Get back to fit

So although the time limited and far between, I like most other new,.. or recent moms, can't wait to start working on losing the rest of the baby weight. Whether its taking full advantage of nap times, which if you have more than one little one - its a miracle if they are sleeping at the same time, waking up super early to do so before the day begins, or waiting till everyone is asleep and knocking it out before the next feeding time.

Anyway you cut it, you have to figure out a way to work in your work out. Last week I have started working out again, and adjusted my diet... I miss bread. I do a kettle bell work out in the morning after I have gotten the little guy to sleep after his 4  or 5 am feed, that way I have about an hour or two before both my 2 yr old and the newborn wake up again. I do the midday lunch time walk with them, if I have help at home they do the walk and I go for about a 2 mile run. If I can't run midday this gets kicked to a night run after the kiddos are asleep.

Which brings me to yesterday.... yesterday I tried Orange Theory Fitness.... it was AWESOME, I am exhausted and sore but it was a great work out. I really enjoyed it, and what I like about this is I can get a class in early in the morning before I go to work (when I get back from maternity leave), or I can go in the evening after I get the kids down to bed. The time flys by fast and you feel like you get a lot of work done in a short time.

now lets see how long I can go on OTF, but whether I continue OTF or not, my other standard workouts will continue... If I don't make it a priority then I won't ever reach my goal.....

The gist of this is, it seems like you don't have the time or energy, but you have to make goals for yourself - take the kids on a ten minute walk.... to a five minute work out while they nap, instead of bacon and eggs, have yogurt and granola.... its all about baby steps....

the multi-tasking mom

The job description of being a Mom requires you to be at least semi efficient at multitasking on some level. Whether its your ability to feed your baby and drink your coffee at the same time, or make dinner while simultaneously folding your laundry, feeding the baby and talking on the phone.

There is a meme I have seen where it shows the levels of what people think moms do at home, as well as spouses, family and then the actuality of what happens.... Prior to me having a child, yes I thought being a mom theoretically didn't seem like it was overly difficult, you feed and change a baby  - how hard can that be? well limited sleep, add a two year old and multiple pets.... and life starts getting challenging. 

Juggling daily tasks seems difficult only because it feels like there aren't enough hours in the day. Aside from taking care of a baby, and feeding and entertaining a 2 year old, I still need to pick up the house, take care of the dogs, get groceries, do laundry, it seems like there is always something to do - if I weren't able to multi-task my way through most of the jobs it would never get done. 

So tips for the multitasking mom....

1. the most important thing EVER ->Coffee...

2. I know everyone doesn't agree with using the microwave for things, but seriously - I get the steamed veggies in a bag, and toss them in the microwave that way I really only have to seriously worry about cooking the protein.

3. Nap times... what people say about napping when your kids nap, BALONEY  - this  is the time where I, and I am sure so many other Moms, get stuff done. Nap time is when I can vacuum and mop the house without my kids or dogs jacking up the floor immediately after I finished it... kids nap time is also the ONLY time you will ever have to go to the bathroom without someone banging on the door trying to find you....

4. Workouts? - these are my "walks" with my boys - really its a slight stress walk/jog, but they get time out side with exercise and sun and so do I - the stress part is the crazies that drive like buttholes in neighborhoods, like seriously where is it that you have to be that you need to go 50 in a 30???

5. once again -> COFFEE .... I would die without it - I hit the 2 pm wall where i have been up since 4 and can't think about anything other than sleep.... but Coffee and then I am back up running the dishwasher while the newborn naps and doing an art project with the 2 yr old....

All things I am sure any other mom knows... but its early and again I have been up since 2 so... this is what I've got.

Post baby NonCompliment

Not the first time this happened to me, however this happened twice to me today and I feel the need to share.

I was at the grocery store, by myself, at the meat counter getting something for dinner, and the woman next to me stops before she walks away and says to me "Blessings on you and your unborn baby". As you may have read in previous posts I had my baby 5 weeks ago..... Now i get she was saying something nice and honestly if she was in a younger age bracket I would have snapped at her, but she wasn't and although i was EXTREMELY pissed about this comment, I just nodded and said thank you.

Later on at a completely different store someone else said something along the same lines.... This makes me super pissed basely for the fact that I thought I was looking good for where I am at. Granted I am not one of those women who are rocking a six pack a week after delivery, and thats cool, but where do people get the idea that they should comment on that.... 

with my first one, essentially the same thing happened only it was a little girl who looked at me and asked her mommy  - "why is she fat?" now this pissed me off particularly because comparatively to her surrounding company I was not fat... and her mom instead of saying "you shouldn't say that" said "oh she's probably pregnant".

Making comments on someone assuming they are pregnant is pretty rude, making comments on peoples weight is rude. Regardless if I smile and say thank you, it doesn't negate that I end up crying in my car for about ten minutes after I leave the store.

Long story short.... think before you comment on someone regarding if your think  they are pregnant, because there is a myriad of reasons why it is not a good idea to do so.