Super- busy mom of three looking for some motivation...

I'm with you guys! I just had my 2nd son 6 weeks ago and need to lose the baby weight from my 1st still! My husband is in the Army Guard and works FT and I am going to school FT, starting my RN program...so I am extremely busy too. I'm sure I could find the time to exercise--- it's finding the energy & motivation to do it instead of finally enjoying my time to relax! It'd be great to have other people in the same boat to go through this with!

I'm also a mom of 3... I work full time from home (which makes it easier to cheat and work out during the day) but my hubby is away from the house for 12-14 hours / day so homework, cooking and cleaning are my other full time jobs! Add me too if you like!

Hey Nicole. It's a tough gig working full-time and being a Mum - that is for sure. I used to work shift work and found i gained quite a bit of weight because I found it so tiring that I tended to eat to keep myself awake. Was a really slow job though in IT and only had to work when something went wrong so the hours went by very slowly. I ended up finding that making my eating more routine helped rather than just whenever I felt like it. I had a deisgnated time for meals and snacks and stuck to it and tried to keep the main meals as close as I could to whatever time i would normally have them.

I started here about 10 weeks ago and at the same time went from completely sedentary to exercising every day - I think I just had a mind shift. I was always making excuses that I didn't have the time. Most of us don't have spare time! I think I just realised that I needed to make this a priority in my life and make the time. Was hard for the first few weeks but getting up early and exercising has given me more energy for everything else and I now feel like I have more time as I am not so stressed!

Anyhow, best of luck and feel free to add me as a friend.

Hi Nicole, my kids are all grown up, but that doesn't mean I still don't take care of them. It was way easier when they were little. I too worked midnights and lost 117 pounds in 7 months before my 30th birthday, kept it off for 8 years then gained it all back because there was no more time for me, lost it again, gained it back again, and so the yoyo continued. This year I have lost 75 pounds so far and have 20 more to go. I have vowed that I won't let it come back again! I am a grandmother of 2 now as well. When I have the kids I get them to do active things with me. Otherwise I make sure every day I carve out a little time for myself even if it's just 15 minutes or a half hour. When I worked midnights at the hospital I used to walk the halls of the hospital on my break, or go down to PT or cardiac rehab & get on the treadmill for half an hour. It woke me up and kept me in shape. Most important, make yourself important for even just a little bit of every day. It is better for you and for them even if it's just a walk with them. I hope this helps & best of luck! PS: And get a yoga ball to do some ab work while you're watching TV... no harm in moving a bit while your relaxing!

Best advice I can tell you is keep your smart phone and MFP at all times, LOG EVERYTHING!