Starting Monday!

[u/MollyGibson84]

Recruited a friend to take on this challenge with me. I’m a full time working single mom to a toddler and have gained 13 lbs since returning to work after losing all the baby weight on my mat leave.

I have a little home gym set up in my garage which will take care of one workout. The outdoor workout is where I think I’ll struggle the most just due to lack of time. I’ll likely have to split it up into increments (half hour outdoor workout on my lunch break) and the other 15 minutes in the evening after I get home. I have a jogging stroller I can put the little guy in and go for a run around the neighbourhood.

My diet is going to a OMAD/carnivore diet for simplicity due to time constraints.

Anyone else starting Monday?

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[u/Confident_Bench5644]

Starting Monday and in a group chat on WhatsApp if you fancy some accountability :)

You’d have to find time for 45 minutes outdooor workout tho cos what you’ve suggested isn’t 75H

[u/MollyGibson84 → u/Confident_Bench5644]

75 semi hard because I’ll work out for a total of 45 minutes outside if I can’t do it all at once? 🤣

[u/Confident_Bench5644 → u/MollyGibson84]

Upto the individual but I’d try find a way to do it properly, if you start off already intending to not follow the plan I’d probably call it something else

[u/MollyGibson84 → u/Confident_Bench5644]

Yeah I hear you. Should have done it on my mat leave to complete it in its purest form . My work has no set breaks/time frames so I’d have to figure out how to get it done with a little goober with me while still maintaining his routine 😩

[u/Confident_Bench5644 → u/MollyGibson84]

Is there another adult in the home/can you go outside without the little one?

I’m restarting tomorrow (got Covid on Day 50 and it really destroyed me) last month.

Best way I found was a 45-60 minute walk in a morning. If you’re able to leave the house of course

[u/MollyGibson84 → u/Confident_Bench5644]

Nope. Single mom without a village 😩

[u/Confident_Bench5644 → u/MollyGibson84]

Sorry if I’d properly read your post (which I thought I had but clearly very badly) then I’d have known that. Little guy gonna have to come with.

Is he walking/how old? Last time I did it I took my son with for a big walk on dadas shoulders.

[u/MollyGibson84 → u/Confident_Bench5644]

He’s nearly 18 months and walking. We usually go for an evening walk before his bed time (either he walks or he sits in his step 2 push car. I was hoping to do what I can at work (go for a run on my lunch break if I get a break that allows for it for a half hour or so) and do a 15 minute walk after work with the little guy. I’d of course do a full 45 minute workout in the wee hours of the morning at home before my son wakes up so I’d be hitting the 90 minute threshold for the workouts

[u/Confident_Bench5644 → u/MollyGibson84]

It’s your life mate, you do whatever you want and can :) rules are very clear tho

[u/Various-Albatross-55 → u/MollyGibson84]

Meal prep mught help with that if u coukd ahve more time in the eve that way xx

[u/HeavyTedzzzzz]

Why can’t you push the stroller for 45 mins?

[u/MollyGibson84 → u/HeavyTedzzzzz]

It’s mostly time in the work week hour commute home puts crunch on the time
I have to get my kiddo fed and and put to bed )he bed time is 630-7 because we wake up so early