
My last post talked about finding exercise that we enjoy. But my awesome sister-in-law Becky wrote that knowing what she likes isn't the problem. The problem is finding a way to do it. I agree. I think being a stay-at-home mom with small children is the worst season in our lives for working out! Well, work we do! But exercise it really isn't!!
I find that if and when I exercise now, I always have to choose to sacrifice one of the two most important things in my life: 1) My children, OR 2) Sleep.
You know the drill....you either have to put your kids in the daycare or pass them to a babysitter so you can exercise, OR you get up at the crack of crack to exercise. Which do you choose? How can you choose when you are so tired?
What do you do? I would love to hear advice or success stories from those who have been there done that. Because I, like Becky, really haven't found much success since my baby was born 9 months ago. Infact, I started this blog to get me thinking about it and hopefully get me motivated again.
But you know, the voice in my head (or is it my stomach?) says, "Is it really that important right now to have abs of steel and a firm butt? Don't our husbands love us anyways? Don't our kids love us even if our behinds are jiggly? (I KNOW I'm not the only mother whose kid is fascinated by the huge shaking mass that is just at his eye level!!!....Aren't I right Sheri??) But they love us anyway. As long as there are always snacks available and we are there for scraped knees and bottle and binky calls and lots of hugs and kisses all around, does it really matter if we have cellulite?"
Or.....is their unfaltering love the excuse that keeps us fat?