Busy, busy, busy

Posted February 25, 2009

What a long day.  I got up and worked out at the crack of dawn this morning but I’m so glad I did.  I can definitely tell that I lost strength over my illness b/c I couldn’t do parts of the workout that I could easily do a month ago.  Oh well, the beauty of strength training is that it comes back pretty quickly.  It will be motivating to notice the progress.

The kids had an early out but we had meetings and actually had an extra hour of school.  Then a few of us headed to the wake which was about 45 minutes from school.  Quick stop at the store, eat some supper and here I am.  I’m proud to say, though, that with all of this chaos I have stayed on plan w/food.  I was worried b/c one person wanted to stop for supper on our way home but when we hit the town w/the restaurant we were all talking so much we passed right by w/o realizing it.  Thank heavens b/c it was a bar/grill and you know there would be nothing healthy there.

My son did a funny thing last night.  He had a pudding cup after supper last night (you all know how small those are) and halfway through he was full.  He asked if he could wrap it up and save it for tonight.  I almost told him just to eat it b/c it’s silly to wrap up three bites of food but then I realized how I want to make sure he keeps listening to his body and stop when he’s full.  Kids can definitely teach us things if we’re willing to learn.

Days on plan this month:  3

Progress toward workout goal:  180/250

3 Comments so far

  1. sterling on February 26th, 2009

    Yeah, isn’t being a mom awesome? My son schools me more in life than I do him, it’s wonderful. I love the little epiphanies he gives me, makes things so uncomplicated - thinking like a kid.

    Another good thing about your ‘break’ (as if that was truly a break) from strength training is that you’ll likely see marvelous gains in strength that you otherwise wouldn’t have experienced by just continuing on. Watch out - muscle mama on the rise!

  2. patty on February 26th, 2009

    Good for you, Brandie! As Moms, it’s difficult to listen to the kiddos sometimes. It’s almost a reflex - “No, you can NOT be excused until you finish your dinner!”

  3. Joy on February 26th, 2009

    My two youngest are always teaching me little lessons in life. LOL My DS Jacob who is 10 is just like that. Will eat and will stop when full. Even if it is one thing left he wants to save it for later.
    Good for you staying on track with all that has been going on.
    Joy

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