Tammy Lakatos-Shames of The Nutrition Twins – Mom Journey – Monday




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Summary: Managing workouts into the mom grind, having twins as a twin, finding moments to exercise during other activities, how the dynamics of a career with an identical twin business partner changed with kids, the shock of learning you're having twins, mothering competitive fraternal twins, and when you realize you didn't get it all done. Nationally recognized registered dietician, nutritionist and personal trainer Tammy Lakatos-Shames, one-half of The Nutrition Twins, shares her mom journey with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @nutritiontwins)<br> In this episode<br> <br> How to incorporate working out into the mom grind<br> Having twins as a twin<br> Keeping arms bent when walking, penciling time in<br> When kids play at park, do squats, all do it together<br> Taking advantage of little moments<br> Little movements, like flexing calves when cooking<br> The grocery store walk, keeping arms up<br> Being an identical twin<br> Her 17 minutes older twin Lyssie, and how she might be “bossy”<br> Tammy's dad was a hard core athlete, she and her sister tried to keep up with him, Mom was healthy<br> At friends houses, she'd eat all the bad things<br> Career was priority when twins came, they changed the dynamic, she is still working at 5am<br> Finding out she’s having twins as an identical twin, it is unusual, was a huge shock<br> Full time mom, didn’t have much help<br> She wants to be there with the kids and do work<br> Had a baby sitter when traveling<br> Already had built business when she had kids<br> The Nutrition Twins had to reinvent themselves because they couldn’t travel as much as possible<br> The challenge of parenting twins in general<br> Fraternal twins competing for attention, and when one is more needy than the other<br> A #MOMSGOTHIS Moment when you realize you don’t have it, and when you thought you did<br> <br> To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.