Friday, January 27, 2012

Being healthy is a FUN and PHYSICAL FAMILY activity!!!

Well the time is NOW, no more excuses for me! I'm not breast feeding, she's 14 months old, I'm not working full time, I have babysitters to watch BJH and so I'm ready to get rid of this weight (so I can eventually get pregnant with the next one). This seems to be how I roll. I got very dedicated and lost over 50 lbs...then sweet lil BJH decided to make her appearance into my belly (not her fault AT ALL..she is the best thing EVER) and I gained it back and then some! (bed rest for 3 months didn't help). But enough is enough and I'm done with the excuses...

So I have been eating healthy since January (down 11 lbs) and now it's time to kick it into full gear with physical fun!!! So Monday night Steph (sister #5) asked me to work out with her! She's got a GREAT new BL DVD and we did it. Each workout is 1 mile and is a whole body workout so you do different things as you walk a mile! (I was skeptical at first, but it was awesome and I was SOO glad she asked me to do it!) So we did 2 workouts (2 miles total) and came out sweating like pigs!
Well last night everyone got home for work a little bit late and our schedule was all off. BJH was still up and we needed to squeeze another 2 miles in...so down she came to the basement with us! As we were working out...she was running around like a crazy kid. She was dancing, doing squats and moving her arms. Of course I left my phone upstairs so I didn't get a video...but it was precious!
So my thought is this...working out can be fun and physical for the whole family. I think it's really important that BJH see that this is an important part of our family's daily/weekly routine. (not to mention SHE slept really well too:) Let your kids see you being physically active!! It only sets a good example!!

Having Family Fun, Meredith

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