Mom's with young kiddos!!!

I'm 32 with a 3.5yr old, 1.5yr old, and I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant. I'm a SAHM because it's just too darn expensive for daycare for us. A lot of people think that staying home with the kids allows plenty of "Me" time and that I have a perfectly clean house, but honestly I have less time for myself than when I was working full time with just an infant (I stopped working when my oldest was 7 months old) and many days it appears as if a tornado destroyed my house. For me I try to get out with the kids and walk but living in Phoenix, AZ the majority of the year it's too hot, so doing Walk Away the Pounds DVDs allows me to walk at home even with the kids up. Sometimes they walk with me. Before I was pregnant this time, my hubby would watch the girls for at least an hour so I could do more advanced workouts than just walking. It's tough as women in general to make time for themselves without feeling guilty, but I finally figured out that if I don't have any me time than I'm not doing any good for my family.

I'm 41 with a very active 4 yr old. I work 40 hours a week.. I usually tend to work out after DS goes to bed. I am not a moring person so getting up at 4 am is not for me. DH leaves for work at 3:30 am so he is not there to help in the AM. Some days I can get in my 30 minutes before dinner, but most days it is not until after bedtime which is usually 8:45 - 9:00 pm.

Hi am 31 a single mom of a two, 7 year old girl and 3 year old boy and work full time. I work out about 5 times a week but I just feel that it is not enought I stay at the gym for an hr I dont want to stay longer at the gym due to the kids being in day care at the gym they are already in school all day. Last couple of days i have been getting up earlier to work out 30 min before the kids get up so we will see how that works. I def should should see results for work out 5 times a week but I think as alot to do with my intake so I am making every effort to change, sometimes just very stressfull when the scale does not move.

Hi i'm the mother of a 17 month yrs old. i get up at 5:30 4 days a week before work and work out with my DVD player and i workout at lunch at my job. Luckily my job has a gym, but i also walk around on lunch.

Hi I'm 35 and I have a 2 and 5 year old! I have been trying to lose 15 pounds for the last 2 years!!!! It is so frustrating, I don't seem to have the time/ energy to exercise after working 40 hours a week and taking care of the kids! I count everything that goes into my mouth but the number on the scale never gets ANY lower!!! Any suggestions on how to find some ME time when you're a mommy would be great! ( and did I mention my 5 year old still doesn't sleep through the nigh?!!!) HELP! I'm tired of being fat!

I have a 3 year old and busy teenagers so the time I do have I try to incorperate them. My 3 year old is doing the 30 day shread with me. I mean her own modified version of corse but she has fun doing it. I bought her 1lb weights so she would stop stealing my 3 lb. It's working out so far.

Hi. I am a working mom of 2 (6 and 3 yr old). 2.5 months ago, I could of wrote your post. I am 5'3 and 143. Down 16 lbs. Woot woot!

This is what did it for me, I can't say it will work for you but here it is...

I started and completed Insanity. There were days I was in tears but I did it and I loved every minute of pain. I also followed the 40/30/30 macros instead of the generic from MFP. I had to add in a protein shake every day to get my protein goal. I researched the best ones as I didn't want junk in my body. I read and learned about BMR and TDEE. The best website that I found was fat2fitradio.com.

I try to net my BMR, maybe a little lower every day. By netting I mean, eat back exercise. I gave up processed foods for the most part. I plan EVERYTHING. Meals and exercise. I enter my food in BEFORE I eat it. I am starting to keep my sodium low because I bloat like crazy.

I think what I did wrong for the last 3 years was only eating 1200 calories. I typically eat 1500-1600 and exercise about 400.

I am lucky in the aspect that I work from home office. I am in corporate world and my clients are near me and not the corporate office. I workout at lunch. I used to be a huge stress ball because I didn't take a break, now I do Insanity or jog for the break and calorie burn.

Feel free to friend me, I have a great group of mommy friends that is very supportive. Without them, I would of given up by now! The above sounds like a lot but it's worth it. Trust me. I weight less than I did when I got pregnant with my son. I feel better and I am much happier which equals better mom.

Good luck! You can do it, just need to find what works for you.

I am 26, I have a 3 year old and an 18 month old. I work full time and am married as well. Here is what I've found that has helped me. I wake up and do my workout before I go to work. I know that means losing out on sleep but my evenings after work are so jam packed with fixing supper, bathing the kids and then getting them to bed and I've found this is the only way to get it all done.

Also, another thing we do is cook a lot of meat on Sunday evenings and then just re heat it thru out the week and make sides to go with it so that saves us time from cooking daily.

My husband helps me with the kids tremendously and this is a huge blessing!

I wish you luck in your weight loss journey!

I have a 3 1/2 year old, (tomorrow) a 2 year old, and a 3 1/2 month old. I'm a SAHM and never get time without my kids. Before I got pregnant last year, I would get up around 5:30 or 6:00 so that I could get in a good workout before everyone else got up. It was tough at first, but it was worth it. Now we live too far from the city to have a gym membership so I'm waiting until my husband graduates college (2 more weeks!) so that both of us can exercise. We have an awesome weight machine that neither of us can use because there just isn't the time.

Well now I am seriously motivated. I am a 32 yr old stay at home Mom. My 4 1/2 year old goes to kindy 3 x's a week for 3 hours. I have been spending those alone times doing house chores. Well not any more! I am blessed to be able to stay home from work and I am promising myself to use those times to work out. Thank you all for letting me see the light! I am very close to my target and now I know I will reach it. Love and light to all you hard working Moms!!!

Ive got an almost 7 year old and 4 and a half year old. Im lucky to be a stay home mom and my oldest is in school all day. My youngest goes to preschool 4 days a week for 3 hrs a day. I do my workouts at that time. My schedule is I get her on the bus right before 8am and get my breakfast. I try to start my workout by 8:45 so I can be done by 9:45 and shower and still have an hour to pick up and chill before she gets back home. So far, it works for me.

Exercise/walk or whatever you can do on your lunch break or your shorts breaks at work.

Just make it a priority to fit it in - even if it's 15 minutes. Have the kids do it with you, or give them something to entertain them. Remember that eve if all you can get is 15 minutes every other day, that's still more than nothing! Good luck!

I feel you! I am a single mother to a 5 year old and worked 50+ hours a week since he was born until recently when i finally got a job working 40 hours a week. I became a mother at the age of 20, and although i thought my body would just bounce back to being a size 1, it didnt happen. Taking care of my son, my job and keeping my house clean were my first priorities, so my health came last for a long time. i finally got fed up and started working out, taking my son with me. it was hard at first, but now its our schedule. I am blessed to live in the same area as my mom and she watches him two nights a week so i can do crossfit training, and 4 nights a week i go to the normal gym and take him with me. he likes that he gets to play with other kids in the play room, and i get to have some time to clear my head and do some cardio. its been a win win. my next obstacle is eating right ALL the time. hopefully i can do that. You just have to remember that your kids need you to be happy and healthy and to be a good role model. If you dont act like you are worth takign care of, they will grow up thinking the same thing about themselves.

I work full time, have no family closer than 5 hours away (except for the hubs), and have a 3 year old girl and a 2 year old boy. I'm right there with you. It's hard, but it's doable!

I have a 4 yr old & a 3 yr old, I have to do my workouts in the mornings before they get up. If they do get up, luckly they will lay on the couch & just watch me. I have a full time job plus go to school, so I know how it is to be really busy, but if you are able to wake up early that would be the best time.