The Biggest Loser League

It was a gorgeous day today in Northwest Indiana.  I love being outside.  I love to play with the kids.  Tomorrow while the kids are in school, I will be DEEP cleaning their rooms to get ready for painting.  I will be burning some calories while I get the rooms ready.  It's a big job but I am up for the challenge.  I feel this is a jumpstart to getting back to working out and actually taking the time to do what I need to do to make myself healthier.  Any movement is better than NOTHING!!!  Truly blessed to have another day.

Well it was another nice day in the Chicagoland area.  I got out with the kids again.  We were working on our jump roping.  Still can't do it as long as one of my kids but hey, at least I tried to keep up.  I also talked with a good friend and she has been on this weight loss journey as well.  We talked about getting together to walk together and to hold each other accountable.  I'm excited about that because she lives right behind me.  It should be really easy to be held accountable.  I also gave her a food journal I had made to help her keep track of her daily intake and how she has felt after eating.  She loved it and can't wait to start using it.  It was a good day.  Ready for another one.

Went for an after dinner stroll with the family today.  The kids wanted to see if we could race.  So I actually jogged around the block.  It felt great but was really out of breath.  The weather broke a little so it was great to get outside for a bit.  I also tried to jump rope.  That was hard.  I was double jumping each time around.  Can't seem to get off the ground fast enough - kind of hurts.  But I guess it would when you're carrying around extra weight.  But I bet if I continue to try working with it - it will get better.  Not as quick as my 6 and 8 year olds.  Tomorrow is suppose to be better - looking forward to getting outside again. 

Lately I have been feeling guilty about having to go back to work.  It's not that I don't want to work - I feel like I let my kids down.  My family has been struggling financially and I am turning to food (hoping it would go away or that I won't stress about it if I eat just one more cookie).  But that hasn't helped either.  It actually adds to the stress because I am not happy with me.  When I'm not feeling good about "everything" then my family is not feeling good.  I will someday find a way to cure that way of thinking and not turn to food as a result.