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| Mon, 02-21-2005 - 10:52am |
I've been on this board before...under a different name too. I'm trying to get back on track and am very frustrated with myself for falling off in the first place.
I joined Weight Watchers in November and lost 8 lbs in about a month. Then I started slacking on my points and exercise and now I'm back to square one.
Spring is right around the corner (maybe not so much here in NH), and I want to get my energy back so that I can be active with my 3 children outdoors and make my home clean and comfortable. My house is a mess and I'm sluggish because of all of the kinds of foods I'm eating and NOT eating.
I'm heavy into the winter blues and between the kids being sick if it isn't too cold to be outside, I haven't been as active as I'd like to be.
So anyway, here I am with you ladies ready to start anew and find inspiration and motivation from you all and too lend support as well.
Thanks!
Shannon

I completely understand the winter blues (MI) - they can be disasterous for diet and exercise. Not to mention what you can hide under thick sweaters, coats, hats, gloves, scarves, etc. But, I have 2 kids of my own and you want to be able to get out and roll around on the grass with them when the warm weather FINALLY comes. For me, we just moved to a place with a community pool - I want to teach my three year old how to swim and not die of embarrassment in a swimsuit. WW has worked well for me in the past, 18 lbs before the birth of my first child and then 8 lbs just before getting pregnant with my son. He is 4 months old now and I have 15.5 lbs to lose to be back to my pre-baby weight and then 25 lbs to reach my weight goal. I am trying to look at them as two seperate goals so as not to get discouraged.
Lisa
Winter in the Northeast can be quite the challenge. My first thought was that you really need to get the house cleaned up and organized. If it's too cold, etc. to go outdoors, the indoors has to be calming to the soul. A cluttered house creates a a cluttered mind and makes your emotions even more sour. Create a project like painting a room. Organize the closets. The sense of accomplishment is amazing, it makes you feel productive, useful, etc. I know that these things have helped me a lot during down times. It really is like therapy. Also, helping someone else with their troubles gets your mind off your own discontent. As far as starting over, that's okay. At least you're starting over. You only fail when you fail to get back up! I've started over several times just this last year but I make sure not to grieve over it because it just holds me back from going forward. Take you're kids on a bike ride. We did that yesterday in a nature preserve and it was so great. We saw the beauty of nature while exercising which makes it not feel like exercise. It took about an hour to ride 8 miles around the preserve and our bodies felt wonderful after we were done. We did stop a few times to rest our bottoms and observe nature up close. We pulled up a log and talked about the bugs thriving under it, the spider's web, the reeds in the water and the ducks on the water. I know what a positive experience it was for us all.
Okay, probably too much info! Best wishes.
Ginger
February has been a bad month for me. I exercise because I am a person of habit, but my eating hasn't been as good as I have made it in the months previous. I am writing down what I eat, have been since last September, and I see I've let more junk food creap back in this month. I guess it could be all the dark, cold and wet days we've had.
Spring is a great time to start anew. And now that we're nearing the end of February, we have the hope that spring will soon find us. I'm in MI, and I know the winter blues. I am sure we will have more snows like yesterday before we really get spring. But the better days will mix in and become more frequent. I am so looking forward to getting outside and running.
Hang in there. We'll soon be back to the land of the living.
Lorie
Lisa,
It's good that you're splitting your goals. It's less daunting that way. My 1st goal is to get off of the dang cola. I started it on a regular basis when I was pg with my 3rd. Now it's a habit that is very hard to kick. I can't just drink a little because then I find I drink it in place of anything else.
Shannon : )
Ginger,
When it's even remotely warm enough to go outside, I plan on taking my kids for a hike around a lake nearby. It's huge and I think the trail goes all the way around. I like the idea of observing bugs and things like that. I used to do that as a kid all of the time, and I know they'll get a kick out of doing a bug hunt.
Once I get into the habit of keeping my house in shape, that will be one less thing to worry about. I'll also be able to make time for outdoor activities instead of worrying about my house being a wreck!
Lorie,
I'm getting Spring Fever already! I can't wait for it to stay light out later. I miss the after dinner walks that I take with DH and the kids. Now to get this playroom cleaned up....ugh.
See ya!
Shannon : )