Pretty Fierce weight loss (Lindsey Brin) seems to be working. I have not weighted myself because I cannot find my scale in the garage, but I measured myself and in almost two weeks I have lost close to an inch everywhere. I could tell some good news was coming my way when I realized my jeans felt just a bit less tight! How exciting. I have the wake up and workout part down. There is even tons of motivation to work hard while working out. The one set back is getting my mind where my body is when it comes to food.
Meals are going well. I eat healthy meals. However, I still like making treats and maybe eating bear paws. So the key is balancing that out I guess. I may have done a bit better these last two weeks if I logged my food. Last time I had a baby I went onto calorie count and tracked everything. I was hoping to avoid that because I know when I am eating more than I should, but somehow seeing it on paper makes it more real than sneaking the odd extra snack in. Maybe I need to be more strict and see what happens. As a breastfeeding mom I still need to snack a bit, but I should have better control over my snacking. I really need to get my hands on a book a friend told me about called "Trim Healthy Mama." It is not in the budget right now, but as soon as it is, I plan to read it and blog about it.
Outside of working out I have decided to organize my day better. Being pregnant so often makes one get too used to winging every day. I would like to have more goals for things I want to teach my children and how I want to keep the house. Dominic is four and we are starting to learn some phonics. It is really great to watch the older kids step in and lead the younger ones. The younger kids feel great because the older kids are spending quality time with them. There is also a lot less fighting.
My cleaning to do list is insane. Do you ever feel like you don't have to funds to organize all the stuff in the house? I love the idea of buying boxes, baskets, files, and so much more to keep house better, but with six kids I get through cleaning up toys and putting away clothing and dishes and the week is over. Plus, it takes a budget to buy shelving and extras, so I am trying to figure out some creative ways to use what we have. I did braid up a couple of sheets to try and make baskets. I got through making one, so it is time to try and make more.
Maybe you are thinking make the kids clean up? Oh we do. The kids are constantly cleaning up. They are also constantly making a mess. I make the point of telling them to put their stuff away and then we have a conversation about organizing it. A month goes by and everything is "put" away, but not very well, so we learn more about being tidy. Let's face it...being a mommy leaves one in a hurricane of stuff at all times.
I am grateful that we always having something to do at our house and I do not remember the last time I was actually bored. :) Kids fill up the day just nicely.
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