So my sisters and I love a good dose of the movie "Thirteen Going on Thirty", and love to frequently quote from the movie. One of our favorites as of late, especially as there will now be three sisters into their 30's, is the phrase "Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving". My sisters and I have always had somewhat of a struggle with weight, and last year, I had committed to try and be the healthiest me when I turned thirty. Well, as fate would have it, I ended up getting pregnant with Cora, and being postpartum on my thirtieth birthday. I would not have it any other way, honestly, but as my sister turns thirty (we are 10 1/2 months apart, so will be thirty for about 6 weeks together) in September, we have decided to go for the gold, and work to lose weight, and lose some weight while we are at it.
We have a little group on Facebook, and the ladies on there are all working on becoming the healthiest versions of ourselves. Each week, we make our own goals. My goal this week is to go without processed sugars (excluding whole wheat sprouted bread and my daily bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios), until next Monday. I am allowing myself one piece of chocolate on Sunday (Easter), should I feel the need to succumb, but it is really going to help me, as I am such a carnivore and need to get off of the massive amounts of sugar.
So here I recommit myself, so that I can be a healthier mom. I have been doing pretty well getting moving, getting to the gym 3-5 times a week, depending on the week, so working on my eating I think will help me make the bigger changes necessary, as they say getting healthy is 70% eating, and 30% from the gym.
*And feel free to provide tips or words of wisdom if you have been here.*
Love that movie. Don't you want to BFF Jennifer Garner?
ReplyDeleteGo Emily! Self-discipline is tricky and it is a constant battle for EVERYONE.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I can't give you any tips that you haven't heard. The changes that Doug and I have made in our lives have not been radical (I guess to us.), but realistic... and have just become what we do. Smaller portion sizes, eating a home cooked family dinner every night WITH vegetables :), we put single portions of leftover dinner in the fridge for packed lunch the next day so there is no temptation to eat out, only drinking water and milk, and absolutely NO junk food in the house. We try to have an active lifestyle by going on walks and taking the occasional hike. There is always room for improvement and we keep that in mind as well.
You can do this!
PS. You guys always talked about how crazy it was that you and Heather were so close in age, but now that I'm a mom myself and have been through postpartum and such it totally blows my mind! Your crazy parents... and your POOR POOR mom!