and now my gluteal folds are in paaaaaain. I have only spinned once other time in my life and that was this past January, when I began my fitness/weightloss journey, and when I was in much less shape than am I now. I had never experienced anything so intense! I never went back. :P But I know that in order to jumpstart my weightloss again I need to do something other than run, so today I span...er, spinned. It definitely was not as hard as it was in January. I sweated my assets off, but I noticed my heartrate stayed steady in the 150s...there were times when our spin instructor, D, had us sprinting and I noticed my heartrate going down! It was still a workout, don't get me wrong; I burned 526 calories in 52 minutes, but I didn't feel as spent as I usually do when I run. Oh well, its good to crosstrain once in awhile. :) Not sure what I'll do this weekend for my workouts; my gym is closed for the holiday, and the gym on base opens at noon, I believe...I might try Jillian's No More Trouble Zones dvd. We shall see.
We didn't do much else today...we had to go to Target for toothpaste. Yup, I ran out of toothpaste; this isn't the first time. :P And we went to a Chinese buffet in town...eh, it was just ok. We'll probably go back though because the kids eat free. :) I actually took a two hour nap today!!! Those with kids know this is no easy feat! The boys went down for a nap at 1PM and Mama followed soon after...Babydaddy ended up crashing on the couch, so when the kiddos woke up, I was still fast asleep. :) I think this morning's spin class combined with Auntie Flo wore my rear end out.
Ok, since I missed Wordy Wednesday and really didn't talk about much on Tuesday for Tuesday Thoughts, let me make up for it today. I was watching Oprah today, and she had on women talking about the darkside of motherhood. Yes, motherhood is hard, there is no denying that. Yes, motherhood involves a lot of sacrifice; gone are the days where YOU are #1. But the JOY and ENRICHMENT that kids bring into your lives 1000% outweighs all of that. These women on Oprah complained about this and complained about that...I am sorry, but I cannot stand complainers. Complainers and whiners drive me NUTS. I am a firm believer in making the most out of your situation...mind over matter. If you are unhappy about something, DO something to fix it. Don't sit there and complain and not do anything about it! This is going off an a slight tangent from the Oprah topic, but I live in an area I hate. I have no family near me, no one to watch my kids, and a husband who works long hours and travels from time to time for his job (we're on shore duty and he still travels; when he's on sea duty, he travels at least 2 times a month). I am with my kids 24/7, and I mean 24/7. Remember, no babysitters, and they are not of school age. I can easily go the woe is me route and complain and cry and b*&^% and moan, but I don't believe that attitude is healthy for me or my kids. I have found things that make me happy (running! exercise!), as well as things that my kids to enjoy to keep us busy and to keep MY mind off the fact that I hate it here. And you know, I can't change my current living situation, so why sit and complain about it the whole time? That'll only make ME miserable, which in turn will make my kids miserable. Sorry, I won't live my life complaining and whining. Can't do it.
Ok, now that is off my chest, I gotta fold some laundry. :) Enjoy your 4th of July, people! :)
2 comments:
great blog about motherhood...i know where u r coming from!
I hear you mama!! I work during the day, but as soon as I step in the door at home, hubby leaves for work until 2 am. I think of every second with my kids as a blessing, because before you we know it, they are going to be 16 and want nothing to do with mommy anymore!!!
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