I'm tired today as the home alarm was having battery problems and decided to go off last night at midnight and then again at 1am
It sounds like a smoke alarm, so that's quite the adrenaline rush when it wakes you up. The second time I spent 30min on the phone with them trying to get it to stop. I can't believe my kids slept through it
On that note - I've been feeling guilty about spending 1 - 1 1/2 hours each day working out. Adding to that is my work - I just increased my hours from 15 up to 25 week. This means I have to work out or do "house stuff" when dd is home. She's 11 1/2 and pretty self-sufficient but I still feel bad like I'm not being a good mom. Mom/parent guilt.
like many of said, don't let the guilt get you down! And I know what you mean. Sometimes my DD's will watch me using WiiFit. The particularly like watching the hulahoop and telling me who's throwing it to me
or the running or biking and finding "themselves" in the Mii's on the screen. ("I passed you Mom!)
Of course they are only 4 & 8.
They watched the first 1/2hour of Biggest Loser with me last night while they were having a snack before bed. It was interesting the questions they would ask. It led to talks about how important it is to be healthy, not just skinny.
We talked about our big goals for the challenge and our other goals in life. And we've all heard that one of the best ways to reach those big goals is to break them down into steps and have smaller goals. So the QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?
First goal is to break through to 25lbs lost. I got to 20lbs last May and have since bounced around between 20-24lbs lost. I
want to hit 25lbs!
In the last 6 months I've learned more about what works and doesn't work for me, and I have seen changes in my body, (down a size in my jeans!) but have to stay focused and see some changes in the scale!
i'm on day 2 of the 30 day challenge on my EA Sports wii game, my goal is to complete this (and hopefully reap some rewards in the process)
i can't really keep up on this thread during the day at work (some days are easier than others) so I tend to miss a lot. But regardless, i'm sticking to it. I'm doing the wii fit now and trying to keep my calories to 1200 a day. and drinking my water. so far so good. hopefully i'll be able to stick to it.
i was kind of let down today, i weighed myself, which i probably shouldn't have done b/c its not the weekly weigh in. but i haven't dropped any weight. it used to be (and i say used to be as in 6months ago) that i have a good day of eating and i would automatically see the results the next morning. I'm really hoping that i see even a pound on friday. Its motivating me to work harder at it and not give up. hoping to not be disappointed on friday...
I hope your work shows in the scale on Friday, and no matter what there is still benefit to your body
Third..just gotta remember to take it one day at a time. I'm too down on myself sometimes. But, it seriously helps to know that I have friends on here that are going thru the same thing!!! Knowing that I'm not alone helps me out greatly!! Once again, thanks ladies for being my support. You'll never know just how much this means to me...even if I may never meet any of you!! I Love You all and I hope to meet at least one or two of you this year!! That's one of my goals!!!
Well said
It is so true that it helps to have the support. I appreciate everybody who is participating, together we are stronger
A few things that hit home last night. I can not do a full situp. I have done cruches for so long that I cant come all the way up. How embarassing that was. Luckily just hubby was here to witness it.
I thought sit-ups were supposed to be bad for your back, but I noticed on the show during the "trainer tips" that Bob & Jillian did them as partner exercise. I can't do situps or pushups either. Good job going 60minutes trying the tough workout
and during BL last night, when they did the beginning and end weigh-ins I kept hearing the phrase "man taa-taa's" in my head. I don't remember who first used the phrase yesterday, but it got stuck in my head. It was motivating to keep exercising for a full 60minutes as I want my taa-taa's to look better than theirs.
We talked about it last night and DH and I decided we're going to plan on eating at home at least 4 nights a week. Since our only child (DS) went to college this fall we have been doing a lot of take out and eating out. Which was ok, because I had just gone back to work and was really worn out at the of the day. Well, I'm job sharing now (part-time) so not more excuses. I'm really looking forward to cooking and even to leftovers!
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I've told DH at least twice this week alone that the best part about our new house is that the kids are bused to school - I can go days without leaving the house during cold snaps!
