My son is cutting teeth and he hasn't been sleeping well. That means I haven't been sleeping well either! He has continued to wake up at 11:30pm and at 4:15am. This really sucks for me as I wake up feeling worse than when I went to bed! This morning was the worst. I told Jason I couldn't do it and for him to exercise without me. I am not sure if that extra hour did me any good, but it was a relief not to get up and exercise. As I was eating breakfast I knew I needed to make time to exercise. Before I had just allowed that day to be missed and I would make up for it later on. But this was becoming a habit!
I decided I would exercise differently today. So off with the stroller we went and down to the park. Ian had a great time watching Mommy do squats combined with a sidekick and front kick, lunges with a back kick, and calf raises. I did everything but my ab routine. Ian had fun playing and I got my workout in. That was nice. In addition to my workout, I logged about a mile or so pushing the stroller. Even better.
I got back home and I felt totally refreshed. Before I had been feeling down for missing my workout. Taking the time to think differently brought around a new frame of mind. Course, this time is usually when I get housework done so that didn't happen today...we have to pick our battles and today the house lost. Oh well.
It's great that you have a park close by! When I don't get a workout in, I work in my garden or do a full house cleaning - if I have music, that adds some dancing through the halls! :) And that's a very positive attitude you have; I'm glad to read that you're not beating yourself up over not being Supermom :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Heather! I did read one time that intense vaccumming burned serious calories. Thanks for your unending support, it means a lot!
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