Two weeks of no formal workout routine done. The busyness of life has gotten into me. Swamped with work from my fulltime job and work from my blog (the backend part) has forced me to get my butt stuck on my chair. The good news is, we, as a family, have managed to stay active. We’ve been enjoying the sun with our afternoon walks, with the kids either on roller blades, bike, or scooter. Our pug Zoe looked like she’s gonna faint from our walks each time, that I end up carrying her.
The kids have also been enjoying their weekly figure skating class, in fact, my eight year old has been promoted to Basic 2 on the first day of class. They are also thinking of bumping up my 5 year old to Basic 2 as well, since she appears to be too good for that class.
I intend to resume my formal workouts starting this week. Have also been absent from the social network that I completely miss my Mamavation sistas, but I’m slowly coming back online. Eating habits are the same inspite of the busyness of life. Consuming fruits and veggies as much as we can. Water consumption for all of us is also good, because there’s nothing else to drink here at home, lol!
I was so scared to step into the scale this morning because I know I’ve definitely gained. I’ve gained 0.5 lbs from not working out for two weeks. Oh well, I just gotta get my butt out of my chair and into working out again. We are travelling to the Philippines in June, and I BETTER LOOK GOOD that time or I’m staying here! LOL!
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Half a pound? That’s awesome! Think about it; you’ve had two whole weeks of not working out regularly, and you’ve only gained HALF A POUND! My weight jumps up loads when I stop my workouts just for a day! (Okay, I do know that some of it is just water weight, but still!)
I think it’s great that you are having regular walks as a family; it’s really good for the children to grow up being active and seeing it as a normal part of family life.
.-= moonduster (Becky)´s last blog ..Happy Mother’s Day =-.
You will get back on track, don’t worry about it! And you have 3 months to look your best for your upcoming trip
Looking forward to reading about how you motivate yourself to start your workouts again! Have a great week.
I love how water is the only option at your house. That sounds like a family success to me. Good luck getting your bearings back this week. Plan and recommit. I hope you have a more engaged/optimistic tone next week.
.-= kia´s last blog ..mamavation monday 22 mar 10 =-.
Good luck with moving back into your normal workout schedule. I’m happy that you didn’t see too much of a weight gain, keep up the healthy eating. And I look forward to seeing your tweets.
.-= Daenel´s last blog ..Mamavation Monday =-.
I think its great you are staying active as a family! Thats wonderful!
And yay for only half a pound! Could be worse! You are doing great!
You are a great role model for your family and ours! Some weeks off are fine, sometimes the body and mind need it. Just get back with working out…and continue those family activities and you will be just fine! I wish I could have your motivation for the food part…that is where the busy days fail for me. I started the 6 wks active challenge…so maybe we can cheer each other on with that…where are you with yours?
Congrats on the kiddos doing so well with their skating! Cute pic too!
Oh, but it’s so wonderful that you’re doing things together as a family! And carrying the pug is good resistance for you! You’ll get back to the workout routine, I’m sure. Life gets busy sometimes. Keep looking forward!
.-= Heather @ Not a DIY Life´s last blog ..Mamavation Week #12 =-.
If your dog can’t even keep up with you, you’re doing pretty good! Sounds like you guys really have some fun stuff going on! Keep it up!
If your out walking the dog your still doing pretty darn good 0.5 gain or not
COngrats to your girls for being bumped up in skating class. Im not balanced enough to try that I dont think. Have a great week!
.-= Shanaka @ Thrifty Mama B´s last blog ..Mamavation Monday: And the Winner This Week Is? =-.
Despite not keeping up with your routine, you’re doing awesome! Keep it up.
I LOVE what you have been doing with your kids. Just get a pedometer and keep it on each day. That is what I do when I get busy. I just get to 10K steps everyday. Then when I get to exercise, I do it really hard.
.-= Leah @Bookieboo´s last blog ..Mamavation Goes Green for Earth Footwear’s 40th Anniversary & Earth Day =-.
well carrying the dog is a workout im a petsitter and sometimesi have to carry one of the terriers i petsit for cause he has a tendency to go bark at the other dogs or not want to come in but he weights like 10 lbs easy so thats like weight lifting for me.
good luck at reaching your best by vacation time