Fit Moms Find Time for Firetruck visit

After Friday's Stroller Strides class the Luna Moms Club playgroup had a visit from Knox County's Rural Metro Fire Dept.  The firemen were so generous to take time out of their day and bring the truck to our playgroup.  We had the best turnout of moms we've ever had for any playgroup.  We learned quite a bit about fire safety.  They told us about a website at www.fireknowledge101.com that was created by Rural Metro to help residents of Knox County teach their kids about fire safety in a fun way.  There is a lot of information for parents on the pages of the website, and there are several links to some fun interactive websites for kids.  At previous playgroups we made a beautiful banner for the firefighters.  Melanie, our playgroup coordinator presented the banner to the firemen.  They were really impressed and said it was the nicest banner they have ever received!  It's now hanging in the office of the Rural Metro Fire Dept. on Bluegrass!  Thanks kiddos!  

Hot Moms Out on the Town

Wow!  Look at these hot moms!  Who says you can't be an awesome mommy and still be beautiful! These are the moms of Stroller Strides Knoxville!  They work hard all week working,  taking care of their families and working out at Stroller Strides, which by the way is no sissy workout!  Ask any of the members and they will tell you that it's quite a challenge - but a good one!  These deserving mommies dined at Emma's on the Lake a new restaurant on the water off of Choto road.   Stroller Strides provides  such a great environment for moms to stay physically active, spend time with their children and share and seek advice from other moms.  We have moms' night out events once a month to not only reward ourselves for all our hard work, but so we can see what each other looks like dressed up!!  Ha ha!!  We feel good about what we do because we know we are setting a good example to our children every day by showing then the importance of exercise!  Way to go moms!  

Reward yourself with things....Not Food!

Do you struggle to stay fit or to lose weight?  I don't know about you, but this is my life-long quest.  In the past, I have often rewarded myself with food after a two-week diet or intense exercise program, only to fall off the bandwagon again.  So, I instead of thinking about the food I CAN'T eat for two weeks, I instead reward myself with a non-food item like some bath gel or a pedicure.  I've been working hard to get the rest of my "baby" weight off.  Yes, I hate to admit it, but my son is 18 months old and I'm STILL working to get that weight off!  I'm the first to say, "there's no excuses," but I am over 35, running two businesses, a home, husband and a kid... need I say more?  Anyway, I have lost 2.5 lbs this week and while I should have waited until Friday for my non-food reward, I couldn't help myself!  I visited Bath Junkie today for the first time and LOVED it!  I purchased some fun lotion.  The cool thing about Bath Junkie is that you can mix and match different scents to make the perfect scent for you!  They even have a menu of recipes to choose from if the process is too overwhelming....  That was me! :)  They even have mixes for guys too!  They do girls night out events, so I thought it would be perfect for a Luna Moms/Stroller Strides moms' night out!