Ok...so I am 25, and I have a 9 month old child. I get up at 6, give her a bottle while I'm getting ready for work, get her dressed for the day, pack my lunch and drop her at the sitters by 7:15, at work by 7:30. I get off at 4:30, sitters at 4:45, home by 5:00 (unless i have to go to the store, then its more like 6:00. Then I get home, start dinner, feed my daughter, do the dishes, bathe my daughter, eat my dinner (share of course), give her a bottle, read her a story, and put her to bed. Then its 8:30, I need to do laundry, and clean up dinner, then its at least 9:00, time for shower, and off to bed.
HERE IS THE QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK: When in the world am I supposed to work out? I stared out at 220.6lbs on 3/29/10 .I have lost only 14 lbs (well I just gained back 2, so actually I've only lost 12). My goal is to lose 80lbs. I'd like to lose at least 50 by Christmas. I have broken things down into 4 quarters of 10 week periods. My 1st 10 week goal: lose 22.06 lbs (200), learn program, and change mind-set. My 2nd 10 week goal: lose 20 lbs (180), and start 30 min exercise routine 3xs/week. My 3rd 10 week goal: lose 20 lbs (160), change routine to 45 min, 3xs/week. And finally, my 4th 10 week goal: lose 20lbs (140), change routine to 1 hr, 3xs/week.
Do you think this is a reasonable time-frame and work-out routine? I don't have time to go to the gym...nor the money to join one. My daughter usually wakes up 2x's a night....which this weekend was the breaking point for me...and she is "learning" to sleep through the night now. I know for my schedule, walking in the eveing would be best because my husband can go jogging when he gets home and I am fixing dinner, and I can go when we are done eating after our daughter goes to sleep. Again, do you think this is possible? I don't know if I am expecting too much out of this routine? I desperately want to lose my weight so that my husband and I can try to have another child. Do you think if I stop messing around and stick with the plan and get some excersise in.....I can actually do this in the time frame I've given myself? Or is this too much too quick?
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I think you need to delegate... as a mom of seven, I certainly dont do everything myself. If your children are too small to help (obviously yours is) then your hubby should be more of a participant. I didn't see in your schedule where he is in all of it except work I assume and the jog at dinner time?
ReplyDeleteGive hubby the dishes since you do the cooking (I know you stated you can go after dinner, but during that time one or more of the nigh time chores should be picked up by someone else) and take time for your jog or walk... its not an unreasonable thing to ask and it will serve you well if you plan on having more children to receive more help ;)
thanks...I know my husband is a stuborn man, and I wish I had the strength and time to do it all. I have fought and lost this battle so many times, honestly, I am tired of it. We are happy and not fighting anymore...so if I have to let the dishes pile up, half the time I will...just to get some down time. If it weren't for my nasty sweat reaction to excersise, I would gladly do i t on my lunch hour...
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