Hi

I'm 43 and mum to 2 teenage girls.
I've just started cycling to work in January (which is Summer here in NZ) and that is really helping with my shape if not so much with the weight. It's a great way for me to exercise as once I get home in the evenings and have fed the family my motivation to exercise is pretty low. My challenge is to continue now it's getting dark in the mornings.

Hey there,
I'm 42 and a mom to three kidlets (4-11). I break up my workouts into three parts: I do the treadmill in the am, after I send the oldest two on the bus but before the youngest gets up. Then sometime before dinner, I'll do weights. Then just before bed, I'll do whichever challenge I'm doing that month ( this month it's an splits challenge). My office is at home and I do freelance so I am usually a little flexible but since I am a mom and a freelancer, I never really know what coming at me that day. Breaking my workout up assures that even on the busiest day, I usually get something in. As to meal planning, the kids eat what I eat, protein, salad and a vegetable or two. If they finish their dinner, they get desert. I never get deserts (unless you count a glass of wine, which I do!). And I always finish my dinner. Haha.

I'm 44 and we have a 9 year old and a10 year old.
I balance work/home just the same way as my husband does. Whoever is home first does the dinner, between us we do the drops/collections of children and in the weekends we give the house a clean. And whenever we find time, we try to squeeze in a workout (me more than him, come to think of it, he prefers the couch!).

HI!! I am a 45 year old mom of 3 girls - 14, 11 & 7. I am a stay home mom but trying to get into teaching pilates since i am certified. I recently had a prophylactic mastectomy with reconstruction so my exercise has been limited. I started spinning and doing pure barre. I'm having a hard time getting my food on track. Would love to hear how you guys balance it. I would love to start taking yoga too but not sure where to start!!!

I'm not 40 yet, I've just turned 39 this week, but I'm a Mam to a 4.5 year old and nearly 3 year old, I also work 3 12 hour shifts per week. I try to eat as healthy as I can, but do cheat sometimes especially if I'm really tired. I'm trying to exercise 3-4 times per week on the evenings when I'm not working, with our kids being so young we workout when they go to bed.
I do find the juggling quite difficult, but am feeling determined to lose a few pounds to feel better about myself.
Good luck xx

Hi, I'm a mom of 4. Ages 7-22 have a 2 year old grandbaby. I homeschool my youngest. I walk in the am, and after supper. I also started doing hiit work outs here and there. As time allows. Before bed I'll life 3-5 pound weights for arms. Trying to get everything balanced but it's difficult. But feel better after excercise.

I'm a 41 year old mom of two boys. One is soon to be 18 and the younger one is 15. I also work as a lunch lady at their school so fortunately, I get off work at 2:00 every day which gives me plenty of time to exercise. I use to be a runner but got very burned out with it and I walk 5 days a week now. At least two of those days I do Walk Away the Pounds which doesn't sound like much but it's actually a much better workout than just walking outside (which I really love to do on nice days).

I am 5'1 and, as of a week ago, I weigh 131.5. I started out back in January at 137 so I've lost a little but I've still got 6.5 more to lose and then I'm going to assess whether or not I want to lose more. This is the smallest I've been since I got pregnant for the first time so I've at least accomplished that.

Hi, I'm a 46 year old mum to 3 kids (nearly 11, nearly 9 & nearly7). I do weight training 4 days a week in the morning when they are at school and try to fit a couple of home workouts in during the week too. I'm planning on starting to jog when the night's get lighter and drier (early spring here in the UK so dark & dismal still). Nice to meet you all ☺

I'm a 39-year-old single mom to a 4 year old. Literally all my time is at work or with him. Lots of walks, sometimes he rides his bicycle while I walk, adventures, and playtime for exercise.

I am five feet eight and 137 pounds most days with rare days of being 135 to 138.

pigwig13 wrote: »

Hi, I'm a 46 year old mum to 3 kids (nearly 11, nearly 9 & nearly7). I do weight training 4 days a week in the morning when they are at school and try to fit a couple of home workouts in during the week too. I'm planning on starting to jog when the night's get lighter and drier (early spring here in the UK so dark & dismal still). Nice to meet you all ☺

I'm in the uk too, I'm planning on starting to jog again when it's lighter on a night, like you've said it's too dark and wet at the moment x

Hi all,

I am 43 with 4 kids, ages 5-12. I work full time out of the house. I do my best to bike or walk to and from work to get some exercise done. I go to the gym at night for a little me time. I teach spin weekly and schedule a short workout (yoga/stretch) at work during my lunch break.

I have found that meal planning is key.

41 with 3 kids. One grown and out the house. Two almost 13yr olds still at home. I work full time outside the home. I strength train 4x/week in the mornings before work and commute to work by bike as often as possible. I've recently started adding a Yin Yoga session in nightly to try to work on my mobility/flexibility. It's reallllly bad. Luckily my kids are pretty self-sufficient and get themselves up and ready for school, walk the dogs, etc then ride their bikes to/from school. They are responsible for their homework and personal spaces, doing laundry, etc. We have a maid come in weekly to deep clean. I meal plan/prep ahead of time so that there isn't much to do once I get home.

When my oldest was younger, he was in so many activities and we volunteered for everything that we were busy all the time; Never home in the evenings. We got burned out on that that we never pushed the younger ones to do any after school activities. If they really wanted to, we would, but they had to ask and commit. Life is much easier now.

Also, we made the decision to move closer to our jobs to add hours back in our day that were spent commuting. We paid more and got less, but it was totally worth it.

I have a 9 and 12 year old. I go to dance class 2 - 3 times a week and pilates 2 times a week. It's really hard to find the time to exercise but I am much happier when I do and the weight just won't move without it. The family all eats more healthily but I skip the carbs at dinner and eat mostly salad with a little protein. This seems to be helping.

I'm feeling really drained at the moment, I've been poorly on and off for the last 3 weeks, and now I've started with another sore throat