Mommies with young kids group

Hello. How old is your son? I have 2 kids, Anna Grace, she is 3 and will be 4 on June 5th, she keeps me very busy. Jacob Quint is 21 months old and will be 2 on July 14th, he is walking and all over the place, also keeps me very busy. I find that I have to get up early in the morning to do my exercise before they get up or when they take their naps.

When I used to work out at home I used to do it with them in the room- Its good to let your kids see you being fit and active-- They would also try and join in which was cute

Now I just go to the gym right after work I lost my motivation in working out at home- But as for some workouts if your kid(s) are small enough put them in a jogging stroller and hit the pavement- do some pushups for strength training- Also there are great dvds that you can try as well

Hello. How old is your son? I have 2 kids, Anna Grace, she is 3 and will be 4 on June 5th, she keeps me very busy. Jacob Quint is 21 months old and will be 2 on July 14th, he is walking and all over the place, also keeps me very busy. I find that I have to get up early in the morning to do my exercise before they get up or when they take their naps.

GO JUNE 5TH!!!!!!!

That's my birthday-- woot woot-- I'll be a wee bit older, though-- 45. :grumble:

Love your kids names--

thanks, they both have Bible names and Jacob's middle name is his daddy's first name.

My kids have Bible names too--
David, Sarah, Faith, Aaron, Rebekah, Hope, Abigail, Joshua and Caleb--

You can't know how many people ask, "Where's Charity? Since we have Faith and Hope-- we thought it a bit hokey to throw a Charity in the mix.

But we love the symbolism of Joshua and Caleb being our (presumably) last two sons, since the story of them in the Bible is so sweet-- they were the only two of the original spies sent into view the Promised Land to ever be allowed to dwell in the land, because of their faithfulness--

Okay-- Bible class over-- :blushing:

Nite-nite--

Hello. How old is your son? I have 2 kids, Anna Grace, she is 3 and will be 4 on June 5th, she keeps me very busy. Jacob Quint is 21 months old and will be 2 on July 14th, he is walking and all over the place, also keeps me very busy. I find that I have to get up early in the morning to do my exercise before they get up or when they take their naps.

GO JUNE 5TH!!!!!!!

That's my birthday-- woot woot-- I'll be a wee bit older, though-- 45. :grumble:

Love your kids names--

thanks, they both have Bible names and Jacob's middle name is his daddy's first name.

My kids have Bible names too--
David, Sarah, Faith, Aaron, Rebekah, Hope, Abigail, Joshua and Caleb--

You can't know how many people ask, "Where's Charity? Since we have Faith and Hope-- we thought it a bit hokey to throw a Charity in the mix.

But we love the symbolism of Joshua and Caleb being our (presumably) last two sons, since the story of them in the Bible is so sweet-- they were the only two of the original spies sent into view the Promised Land to ever be allowed to dwell in the land, because of their faithfulness--

Okay-- Bible class over-- :blushing:

Nite-nite--

I have 2 girls! Makayla Joy, she's 3 & Gabrielle Faith, she's 1. Bible names again! (Well, Michael & Gabriel) But, hopefully you follow me!

I love the Joshua & Caleb story. What a wonderful lesson to teach your children!

Good Afternoon,

We have 3 kids. Our oldest daughter, Tenley, is 6. Our son, Dylan is 4 and our youngest daughter, Emerson, is 3. Working out with them at hom to my 30 Day Shred DVD is hilarious. At first I was very self-conscious doing it but after a couple of times, they started doing the moves too, so they keep me motivated to do it. I want to show them they can be proud of their exercises and they don't need to hide getting healthy.

I go to the gym at my work 3 - 4 times a week. If it weren't for that I'd be S.O.L.

I do spend a night or two a week either dancing with the kids or giving them airplane rides on my legs.

Good luck!
Kati

Hello all! :flowerforyou: I would also like to join. I am a SAHM with two kids. Marshall, who is 2 1/2 and Marley, who is 10 months.

My Hubby is great and gets the kids up so I can go to the gym in the morning. At home I do my exercises with my ball and bands. The kids love it. I will warm up with them singing songs and dancing just to get my heart rate up. I love to hear them say "I'm doing exercises"!

I have a 5 month old and yes, I totally understand that it is hard to fit in the time when you have SO much going on... I TRY to get to the gym at 5:00 in the morning before DF goes to work and/or Ethan wakes up... But that is so hard when you finally get into bed at 11:00 or midnight. Anyway, I bought some home dvd's and i try to fit those in. I also use the baby as a weight... I play games with him and he loves to go on walks where I explain things to him. I am constantly moving throughout the day with him but I wish I could find a fit schedule that worked every day... maybe start with a walk?

My son - Skylier Creed (his name means "Teacher of Faith" goes w/ the bible names hehe) is 7 yrs old and in school along with my 15 yr old step-son so I'm not totally in the same boat as you all. BUT I do daycare and currently have a 4 yr old, 3 yr old and 11 month old in my care. My day starts at 7 am and ends at typically at 5:30 pm with the daycare kids. then home to do homework, make dinner and bath and bed for my kids. I understand busy! Good luck to everyone :flowerforyou:

Tracy

Hey my son is 22 months his birthday is June 12 and my daughter is only 2 3/4 months. Therefore my activities are limited. And any workout can be cut short.

When's your daughter's birthday? My youngest son's birthday is 1/22/09, and my middle child will be 2 on June 14. Sounds like our kids are close in age. I also have a four year old. I'm on maternity leave now, so I just exercise when I can fit it in. That's usually either naptime, or I exercise in my bedroom while the older two play in the rec room next door. The baby's asleep then. What I did before getting pregnant was to workout early in the morning before work. I will attempt that again when I return to work in August (teacher), but we'll have to see since it will mean getting up pretty darn early. I could do it at night, but I feel more motivated in the morning.

Anyway, today's weight is 191.8. BMI is like 32 or 33.

Good Monday everyone. I didn't check in this weekend...it was crazy busy. I guess I did better on my eating than I normally would have on a weekend, but still not great. We had dinner out with freinds on Saturday and Breakfast with my family on Sunday (my mom makes The Best dried beef gravy ) I slipped a little but not too bad. I did more physical activity than normal too (stacking wood, yard work and working on farm equipment)

I am looking at today as a new start. I would like to set a weekly goal if anyone else is interested. My goal this week is to drink plenty of water. I am a Coke-a-holic and would most days give my right arm for one. I am limiting myself to one a day for now. I hope to cut it out completely in the next couple of weeks. :sad: I figure if I am drinking all of the water that I am supposed to be, I won't have time to drink the coke! I am thinking that I will report in on my water situation when I weigh in on Thursday and then set a new goal. I am hoping this will make me a little more accountable. Does anyone else have a goal they would like to share?

You know, it would be nice if HRM's come with a pause button for those times you need to pause the exercise video long enough to clean up after sickly boys.

My 3-year-old .. poor guy, he says his blanket is sick too. And of course hubby is just getting over his flu, hehe.

Mother of three boys here. 6, 3, and 2. I used to try and fit exercise in at home via a video while the kids were sleeping. It IS important for the kids to see us exercise but when they're really little they often get in the way

I now go to the local YMCA after finding out about a program they have that bases the membership fee off of your income. My husband is in school full time so I am the only source of income so believe me I know what it means to be on a budget. The rate is very reasonable and its for a family membership. That means I can take my kids to the child watch while I go to spinning class (and hopefully zumba once i work my way up to it) and they can participate in different activities for the children (swimming, basketball, etc.) You should look into it. Its definitly not something they advertise so you may have to pry a bit - its worth it though! As hard as it is to drag my butt there after work with kids in tow (my husband goes to classes at night) I have been sticking to my guns and I feel great afterwards. Tired - but great! :glasses: