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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here, what I cannot get my head around is those thin women who can work a full (say 50h) work week, take care of 4 kids, look after an elderly parent, AND make the time to go to the gym..spring and fall I can sometimes steal a minute from work to get outside for a 15-20 minute walk in street clothes (no time to do all that changing/showering, and I don't take a lunch so I can get home to relieve the sitter). But that's not really much exercise...summer and much of winter, not possible to do that and get back to work and look immediately professional.  Me, I stress eat salty things when I get home and drink a glass or two of wine to unwind...that+ no real exercise means am 30 lbs overweight.   Eat great the rest of the time, veg, fruit, modest portions, low carb, high protein.

So my hat's off to those who manage this and stay slim--go ahead and judge me, I'll bear up (and try to do better!).  But I wonder whether adequate leisure time is a necessary part of thinness, unless you have super genes?[/quote]

I have four kids and a full-time job. While we don't look after an elderly parent we do have a dog. So each day I walk the dog for 20 minutes or so. I eat lunch at my desk and am lucky to have a job with flex hours. So I can totally work from 6:30 to 9:30 at home. Go work out, shower, get to work, Work through lunch (eating at my desk), and then go home.

Sometimes I stress-eat also, but I buy foods for that. A mixture of nuts, stone fruits in summer, oranges or apples in winter, etc.  The dog-walk is my unwinding time. Or, I'll get home and do 15 or so minutes of yoga after work, with the kids talking at me and crawling all around. I do not speak during yoga, and the kids usually wind up trying to do it too, which is cute. Hope that helps. [/quote]

You know, it does.  Thanks. I like the idea of yoga with kids. We too have a dog, though DD does the walking.  I could try to steal that. I am also in awe of your working 630-930 at home--that is such a chaotic time here, getting everyone organized and carpooled and lunched and forgotten-homework found. Your DH must be a real help. Mine is kind of sleepwalking at that hour, well intentioned but not so helpful.  Anyway, think I need to go buy some stone fruit.  [/quote]

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