Did I hear blizzard? no I mean Spring ?

Really, I'm beginning to wonder who pissed off Mother Nature. Another snow storm. Come on, really! School closed at lunch for the kids and we came home to snow, snow, and more snow. Barely made it up our bleepin street. This is the first year that I can remember saying, I'm done with winter. Yup, completely, absolutely done! No more cold, no more freezing rain, no more fighting with my children and husband to shovel, no more cold frosty bone chilling mornings, no more cold period! Be gone arctic weather! I'm thinking only spring thoughts from this point forward. Do you think it will work? I'm picturing daffodils, Tim’s roll up the rim to win cups and Easter cream eggs....... Don't laugh; I secretly love Easter cream eggs:) Speaking of food, my daily choices were good, not great but a solid good. Gym time on the other hand, less than stellar. I'm crazy busy at work and got caught up in all things Wellness activities and let my time slip by.  My schedule is hectic because we are launching a new wellness program at work on Wednesday and it's just coming together. Ironic that I'm spearing heading it for my department and in the process, let my wellness must do’s slip on bye.. I know it’s kind of paradoxical, but today I'm blaming it on the snow. Again with the snow. Yup, I'm done with the snow. I'm doing winter anymore..... Yet I still need to finish shovelling, sigh...................... snow, snow, snow..

aahhhh.......

Well, things didn't quite go as planned for the day but I did manage 5 of the things on my list. I'm just not sharing what I did not manage to fit in.
#3 has 2 great games of BBall. She may be the smalllest girl on the court but she plays with the most heart and always with a smile. Her team won a game and lost a game. # 1 made it to hockey practice and cheered his on for her first game. # 2 won his game in OT and we all managed to meet at the rink at the same time to cheer him on. Overall, not bad for a Sunday and with a bit of prep work before leaving for the day we rocked our food chocies as well. I packed a cooler with apples, oranges, carrots, celery with PB, protein Smash cookies, (will post receipe) granola bars, chicken wraps, and lots of water. The only thing left in the bag is a few carrots::)  Everyone is off to the showers, while I heat up leftover pasta for supper then it's  homework time and maybe a bit of downtime before bed:)

Ready Set Go...

Church, 2 basketball games, 1 rugby practice, 1 hockey practice, 1 hockey game, and atleast a 30 min run for me, somewhere, anywhere, ......... Significant Other(SO), is off to work and I'm running solo today just for added excitment. What will the day bring.....

Definition of a habit= not my blog:)

If at first you don’t succeed try, try again... Well, here I go. To say life has been busy is an understatement. All activities are in full force with tournaments here there and everywhere and someplace between we try to connect as a family and of course work. Life in a family of five is all about juggling. We learn to roll with the unexpected and we definitely don’t sweat the small stuff. Moments when I question the insanity and wonder if I’m rushing through everything too quickly, the thought that my children will be adaptable, creative and flexible makes me feel somewhat better. It’s a good thing right? Number 2 and 3 are in bed and number one is with Dad at hockey. The weekend is once again full but we will manage. Life is good.

Reality check!

Let's face the facts, I've just restarted and it's been a week almost since my last post. Is my life too complicated for blogging? Or maybe I just have to find my groove?  maybe I'm lazy? I've thought of blogging, adding photo's ect, the past few days but trying to coherently put words together made my brain hurt. It's been a hectic week with schedules and kids still in vacation break mode which means numerous sleepovers, late nights, movies, skating, sledding and still running to hockey and basketball and somehow dragging my body off to work and fighting a cold to top it off.

Tomorrow, with the exception of me,  all return to normal schedules or normal to us anyways, ah, big sigh! I am off tomorrow as my Dad is having surgery but all my kidlings will be engaged in learning activities in their respective school environments. Yeah ! I have one in elementary school, one in middle school, and one in high school. Thinking I should have planned that a bit better. :)

Worked today and managed 35 minutes on the elliptical at lunch and then came home to a houseful of kids. Hungry kids who spent the afteroon playing pond hockey for 3 plus hours. Husband was home today and had his famous homemade spaghetti sauce on and whipped up supper for 8 people. Awesome! Love having dinner ready.

I was rocking my food choices all day till Ry and I reviewed place value tonight with different coloured Hershey kisses. I think I ate several bases of tens... maybe even a hundred or two... We had fun combining the different colors into numbers and even though I did eat too many it was fun spending alone time with Ry as the husband took both boys to hockey practice.

2 story books later and 3 badly sung songs, she is fast asleep and excited to return to school tomorrow as she is wearing her new "super skinny" jeans. They look so uncomfortable. Off to bed. Big day tomorrow for my dad.

Help! Jump start required here..

Where are you motivation? Dawn of new day and my drive, ambition, or lack thereof is already rearing its ugly head.  I’m in serious trouble. Day one and I want chocolate! Really who am I kidding that this blog is going to somehow ignite a kinetic chain reaction and all will fall into place. It’s like I just want to morph back into that happier, healthier, fitter person that I used to be 6 months ago. Today, my first day back to work after the holidays, and warning,  this requires you to sit down before reading, my fat pants (you know that pair of pants that you wear when you’re feeling larger than normal for whatever monthly reasons).  Come on!  Everyone has at least one pair in their closet. Well mine were tight! Really, my fat pants were tight! Can the universe be so cruel on my first day back? It’s day one people and I’m supposed to be thinking about positive changes and inspiring my family to keep on the same track and I’m fixated on my fat pants. Trying to move along when all I really want to do is fabricate every reason other than the truth as to why my fat pants do not feel right and shamefully blame it on my laundry detergent. It’s possible in my warped mind?

 Exercise: I did manage a work out at the gym during lunch. I was late leaving which cut into my time but I did Walk 3.20 Km in 30 mins on the treadmill with 5 incline. My butt is already sore J which, to me, is a good thing. When I work out, I want to feel that fatigue in my muscles afterwards.  This somehow validates that I worked hard.  As a busy mom, I need to get the biggest bang for my time when I work out and it has to count. If I do it, I do it so to speak. I guess this warped mind set comes from my time being limited and when you have to move heaven and earth to find exercise time, you make it valuable. My plan is to track how active we are as a family and post it regularly.  

Nutrition: On the food front, not too shabby... Started with my usual fibre one, ground flax, chia seeds, blackberries and blueberries. This is a stable in my diet as I am fanatical about fibre. I love all things fibre and quite often my family catches me adding fibre to whatever I can. Imagine being told by your 9 year old, that fibre one and ice cream do not go together! What? Are you kidding me? It’s a great combo and I love that crunch! Has anyone else tried this? Really missing out here people?  Give it a whirl next time with some fruit added in and you will not go back. Missed my snack due to work but managed to scoff down a awesome salad with greens, sweet peppers, broccoli, turkey and some light poppy seed dressing on the side. Umm delicious and filling for about 60 mins... moved along to a whey protein shake thinking it would curb my eat anything in site mind set and it worked till about the drive home at which time I ate my weight in almonds. Seriously, I was in control and ate only 10. I wanted to eat more but held back thinking about my fat pants.

Mental Health: I weighed in at the gym and that should about cover it all. I’m in shock! I was going to post it today but I’m backing out. Maybe tomorrow, next week, month? I have this innate terror of sharing my weight with others. Why? Intellectually, I realise that it’s just a number but really, it’s such a big number and one that comes with a lot of negative emotions that I’m not ready to put out there in blog world. I don’t even want to type it.

Responsible parenting is teaching your children how to lead healthy lives.

If you've have kids, and I have 3, of course you want to make sure they grow up fit and healthy. But as a parent, you also know it's hard to juggle work, family, proper nutrition and physical activity—for you alone, never mind for you and your family. An active lifestyle and a commitment to healthy living are fundamental in shaping the quality of our lives and in turn setting a healthy example for your children is crucial in achieving this goal. The secret to success is simple; practice what you preach. Just telling your kids what to do won’t necessarily work-they need to see you choosing healthy behaviours. I’m hoping this blog will keep me in line and track my progress as I practice what I preach. I’ve been meandering through other blogs for awhile thinking, I can do this? Why not?  It certainly will not hurt. Last August, I attempted to start and had all kinds of issues with posting personal information. I’ve decided to throw caution to the wind and be as free as possible with my posts. Huge step for me but I think this is the only way to make this work. OK, here goes. Why do I feel like a need a lifejacket all of a sudden and where was that &*^**Edit Button again?

               

Big breath, Hello! My name is W.  I have been married for 18 years. I’m 40 plus something years old and have 3 children, work full time and used to try to fit in some physical activity daily. Since the fall I have slacked off and easily find excuses not to hit the gym and really not surprisingly, gained 15 pounds in the process. Did I mention I ate and drink my way through the Holidays. Well, this stops today. Tomorrow I start back to work and will haul my plus 15 pound butt to the gym and set some goals for the New Year. Off to watch the World Junior Game with my daughter. Boys had to go to hockey practices and were not too pleased about missing the game and neither was the Dad happy about driving.

 Go Canada! OK, I didn't say my name but I'm working on it.