Hello all you mothers out there and anyone else that may read this. My intent on starting this Blog is to share my story of being a stay at home mom and going through that ever eternal struggle of getting flabby. You all know what I mean. Arms that keep waving even though you have stopped, your nice butt that is now a bleg (that is when your butt runs right down into your leg) and we aren't even going to mention the chest area......
I am in my early 30s and have two children a 6 year old and almost 3 year old. I used to work outside the home and for the past two years have stayed home with my kids. Big adjustment but worth it.
Anyway, I began my journey about a month ago to turn all these "flabby" parts into "fabulous" parts. What is my motivation? First of all my kids. I want to be able to keep up with them and have the energy to want to play with them day after day. Second I have a trip coming up in May and it will be spent on a beach and we all know no one wants to see that in a two piece suit. My next reason is my husband. Even though he loves me the why I am (we all hear this and think blah, blah, blah!) i still want to look and feel like I look good for him. The last reason is so my Wii Fit Plus will stop telling me I am older than I really am! Joking. The real last reason is because I want my body to function the way my mind is telling me it should. And so it begins......
What have I been doing? I bought 2 workout DVD's of Jillian Michaels. 30 day Shred and No more Trouble Spots. Sound good right? Well they are. You see Jillian and I have this love hate relationship. Basically I love to hate her.....in a good way. I find myself wanting to cuss her out, and I don't cuss, when she wants me to do a few more reps but I tough it out because if she was really standing in front of me I would probably be crying and she would be yelling. In a loving way of course. :)
I am also training for a Half Marathon. I have been running for about 5 years now with my sister and her group of friends and I go in cycles. Train for something and then quit running till it is time to train again. I do this, I realized because I don't feel good doing it. My body is constantly telling me to stop and I want to go.
As if working out with Jillian and running insane distances each week I have started a diet competition called "The Game On! Diet" It is basically a competition among teams of friends and family members to get healthy and hopefully stay that way. Everything you do, eat and drink gets points. Exercise at least 20 minutes=20 points, eat 5 "sanctioned" meals a day=30 points, drink 3 liters of water a day=10 points (I know that is a lot of water! better stock up on TP). Each team picks a prize they are playing for and the losers have to reward them! It is girls against boys right now and the girls plan on winning. Sorry boys. I encourage all to check out the book. Just search it or go to http://www.gamondiet.com/ and see the information.
I have seen some results slowly. My abs are starting to show and my bleg is turning back into two body parts instead of one and I feel stronger. I have more energy and I also feel better when I run. Maybe the flab is turning into fab.?!
My goal in this is to talk to all of you each day and let you know how my journey is going. Thanks goodness my children love to workout with me and I have a wonderful husband that lets me leave the kids with him while I run. So good bye for now and just know that my arm is still waving even though I am done, but not for long!
I am in my early 30s and have two children a 6 year old and almost 3 year old. I used to work outside the home and for the past two years have stayed home with my kids. Big adjustment but worth it.
Anyway, I began my journey about a month ago to turn all these "flabby" parts into "fabulous" parts. What is my motivation? First of all my kids. I want to be able to keep up with them and have the energy to want to play with them day after day. Second I have a trip coming up in May and it will be spent on a beach and we all know no one wants to see that in a two piece suit. My next reason is my husband. Even though he loves me the why I am (we all hear this and think blah, blah, blah!) i still want to look and feel like I look good for him. The last reason is so my Wii Fit Plus will stop telling me I am older than I really am! Joking. The real last reason is because I want my body to function the way my mind is telling me it should. And so it begins......
What have I been doing? I bought 2 workout DVD's of Jillian Michaels. 30 day Shred and No more Trouble Spots. Sound good right? Well they are. You see Jillian and I have this love hate relationship. Basically I love to hate her.....in a good way. I find myself wanting to cuss her out, and I don't cuss, when she wants me to do a few more reps but I tough it out because if she was really standing in front of me I would probably be crying and she would be yelling. In a loving way of course. :)
I am also training for a Half Marathon. I have been running for about 5 years now with my sister and her group of friends and I go in cycles. Train for something and then quit running till it is time to train again. I do this, I realized because I don't feel good doing it. My body is constantly telling me to stop and I want to go.
As if working out with Jillian and running insane distances each week I have started a diet competition called "The Game On! Diet" It is basically a competition among teams of friends and family members to get healthy and hopefully stay that way. Everything you do, eat and drink gets points. Exercise at least 20 minutes=20 points, eat 5 "sanctioned" meals a day=30 points, drink 3 liters of water a day=10 points (I know that is a lot of water! better stock up on TP). Each team picks a prize they are playing for and the losers have to reward them! It is girls against boys right now and the girls plan on winning. Sorry boys. I encourage all to check out the book. Just search it or go to http://www.gamondiet.com/ and see the information.
I have seen some results slowly. My abs are starting to show and my bleg is turning back into two body parts instead of one and I feel stronger. I have more energy and I also feel better when I run. Maybe the flab is turning into fab.?!
My goal in this is to talk to all of you each day and let you know how my journey is going. Thanks goodness my children love to workout with me and I have a wonderful husband that lets me leave the kids with him while I run. So good bye for now and just know that my arm is still waving even though I am done, but not for long!
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