Hey, Y’all! As I have been slowly nearing 40, I have really been thinking about my weight. Particularly my “Mom Bod”. You know, the pooch in the belly/gut area. And the flattening of the butt. The jiggly thighs. I’m not really complaining because it has been worse. When I was younger, a lot younger like teens, I was bigger than I am now. Puberty is a bitch!! But as I had kids I would work on losing some of the weight, and make myself feel good about ME again. And it is easier on a working mom that is active pretty much all day. I know from experience, after having Brynlen and going back to work I was the smallest I had ever been. But that was 4 years and another kid ago! Since then I have been the stay at home, soccer mom, flag mom, changing diapers and wiping butts. Not a lot of activity in that.

It Gets Harder From Here

I have read and heard that after 40 it gets harder to keep your body in shape. Harder to lose weight and keep it off. And of course sometimes your health can start declining and you lose motivation and even your ability to workout. So I have decide that before I hit my 40 year old deadline, I want to be healthier, fitter, and of course a little better looking number on the scale would be great! My youngest kid is 2 years old, if I’m going to keep up with the younger kids and their activists and sports, I need to work on this now. While I still can and let’s face it, while I want to. Because in 5 years I may not care what my body looks like. But right now I want to be happy with myself! I want to be able to look at the numbers on the scale and tell myself “I did it”! I’m not doing this because Chad wants me skinnier. Do I feel like he would want me more? Oh, hell yes! I know what guys look at! If you don’t know then your blind! But in the long run does he care if I weight 150 or 200? NOPE! All he wants is me alive. If getting healthier now helps me live an additional 5 years, then it’s worth it. Do we know that it will actually live longer? NOPE. But I also know that if your body and organs are healthier, then if something happens, say a car wreck, I have a higher chance of recovery because my body and organs are functioning better than an unhealthy body.

Where to Start

Now that I have made up my mind that I’m going to start this satisfying journey, where do I want to start? Do I want to walk into a gym in my sports bra and gym shorts and start working out? Yeah, not happening. Do I have the time to go to the gym? Probably, somewhere in my schedule. Do I want to throw out money to a gym that I may not stick with? Of course not!!! So I did what I do best, sit on my butt and search Pinterest! Yup, I LOVE that website! Best thing ever invented since the internet! I searched up several “at home workouts”, now some I will never look at again, but there were some that were good “starter” workouts. Then I looked at what these workouts actually include. There were some moves I had never even heard of. And then there were “30 day challenge” ones, more like “kill yourself in 30 days”! That’s a big NOPE!! So after all the exclusions that left me with a couple good ones. But one in particular I really liked and it would work well with our schedule. So I saved it, then made me a nice little page to keep in my planner to see daily and remind myself. I was going to start those workouts the beginning of October but “health” happened and it was more important to take care of my Gall Bladder. But now I have the all clear for any and all “normal” activity.

Let’s Try This Again

As of today, October 22,2019, I have lost 8 pounds since the week before my surgery. It’s all normal, so no biggie, but it has stated to motivate me. I can tell those 8 pounds are gone. I can see it. And I’m really liking it. So of course my brain wants to see more. So I am starting this workout, this week, yes in the middle of the week. I’m not perfect!!! And my goal is to be down 20 pounds by December 31,2019. Luckily, my kids love to workout. Mostly! Camberly loves anything that helps show off her already defined muscles and keeps her body in shape for her sports. And the little ones think it’s a game. But they are really good at it. Peyton likes that it helps keep her in shape and helps strengthen her up to throw flags and not get tired while doing it. Chad enjoys watching. Haha! But he really tries to be supportive because he knows I need to do this for me. Hailey takes one look at the page and walks away! In a way, it kind of becomes a family activity, and the girls aren’t worried about who may be watching. Yeah we will laugh at each other and tease each other, but we will be there together to see who can last the longest. My kids become my motivation. Whether they know they are or not, they are supporting and encouraging me.