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....
Showing posts with label Newborn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Newborn. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Monday, March 6, 2017
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.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
#MomLife
As much as everyone says this dumb phrase.... the struggle is real....
being a mom, your life essentially consists of doing one thing... taking care of everyone else, which doesn't sound horrible but if you don't make it a priority to make some time for yourself you can get lost in it and then its a slippery slope to crazy town. With a newborn this is increasingly difficult, because your new little one needs you just about every two hours to be fed and changed and so on... which if you are formula feeding will give you more freedom as your spouse can do it so you can take a nap or an extra long shower....
I am lucky enough that I have family close by who is more than happy to spend time with my little ones so I can take a beat and find the calm I need to not go absolutely crazy town. but the struggle is there.. like I have said in previous posts the strive to be that "perfect" mom is harrowing, and will drown you if you let it. Even though I have family to watch my children every now and then, it is few and far between as I don't want to overuse that asset, so with lack of sleep with a newborn and an almost three year old, there are times where I think I am totally failing... but like the last post I did, referencing WineMom, rather than holding myself up to the other "perfect"moms, I need to find that place where I am okay with just being an "okay" mom.... somewhere in-between....
To quote Ferris ..."Life moves fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while you might miss it..."
Applied in the 80's ad still applies now.
Friday, February 17, 2017
New Edition, and other thoughts
So i am three weeks in and my new little one is adorable. He came to a whopping 9 lbs on the day of - and he was three weeks early! As previously stated, thank GOD for C-Sections.
At this point I feel its necessary to quote one of my favorite shows to watch, "Last Man Standing", in saying that raising children is far, and that is something you don't really understand till there is more than one - in saying "one goat does not make you a farmer."
While that is true and slightly offensive to those who have one child, I have found in the last several weeks that it is true. I didn't get it before, but as expected, its more difficult with more than one child... you have both kids that need your attention and you have to split it up as equally as you can.... you have to care for your newborn and make an extra effort to make sure that your first and or second child don't feel neglected.... its a lot..
Quoting a vlog I recently found (I made a link below so you can see it) - Wine Mom - there was an "episode" where she talked about being a parent and the stresses of being the perfect mom. And you know what she is right. there is so much pressure to be the mom with the perfect Instagram, and with your children dressed like they just stepped off of a Pinterest page, or that they need to eat x dinner or do x activity....
I am not perfect, and I don't want to be, its hard. I spend so much time, pre making breakfasts, doing the grocery shopping, folding and washing clothes (not in that order but you know what I meant), picking up the house, and still working full time, and doing school part time.... so much like Wine Mom I may serve Mac and Cheese for dinner or maybe do it two nights in a row.... or let my kid watch an hour or two of tv on the weekends so I can decompress or get something done.
But I love my kids. both of my boys are happy, and fed. My youngest is, like we previously said, 3 weeks old, and is ADORABLE... looks exactly like his brother at that age.... While I am exhausted, and stressed and well probably slightly crazy, will say, I am happy, and super blessed, I know this stage won't last forever so I just want to soak it in while I can....
Wine Mom
At this point I feel its necessary to quote one of my favorite shows to watch, "Last Man Standing", in saying that raising children is far, and that is something you don't really understand till there is more than one - in saying "one goat does not make you a farmer."
While that is true and slightly offensive to those who have one child, I have found in the last several weeks that it is true. I didn't get it before, but as expected, its more difficult with more than one child... you have both kids that need your attention and you have to split it up as equally as you can.... you have to care for your newborn and make an extra effort to make sure that your first and or second child don't feel neglected.... its a lot..
Quoting a vlog I recently found (I made a link below so you can see it) - Wine Mom - there was an "episode" where she talked about being a parent and the stresses of being the perfect mom. And you know what she is right. there is so much pressure to be the mom with the perfect Instagram, and with your children dressed like they just stepped off of a Pinterest page, or that they need to eat x dinner or do x activity....
I am not perfect, and I don't want to be, its hard. I spend so much time, pre making breakfasts, doing the grocery shopping, folding and washing clothes (not in that order but you know what I meant), picking up the house, and still working full time, and doing school part time.... so much like Wine Mom I may serve Mac and Cheese for dinner or maybe do it two nights in a row.... or let my kid watch an hour or two of tv on the weekends so I can decompress or get something done.
But I love my kids. both of my boys are happy, and fed. My youngest is, like we previously said, 3 weeks old, and is ADORABLE... looks exactly like his brother at that age.... While I am exhausted, and stressed and well probably slightly crazy, will say, I am happy, and super blessed, I know this stage won't last forever so I just want to soak it in while I can....
Wine Mom
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