Working out - a mom's story

Working out. Oh boy what a struggle it has been to stay consistent.

A while back I remained super consistent with my workouts because it was my business to do so. And when I stepped back from doing that work, I lost the motivation to exercise consistently. What used to be 6 days a week of 30mins workouts, became one workout a month (if even). 

So naturally my body began to change. I didn't mind the jiggly changes, after all I am a mom of two so my excuses were a mile deep. But then that's all they were, excuses. It took some real self talk for me to become honest with myself. So let's be honest. 

A healthy diet alone is not enough. It needs to be coupled with physical exercise. I know you know this already and so did I. Now what's holding us back from maintaining a consistent workout schedule? For me it was just plain laziness. And the less I exercised, the lazier I became. It wasn't so much my physical appearance (though it did play a part because when I don't exercise I begin to look like a serious beer drinker! Even Urijah noticed by asking "mommy do you have a baby in your belly again?") or the number on the scale that shook me into action. It was noticing how tiring it was to be unfit. 

And when Urijah started asking me to race with him up a hill near by the house, I was embarrassed to see how uncomfortable it was to run. So that evening I devised a plan. The plan was simple, it was to move every day.

So for the last 3wks I have remained consistent by choosing to workout every morning and actually getting it done. Since my physical activity directly affects my parenting, it has now become a priority. No excuses matter when it comes to the quest of being a fantastic mom! And with my laptop gone with dear husband + not having a DVD player, I had to improvise. I haven't been able to follow a workout program so I started doing what I can by creating my own workout routines. I'm sure if I was following a professional workout DVD I'd have better results, yet I'm still proud of where I am right now. And looking forward to now being a mom who's able to race up a hill with her toddler! Oh and it doesn't hurt to notice that the abs are back.