Post 47 - The Working Out Dilemma

I came across this list and found myself chuckling at many of the things the dear husband listed:

http://www.toulouseandtonic.com/top-10-sucky-things-about-being-married-to-a-pregnant-woman/

He brings up some valid points and ones we can laugh about a few months looking back.  But then there are always new "sucky" things to dread.

I recently wondered if Dear Husband was going to be creating his own list soon.  However...

Good news:  DH won't have to deal with those things for awhile longer.

Bad news:  My "am I pregnant?" gut means I've just been denying the lack of physical activity's effect on my body!  Time to figure something out.

Any tips on fitting in a workout during the chaos of motherhood?

I finally decided I needed to bite the bullet and drag my tired bum out of bed at 5 AM to get a walk in.  Maybe eventually I'll graduate to running (ha!) or another type of workout but for now a walk is a good start.

You see, I used to be pretty active.  When I was teaching, I walked a lot and swam and did yoga.  Then came pregnancy and I still walked a bit.  Then came another pregnancy and an office job where I sit alllllll day.  My kids force me to be active to a point but I found myself being winded with simple runs around the yard.  That's not the kind of mom I want to be.

So I'm stepping it up.  By getting up.  Early.  Did I mention 5 AM?

I know a lot of people do it.  It's a great time to do it especially in the summer.  It just means that I need to be in bed by 10 PM to get a decent amount of sleep and not snooze through the alarms.  That means less "date" time with DH watching "our shows."  That means less time to finish my to-do list.

There are trade-offs to getting in shape I guess.

I just need to continue the motivation.  I was motivated when I first started this blog to get up early and write, have coffee, and some me-time.  That, sadly, fell to the wayside.  Life happens.  Late nights come around.  Stomaches appear.  Kids get up (like Little Miss did the night before last thus pushing back my start date).  So what can keep me motivated?

Not sure.  Until my kids are older and can stay sleeping alone, it's a solo workout so I can't count on DH.  My dog is some motivation since she needs to lose some weight, too.  My own general physical and mental health is motivation.  My energy level is motivation.  My brother's wedding in August is motivation.  My wonderment as to my own pregnancy state is definitely motivation.  I don't want others wondering if I'm pregnant.  I want them (and me!) to know I'm pregnant!

So there we go.  I have about seven minutes to get a little bit more unpacking of the kitchen done then head to bed.

Cheers,
Megs