Did it really take a peer reviewed study for these researchers to figure this one out? My wife and I often marvel at the amount of spare time we had (and mostly wasted) before the kids arrived on the scene:

A study found that mothers of young children were heavier and ate more calories, sugary drinks and fatty foods than childless women. Dads and moms in the study were less active than their peers without kids. Sheri Lee Schearer, 34, says the results reflect her life with a 5-month-old son. Before, when she worked as a paralegal, she had time to make a spinach salad or go out for one. Now, as a stay-at-home mom in southern New Jersey, she grabs whatever is easiest and quickest. "I often find that his needs come before mine," she said. "Do I get to the gym? No. Do I eat always healthy? No."