So all my good intentions for this year have come to naught. I’ve not lost all that baby/stress weight, and I’m not sure what weight loss diet I’d need to perform such a miracle on the schedule I’m currently following. But I do have a resolution for my fat that is very much in tune with a form of a weight loss diet – I’m going to be diabetic.
I know, I know – I think I tried this before. But now I’m really going to do it. It’s time now.
My father has Type 2 diabetes. So do both of my Aunts. I know that I can prevent it for quite some time if I can get my weight down, stop eating sugar and start exercising (again.) So here’s the plan:
I will (starting tomorrow) follow the same style of diet I’ll have to follow in about ten years. If I am even reasonably close to cutting out all the sugary crap in my diet, I’ll be in business – I’ll lose weight, I’ll feel better, I’ll be setting a better example for the kiddos and I’ll be preventing diabetes.
Finding time to work out will be the hardest part, but I can work it in when I can for the next few months and when summer rolls around again, I’ll join up (again) at the Y to utilize the childcare, awesome kiddie swimming pool and the elliptical machine.
It’s workable. I just need to do it long enough for it to become habit.
December 31st, 2008
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Rebecca |
WAHM Weight Loss |
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I recently introduced Movie Night to the Garland household. It’s been a dream of mine for going on almost four years now that I’ll be able to hold my boys while we munch on popcorn and watch the latest and greatest kids movie. (I’ve always been a big fan.) I was, however, blessed with two boys who weren’t interested in feature length films – they barely make it through the Wiggles which tips the scales at twenty minutes.
I’m sure some day I’ll be complaining that they watch too many movies and horrible ones at that, but for now I’m just waiting for the opportunity to make it a movie theater.
We did try the theater once and Jake melted completely about three minutes into Kung Fu Panda so that plan was nixed. Now I usually just skim the DVD rental review sites for things good for little boys and order them online through Netflix.
So far the movie nights we’ve tried so far have been passable. The new Wiggles movie was a hit, of course, but Peter Pan proved to be too long. Kung Fu Panda on DVD lasted about fifteen minutes and we have to skip half of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to keep everyone even remotely focused.
So for now, the family movie night is neither here nor there, but it does give me hope that someday the family will lounge about together eating too much pizza in front of the television. A silly dream to some, but those like me who haven’t been in charge of the remote in years will certainly understand.
And now….more Wiggles!
December 8th, 2008
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Rebecca |
Freelance Writing with a Toddler |
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