Busy Mom's (new group) week 1

I would like to be a part of this, I am 31 and have 3 little darlings, 2 boys 5 and 2 and a baby girl of nearly 6 months and I am currently on maternity leave.

I have lost 21lbs so far (5 lbs since joining) and would like to lose another 28lbs if possible.
I do pilates once a week and go to the gym once a week.

I do find it hard sometimes to make sure i have something healthy and could really do with the support.

Good Morning Busy Moms, i am a mom of four amazing kids and 2 amazing step daughters. I work full time in law enforcement and would like to loose about 15-20 pounds by September, and another 10 December. Starting out with small goals. With 6 kids i dont have much time for myself but living a healthier lifestyle is very important to me.

Awesome! I'm married to my best friend just celebrated 10 years. We have 3 kids (2 girls age: 11 and 6 plus our busy boy 4) I have a home based daycare of 12 kids 630-530pm. I also work part-time taking care of 17 income base apartments. I volunteer with youth clubs, president for pta, chair person for parents for a safe prom (long story just got into it when my niece lived with us), relay for life (husband is a 11 yr survivor this october), girl scout leader, and many other activities. I love to run (well after the first mile). I ran my first half and full marathon in January at Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. We're always on the go with softball, soccer, dance, school events, etc... Plus my husband has a job that keeps him busy by traveling. He's gone 1-2 weeks a month. This was a new adjustment in March. It was the first time we ever spent time apart at night. Excited to get to know other crazy busy people like myself! Would be nice to learn tips with keeping on track plus having a crazy life!

I live in South Dakota hot summers and freezing winters. I'm 30 years old and lost 13 lbs since I started using the site in January. Just haven't stuck with it like I should but working hard this week to get back on track!

I'd love to join if possible! We should start a facebook page or something!

I'm a married with two little girls, 3 and 11 months. I live in the Philadelphia, PA area and I'm 31 years old.

I work full time and we are always super busy on the weekends. Especially in the summer!

I'm a 33 year old stay at home momma of 4 children ages 4-11. I teach my children at home too, so I'd say that is pretty much a full time job! I imagine I have slowly gained about a pound a year for the last ten years. The slow gain can really get you in a hurry... you wake up 10 years later and have put on 10 pounds! Yikes! I have been a decently healthy eater in the past, but I do have a sweet tooth and a tendency to eat larger than necessary portions. MfP has really helped me see where I've gone wrong in the past... I just ate TOO MUCH of whatever I was eating at the time. In the past I've never really found an exercise program I can stick with but my friends at MFP have really encouraged me and helped me along this journey. So far I am certainly FEELING more energetic if nothing else and I've only been here about a month!

Before MFP I would try to watch what I ate for a week or two, not see results and give up. It didn't seem to make any difference at all what I ate or didn't eat, the scales stayed the same. I was introduced to MFP by a friend who lost over 25#s using MFP to track exercise and calories and knew I had to give it a try!

I'm ready to start day 11 of the 30 Day Shred tomorrow and I just posted my 10 day results, so I'll share them with you too!

Results after day 10: (6/30,7/5,7/15)

Weight: 122.5, 121, 120.5
Neck: i'm pretty sure they were all 13.5, but for some reason it says 13. i wonder if it won't accept decimals on neck? weird
Waist: skip, 29, 28.5
Bust: skip, 35.5, 35
Hips: 36.5, 36, 35 (WOW!)
Arms L: skip, 11.3, 11.3
R: skip, 10.8, 11 okay, this is a gain, because i now have derringers! - mini gun. hee hee.
Thighs L: skip, 22.3, 21.8
R: skip, 21.5, 21.3
Calves L: skip, 13.3, 13.3
R: skip, 13.3, 13.5
and another measurement that may seem weird, but it is a trouble area for me, so i'm keeping track
Just above the knee L: skip, 16.3, 15.3
R: skip, 13.3, 13.5

It's a slow process and weight loss doesn't come easily for me, so I'm thrilled with these results. I am eager to get a heart rate monitor and a body fat scale so I have a better idea of what's actually happening when the scales don't move, but I'll have to be satisfied with the encouraging hip loss for now! :-)

Can I join? My name is Wendy. I am a teacher, and currently on summer vacation. I have a 2 year old boy named Reynaldo and a husband who refuses to exercise. Anyways, I currently weigh 166lbs. My goal weight is 135. I need alot of motivation. It is so hard to find time to exercise. I plan to jog a 5k in November using the c25k program.

I know you wanted to keep it small - still too late to join? Was hoping for another mama's group to pop up.....finding the life balance very hard, starting to lose motivation. Let me know....

Thanks! Tracy I sent you a message.

I'm a 30 yr old mom of a 5 yr old girl & 17 month old boy. My husband & I both work full time and finding 'me time' is almost impossible. I have horrible mommy guilt. I have a few leftover baby pounds that won't fall off, so I've been turning to MFP for some motivation.

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

~Kim~