I've been living the Weight Watchers lifestyle for about two and a half months now and I'm seeing results. Yesterday I wore jeans a size lower than my usual ones and even they were a smidge loose around the waist. I've lost just over 15 lbs and made a lot of healthier choices into healthier habits.
One thing I haven't gotten the hang of is exercise. Honestly, I just hate to sweat. I don't like the way it feels and I don't like the interruption in my day that exercise always is.
But I know I need to be more active to make my WW efforts more effective and to help my body become what I want it to be - an efficient, healthy machine that does it's job for a good, long time.
My solution is two-fold. First, I explained to the kids how important it is to me that I make and keep the commitment to exercise. We talked about what constitutes exercise and what I am willing and able to do at this point.
The second part of my solution is to involve the kids as much as possible. I made a commitment to them to be active WITH them at least three times a week. That can be walking down our (private) road, playing tag in the backyard, hiking Mayfield or any active play. They're already excited and brainstorming creative ways we can include more activity into our daily lives.
What are you doing to create activity in your life?
Congratulations on your success so far! I'm excited for you :D I'm trying to up the activity level for myself as well. I'm finding that things I did even 6 months ago don't make me sweat as much now so I have to kick it up a notch. I've started using the stationary bike at the gym. I like it better than the treadmill or the elliptical and it gets me working hard in a very short period of time. I'm also incorporating more weights/toning into my work outs.
ReplyDeleteI started going for a daily walk about a week ago. I go up and down our road a few times (each "lap" from our driveway to the road and back is about 1/2 a mile). I hate sweating too though so I do it just before dark when it's coolest, then I can just come in and shower before bed. I actually prefer to do it without the kids though. It gives me some "me time" to clear my head. I never thought I would ever look forward to exercising but I look forward to that walk every evening :)
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