Hi, I'm Amy! I just found out about this group from a friend. I've been on Mfp for a year now. We have six kids ages 7-20 and have homeschooled since 1995. My oldest 2 have graduated. One is a plumber's apprentice. The other is a postulant with the Daughters of St. Paul. The other 4 are in 2nd, 5th, 8th & 11th grades.

We are part of a 2 day a week co-op where I teach high school American Literature and my middle & high schoolers take classes. On Tues., Thurs. & Fri. we school at home.

It is good to know there are other hs moms out there who are trying to get healthy & strong to better care for our families! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

Hi everyone! I am Chelsea...34 years old and on my third year of homeschooling. My hubby and I have 3 children, a daughter 10, a son 9, and another son who is 3. I joined MFP in February of 2011 to lose MORE weight...I lost 20 on my own and MFP helped me peel of another 16... I gained 7 back thinking I could stay on track without MFP. So, I am working on getting that back off.

I can't say how excited I am that this group was started. I hope to be a source of encouragement to you, believe that God blesses this practice, and that it is important to be involved with other homeschoolers.

I LOVE homeschooling, being with my children, teaching them, and every aspect of it. Some challenges I face are making it exciting for them, budgeting, and the fear that I may not be giving them everything they need to know. My husband allows me to homeschool , for which I am thankful, but is uninvolved and not spritually leading the family. I look forward to wisdom in these areas from you all!

Happy Homeschooling 2012!

Hello all! I was SO very glad to see this group was here!

I'm Renee, 36, married, and living in Australia.
I'm mother of two boys, 5.5 and 2.5. My oldest is exceptionally gifted/possibly Aspergers, and struggling with sensory processing/ingratiation issues, and it's looking like my youngest is on the same path. We started B in "big kid school" after his birthday in July, and he lasted barely one term, because they were unable to provide the structure and support he needed, so we are homeschooling!

We don't really follow anything in particular, so I guess we're an eclectic mob, even though my son needs structure. I'm hoping that this obsessive need to follow a time table will help me get the exercise I need in, if it's "on the list" so to speak. Putting it in big ol' letters: MOM EXERCISES! lol

We are in the midst of summer here in Oz, but we have already started "back" to school because lack of the structure was making my kids mental. I just wish structure came easy to me. lol I'm sort of a "do it as it's needed" person.

Anyway, I'm one minute past my bedtime, which I'm trying to stick to this month, so I'd better hit post and go to bed!

Hi! I'm Kendra. I homeschool my 11 year old son. We live in North Carolina. We've been homeschooling for 3 years now and it's going great! I've always had problems with my weight but since I started homeschooling it's been more difficult. I used to work as a cook so I was on my feet all day long. And that's another problem . . . .I LOVE food and I LOVE to cook. This time I want to do this for good. I'm 40 now (almost 41) and I need to do this for my health. I'm having some arthritis problems as well as high blood pressure issues. So it needs to be fixed NOW. Plus, I just want to be a better example to my son. I've got almost 50 pounds to go and I know I can do it. I don't want to give up this time. Support is much appreciated as I need motivation. Glad I found this group!

Does anyone incorporate their exercise into their children's "P.E." program? My son and I work out usually five days a week. Either walking for 30 minutes or doing cardio for 15 minutes and strength training for 15 minutes. We've even done yoga some. He loves it. I'm incorporating a health curriculum that includes healthy eating in the next month. I want him to get on the right track when he's young.

I usually end up doing more exercise on my own later on in the day. We have a treadmill that is currently broken *cry* but I bought a mini trampoline for around $30 the other day at ALDI. It's good for my son's sensory issues as well as getting exercise in general. I've been using it a bunch, myself.

Kendra

I'm just trying to count calories. I make some weight watcher recipes as I used to be a member about 9 years ago. I still have my old points counter and everything. Counting my calories is really easy to do on here. I'm so glad I found this place!

Hi, I'm Cheryl.
I have 3 daughters 17, 15 and 13 years. I have been homeschooling for 10 years. Homeschooling has been the best thing that we could possibly have done together. To hear my daughters tell others what a positive experience it has been, really gives me a smile.
I was 220 pounds two years ago, went down to 165 and now for some unknown reason I am on the way back up, YIKES!
Unfortunately, I have a fractured vertebrae and degenterative discs in my lower back so keeping my weight down and my activity up is important.
I'm hoping that having this support group will be the push I need.:)

Hi! My name is Becky. We have been home schooling for 7.5 yrs. We have 6 children 13 yrs old, 2 12 yr olds, 2 10 yr olds and a 5 yr old. I started mfp a while back ago but didn't stick with it. I started again this week determined to stick with it since I am now at my highest weight at 165 lbs. I want to get down to 130 lbs before I determine if I want to lose more. My biggest struggle with home schooling is finding the time to workout. We live by 2 wonderful parks, one which has a track attached to it. I really need to utilize it more often. I love doing the Walk at Home DVDs with Leslie Sansone. I was doing really good with them until I broke my foot early last summer. My foot was unable to sustain any exercise for a few months. Once I got the ok, I pushed myself too much and ended up back in my boot facing possible surgery since the original break did damage to one of the joints. After I finally got free of that and the healing process was complete (Thank God no surgery!), I was worried about working out again so I chose not to many times. Then the holidays came and I used that as an excuse. Now I don't want any excuses and I want to be successful! I am hoping joining some groups will help me stay motivated.

Greetings all! My name is Jill. I reside in Michigan and have three great children ages 15, 13 and 9. They go boy, boy and girl in order of age. We are more relaxed and eccletic with our homeschooling. This year a local public school started a partnership program which has alloted more opportunities for my kids which include: horseriding, golf, art, computer game design and human anatomy.
My husband of 17 years (Feb 4th is our anniversary) is in full support of homeschooling.
I enjoy exercising and work a couple nights a week at our local YMCA. I have a goal to run another 5K this coming summer and my first 10K (if I can get myself to run that far).
We have homeschooled pretty much from the start; minus a few months of public school. I absolutely love having my kids around and know that they will be with me for a short amount of time. They grow up so quickly!
So glad to have found this group on My Fitness Pal, I am new to MFP.