Tuesday, September 18, 2012

30 minutes

I did get to exercise yesterday and it felt great.

Today I tried exercising with all my children home and that was not quite as successful. Child #2 thinks I look funny when I punch and child #3 thinks my arm exercises look like flying and says "Stop Flying Mom!" while I do them. And with constant distractions (for example I discovered pee on my family room carpet) my workout was not quite as productive as I would have liked. But I did it. That counts. Those 30 minutes, unlike cleaning the toy room, will not be undone two minutes after I finish.

Today it was really, really hard for me to take those 30 minutes for me. My house is out of control. But then I remember that my weight is out of control too, and I will be spending ALL DAY working on my house and working for my children. I deserve those 30 minutes.

I feel good about how I've been eating the last two days too. However, if Caroline keeps following me around saying "Moooooom" (you know, with the whiny tone that travels up a fifth in pitch) all day, I am going to be sorely tempted to hit some high-sugar carbs. Help!!!!!

3 comments:

  1. I like to use strategically placed head phones with music from Pandora just for me. It makes it so I can still hear my kidfos, but takes the edge off the wine ... keep up the good work! One day at a time.

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  2. Oh, and also it might just be that you need to drink more water when you increase your activity level. And maybe eat more oats/oatmeal. I had day last week that I worried I didn't have enough for my little one, but it was after being out all day without my trusty water bottle. Eating right is important, but so is Hydration :)

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