresh.
Layer heartier ingredients like carrots or beans after the dressing.
Pack your greens on top.

How many of you have tried this already? What did you think?

bandbmc wrote: »

Mom of two boys (ages 9 and 6). I work in education from from 7-3 and then go to my second job as taxi, tutor, cook, maid, and referee (see two boys). My hubby works from about 7-8pm, so everything during the week lands on me. I am very rarely able to fit in a workout, but finding a bit of success using the 30 day shred videos (although I miss my running days!)
Feel free to add me! I love getting and giving support from other parents!

You sound just as busy as us. My wife is a school psych, so she works from 7-3...4 as well. I work evenings from 3pm -11pm, so I can help with the kids in the morning, but miss all of the after school activities. It is not my ideal schedule, but it works. This allows me to get my workouts done in the morning a little easier. Thanks for sharing.

Have you ever played the 5 Why's Game? If you have kids, I bet they have.

Do this for a goal you're thinking about striving for.
Ask yourself why.
Then ask yourself why again....

Do this for a total of 5 times and you'll get to the route of why you want to do that. It will open your eyes to the true meanings behind it.

Example.
I want to lose weight. Why?
I want to feel better. Why?
I want to be able to play with my kids like the other fathers/mothers do. Why?
Because I hate it when I can't do something with my kids. Why?
Because my kids matter to me. Why?
Because I want to be around for them for a long time, and want them to be a good role model for them.

There you have it. Now you know why you want to lose weight. Now do something each and every day to remind yourself of that why. Take a picture of your kids. You won't give up now when it gets hard.

If you're comfortable enough, post below something that you used this method with, and what you've realized is your "Why" for that goal.

Why is making a commitment to your goals so hard? Why is it that so many others can stick with it, and others can't? My thoughts....Support! If you don't have support, accountability, someone to help keep you going through the hard times, then you skip a day, then another day, then a week, month, so on and so on. The next thing you know, it is 3 months later, you haven't accomplished what you said you would, and feel defeated!

Don't do that! Not this time. Now is the time to make the decision to stay loyal to YOUR cause, and fight for what you deserve. Find someone to support you. Your spouse, sibling, close friend, whomever. If you can't find anyone, than follow me! I'll support you as long as I can. If your making the commitment, stay loyal to it and fight on!!!

What is a goal you are committed to?

Azercord wrote: »

Dad of two boys ages 4.5 and 3. When the first one was born I gained more pregnancy weight than my wife and topped out at 230 lbs, since then I've done the up and down that most people do until about a year ago when I really focused in on my diet. I'm now 165 and in maintenance and I don't plan on going back.

Working out for me is the easy part of the equation since for some reason I have a really good inner motivational voice that doesn't like breaks. I've also slow built a good home gym in my garage so no more motivating myself to get to the gym (always the hardest part) and I do a lot of bodyweight exercise now as well.

Looking for other Mom and Dad friends to commiserate with because we all know that most of our stress comes from our kids and they are worth all of it but it helps to complain and know that you are in good company.

Thanks for sharing. I too work out at home. It fits my busy lifestyle much easier. Congrats on losing and getting to the maintenance point. That is great!

cornpop23 wrote: »

I'm a mom to a 1yr old and I greatly underestimated how difficult it would be for me to lose weight. I'm new and needing help! Add me!! And please tell me how to add people! Thanks

If someone tells you you can add them, click on their user name to go to their page, then click on add friend and it will send them a request. I suggest adding a comment in the request just to be courteous.