Workin' It

I worked out today. 2 days in a row!!! Last week I did it 3 days in a row. My goal is to work out 5 days/week. I've tried to establish a work-out routine in the past, and have never seen it through. In the past, my one and only reason for working out was to loose weight. I've never been "thin". Having 2 babies in less than 2 years has left my body, well, sagging in many places. Something has finally come to fruition in my mind. I don't need to work out to loose weight. I need to work out to feel good. That's it.

I have tried waking up at 6:00am so that I can work out and shower before the kids get up. The older I get, the more sleep I need, and quite frankly, there's not much I can do in the morning before drinking a cup of coffee. (I sound like such a 30-year old!) So, I have found that on the days when both boys are napping at the same time, I can squeeze in a 30 minute work out. When the boys have fallen asleep, my thought process is this:

"I will sit down for 10 minutes then work out....wait, I have to throw in some laundry first....oh, and what about those bills I have to pay....and I have to call (insert friend/family member's name here who I need to call back)....man, I would love to take a nap......maybe I can just work out tomorrow?....No, go get your shoes on and do it now, or else you will have very little energy come 7:00pm and will become a complete grouch."

THAT is why I work out. Because come 2:00pm, I'm spent, and I have 6-7 hours to go before the boys are in bed and I can even think about having "leisure time".

The other thing is this: I am happy with my body. Sure, there are some areas that I wish were smaller. I don't like the way I look in a bathing suit and I wish I could wear a smaller jean size. However, being "thin" is not me. Even if I do loose weight, I will not be "thin". I have come to realize, throughout all of my training for the mini-marathon and within the past few weeks, I have major muscle tone. I'm not "buff" and not trying to be. But, I'm healthy and probably in the best shape of my life. I am strong. And, I can keep up with my 2 boys. And THAT is why I'm workin' it.