Progress

Well I've been trying to be healthier for about a month now I guess and I feel I'm making some progress. According to the Wii I've lost a few pounds which is a good motivator. I don't feel like my clothes are too tight. I tried to get into some of my pre-baby clothes and a few of them I can wear while some I can't. Maybe I'll try again to see if I can get into all of them or not. I have also tried cutting back my eating while at work. Instead of eating with the family before I go to work and then getting hungry shortly after arriving I have been taking my dinner with me. I'll eat a bit later and then I find I'm not quite so hungry or snacky. I still eat a bit later in the night but I try to keep it small and healthy. I've been eating chex mix and a fiber one bar. I also have been trying to drink more water and less soda. I still have my 1-2 cans a night but then drink water in between them or juice. I've discovered the management has a fridge with juice in it so I borrow one or two a week. :) Now to just eat out less and keep up the good habits.

I walk Kamden to school at least twice a week to drop him off. I drive to pick him and Kaijsa up. Kinsee depending on where preschool is depends on if we walk or not. I have also been trying to fit in some yoga for stretching while at home or at work. It's been nice to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Now to reduce my stress if possible and to keep making progress!

exercising

It's been a while since I've done a good exercise program. In the last 5 years I've had 4 babies so it's been difficult to start anything. Since I'm now done having kids I feel it's time to start again. I realize I'm much older than I was previous to babies so I know my body will react differently. I find I can't do as much for as long. I get sore more easily and out of breath. BUT, i'm determined to see this through. I feel better after working out. I've been walking Kamden to Preschool and sometimes even Kinsee to preschool depending on whose house it's at for the week. Pushing the stroller with 3 kids, Kallen stays home with daddy, is good resistance and I've been wearing my Shape-up shoes. Man do I feel the burn! I have also purchased a couple of new DVD's to work out with Bob! I got the Biggest Loser and than another one that he does. I can barely make it through the 1st workout of The Biggest Loser and the other is an hour with me doing 25 min of it. I figure start out slow and work my way up. I need to be realistic about this right? I then will weigh myself on the Wii Fit Plus to see how I'm doing. After a week or so I've lost 3.something lbs. It's a start. I have a long way to go but figure it took me 4-5 years to gain it all I can take my time losing it. I love seeing my kids try to do the workouts with me. I'll even catch them turning it on and doing it themselves! I'm setting the example of exercising being good. That's important. I have help with the kids and that helps me too. I have even started doing Yoga during my break at work. It helps me wake up a bit and get through the night. I don't know a lot of yoga moves but the few I do know take up the 30 min that I get. I'm feeling good about my beginnings and actually feel like I can do this. I can lose the weight! Now to cut back on my snacking and soda at work....

Walking

For Christmas I bought me some new sneakers, Shape-Ups. They kick my butt! I love them. I have started walking either Kamden or Kinsee to school (Preschool) when I can. It ends up being a few times a week and I wear these shoes plus push the stroller taking Kai with us. Kallen I leave at home with Daddy since my stroller only fits 3 not 4. I have enjoyed these moments of walking with the kids. I am completely out of shape but it's been fun to get out and start walking again. I also try to do some Yoga on the Wii to get some stretching in. This is a bit harder to do since Kallen will want my attention or the kids will want to play games. So I'll do what I can and try to fit some exercising and stretching in. I figure start slow and maybe I'll stick to it. Little by little right? I haven't noticed any weight loss or changes but I've only been doing it about a week. I'll continue working on it and maybe soon I'll notice some difference. :)

Long Time Coming

It's been a while since I last posted. This blog was to be for goals and motivation. After I found out we were going to have another baby, had to move from TX to AZ and then get life settled there I took a break from blogging on 2 blogs and did what I could with 1. Now that life is slowing down a bit I may be able to keep up. The family blog is all about the family. The Goals blog is about my goals and desires for the family and myself. It's a new year so new beginnings...right? I may fail and have to start over but at least here I'm writing about them and trying to keep up with them.

There are so many things I want to work on this year and many more that I need to work on. So here's hoping I can think of them, write them down, do them and follow up/through with them.

To begin with I think the first thing I want to work on is my spirit. I want to attend all 3 meetings at church but not only attend I want to get something out of them. So far so good as I did that today. My sub goal from listening at church is to work on making my fasts much more effective. Which leads to my first need goal. I need to work on getting things in order to find a new job. That too has a sub goal that I have been working on. I found and updated my resume. So see I'm doing good already this year!

The next goals is to fast for help in deciding what to do with my life since I now need to do this. I have some time before my job officially ends but I'd like to have everything lined up for a smooth transition. So I'll be fasting, maybe more than once, to not only find a job but one that will be good for me and my family. One that can support us and that will have health insurance. I'm considering going back to school so maybe my fasts of job will also include school and if that's the right thing for me and my family.

I will try to focus on these and post about how things are going with them in the next week or two.

I also want us to have good Family Home Evenings. I want a good lesson that applies to us all and for us to really and truly work on making our home better. Since I have Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off I think we can make this work. We can plan the lesson on Sundays and give them on Mondays. Sounds easy enough but life gets in the way. If Sundays are better than we'll have FHE on Sundays. Maybe I can follow through with this one by posting on what the lesson was on and if there was an activity. Maybe I can even take some pictures!

I think this is a good beginning.
Fasting and making it more effective.
Fasting for help in finding employment and/or going to school.
Having good Family Home Evenings.
Reporting on all of the above.

I can do this and with any comments y'all may have I know I can stick to it and make them habits. Habits that are worth having! Here's to the New Year!