So, where I am at is, I took about a month long break from trying to eat healthy and working out. Thankfully I did not gain any weight but I am pretty certain that I lost some muscle and gained some fat in the process. Somehow I must have been more active than previously because I have no idea how I didn’t gain EVERYTHING back. I just didn’t have it in me. Then the heavens seemed to open up, literally and figuratively; and I found my groove once again. So here is the tea on that.
First of all, we have a wonderful sledding hill. My 2.75 year old son tried it by himself and loved it. So I would end up walking down the hill and back up it, (to help him get the sled up) over and over and over again. Most of the time I would do this while my husband was at work, so I would have my .75 year old daughter in my arms. Not an easy feat. But it has gotten easier with repetition, as things do I have found out! That was just the start of us going outside. And I have to admit, the sun is amazing, the activity is amazing, and the sleepy, sleepy children by the end of the day is absolutely amazing!
Now that the heavens have opened up and is starting to melt all the snow we go out walking every day! My son loves to run around, sometimes he dresses up as Link from The Legend of Zelda and just has a ball! It is so cute and a dream come true for me, I love it. I am still carrying around my daughter the whole time, too. With a dog strapped around my waist. It has been so great for my mood and for less screen time. I can really feel that this is it, this is going to be the time where I make it all the way and stay there.
Another activity that makes me feel strong and also makes my job of carrying my daughter around the yard easier is that I bench press her. I try to get in 100 bench presses a day haha. Sometimes my boy gets lifted too. He is so tall already that it is much harder with him. But I do lift him with my feet like the old superman move and he loves it. I also fight him off while I do other body weight exercises which adds some resistance.
I am also all about a good book to help me through my challenges and I found one. I bought Carrie Underwood’s book called Find Your Path and I relate to a lot of what she has to say. She is very faith based, as am I. She has a good grasp on her ‘whys’. A lot of focus. And I feel like I am borrowing those things from her a little bit when I read it. Or even learning them from her. I think the book helped me to figure out my eating path, learn a fun way of doing structured workouts; but also how to stay active without working out. Just be active most of the day! I am only half way done with the book, too. So I am looking forward to finishing it.
All in all, things have just been looking up. I have been really getting out there and doing things that before caused me quite a bit of stress and anxiety. I take the kids to a couple of group outings, usually weekly. Walking around the yard used to be stressful, where now it is a stress buster! All while figuring out how to keep the house running smoothly and staying happy. I am excited for what is to come and I feel like I am winning, finally.
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