Exercise and its importance

[earlychildhoodeducator]

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We are all busy, some more than others but having 3 kids in something I can identify with, having three of my own and working. When I decided to work out, I had two road blocks really. For me, it all came down to #1 time management and #2. I hate to admit it ..but my husband gives me a really hard time about working out. I guess he feels like he's been working all day (me too duh!) and wants me home when he's home. So the first thing I decided to do is to stop giving him a bad time for him giving me a bad time.

Our conversations used to go something like this:

Me: "I'm going to go work out, I'll be back in an hour"
Him: "sighhhhh, roll of the eyes, your going now?"
Me: Why do you give me such a hard time, I'll be right back, dinner is done and the kids already did their homework"
Him: "Whatever, are we gonna watch tv later?".
Me:"Are you gonna clean up dinner?"
Him: "Never mind, roll of the eyes."

What I have found is that if I go everyday, instead of just some days he expects it and doesn't say anything. Also I decided that when he does say something I just say "yep, I'll be back in an hour.. love you" and give him a kiss, turn around and walk out the door.

And my other issue, time management: Now I spend 6 hours on Sunday cooking for the whole week. I mean main dishes, sides, salads, grocery shopping and careful menu planning. This frees up just about 1 1/2 hours every night that I'd normally be cooking and all I have to do is heat up dinner and set the table instead of cooking when I get home from the gym.

This is a great thread. I am so much more focused on working out this time than I was last time and mentally, I'm feeling alot better about it.

[DigitalMocking]

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Sheepie, there's no reason to be defensive, you've made your choices and you're doing well in them. Exercise is important, there's no doubt, but you have to balance it with your life and what you have time and mental energy for.

I'm trying to find more interesting ways to work out when I can't go dedicate that 90 minutes to Bikram or 3 hours to MMA.

My 3 year old and I have started playing some of the more strenuous games on the Wii or doing Dance Dance Revolution, I get a great sweat going and have a lot of fun bonding with my son.

[colleenieweenie]

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Digital - you're doing Bikram? How often do you go? I love it and wish I could go more often - I usually only get to go once a week (if that)

[DigitalMocking]

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Digital - you're doing Bikram? How often do you go? I love it and wish I could go more often - I usually only get to go once a week (if that)

My "Plan" is to go mon/wed/fri but work has been a problem the last couple of weeks. I've only made it once a week recently, and I'm making some changes to address that, it's important to me.

Work should clear up this weekend, I'd really like to get there 4x a week because I just love how it makes me feel.

[FunnyActressInLA]

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what great posts from both of you. I see a lot of newbies and guests who don't think they need to exercise but if they are not exercising I really don't feel they are doing atkins. The DANDR expressly says that exercise is important with this way of eating. Props to both of you. I'm going to start a thread soon about the importance of putting the scale away. So many people are weighing every day and seeing the normal fluxuations and getting discouraged and wanting to quit. I'm working the thread out in my head now but I'd like to link this post to that one. (if you don't mind)

I agree Shari Dawn! That's why even after the no weigh challenge I will weigh myself Saturday morning to have a record of what happened during reinduction and after that I WILL NOT weigh myself. I just want to live my life and not put so much importance on the scale. I FEEL thinner, I LOOK thinner but I could step on that beast this weekend and see a 1lb drop and feel miserable!! I WON'T DO IT! Even hubby said he loves my attitude WITHOUT the scale. So I'm gonna keep going on with my eating healthy and exercising and will only step on the scale once a month to keep track.

[misplaced southerner]

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hhhmmmmm...can i play too? i lost weight lots of times. each time it has been hard work. in my own experiece, the BEST success i have had is when i eat properly and EXERCISE. i must say that making the time for it has been a REAL challenge. i fight for it. i really do. i prefer to exercise in the morning. but since i already get up at 4:45 to deal with the animals, and get to work at 7, i don't think i am going to do my workout then. i do if i am on break or it is the weekend. otherwise, i come home, check in on mini me to see that homework is going ok, (she is 12) and i am off to the garage....i get 30-60 minutes of mom time...i do my weight training stuff, my elliptical and my hula hoop while i watch CNN, fun huh? if i am running late getting home, i delegate dinner to my sweet hubby who is a better cook than me anyway. it usually works out ok.

that being said, it is HARD to find the time...just because life is life. if i blow it, i don't beat myself up. sunday is my free day so if i miss a day, i make it up on sunday. as long as i get in 6 days a week. i envy folks who are able to go to all kinds of fun classes and different activities and can do 2-3 hour workouts.....no excuses, it is just not my reality right now. my husband works from home, i work long and draining hours, i have a daughter who needs me and a house to run....i think it is all about balance. we all do the best we can....those of us who suffer OCD..ME! just are never satisfied!

this is a fun thread.thanks for sharing!!