I read the comments from last time. To those who were inspired. AWESOME! To those who hate me and now feel guilty. STOP IT!! It's not about guilt! And it's not "all or nothin'" Way to GO Bridget for keeping off that 12 pounds! WOW! 12 pounds is no easy feat, seriously. You should be VERY proud of that.
Having small children, definitely does change things. I hear ya.
Besides the time factor, a lot of times I remember being just TOO TIRED!
However, if I had known then, what I know now about excercise and nutrition........... Would I have done things differently? Honestly, I don't know. I mean tired, is tired, but I'd like to think that I might have made a few changes for the better.
One thing, would DEFINITELY be the nutrition side of things. I would have seen to it that my family ate healthier, lower fat meals on a regular basis. I am positively sold out on eating delicious, healthy meals! With this one step, you WILL lose weight and feel better. And you don't need to go around hungry all the time, either. We switched to eating 5 smaller meals a day. This is a great way to go. Not only are you not hungry all day, but you also learn what proper portion control is.(This was a biggie for us).
When the kids were little, I did a lot of walking........(I had no car, we had to). If you strap a kid to your back, and push one in a stroller, you've just added resistance to your work-out!!
Anyway, the thing that hits me now, is that I'd like to try be around for my kids. We don't get any guarantees, but you don't have to look far to see folks not much older than Race and I who are already riddled with health problems and are on lists of medication and in and out of the doctors office constantly. I don't want to be there, ya know? I want to *feel* good. Youth will only get you so far. I don't want to be out of breath climbing one flight of stairs. I just don't want to settle. I want to be thankful for this body, for these muscles, for any abilities that I have to just MOVE.
And whenever I forget, or think it's just too hard, THIS is what does it for me. I watch this all the time. It totally inspires me. It makes me push harder.
My father would make me tell you that this all comes from a girl who flunked PE in highschool.
G'night!
3 comments:
I hated PE in school. I was so glad when I didn't have to take it anymore so it is funny for me to be going to the gym (which I have to admit I have slacked off some). Rusty does the 5 meals a day and I've tried it but I just can't get the hang of it. Persistance is the key. I look at my Pawpaw and at 82 he is the picture of health, I hope I get my good health genes from that side of my family.
BWAHAHAHA!! When I read your title, I honestly thought this might be a post about a baseball game and you getting into it with one of the other parents!! I don't know why! It just popped into my head!!
Anyway, isn't it awful, and SOOO eye-opening, that the problems once only seen in the very elderly are now creeping down into the younger generations?? I have many common sense theories on this, but will not get into them here.
I have been suffering through my very first sinus infection for the last 10 days. Tonight is the first night I feel decent. I rarely ever get sick and I have never been so thankful for my long term good health! This sinus stuff sucks!!
Yes, the little ones do make it more difficult to get to the gym and such! When my stroller is full it carries over 70 lbs of kids plus another 20+ strapped to my back or hip. Talk about resistance!! Living in town we do a LOT of walking, so I guess that helps some. But it never gives me that good "workout" feel. It only makes me want to go lay down in a quiet room when I get home :)
We are "grazers" too! I still fix 2 main meals, breakfast and supper, but for mid-morning, noon, and afternoon, we mainly just graze. We keep no junk food in the house, due to W's addiction to it. So we eat fruit, real cheese, yogurt, granola etc. Our latest craze is the homemade smoothie!
Does it make anyone else mad at how expensive it is to eat healthy??
Sorry for the novel! Great post :)
First of all. that was the most moving video I think I have ever seen. I sat and cried. We have so much to be thankful for. God's grace is unending.
Now knowing me as you do, you know I need all the help I can get. It is a never ending battle (weight)!!
You must put your eating habits on here so we can follow your example.
what exactly are you eating and how are you preparing and what exercise are you doing? I now have a wonderful tread mill.It looks so good in my basement and it works great when some one is onit, but it doesn't workby itself, so no weight loss or tightening of the hips. Send out HELP to those of us in need!!
Love ya Andree'
Post a Comment