I am not "in shape"... I hate making time to exercise, I hate being sore afterward, I hate that I have to time it just write between eating and sleeping or it will disrupt both. Chandler tells me that most people agree with me, but they do it anyway. Because its good for you. Which I should know, I'm a nurse, I'm a cardiac nurse, I instruct my patients about how important it is for them to exercise regularly to have a healthy heart... So I decided to get in shape.
It started on Saturday when Chandler and I were shopping around the mall to get Christmas gift ideas. There was a nice exercise kit (ball, resistance bands, etc.) majorly on sale. I thought the different equipment looked fun and Chandler found a pull up bar on sale he'd been wanting so we decided to go for it (we shouldn't start Christmas shopping this early...)
On Monday the exercising began! Chandler did his P90X which I hate, while I did my little routine with the new "equipment". It was fun, but we started a little too late and neither of us could get to sleep that night. Then last night we both got into out exercise clothes, sat on the couch, and watched TV... and I ate a bowl of ice cream...in our exercise clothes. Very embarrassing.
The reason I'm posting this is because I have a goal!! I want to exercise, and if I share that goal with friends I am more likely to keep it. Or so Ive heard.
So today, I woke up and exercised. It feels great. It turns out there are some pros to exercising as well. Please keep me on track people, give me a pep talk, tell me I'm not the only one who finds this goal SO difficult!!!
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Ha ha, I promise I am worse than you. That's why I'm trying so hard so hard to only gain 25 lbs during this pregnancy because I know it will be so hard for me to lose any more than that since I'm horrible about working out. And P90X is ridiculously hard
You can do it!!! And while your at it can you call me me and make me do my prenatal yoga? If I do it once every two weeks I'm doing good... Such a sad truth! It's so much easier with and dance class already set up and paid for don't you think? Then you can't back out and the exercise is actually fun.
Girl I have had that goal for like 2 years! I have crazy motivation cuz I'm fat so i do it at night, but then I dont' go to sleep til like 2 and my baby wakes me up at 4. I am still too lazy to get up in the morning especially bc Briggs wakes up a diff. time every morning and I don't want to leave him to go to the apt. gym in fear he will wake up and be crying (maybe that's just a really good excuse not to go!!!) Lets hang out soon!
ooooh my. This is RIGHT up my ally. Working out can be hard sometimes but I found that in the long run (once you get into more of a routine), the pros outweigh the cons big time. I bet you will find that out too. Did you know Lindsey is a personal trainer and nutritionist? You should really check out her website and blog. She has tons of yummy/healthy recipes, work out tips, motivation things, .... lots of stuff. You can ask her any questions you want... she is great. I always check her stuff out when I am feeling out of the work out groove. I always loved working out but When I stopped dancing I had to make time for it more and try a little harder at staying healthy so I KNOW how you feel. Just stick with it and it will get easier I promise!! YAY!
her site:
http://leanbodieshf.com/
Oh Karen, you are so good. I'm working on this goal too so reading about you inspires me. Keep it up, it's ok to have some ice cream right? I think I would die if I couldn't have ice cream. Moderation in all things. :)
Way to go! I wish I had made a habit of exercising when I was your age! It only gets harder. I'm shooting for something simple I can do daily, because I read that new research shows no weight-control benefits unless it's done 5-6 times a week (although it's still good for your heart, etc.) I don't know, girl. When you figure out the secret formula let me know! Ha ha
thanks for all the words of encouragement girls!! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who struggles with this :)
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