I quit my gym. I wasn't going and why, after spending all day away from my girl, would I put her in gym daycare and spend another hour away from her. Maybe in the future, but right now I just can't handle it. So, I downloaded Daily Burn (DB). I figure it has a 30 day free trial, so why not try it? I have tried FitnessGlo in the past and was not a huge fan. Anyway, they ask you what you want from your workouts and what your work out habits are. At first I clicked that I have a little workout experience. I mean, I workout a little as in I work out like twice a month . . . so I went back and a chose the not-at-all button. Let's be real, right? Who am I trying to impress. It's just me here . . . Then it asked me how old I was and I honestly had a brain fart and said I was 35. I swear - I forgot how old I was. I'm 36 - which is a totally different age bracket on DB. So I went back and changed that too. It tells me to do True Beginnings. I checked out the preview and no way! It's like my grandma's workout and she's 90. So I switched it to "Cardio Sculpt." The only thing I worry about is that the workouts range from 30 - 50 minutes. Almost an hour? I don't know, but I'll try.
Today I did Butt, Hips and Thighs. I am so out of shape! It felt good, but there's this jumping part and, man, I am so glad that I am working out at home because I peed myself. I guess I need to work on my kiegels too! Definitely not as strong since I had my daughter. Anyway, It's not even 10am. Baby has been sleeping for an hour and I'm done with my workout for the day. Not too bad. DB has me working out 6 days a week. My plan is to go to yoga on Mondays, so I guess I can skip DB to do something else. Yes, yoga, in the middle of the day, like a stay at home mom. Beautiful. It's only day one of my summer vacation and I'm already dreading going back to work.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Beginnings
I am a high school science teacher, and here I sit - my first day of summer vacation. This was a tough year. I went back to work when my daughter was 11 weeks old. I cried every morning on my way to work for a month. Throughout the year, I tried to find a work/life balance and it was hard! Between being a teacher, a wife and now a mother, I had trouble finding time for myself. Feeding myself, working out. It's been a struggle.
It's 7am on a Saturday morning and we have been up for an hour. My husband is at work, my 10 month old is on the floor eating her puffs out of a snack catcher (that she is learning how to use, so the dog is pretty happy right now too), and I am sitting here drinking my coffee in my pajamas. I'm thinking to myself - this is what the next two months will look like. Relaxed mornings and time that I did not have before. I really have no excuses, do I?
I have been trying to start this blog for a while, but it never seems to get off the ground. Just like my workout routine. I start and don't follow through. So this is my plan - workout and write about it. Maybe it makes me more accountable? Maybe not. Either way, I'm going to try because this is a perfect time to get a routine going. By the time I go back to school in September, it should be old hat. Right?
I am currently 10lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight. We are already talking about another one, but I'd like to get in some shape before that (even if just a little). The first time I could have stood to lose a few before, and now I don't want it to snowball. More importantly, I need to feel better about my body. Having a daughter is a great responsibility. She needs to have a mother that loves her body so she can love hers.
So here I go. Day 1. I'll tell you how it goes.
It's 7am on a Saturday morning and we have been up for an hour. My husband is at work, my 10 month old is on the floor eating her puffs out of a snack catcher (that she is learning how to use, so the dog is pretty happy right now too), and I am sitting here drinking my coffee in my pajamas. I'm thinking to myself - this is what the next two months will look like. Relaxed mornings and time that I did not have before. I really have no excuses, do I?
I have been trying to start this blog for a while, but it never seems to get off the ground. Just like my workout routine. I start and don't follow through. So this is my plan - workout and write about it. Maybe it makes me more accountable? Maybe not. Either way, I'm going to try because this is a perfect time to get a routine going. By the time I go back to school in September, it should be old hat. Right?
I am currently 10lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight. We are already talking about another one, but I'd like to get in some shape before that (even if just a little). The first time I could have stood to lose a few before, and now I don't want it to snowball. More importantly, I need to feel better about my body. Having a daughter is a great responsibility. She needs to have a mother that loves her body so she can love hers.
So here I go. Day 1. I'll tell you how it goes.
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