Faith & Family : Features : 8 Ways to Be a Fit Mom

It was a little more than a month ago that this article was posted on Faith and Family. I was quite honored to be asked a few questions from Kate Wicker. Of course at this point of the summer, I'm feeling a wee bit guilty for not getting out there as much to exercise. Not that I have fallen completely off the wagon. It's just that I have had some convenient excuses as to why I am not getting in what I would like to.

The EXCUSES ...

too hot
timing is all wrong
no one to help watch my little ones

The TRUTH ...

It has been a record breaking HOT summer. Just this week we have had several days of 100+ degree temps with heat indexes in the area of 110-120. Can you say SWEAT?
I do, however, have a treadmill. It does work just fine. My excuse there is that I only like to do a few miles on it at a time. The outdoors is where I prefer to RUN.
While summer seems to be a time that most would think that a stay at home mom would have MORE time to run, that hasn't been the case for me. My older two girls have been at swim team every weekday morning at 7am. This made running in the early hours (the only good time to run in this heat) really hard.

Solutions ...

I should go to bed earlier so that I can WAKE earlier and get out of the house by (gulp) 5:45am.
Also, I know that very soon the school year will start and I will have a bit more flexibility AFTER I get the girls off to school.
IF I can't get out to run, I need to just use that treadmill or stick in one of the many exercise DVD's that I have.
Stop feeling guilty and just FEEL GOOD when I get that exercise time in.

Comments

Maurisa said…

Like!

11:33 AM

NotJustLaura said…

I'm starting to try and get more active too so I wish you well with your running.

12:48 PM

Tiffany said…

I really need to exercise consistently too!

3:26 PM

Susan R said…

Do you find that you exercise more during the summer or cooler months? I love being in the pool, but find I enjoy the pool more for fun than I do for exercise.
I like walking, running or going to the gym during the fall and winter more.

3:31 PM

Laura said…

Yeah..this hot stuff makes me want to do the opposite of MOVE.

7:43 AM

Momto5minnies meets the Pioneer Woman!

I read her blog and knew that she was coming into town for her book signing and I thought about going, but I also knew it was the day that I was getting my braces off (MONDAY 11/9). On Sunday night before, my husband made a quick trip to Walmart and brought home a flyer saying how Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) was coming the next day. I'm not sure if my husband was more excited about me getting my braces off the next day or having me MEET THE PIONEER WOMAN. I guess I really did want to go, but now I HAD TO GO! Monday was a crazy day ... jitters in the am 4.6 mile run to make me feel relaxed (it was also my longest run yet) drop the 12 year old at her homeschool art class quick trip to Walmart (to see if there were Pioneer Woman cookbooks ... no luck, but my husband picked me up a few ... I'm gifting some for Christmas). home to throw a pot roast in the crockpot braces removal at 11:30am dentist visit at 1pm usual afterschool chaos of swim team home for a 30 minute rest wa...

A scattered post ...

I throw myself into stuff all the time. It can be anything from the start of a swim season, a new school year, the election, a vacation, an exercise routine etc. I'm kind of in a phase where I really don't know what my focus should be. I turned on the television and honestly, I have no idea what is on this fall season ... NO IDEA AT ALL . If I watched television in the past few months, it was something kid related or Fox News. I NEED A NEW FOCUS. My current thoughts ... reading a fictional, just for fun book stepping up my exercise routine thinking about our Christmas wish lists and shopping baking more ... I really am slacking in this area ways to save money so that we can get a new (second) washer and dryer for the upstairs (not a fancy kind because this would mostly be used by my oldest two children)... I actually have hookups. I wonder if a lot of people go through a sort of "lull" period this time of the year. Surely it doesn't last long with the start ...

Not a lot has changed ...

As a puppy he always liked a warm spot. We call Comet our "close talker" (from Seinfeld) because he is in your face and always a little too close for our comfort level. The girls don't seem to mind, but it can be a little annoying for my husband and I. Really, he is a fabulous dog. He listens well and is so gentle with everyone. *We don't let Comet on furniture ... except for the playroom/schoolroom couch. There he enjoys relaxing and being read to by one of the girls. SPOILED POOCH!

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