I'm a stay at home mom and It's so hard for me to loose weight I have gained 40 lbs since I gave birth to my son who is know 2 years old. My husband is always buying unhealthy snacks and since I'm home all the time it's hard to resist them. I also find it hard to get myself motivated to exercise and do yoga. I feel like I already get a workout cleaning house and playing with my son, but I know it's not enough. Anyone have any suggestions...
I am with you! I was at home with my daughter for three and a half years and now I work from home and have "snack temptation"and motivation issues.
First, my suggestion is one I had to do - have a "sit down this is serious" talk with your husband. You're not only looking after your own health but setting a lifelong example for your son. Here's a slideshow of snacks that are satisfying and sort of feel like a cheat: 100 Calorie Snacks Slideshow
Where do you do yoga? Is there a family yoga class that you could take with your son? Not the greatest work out but once you start yoga, I bet your body will crave it! Let me know what your fave exercise is and your daily schedule and we'll try and work out something you can stick with - hang in there mamma - the days are long but the years are short
Haylen
Maybe incorporate some of these instead of processed
Win/win!
Buny
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