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We never thought we’d become “those parents” but here’s our honest thoughts after our impromptu no screen ban 14 days later… 1. Way less fighting and WAY MORE playing with each other! 2. Far less tantrums (like I mean a lot less)! 3. Less boredom. 4. Increased time outside 5. Much easier to get them to do activities and lastly, it’s actually made OUR lives easier as parents because we are dealing with less moody behaviour, happier boys and way less “stressed energy” (I’m not sure how to describe it but upon reflection I swear screens were just stressing our boys little brains out). It truly has blown me away seeing the difference and again I want to reiterate I NEVER EVER THOUGHT I would be talking about going no screens in our household because we used them all the time. It’s only when we took a step back and started reflecting on our use of them that one morning, entirely off the cuff we decided to cut the screens out indefinitely. We didn’t have a plan and truthfully thought it’d last until evening. However, the changes were almost instant and here we are, continuing to roll with it because the changes are so dramatic! For those of you interested in learning more about our no screen journey we’ve written a new post on our free Surviving, Not Thriving parenting newsletter (linked in bio)! As always we’re not judging anyone and just sharing what we’re doing and what is working for us!! Please check it and and follow to join us on our journey through parenting 💙💪 #parenting #journey #noscreentime #fyp #twinmom #twindad #parentingtips #reallife #momlife #dadlife #boymom

The scatiest and cutest Valentines Day greeting all at the same time 🤣😈 #twins #ValentinesDay #toddlers #funny #momlife #parenting #twinmom #twinboys

If your sweet tooth is your kryptonite then you have to try this! Only 320 calories and 42 grams of protein *in each entire one*! Comment “recipe” and Ill send you a DM with the full recipe!!! P.S. make sure you follow so you can start ACTUALLY ENJOYING the foods you eat while being healthy!💪#healthyrecipe #highprotein #lowcalorie #EasyRecipe #healthyfood #mealprepping #mealpreprecipe #yummyfood #weightlossrecipes #fyp #ninjacreami

We NEVER thought we’d be saying this but as always, parenting is a journey where you are constantly learning and after 4 boys and seeing the impact of the ipad we really do believe life is better without them (for both your kids and YOU as a parent) 🙏 It sounds crazy because even when we look back part of us believes we needed the ipads. They always gave us relief and a kept our kids occupied when we needed some time to ourselves. However, last summer we thought the ipads were starting to cause more harm than good. Even though we thought they were making our lives easier I really think they were actually making them much harder. They were constantly changing shows, would prefer to watch the ipad instead of playing, were always asking for them, and moody without them. That’s when we decided to just take them away. We truthfully thought it’d only last a day or two but 9 months later and they have barely been on. Actually, the only time they have had them was on a recent flight to Turks and Caicos and although it did give us some peace and quiet on the flight, it also reaffirmed taking them away was the best decision because the moment we landed at our hotel in paradise all they wanted were their ipads. As always, parenting is a journey, you learn as you go and it’s never easy. Ipads might not seem like a big deal now but again, in our experience we think our kids are better off without them. Watching our kids be imaginative, creative and playful kids was the best morning reminder ever 💙 Now our next test is to cut TV out during the mornings on the weekdays… We’ll see how it goes and report back 🤞 If you have any questions about how, why or thoughts on this please ask or share! No judgement just trying to share what we’ve learned on our journey 😊🙏 #parenting #toddlers #parentlife #ipad #parenttips #realisiticparenting #twinmom #twindad #boymom #fyp

If my 80 year old Grandad has taught me anything it’s that what you do today determines what you get out of tomorrow 🥹🙏 Every time I see my Grandad (my boys Great Grandad) I am reminded of how full life can be as we age if we simply prioritize our health today. My Grandad can still lift, wrestle and keep up with his great grandsons. He still has so much energy and isn’t dependant on anyone. He can walk, run, and travel and explore. He can do things that even 50 year olds would dream of doing not because of anything other than the fact he has continually prioritized exercising. Life does not have to be a sedentary and sad one as we age but instead can be a beautiful and energized one. So please, if you’re lacking motivation just remember that your today can completely transform your tomorrow! p.s. if you want help comment “STRONG” and I will give you an entire month FREE to all of my programs / lean challenges (including my new On Demand treadmill workouts) to help kick start your motivation‼️ My number one mission is to help as many people as possible life a life as good as my Grandads so I cannot wait to help you!!🙏 #proud #grandad #80yearsold #leansquad #fyp #workoutmotivation #80yearsyoung #fitspiration #fitdad #inspiring

If you see us on your next flight just do yourself a favour and cancel it to save yourself from the suffering 🤣😵😱✈️ lol this is our 3rd consecutive travel fail. I am SO thankful Brodie has the patience of a saint because there were a few times I just wanted to give up. But if Brodies taught me anything in parenting it’s that you can’t control the uncontrollables so there is absolutely no point in wasting energy complaining about them. Instead, just focus your energy on controlling what you can and staying positive. p.s. thanks to all the new followers and I hope you join us on our real parenting journey! #traveltip #parents #travelfail #realistictravelday #aircanada #fyp #travelwithkids #toddlers #parentfail #twinmom #twindad

Realistically we need a vacation from the travel day 🤣🤪 But seriously for any parents who have had nightmare travel experiences let us tell you from first hand experience it does get better!🙏 This was by FAR our best travel day ever. I’ve added a few notes and thoughts below as we’ve noticed a few big changes since we started travelling with our kids and are feeling more inspired than ever to continue travelling with them. 1. Yes, the travel suitcase scooters were a hit. They do fit as carry on luggage and the boys loved packing their own bags and scootering all around. We’ve linked them in bio (and they are on sale right now) 🛴💨 2. We are still on a no screen ban but did reintroduce the ipads JUST for the flight and as expected they worked. Our boys were sooooo good but truthfully, our plane had TV screens so I am not sure it was even necessary to bring the ipads but it definitely did keep them occupied and quiet. Brodie also had some colouring books and lego toys in their bags which interestingly enough they probably played with half of the flight time. We are noticing a huge shift in them since taking away screens and will continue the no screen policy indefinitely (except on flights)! 3. Ashton was amazing but had zero chill 🤣 We knew he’d be the hardest one to deal with and kept us on our toys the entire flight (literally) 😅 He definitely didn’t want to nap and just wanted to explore the plane. I think this is totally normal for a one year old 😎 4. As always travelling with kids is going to be tiring. I think there’s no two ways about it but I also think if you can push through the travel day, no matter how bad, the end result is so worth it. The smiles on our boys faces are the best reminder that life is short and now is the time to make memories 😁💪 Any questions about our travel please ask away!!! #parenting #traveldaywithkids #twintiddlers #twinmom #twindad #boymom #travelday #parentlife #fyp #infant

Trianing starts now!😅 P.S. my brand new treadmill sprint workouts are live on the LEANSQUAD APP now and you can try for free now! Use the code “LEANSPRINTIE” to get your first month free!!🚨 The benefits of sprinting go far beyond fat loss and are something everyone, especially parents should be doing. What are the benefits? Firstly, they trigger a massive release of HGH which is the fountain of youth (and yes, this is GOOD for women as well). They will increase your lean muscle mass, bone density, energy levels, cardio and improve your HRV (mine and Brodies has sky rocketed since reintroducing these to our training) and of course increase fat loss 🔥 But most importantly you will FEEL so much better on a daily basis 🙏 All my workouts are follow along and I always, always push myself alongside you so you are never alone. And for the record, the most important rule of sprinting on the treadmill is you just do YOUR BEST. You are not comparing your speed to me or anyone else, you are just trying to push yourself as much as you can and if you do that I can promise you the results will be life changing!! Life is way too short not to feel your best so join me and start prioritizing your health!!! Comment “sprint” to get your first month totally free!!! 🏃‍♀️💨🔥 post inspired by @troyleehunt!!! #leansquad #parenting #treadmillworkout #homeworkouts #sprinting #cardio #sprintingbenefits #FYP #parentlife #parentjokes #gymemes

If you don’t laugh, you would cry… hysterically 🤣😭😱 But seriously, how has this happened again?!?😵😱😭 Stay tuned for the update and I truly hope for our sanity’s sake that nothing else goes wrong 🤣🤞 #prayforus #parents #realisitic #travelfail #aircanada #fyp #twinmom #twinboys #toddlers #boymom #parentlife #thestruggleisreal

These suit case scooters made our travel day (linked in bio) 🛴💨🛫 #parentlife #travelingwithkids #travelwithtoddlers #parentsoftiktok #twinmom #twindad #boymom #fyp

If you’re a parent seeing this and have been feeling unmotivated and blehh you are not alone. Parenting is HARD but I can promise you, from our own personal experience, parenting while unhealthy makes every aspect of it 10 times harder. It comes down to a simple mindset change and reminding ourselves that we have the power every day to “choose our hard”. If you want to parent from a place of high energy, low stress, lot’s of confidence, good moods and happiness then choosing to prioritize yourself daily is the only way we can make it happen. Here’s a few ways Brodie and I CHOOSE our “hard” every day… - Prioritizing eating a minimum of two hours before bed time every night (this ensures our quality of sleep is much, much better)🥬⏰ - Consciously making the effort to be in bed by 8pm, no scrolling our phones and Netflix off by 9pm (so no matter how early the kids wake up we will still have had a decent nights sleep)😴 - Working out for 20-30 minutes 4-5 times a week (even if we workout with the kids we understand whatever we get done will be better than nothing)😅💪 - Making time to walk together a couple times a week (a great way to connect and destress)🚶🚶‍♀️❤️ - Making the effort to eat healthy, nourishing meals 80% of the time (keeps our energy levels up while keeping us healthy)🌯🍳👌 - Continuing to show up even if were tired, stressed, or anxious (these are actually the most important days to get our workouts done and the days we feel the biggest changes) These are a few “hard” things we constantly and consistently choose to do. Sure, it probably won’t be pretty, our workout with our kids will be filled with interruptions, we’ll have days where we are exhausted and stressed but the reality is if you want to feel your best you have to make the “effort”. Life will never change if you don’t take action. If you want to get motivated and make a change once and for all please join me! My 21 Day Lean Reset challenge is the perfect place to start (I also have 7 other challenges to choose from) 💪 DM me or click link in bio to get started today 🙏 p.s what are you choosing today? #workoutmotivation #twindad #twinmom #twinboys #healthydad #fitdad #homeworkout #parentlife #parenting

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If you’re thinking baking with your kids is a fun wholesome activity consider this your warning…it’s not🤣😭🤦🏼 The iPad will do just fine next time 🤪 ps this was from one year ago! Even though the recipe was a disaster I’m still happy we tried. Parenting definitely makes even the simplest tasks sometimes almost impossible but it’s the effort that counts. If you’re feeling discouraged don’t give up and know that you are definitely not alone!!! The difference between baking with our boys today vs 1 year ago is crazy!! If you are a parent please follow and join us on our journey!! #parenting #twins #cooking #EasyRecipe #recipefail #bakingwithkids #toddlers #twinmom #twindad #fyp #parentlife

All this food before breakfast…🤯😵 what they ate: - 4 eggs - 3 blueberry protein smoothies (without blue berries)🤪 - half a pack of bacon - 1 pack of raspberries - 2 ounces of 3% milk - 1 apple - 3 pieces of almond butter toast - vitamins (vitamin d, fish oil, vitamin c, and calcium) - water (plus a splash of my electrolyte drink)🤣 We always wonder why we’re tired at 9am and then we remember it’s because feeding our four boys is the equivalent to working a full shift at a restaurant 🤣 So if you’re in the same boat, remember you are not alone! Being exhausted at 9am is a parents right of passage 😜 As always, follow to join us on our parenting journey!! #parenting #realisitic #whatkidseat #toddlerlife #whattoddlerseat #feedingkids #feedingtoddlers #twinmom #twindad #boymom #momlife #tiredmom #tireddad #parentjokes #fyp

First ever hair curt for our baby Ashton… we’re gonna miss the curls 🥹✂️ p.s. if you’re a parent riding the wild highs and lows of parenting follow us so you never feel alone because you can bet you’re life were right there beside you just doing our best to survive daily 🤣💁‍♀️ #parenting #reallife #parentlife #firsthaircut #boymom #4boys #toddlers #twinmom #twindad #realisitic #family #fyp

Biebers first time playing live in over 2 years 🥹🙏 #justinbieber #bieberfever #allstarweekend #NHLAllStar #toronto

Making our weekly high protein lasagna roll ups!🍝💪 One of the biggest mistakes people make when on a weightloss journey or trying to be healthy is not eating enough protein. Protein is essential for not only your metabolic health but also because it is the most filling macronutrient which means when we eat it, we stay fuller for far longer! Thats why we LOVE these lasagna roll ups. We swapped out ricotta cheese for Nordica’s cottage cheese and not only does it increase the protein (they have over 30 grams of protein) but also includes vitamin d and other essential vitamins and minerals to help us feel our best! We have been using Nordica’s cottage cheese in a lot of our recipes lately and it has helped up our protein intake! The full recipe is on my IG now!! #healthyrecipe #highprotein #mealprep #foodhack #cottagecheese #healthjourney #fitnessjourney #DinnerIdeas #healthyrecipes

POV: you’re a toddler on vacation and your sole mission is to make sure Mommy & Daddy get zero chill time 🤣😵🏝️ #twintoddlers #parentlife #vacationwithkids #travelwithkids #parenting #parentjokes #parenthumor

Reminder: Parenting on vacation is hard and that’s ok 💙🙏 We’ve created so many memories, laughed so hard and had invaluable time together but it’s been super challenging at the same time and I think sometimes when you’re a parent on social media all you’re seeing is the perfect pictures and everything looking effortless and easy. We are so grateful for this time together and wouldn’t want to wish it away but we also wanted to remind you that parenting is only hard for the parents who give it their all and you are not alone if your kids challenge, exhaust and make your vacation look a little different. Follow to join our community and as we navigate our parenting journey one step at a time 🫶 #parenting #reallife #Love #parentsoftiktok #parentingtips #parentlife #fyp #twinmom #twinboys #twintoddlers