Fitness after 4

Hey Missy!

Hope ur Turkey day was a good one! Just becareful that u don't push it or move to fast. I'd hate to see u bedridden!!!! ;) Take care.
 
Take it ez for a bit Missy :)
And wow! just saw your progress in the posting above. Awesome! ^^b
 
Missyv, nice to hear from you, mate I've 2 litt5le boys under 4yrs old.You're
right it's not easy. Ask your self this "what do i want? Are your goals,to be...to get in shape, be super fit, muscles of stone? WHAT? Your times a premium. forget conventional methods, gyms ,travelling, all the rigmaroll.
Check out dynamic tension ( tiger moves) dynamic visual resistance.
JOHN PETERSEN 'the miracle seven '
 
Okay, so I will be getting back on the band wagon this evening. I took yesterday off after all and decided today was a better starting day. I am going to do a 30 day challenge of sorts. I will be cheating on CHristmas ;-). It will be tough as I have few opportunities to blow it in there lol. I am plannign to eat squeaky clean 6/7 days and exercise 6/7 days a week. I weighed in today and despite my week of not really doing what I need to do I am at 128lbs. Not too bad considering what I ate and how little exercise I have done in the last week. Amazingly enough I feel like I gained 10 lbs. I am sure it is my head lol, but definately an irritating side effect of not working out! I am shooting for 16% body fat. I am not sure about weight as the number really isn't what matters if I have a little muscle to replace the fat. Tonight I am starting with cardio- wish me luck.
 
Thanks guys :p Did Tae-bo flex tonight. So far no sciatica. I didn't push as hard as I could have but had a respectable workout. Tomorrow wil be lower body! Will be logging food as well to keep me honest with myself lol!
 
So far this week is going well nutrition-wise. I have ate pretty clean and stayed within calorie ranges. My biggest problem has been exercise. Seems everything I do inflames the sciatic nerve. Woke up this morning with shock pain down my left leg. I have modified my exercises and incorporated some stretching and exercises to help, hopefully it works. Will be doing cardio of some sort tonight along with back exercises.
 
Still not tolerating the exercise well. I pay for it. I took the last couple days off and hopefully I can start back tonight. Not gonna weigh myself as I am sure I have gained. Haven't really been on the band wagon :eek: On an up note, I ahad an awesome date with my hubby on Monday and we have another date this Friday!
 
Gotta love those date nights! They're VITAL! Good luck on the goal as well. I have a similar one, maybe we can motivate one another!
 
Thanks Sparrow, I would love to keep in touch and could definately use the motivation. Sometimes I am so tired it is hard to even have enough energy to work out. I wouldn't change what I do, but keeping up with myself can be tough! What is your goal?
 
Well, I fell off the fitness wagon and landed on my head . I have done nothing towards my goals in over a week. Today is day one of getting my head outta my a$$! Had oatmeal for breakfast. Will exercise this afternoon after work. I am still having pain in my hip. Guess at this point I am just going to have to ignore it :mad: Weighed myself this am and unless it is fluid I have gained 2-3 lbs, definately earned those pounds. Oh well, guess I need to get over myself and move on! I have 13 days uintil CHristmas, will be behaving myself until then. :eek:
 
Really easy for me to get caught up in doing everything for everyone else, sometimes I forget that I need to make time for myself. Exercise is about the only thing I di for myself. The rest of my time is consumed by my family and work. Just need to plan for it I guess. Lunch was great, broiled cod, broccoli, and a salad.
 
Thanks D. Today I have ate well. Planning on upper body tonight. Rough day though. I gave my final and I now I need to calculate grades....not sure it went well for everyone, I am avoiding looking at this time.
 
Today is cardio. Had raisin bran for breakfast. Plan to eat well today, not sure what yet, but it will be healthy. I have the whole day home with my 4 year old daughter and it feels so nice to relax, still in my bathrobe and it is 9:34!!! My MIL gave me her elliptical runner she doesn't use and I am going to try that today as the tae Bo is still bothering my hip. Hopefully that does the trick, if not I guess I will just take more motrin and move on ;-)
 
Happy Christmas Cookie Day

:D Happy Christmas Cookie Day!! I will be baking all day and attempting not to eat too much. I have really slipped this week as I have had little free time to exercise and ate out a few times. I did cardio yesterday and will do upper body today. My kiddos are bouncing off the walls with excitement. I am also think about my my goals for this coming year. I will post the fitness section when I am finished with them. I am really looking at creating an overall level of wellness. I really don't have any goals of what I should look like, more feel like. One thing that I have learned with fitness is that there is no logical end. It is a continuous process and at some point the only way to tell if you are successful is if you maintain, which can lead to slacking off lol. My goal is to find a way to keep in the fitness mode.

I have many distractions as a working mother of four. Often times I feel like I can't do one more thing and it is time to exercise. I need to learn to not quit at that point and keep going. There are many days I question my sanity, but I haven't been committed yet. I envy happy SAHM's. I really wish somedays that it was an option, but it's not. I think one of my biggest issues with finding time for myself is organization. I need to be better with this if I am going to be successful.

Well, enough rambling for now, the dog is barking and I have cookies to make!
I will post what I eat at the end of the day, maybe that will help me to behave lol
 
i was just reading your diary and i think ure doing a great job!!! and i will be baking cookies tomorrow all day so give me some tips on how u didnt eat all of them hahaha good luck!!!
 
What kinda cookies? :)

Congrats on coming as far as you have - even if you're keeping your eyes on the horizon, it helps to remember where you're at is as important as where you want to go.
 
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