tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548164584808777648.post3250744052208201949..comments2015-08-04T13:04:37.317-04:00Comments on fluid motions: It's Not What You ThinkLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264066197198979869noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548164584808777648.post-16754482658744719942011-07-18T09:13:51.920-04:002011-07-18T09:13:51.920-04:00For starters, I apologize for this very late (and ...For starters, I apologize for this very late (and very long) response to your responses. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment - thanks so much for your responses! I loved hearing about your successes and challenges. I think it reinforces that there is not necessarily a formula that holds true for every woman. Karen Z. - we LOVED our BOB stroller. Dave and I used it often so that we could run together...definitely good exercise and can be good family time too! Karen S.Z. - I've been trying to think of a creative way to have the kids and I exercise together (like have Natalie in the stroller and Andrew on his bike), but it still hasn't worked out as I've hoped. For now, if I don't run early, I typically don't run. It's so hard to get out once the kids are awake! Betsy - I think that having a new job can be like motherhood in some ways (and the job search/interview process like pregnancy). How has that been for your running? Seems to me that you've come out stronger on this side of it. Katie - for starters, you looked great when I saw you a few weeks ago! It's nice when having a baby has a positive impact on exercise / metabolism. Like you, I think I was one of the lucky moms. I'm glad you are feeling encouraged!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264066197198979869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548164584808777648.post-58278101892694998872011-06-30T13:55:28.872-04:002011-06-30T13:55:28.872-04:00Getting pregnant and having a baby gave my weight ...Getting pregnant and having a baby gave my weight loss a kick start...I had been at a stand still for almost 2 years...running, but losing no weight. Since I gave birth I have lost all the pregnancy weight plus almost another 20 pounds in a year. My run times are pretty much the same as they were pre-pregnancy though.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15724935306174934042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548164584808777648.post-23705035449233894492011-06-30T12:05:20.528-04:002011-06-30T12:05:20.528-04:00Love this post. Not being a mother, I don't ex...Love this post. Not being a mother, I don't experientially understand the pressures mothers feel... but this idea that having children can enhance one's passion/calling instead of pulling a mother out of it to focus on child-rearing is intriguing. I started watching a documentary called Who Does She Think She Is? about mother-artists (the dvd kept skipping and stopping, so I didn't make it very far), and it was the same kind of concept, but less focused on the physical aspect.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899556267982211175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548164584808777648.post-36382873335971308112011-06-30T11:07:45.691-04:002011-06-30T11:07:45.691-04:00I like how you also posed the question about is it...I like how you also posed the question about is it the same for those who adopted (the AK aspect). I seem to be running less now that my kids are older and no longer ride in a stroller for a run, and want to do their own exercise which means I am watching or assisting them instead of doing it more myself. So, my times are slower. I guess I could change that by early morning runs. Nice blog! I'm impressed.<br />Karen Shenk ZeagerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548164584808777648.post-62594597016823693072011-06-30T09:57:10.312-04:002011-06-30T09:57:10.312-04:00Lori--I love your entries. I think having kids ha...Lori--I love your entries. I think having kids has helped me, just due to the fact it is the time I spend with them. I invested in a BOB running coach, and it is great. I spend the hour or two a day with my kids while I run, they ride and even venture out now and then to run with me. While my times are not by any means as fast as before children, I think this situation, albeit slower, is so much better for my overall general wellbeing (and I have great upper arms now that they are 3 1/2 and weigh 32lbs each and the coach another 24, so it is a good workout pushing)! Keep up these great entries. Hope you are doing well.<br />Karen (McCollum) ZbyszinskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com