Let's get down to business!

My sister's wedding is just days away! (It's on the 22nd of May) YIKES!  To be honest, I haven't been making time to exercise since...hmm right around my birthday!  That's more than a month ago!  The kids were sick that weekend, and I was just so exhausted, plus we went out of town for a couple of days...
That's still no excuse!  I haven't been brave enough to get on the scale lately, but I'm pretty sure I haven't lost ANY weight.

My new goal is to lose my 20lbs of excess weight by the end of this summer...so much for wearing the heck out of my bridesmaid's dress!  Oh well, you lose some, you win some.  What have I learned?  I need to make my life more active w/ my kids, so that when we're doing our daily things, I'm also burning calories.  Now that the weather is looking to be a little warmer, I have plans to take them for walks/to the park daily, and we have been playing in the back yard as much as weather permits. I was getting so stressed out trying to fit in a workout session at the end of the day, that I ended up more exhausted and it just wasn't good for me.  I'm still strugling to find a time to work out by myself, because I'm so not a morning person, and by the end of the day I rather sit infront of the TV and 'relax' before going to bed!

So my point is, you do what you can, and at the end of the day, if you're happy, and your kids/husband are happy, it's OK to be just a few pounds over weight.  I wish I loved my new curves though...My baby's going to be 1 on the 8th, and I have yet to 'embrace' my curvy new me!  I definitely think it's worth it though.  I read an article in the May 2010 issue of Women's Health magazine, where they interview Jillian Michaels (Biggest Loser /Celebrity Trainer)...it was a pretty good / uplifting interview, until she said  she would rather adopt children, and not get pregnant...because she said "...I can't handle doing that to my body" I guess she makes a living on being fit, but as a role model, to many, many women old and young, I wish she hadn't said that.  I would be over my 'optimum' weight 20 times over if it meant I would have the children I have!  My priorities are different than hers I guess.
I'm not making excuses for myself though, I still need to work on being more active on my day-to day activities, and I have hopes that since it's warmer out now, I'll be able to accomplish my goal!  Wish me luck!

And the winner is...

Comment #2 - Tricia! 
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