Not "flaking" out

As the weather gets colder and we distance ourselves from News Years's I know that in the past with the dropping of snow flakes came the dropping of resolutions, at least it always did for me in the past.  But this year I am not (snow) flaking out!  I can tell that this time around with my workouts and eating habits its different.  This time it feels like the stakes are higher, like we (the hubs and I) are REALLY going to commit to it.  Some of it is that we are realizing we aren't getting any younger (HA) but I think it all comes back to one conversation, one moment after a workout when my amazing hubs said he felt ALIVE!!  That made it all click into place.

Part of what spurred me to start this blog was the need for accountability out side of myself.  To know that there is a group of people who are looking for me to succeed, who are cheering me on from a distance.  I love that about this blog and about the facebook page, but it's more than that. I wanted to be a good role model for my kids and inspire them into being healthier.  And I have to say I am seeing it succeed!   My oldest has always been good, she is an athlete.  She is also now a pre-teen though which means a good chunk of her free time is supposed ton be dedicated to texting, instagraming, and pinning right? LOL  So when there are breaks in her sporting schedule we do need to nudge her some...this has been fun.  I did get her to join her sister in some Wii fit games last week and that was fun, after forcing her to do boot camp a few weeks ago (terrible Mom I know).  :)

My mini me, well she is a workout junky!  She loves her yoga, just "upgraded" (read more expensive) dance classes to one that includes acrobats along with tap and ballet, and we took the plunge (love my wordplay today) with swim lessons.  SHE is the one who asks the hubs and I everyday...when are you working out today?  Are you working out.  She likes to sit on the couch with the ipad and look up and cheer us on, or count down reps with the videos.  How awesome is that!

And yesterday, I caught the hubs tracking his food on myfitnesspal too!  We are finally becoming the family I had hoped we would become when this blog started!  And as we get closer to better health, I realize what seemed like such a HUGE step then is really just a baby step now.  This isn't about losing a few pounds anymore, this is about life style choices....and life in general.  I am proud to sit here and say how STRONG I am starting to feel.  Thin, no but strong YES!  And I can honestly say I'd rather be strong.  I am proud to see muscles toning and building, and I LOVE the way I feel.  Just as my hubby said almost 2 short months ago...I feel alive!

 

2014....this is OUR year!!

Back on Track(ing) and a better late then never Friend Making Monday

In honor of my renewed zest to peel off these pounds that keep clinging (mostly to my thighs), I am going back to good old fashioned calorie counting again to help myself.  I logged into myfitnesspal this morning, and I'm not sure...but I think I may have heard it say " Welcome back old friend, I knew you'd come back sooner or later."
It can be really hard sometimes to make sure I track everything I eat...especially when I am home.  The kids (more correctly the Baby Bear) doesn't like it when I have my focus drawn to anything other then her.  I can't really argue that though, she IS adorable. :)

I think that when I take this route, getting back into the swing of tracking and sticking with it is the hardest part.  Which is odd because it's the one thing that has worked without fail for both my hubby and myself.  It makes sense.  Here's hoping friends, here's hoping!

And now, better late then never...

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Blogger to Blogger

 

1.  Does your blog have one overwhelming theme?  When I started on this journey I thought I had a specific goal for my blog.  To help me track and maintain new years resolutions from last year.  It quickly grew into so much more though.  I guess now, the only overwhelming theme is ME.  It's all about me.  My life, my struggle with my weight, my fitness goals, my crafting., my kids, my hubby, my life.  Me. 

2. How did you come up with the theme for your blog? Was it intentional?  I took great care in coming up with the theme and title of my blog at first.  I love puns, so I thought it was quite clever to play on the term Wait (since I talk about things I had been waiting to do/try and also my working on my own WEIGHT).  Also relating to weight is the measureMENTs portion, and the waiting on goals and things holding me back as well as how I judge the quality of things I do and try are the measurements.  What do you think?  Does Waits and Measure(ment)s work for you? 

3.  Share something cool that has happened in your life as a result of blogging.  I have been able to expand my support network...even to the point of being asked to guest blog for a few folks.  VERY exciting to me.  

4. How much time to do spend reading blogs everyday?  A few hours off and on throughout the day almost every day.

5.  Do you blog on the weekends?  I am trying to blog more from home on the weekends.  I added the app to my phone to make it easier.  I am thinking of maybe doing some vlogging from home...then the kiddos could help too :)

6.  Do you keep track of your stats?  Do they matter to you?  I do check my stats, I'm not ALWAYS sure what they all mean, but I like seeing the number of viewers go up and where they are and how they find me.

7. How do you decide how much to share about your personal life?  I don't think its always a conscious decision.  It depends what I'm writing about and how deeply it affects me I guess.  There are some things I am very guarded about and don't disclose as easily...but I am also trying to work through some of that too.

8. Do you aspire to be a writer, or did blogging happen for some other reason?  When I was younger, I wanted to be the next the next Bronte.  Now, it's just a release for me to get my thoughts out.  I guess by hoping for more and more followers/viewers I hope to get more notice, but that's not the primary reason I blog.

9. As a blogger, do you think it's more important to write for yourself, or for your readers?  I think it's a delicate balance.  It's important for me to be able to get out and discuss certain things, and I think that those topics must also be important on some level too to my readers or else they wouldn't be there.  I have also asked for topic suggestions because I want to make sure I address or at least add my thoughts to things that others find important.  It may be stuff that I haven't even considered.

10.  What kind of plans do you have for the future of your blog?  To continue to try and make it grow and thrive.

 

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