Day two; Deep introspection

Last night when my husband got home I went off to the gym. It was a rainy day and the kids had me up the wall so I was happy to leave. They will be the reason this works LOL. Not just because I want to be around longer for them but because getting a little alone time is a BIG motivator. My son is 8 and daughter is 18 months. Those two are a handful. And it has Ben raining. Last night I went to the gym for the first time in 4 years. It is a new gym very nice. I did not feel as awkward as I used to feel and I am a good 70lbs heavier. Funny how age can help you feel more comfortable in your skin regardless of how big that skin may be.

           I had to use a bathing suit so I settle on one from walmart for $33. It is a black and white flowered tankini with one for those bottoms with the built in skirt. The skirt was a bit of a joke, only covered half of my ample rear end but it did cover the front so it is fine. I swam 30 minutes. Then I decided to stop. I has already gotten a cramp in my side and I don't want to over do it and quit. I feel ok today so I am going to add 5-10 minutes and see what happens. My goal is to be swimming 60 minutes.

 

            Today is looking like it might not rain this afternoon so I might go for a walk with a friend if she is up for it. I need the kids to play. They are going stir crazy and mom can t take it LOL. There is a park in my city that has the circumference marked so one round is 1/2 of a mile so it is easy to gage how much you walked. And in the middle is the play are for the kids. So my big kid plays with his friends and the baby's get pushed in the stroller. There is also a nature trail that runs along the river and I believe that is a 5 mile long trail So I might go their also. I am actually not that out of shape I walk a ton with no big problem and I was able to swim for the most part with out a problem. I just don't seem to move enough for my food intake.

 

          So I know i planned to not focus on my food intake yet. But a funny thing happens when you work out. I find myself not wanting comfort food and wanting more healthful stuff. So I opened my sparkpeople.com account and picked my meal plan for this week. And am going to give it a go. It is free and they do the hard work for me by picking meals and snacks that fit in to my desired goals structure. I just put in my goal and what I am willing to do exercise wise and they spit out a calories range and required calories burned prescription. Then you just log on and input the info and it tells you if you are in your goals range for that day, week and even has charts for seeing your progress, See you tomorrow.

                                                                   xoxo Jodi