Hi Fitness Friends!
In contrast to the previous week, last week went by very slowly. Not that I'm complaining or anything. Life is great both ways. :) I haven't had a very difficult time sticking to my fitness goals and health plan so far. I attribute this to my Mormon upbringing. No seriously. I was talking with my Mom about this last week, because I had several very sticky (literally) situations where I could have very easily been tempted. I had this realization that in having things definitely off limits when I was younger I learned early that sometimes you have to do hard things and beat temptation in order to hold out for something better.
As an example I show you exhibit A (Hey- I had a moment of torture, so should you):
Last week my twins celebrated their 6th. birthday and as a tradition they decorate their own cakes. While flipping the cake over onto the plate this happened. I called my older daughter over to take a picture and "help me from myself" which did involve her forcibly putting my hand under the running water of the faucet while internally, I cried. I don't think I need to mention having to make frosting and curbing my desire to lick my fingers, etc... It actually turned into a fun/funny/hysterical situation where we were all laughing on the floor in spite of it all.
I want to be fit and keep my body healthy and relatively "clean" from all of the terrible food in the world, and so I've chosen to face these difficult situations head on and the good news is it is getting easier. I feel it's becoming a way of life and not just something I'm doing or just trying out right now.
This week again posed difficulties in finding time to work out. Lots of busyness that caused me to miss a majority of my class workouts at the gym. I've started a program with baby steps that will enable me (hopefully fingers crossed) with running longer distances. All of my runner friends have been very helpful in providing me with hints to enjoying running. The great thing about running is that you can workout with a little more flexibility. Another thing I did in lieu of my workout class is I've been working on my core muscles. I've just discovered that my son has developed a nice little 6 pack, and I'm not about to let my 13 year old one up me! I just click on the tv and do a bunch of situps, core exercises, and cold hard plankin'. Oh! And this weekend I was able to visit my parents in Hood River and had the opportunity to take on the dreaded stairs behind the Horse Feather's Brew Pub. I love my Hood River...
One more tip for those of you that may be struggling with drinking water. Try and get a thermos with oz/mL clearly shown on the side. Somewhere I heard that you should be drinking half of your body weight in ounces. So I fill up my 32 oz bottle, ideally, 3 times a day and I know that I've met/exceeded my goal.
Hope you are all experiencing success!
Megan
2 comments:
Great job! I had to have my husband talk me down on the phone from buying pastries from the bakery! My kids tease me and say, "mom has to buy cookies because she can't make them because she will eat them!" Thanks for the ideas for the core strengthening!
Your photo cracks me up, I also want to lick the computer screen.
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