Said You Better Work It Out

All I keep thinking about is how I want NEED to start working out as soon as this baby gets here!! With Cody, for some reason, I just assumed the weight would come off and I would bounce right back…. WRONG!!! I was so consumed with having a new baby and all the newness that came with it that I just kind of put myself on the back burner. As Cody got older and the fog started lifting from having a newborn :) I realized I was doing nothing for myself. I loved fashion and I was just throwing on whatever would be easiest to nurse in and get puke stains out of…. I loved being physically active and the only physical thing I was doing was running after a little one… I just wasn’t the priority anymore.

Once I felt like I could take a breath, I realized I needed to start doing some things for myself. I started getting a little more fashionable and back to having fun dressing up and I got crazy and told Kim we were running a marathon (o.k. so we ended up just doing a 10K but it was still AMAZING)! Just doing a few things for myself made me feel so good and in the end I think it helped me to be a better wife and mom.

Kim and I the morning of our 10K! We did it!!

I ended up finding another exercise outlet, Stroller Strong, which is a super fun and HARD workout that you can do with the kiddos. I think if we can all find something like this, then we get what we want and so do the kids! Of course, we MUST do things BY OURSELVES, FOR OURSELVES, but we get so little quality time with the fam that when we can incorporate doing something they want with something we want it is a bonus!! If you are looking for a great workout I would highly recommend Stroller Strong and your first class is free!!!

I also started taking Cody to the park and I would run and then afterwards we would play on the playground and have a picnic lunch. I also ended up getting a bike trailer so I got a great workout and Cody LOVED the ride!! There certainly are plenty of things you can do to get yourself up and moving, but also spend the QT with the fam!!

What do you do for yourself??!!! If you can’t answer this question then you need to start TODAY! What things do you plan for you and the fam that benefits you and them??