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I did really well with exercise yesterday, but didn't input my eating into sparkpeople.com so I think I went over my calorie goals. I am not so calorie focused, but for me it is helpful to see a a good estimate of what my calorie intake is.I didn't sleep well, so my exercise workout was slow moving today. Lucas had a field trip, so he had school from 1100-1400. And I took him to the gym after he was done. Forgetting the fact the daycare closes from 1400-1600 everyday. So, that was tricky. Lucas wasn't super thrilled with the idea of walking a mile. So, I could only get about a half mile in before he gave up. So, then I tried doing the stairmaster and have him standing by me while watching animal planet. That lasted about 10min before an employee said that he couldn't be over by the equipment. So, he sat on the bench for me to finish up my 15min. I was shy of my 30min goal. But it was better than nothing.Tomorrow, my neighbor is coming to do some work around the house. I hope to be able to still get my workout in. But I am please with how I am doing with my food choices and portions.
I am down 4lbs from Sunday, I know it is more water weight than anything. But we can take what we can get. Lucas was thrilled about going to the gym this morning, so hopefully that will get better. I did over 3 miles on the elliptical and that felt good. I am trying to work up to doing 5 miles during my cardio workouts. The boys are doing a great job of encouraging me. I don't focus on the weight with them. But we talk about mommy being healthy with what she eats and if she exercises. I don't want them to be weight focused when they grow up. I haven't eaten yet so I guess I better do that since I am starving!
Well, the boys and I went to the gym and I did a pretty good job with my eating. The boys and I walked a mile. And then we went swimming. It wasn't has hard of a workout as I would like, but a start and since the boys didn't have school an option that was also fun for them. Well, they weren't thinking fun during the mile walk. But the game "Would you rather?" makes it go a little faster.
Since, things were not working out so well. I scrapped the plan and am working on a new one. I have buddy to help hold me more accountable. I will be reporting what I eat every day and we are going to encourage each other with our choices/portion sizes. I got a good suggestion, to start thinking about what mood I am in when I am eating. So, I will be working on keeping track of that too. My exercise goal is to work out 30min at least 5x a week. So, that is the plan. I worked out on the wii fit yesterday and am pretty sore today. The boys don't have school tomorrow still, so I think the pool will be calling our names. Hopefully this new plan will get me permanently out of my rut. I think my goal is to focus on 5lbs at a time. But I haven't come up with a suitable reward, so any suggestions are welcome.
I have been trying to go one day at a time. So, I don't focus on one hiccup and screw up the whole week. I have been to the gym 2x so far. And plan to go tomorrow and Friday. It helps that the boys have yoga 2 nights a week. Noah on Mondays and Eli/Lucas on Wednesday. Then I have to go to the gym and I work out with whoever is not in yoga. Eli/Lucas/myself walked a mile and a half on Monday. And today, Noah and I worked out on the cardio equipment. Well, Noah likes to jump machine to machine every 5min. ;) But then we did a few laps around the track. Usually when I work the night before, the next day are the days that are really hard to get motivated to workout. So, hopefully the boys will continue to go to yoga. I have been doing better about my portions, so hopefully the rest of the week keeps going well.
I have been out of touch with lots of things lately and the bloggy world is one of them. And my diet/exercise routine has gone to pot. Or really lets be honest, it has become non-existent. I just can't seem to get all together. I have a hiccup in one part of my life and my whole week goes down in flames. And I just feel like a failure. I just can't get it together. I was doing so good before the holidays, and I just can't recover. I wish I could take things moment by moment instead of having one ruin the rest of the week. If I have a bad day, I get so discouraged that I find myself scrapping the whole week. And in a self-loathing cycle I want no part of. In church on Sunday, the pastor talked about how when you do a lot of comparing in your life- you are missing something in your life. And to try to fill that with God and you will be truely fulfilled. And it is so true, I have had some rough patches over the last few years, and I know I need to be more balanced spiritually. Then I would depend on food less during stressfull times, and have a more solid foundation. I hope to get back on my feet.
So this weekend, I picked up some new gym shoes because they say you have to replace your shoes every ?!?!miles. I have had my current gym shoes for like 6-9months, so it was time. And there was a sale. Which makes it nice. And on Monday, the younger boys and I walked the track while my oldest did yoga. And I thought it would be a perfect time to break in the new shoes. I should put a disclaimer, I NEVER break in new shoes. I only work out for an hour or two at the gym, what's the big deal? 20-30 min of walking around the track with the boys should be easy. EASY except for the BLISTER that was forming! Stupid . . . stupid shoes! And then today, it was BEAUTIFUL outside, so the boys and I walked outside. Not the smartest idea. Well, if I had worn flip flops, (go ahead and roll your eyes mom. . . mom HATES flip flops) I wouldn't have made my blister worse. But I didn't (wear flip flops) and I did (make my blister) worse. So, hopefully it will not affect my workout tomorrow, and I REALLY wanted to hit the gym for a good SWEATY workout. . . . STUPID . . . stupid . . . shoes!
