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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m 37. I’ve let myself go. Here’s how it happened and you can see what you can avoid. I used to eat healthy and work out regularly. 
I have 3 kids between the ages of 4 and 9 (I had them when I was 27, 30, 33).  After each pregnancy I basically held on to 8 lbs that I never lost, so now I am up 25 lbs on my 2008 pre kids weight. 
I work part time while the kids are in school but that doesn’t mean I have free time - it means I’m with kids, then working, then with kids. 
I’m really tired. I don’t work out - I try to walk some but it’s not enough. I eat fast / easy to prep stuff and I have a sweet tooth.

Despite all this I could still theoretically put care into what I wear, wear contacts, blow dry my hair, wear make up and I would look at least 50% better but most of the time I can’t even muster that.

Other people do look better than me who work and have kids. They are just better people than me!! Or maybe I’m wasting too much time volunteering at kids activities and they’re saying no. Idk. 
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Gyms have childcare. Being with your kids is no excuse. And since you know being out of shape is making you more tired it’s really no favor to them.

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The quality of affordable gym daycare is abysmal. I quit because i couldn’t stomach my one year old watching an hour of TV a day. [/quote]

Here here.  I’ve tried three and they are all crap.  And if I’m working out and showering, which I usually do since it is the only chance I’ll have, it is more than an hour.  Not worth it.  I stay slim through diet and do what I can at home to tone and exercise.  When my kids get in school, I’ll have more time for vigorous exercise at the gym.  [/quote]

Yeah...  no.  As long as my kids are kept safe, I don't care if they get an hour of TV, even when little, if it means I get a quality workout.  "Toning" doesn't cut it.  And it's not about not letting myself go, it's about keeping myself physically and mentally healthy and strong.  Moreover, I'm not glorifying the martyr role for my kids.[/quote]

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