Hi! I am a mom of a wonderful 15 month old little girl. I work full time outside of the home and take care of my daughter by myself during the week (her dad works out of town and is mostly only home on the weekends). Being a mom is the best thing in the world to me and one of my top reasons for wanting to get in shape is to raise a healthy active child with hopes that she wont have to struggle with weight as I have for most of my life.

Hello all! My name is Amy, and I'm a SAHM of an 18 month boy. My husband works night shifts so it's really hard to find time during the day to get some workouts in. I'm looking forward to this group! <333

Hi , everyone .... My name is Stacy i'm 26 and I'm a mother of 2. a girl 4yrs old (amber )and a boy almost 1 (mason)... plus we have 3 dogs =/ our house is very busy ... to top it all off I work full time at Tyson Foods as a clerk... I start my day at 4am get up get ready and then get both kids up and get them ready . We must leave the house at 5 am to be to their daycare by 530 so I can make it to work by 6 am .... I don't get off work til 330 (i work 6 days a week) and then go get the kids , go home cook , clean , feed kids , then it's bath time and then before i know it its 730-8 and time for them to get to bed... I find I have very little time for me so finding time to work out YEAH RIGHT !
some are probably wondering what about my guy well he was on nights ... he just recently got a first shift job so i'm hoping things get better soon!

I'm Emily, 30, Atlanta - mom of 2 boys, an almost 4 year old and a 5 month old. I'm trying to shed the rest of this baby weight - 10 pounds to get where I was when I got preggo and then 15 more to an overall goal, so 25ish pounds to go! I work full time, have a great supportive husband who helps out a LOT!

I love being outside, running, biking, hiking anything outside really. I'm currently on week 2 of JM's Ripped in 30, finished the Shred last month. I do it in the mornings along with cardio such as Zumba or a treadmill workout. I run on the weekends, now with the time change there is just no light outside in the evenings!!!!

I'm a decent eater, but I still feel like I can be a little bit better about that and this would go quicker!! I enjoy life and my boys more than anything in the world!! I just signed up with MFP a couple of weeks ago.

......and a boy almost 1 (mason)

One of my twins is named Mason!

Hi! My name is Kirsty and I am 21 years old. I am married and am a mom to a wonderful 2 1/2 year old little boy. I am actually planning on homeschooling him too, so it is wonderful to see some other homeschooling moms in this group. :bigsmile: I am currently a full time nanny during the week, but this coming summer I am going to switch over to babysitting in my own home. I am looking to lose about 30 more pounds. I find it hard to fit working out into my schedule, especially since I work 50+ hours per week. By the time I get home at night I am so beat and I just want to relax and enjoy my family. :ohwell: SO I am really working on finding a balance between things right now.

Hey all!!! I'm a 44 year old mom of two beautiful daughters 23 & 21. Both are getting ready to graduate from college with degrees in Early childhood Education and Nursing. Yep, I'm proud of my girls. I work out in the morning, find it the easiest time for me. However, lately I have not been " in the mood" finding it easier to hit the snooze alarm or just tell myself " it's too early or just go into work and run later". So I'm looking forward to the support from this group.

Hi I'm Jade

I am a 40 year old SAHM of an 11 year old daughter. . I am currently in school to become a trainer and also run a business out of my house. . so busy a lot. . I have to get my body back to be respected as a trainer and I have a long way to go. . and then I am going to follow that certification up with a degree in nutrition. . So that said I just loved the title and description of this group.

I look forward to getting to know you all. Huggles and God bless.:flowerforyou:

Hey everybody!!!! I'm a 34 year old mother of two. Jacob is 3.5 and Ava is 20 months. I work full time as a teacher. My husband works nights and weekends and is home during the day with the kids- so when I get home its like tag you're it and we switch. I get up at 4:30am in the morning in order to get my workouts in. I'm a runner by necessity- never thought I would be, but honestly I am a much better teacher and mommy on the days I run. I lift weights at home after my runs. I am up to 5 miles a day in 44 minutes (so less than a 9 minute mile). I run 5Ks during the warmer months and am really proud of the progress I've made.

I have about 10-15 more pounds to go (depending on how I feel) and would really like to lower my body fat % to 20% or less.

Hello! I'm Patrice and I am 39 and the mother to 4 children, 18, 8,7, 5. Two boys and two girls so I have a matched set (the boys are the oldest and youngest). I work full time in the medical field (cardiac). I have been on MFP for alittle while and have found it to be a great tool to help me lose that extra weight I have been dragging around all my life and glad to meet others who are interested in shedding weight and getting healthy!

Hello everyone!
My name is Elvia. I'm a 33 yr old mother of three kids: daughter, Eirian (pronounced I-Ree-On), 12; Sons, Damyon (10) and Zachary (7). I also have a full time job on top of being a mother. I'm also a wife.
I am trying desperately to motivate myself to work out every other day at least. It's hard. I get up in the morning at around 6:15am, get my stuff together before waking the younger two for school (daughter gets up on her own most days). I am at work from 9am to 6pm every weekday. I have about a 40 minute commute every day so I'm not home until almost 7pm. Boys are in bed by 8:30pm so I have about an hour and a half to make sure homework is done, showers are in, and I get my cuddle time.

I did figure out that I really enjoy getting outside and jogging (more of a walk/jog). However, it's getting cold out so I'm not sure how often I'll be out now. I don't have a treadmill or elliptical. I can't afford a gym membership so I'm kinda stuck. I try dvds - do some Tae Bo every once in a while - but I get bored very easily.

I need to find something to keep me entertained.
Hopefully you all can help!

Just joined the group - I'm a 38yo mother of two. I have a 9yo daughter and 7yo son. I work full time as an assistant principal. I attend graduate classes at night. I have my hands full!

I'm a mom of a busy 4 year old girl. I'm married, a full-time college student, and work part-time as well. I do triathlons but since it's off season, I am focusing on running. Just started training for my first half marathon. I strength train as well, but not as much as I should. I just reached my GW this week and I'm focusing on losing BF now.

Hello sweaty mommas out there! Room for one more?

My name is Rachel (or FunkBunny, which ever, i answer to both) I'm mom to 3 awesome kids, my two boys ar 11 and 7 and my step daughter is 8. I work full time outside the home and play roller derby. the majority of my calorie burn comes from derby practice, but my goal is to get in 20 - 30 minutes of cardio on my non derby days and core strengthening 6 days a week.

Nice to join in with you all!

Rachel
FunkBunny #83 Chemical City Derby Girls

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I have a friend that plays roller Derby near Philadelphia, PA. She LOVES it and it looks like so much fun!! I used to roller skate, but I think I have too many back injuries to get into derby. Burns lots of calories, though, I bet.
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It does! We practice for 2 hours and I wear a HRM during that... usually between 600-700 each session. Doing that 2x a week is a wicked burn!