Advice for busy stay at home moms?

Use anything around the home you can for exercise!? Even if it means doing squats carrying your toddler! Ditch the pop n start drinking water! put slices of lemon or orange in it to add taste. iys a start n its all about tiny little steps to begin with!

Get some home DVD's! I haven't hit a gym since I started my journey!

Develop a technology for little kids to burn off older peoples calories. I am sort of positive that might be worth a few bucks.

Chef_Barbell wrote: »

Go to the gym the times hubby is not working.

This!
It will give you a much needed little break too

I am not a mum, so this might be totally wrong, but sometimes we get more creative when dealing with hypothetical situation then dealing with the real one. So, here is what I imagine that could be helpful:

- Walking outside -I am not sure how old the twins are, if they can walk I think it's a nice exercise pushing or carrying a stroller through the park. Kids usually love being outside, exploring word and I think they'll sleep better afterwards also

- Set up a dance time - put some dance music on and shake that *kitten* Kids usually love that kind of spontaneous activities and I think after few times they'll remind you that it's a dance time.

- I am not familiar with it, but I've heard there are a lot of active pc games where you need to move to play, so that could be something interesting to try with your twins.

- Try to prepare lighter meals with more veggies and fiber. I heard it could be hard to get kids to eat that, but I think you have greater chances if you include them into process of food preparation. My little nephews used to love anything that would make them feeling involved. We made jams together, pasta, veggie noodles, homemade salsa...of course, it was easier to do it without toddler to take care of too, and it's much easier to have patience for it when I know that I can return them to their mum

- Not so much an weight loss tip, but I think it becomes useful in the weight loss field also - give them responsibilities appropriate for their age and learn them to handle part of daily chores, like picking up their toys, putting off dirty clothes, fixing their bed (depending on their age). I think both you and them would benefit from it, you would have some more free time, and they would have a great base for adult life.

- Don't think of a weight loss as of something that you do exclusively in your free time, instead of make it a family project where you are building a healthy base for your kids too, from meal choices to active lifestyle.

- Don't get stressed and upset with all things you should be doing and you can't at the moment (like eating x time a day, eating special diet, following a fixed x time a week exercise schedule) and just focus on those things that you can do. Weight loss does not come from the great effort, but from cumulative effect of many small choices over time.

I joined a gym with a daycare when my youngest was a year old. Before that, I bought an exercise bike and would squeeze in exercisr when the kids were napping. Sometimes, I could use it for an hour...sometimes 10 minutes.

I also kept a food journal, so I could target my "bad" behaviors...and I changed those behaviors.

Don't be a plate cleaner! That was my downfall when my son was young--eating whatever he left on his plate...

When I was at home with my son, I was alone with him for a very large part of the day as well. It will depend what you like to do, but I found walking outside, home exercise via calisthenics and/or dvd's (find cheap ones on Varagesale/Kijiji), and just portion control/cutting crap was enough to lose. Do you have a favourite exercise you can start to engage the toddler in?

I am in the same boat as you, I have a 2 year old and a 1 year old. I decided to quit my job and am now going to school to start a new/safer profession. My husband is also gone 12 hours for work almost every day and we do not have any family members nearby, so it's just me. A week and a half ago, I decided to get back on track, so that I can get my body back and just get back into my old healthy lifestyle. I wake up around 7am, get my kids ready with breakfast in their high chairs and workout where I can monitor them. Sometimes, I will also put on their favorite movie and put my youngest in the playpen and workout in the same room as the. I have been eating clean and exercising and have already lost 3lbs, so it is very possible to start your fitness journey even in the busy,hectic stay- at-home mom lifestyle. I make sure to eat a lot of protein and foods with fiber, so I stay fuller longer. I do not buy any unhealthy snacks, drink only water and unsweetened tea, and using the food/calorie tracker on this app has kept me on track lol. It has helped me become aware of everything in my food, so it has been easier to make better choices. I also started following fitness instagramers and youtubers, so that also helps with staying motivated.