This summer has been a real struggle for me to stick with my workout schedule. Eating healthy I can still do. If you only make healthy choices of food that comes in your house, that's all there is to eat! So, I've been sticking to my healthy diet pretty well, but every time I try to exercise, Lisa (my 4-year-old) decides to get all clingy and need more attention than normal. SO, my workout times have to be either when she's napping, which she doesn't do very often anymore, or when she's sleeping at night, which also happen to be my only times to do medical transcription. *sigh* My mom has been good about watching her a few days a week so I can get this in, but she can't commit to every day for me.
School starts for Lisa on Sept. 8th. Six more days!! I'm not sure who is more excited, her or me! She really misses all that child interaction and I miss having 5 hours a day 3 times a week when I can get so much more stuff done! I'm having dreams of all the workouts I'll be able to get in once she goes back to school. Sad, I know, but its what gets me going these days. That and my Shakeology.
Not sure what happened to my ankle overnight. Its sore and hurts when I walk on it today. I'm hoping its just a kink that needs worked out or something. Luckily, today is my day to do Burn Circuit 2 of ChaLean Extreme, so its mostly lifting and not a lot of moving quickly on my ankle. Thankfully.
For those of you who are moms out there, how do you fit your workouts in around your little ones? What are your tips or tricks that you use?
I have two boys, ages 4 and 6. When both boys are home, I can send them outside to play on the trampoline or dig in the mud while I get in a workout. Sometimes I will get out special stuff (markers, large roll of paper) and let them trace themselves and make art while I workout in an adjoining room or run on the treadmill. But most of the time when I want to get in a workout, it's the middle of the day & I have a clingy 4 year old with me. SO I either get out the mini-rebounder and let him jump all his energy out while I workout, or I let him workout along with me. He *loves* trying to do yoga poses and having his own mat. (We do the kind that's all fast-paced music and changing poses, not the spiritual-type.) I love that he is finally old enough not to hang on me while I'm working out or hide behind me and accidentally get kicked or smacked when I move around! Sometimes just letting them play with my weights and jump rope and stopwatch and stuff while I work out is enough to keep them occupied.
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