After a few days of busy-ness I'm back!
Allie: 3 "very" little ones!
I remember when I had a five year old and a 3 year old and a babe in arms: boy those days were challenging. I'm in a really nice stage with them right now cause my oldest girl will be 11 in a week, and my 2nd girl is 9.5 and the youngest, he's six. Now at least they are old enough to be a bit "self supportive" So much of what I do revolves around them, its easy to understand why you can get distracted from your routine!
lots of moms feel a loss of "self" when kids are little.
I found my enjoyment of physical activity changed after I had kids. For one: I now enjoyed mowing the lawn because it gave me one thing to concentrate on, where I wouldn't be distracted. I enjoyed focusing attention (because I never got to otherwise! Being pulled from pillar to post to save this trouble and that trouble and Oh No, the gallon of milk is ALL over the floor!) Walking in a straight line, watching the clippings of the grass all of a sudden became enjoyable!
Thats one reason I think I can stick to it this time Allie. Because I've increased my capacity to enjoy being focused.
I think we do have learned responses. Think about "pain" in childbirth. When a mom is stressed - her pain increases. Its a hard pain to describe. I think fear itself brings more of an awareness of pain. When a nurse comes by and comforts mom and gives her something to focus on, helps her breathe, no the pain doesn't go away, but her learned response of shrieking does. Then her response becomes something more productive. And the whole reason is because of a goal! There is a child at the other end waiting to be set free. On one hand I agree that I probably won't do something unless I really enjoy it.
However, I kick and pull against that because I do lots of things that I don't enjoy, because I have to, and have done lots of things I haven't enjoyed so much because I have had to. How many people here love to change diapers! Raise your hands! Experienced mom changed 3,000 here! But I enjoy the afterwards: My kid is clean and does not have a diaper rash!!! So as a mom or a dad, we pour ourself out for our children. The instant we think of doing something for our self: well we can feel TIRED and don't WANNA.
Now here's our chance to do something for ourselves! I'm about the worst planner in the world, but I'm coming to realize that nothing gets accomplished without a plan. If I want to accomplish nothing, I can just do what I'm doing now!!! And you know what? That's not what I want! I want an end result. I want to be slim and fit enough to enjoy myself exerting myself in the Grand Canyon. I've got a goal at the end thats driving me. I've got to keep that goal in front of me, or its hard to push myself out the door. There's always another basket of laundry waiting.
Paul pressed for the mark, of the high calling of Jesus Christ. He had a GOAL, and a worthy one. I think he must have visualized it and wanted it so badly. Every moment to glorify Him. Glorify Him in your body....its okay to enjoy your body working together, doing what it was created to do!
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So talking about what I've been doing as far as exercise, I got out and walked every day. In my family, this week is the busiest week of the year, so my priorities will be spending time at the church fair booth, doing the required shifts and working at my job. I probably won't get online all that much.
I found a swim partner!! So now I have someone real for accountability. She's another mom about in the same condition I am who used to love swimming so this ought to be good. I praise God for that! She also wants to start coming back to church. She had bad church experiences as a kid, being forced to go, but now feels drawn back, especially with a child of her own growing older.
It just shows ya how kids can be the greatest motivation of all. They are to me. I don't want my kids to grow up mimicing my "lazy" behavior, either spiritually or physically.
Allie: 3 "very" little ones!
I remember when I had a five year old and a 3 year old and a babe in arms: boy those days were challenging. I'm in a really nice stage with them right now cause my oldest girl will be 11 in a week, and my 2nd girl is 9.5 and the youngest, he's six. Now at least they are old enough to be a bit "self supportive" So much of what I do revolves around them, its easy to understand why you can get distracted from your routine!
lots of moms feel a loss of "self" when kids are little.
I found my enjoyment of physical activity changed after I had kids. For one: I now enjoyed mowing the lawn because it gave me one thing to concentrate on, where I wouldn't be distracted. I enjoyed focusing attention (because I never got to otherwise! Being pulled from pillar to post to save this trouble and that trouble and Oh No, the gallon of milk is ALL over the floor!) Walking in a straight line, watching the clippings of the grass all of a sudden became enjoyable!
Thats one reason I think I can stick to it this time Allie. Because I've increased my capacity to enjoy being focused.
I think we do have learned responses. Think about "pain" in childbirth. When a mom is stressed - her pain increases. Its a hard pain to describe. I think fear itself brings more of an awareness of pain. When a nurse comes by and comforts mom and gives her something to focus on, helps her breathe, no the pain doesn't go away, but her learned response of shrieking does. Then her response becomes something more productive. And the whole reason is because of a goal! There is a child at the other end waiting to be set free. On one hand I agree that I probably won't do something unless I really enjoy it.
However, I kick and pull against that because I do lots of things that I don't enjoy, because I have to, and have done lots of things I haven't enjoyed so much because I have had to. How many people here love to change diapers! Raise your hands! Experienced mom changed 3,000 here! But I enjoy the afterwards: My kid is clean and does not have a diaper rash!!! So as a mom or a dad, we pour ourself out for our children. The instant we think of doing something for our self: well we can feel TIRED and don't WANNA.
Now here's our chance to do something for ourselves! I'm about the worst planner in the world, but I'm coming to realize that nothing gets accomplished without a plan. If I want to accomplish nothing, I can just do what I'm doing now!!! And you know what? That's not what I want! I want an end result. I want to be slim and fit enough to enjoy myself exerting myself in the Grand Canyon. I've got a goal at the end thats driving me. I've got to keep that goal in front of me, or its hard to push myself out the door. There's always another basket of laundry waiting.
Paul pressed for the mark, of the high calling of Jesus Christ. He had a GOAL, and a worthy one. I think he must have visualized it and wanted it so badly. Every moment to glorify Him. Glorify Him in your body....its okay to enjoy your body working together, doing what it was created to do!
**********
So talking about what I've been doing as far as exercise, I got out and walked every day. In my family, this week is the busiest week of the year, so my priorities will be spending time at the church fair booth, doing the required shifts and working at my job. I probably won't get online all that much.
I found a swim partner!! So now I have someone real for accountability. She's another mom about in the same condition I am who used to love swimming so this ought to be good. I praise God for that! She also wants to start coming back to church. She had bad church experiences as a kid, being forced to go, but now feels drawn back, especially with a child of her own growing older.
It just shows ya how kids can be the greatest motivation of all. They are to me. I don't want my kids to grow up mimicing my "lazy" behavior, either spiritually or physically.
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You need to find something you enjoy doing enough that "motivation" isn't even a factor allieisme. Honestly ... you won't have long term success without that. The world is full of un-used gym membership cards sitting in drawers that remain untouched after the first week of "motivation" wears off.
After a busy week 
