"I was so tired last night. I don't remember my head hitting my pillow. My ears sure didn't go to sleep... My kids had a restless night. I feel like I was up more then my eyes were shut. I knew morning was going to be a rough start and it sure was. On top of just being tired from my motherly nightly duties I woke up to gray skies. I felt like I was a slug. Everything was working against me and as the clocked ticked away I was moments from giving up on my first goal of the morning, which was to the gym! My comfy spot on the couch snuggling with my kids with a cup of coffee in hand or get everyone dressed, fed and out the door in a half hour. Just when I was going to give into temptation the phone rang. My hubby called to see if I was getting ready for the gym? Well as much as I wanted to choose option #1, I found my motivation again with a help from a phone call and got everyone fed (including myself... Two egg whites and 1 whole egg scrambled with 3 sweet peppers, 1cup of spinach, cheese, and some salsa made into a omelet on a whole wheat tortilla), dressed and to the gym in time for a fitness class! Bonus I burned 500 calories doing a high cardio class.
So after my slow, sluggish morning I over came the easy route to stay home and be tired the rest of the day on my comfy couch relaxing. I pushed myself through a hard workout and took 60 minutes for myself and felt alert and ready for the rest of the day! I'm glad I went to the gym and stuck to my meal plan!
So far logging my food and calories helps me to see what I'm eating and where my food is coming from. Also, including friends and family in my goals for myself helps keep me on track so i do what I said I was going to do! Onto day three!"
- SuperMom
SuperMom brings up a good point: the importance of a support group! We've all heard the conventional, but sometimes putting your butt on the line and airing your dirty laundry is the best way to stay accountable. So find a buddy who you can be mutually shame-free with (test this by divulging detailed birth stories or toilet habits, weeds them out every time) and hold each other accountable to your food logs, diaries, etc. for an allotted amount of time. Make sure its someone who will nag the crap out of you every evening for it! If you are interested in becoming a SuperMom on my blog, contact me at hleffingwell8@gmail.com, and get healthy the right way!
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