Really, REALLY bad day today. I was going out to a picnic with the kids at a friend's house and decided to try something on that I had worn on a sunny day two years ago. I was shocked at how tight it was and suddenly my internal picture of myself just crumbled and I felt totally cr*p. As is usual in these situations everything spiralled until I was the worst person in the world and have been blighting my own and my children's lives. My 9 yr old ds and 6 yr old dd have both been getting a bit chunky, well a lot chunky in my dd's case, since we moved up here 2 years ago so naturally it's ALL MY FAULT. Of course. We used to live in a town and we'd always be out and about walking the dog, popping into town, cycling or scootering down the cycle path etc etc but that just hasn't been possible where we live now. Have I mentioned this before? I'm sure I have. Getting enough exercise here seems a lot harder. Any nice walks are a drive away, which makes them harder to fit into an already crammed full day. The sports centre is half an hour's drive away. The road into the village is pretty dangerous, and besides that walk gets pretty boring if it's all you've got. The dog has aged a lot in two years. he's twelve and a half and really feeling it, so no more yomping. But I must stop looking back at how easy it was then and try and find a way to make exercising a priority. I think cycling might be the way to go. It feels like it'd be so much easier to get myself fit, but I'm responsible for all the kids getting fit too. Tall order.
Well, anyway. I calmed down a bit and told myself that the skirt may have been tight, but I did actually get it on (then took it off in disgust and wore my jeans instead). And I have already lost some weight, I just need to lose a bit more.
I have the feeling that this place is about to become a mini boot camp. No sweets, lots more healthy eating etc etc. Any suggestions on how to persuade the kids to become more responsible about what they put into their bodies and how much they exercise would be gratefully received.
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We got a trampoline for some my unfit lot. I do think it is genetic cos we have the same diet but some are over weight and some underweight and some very slim. We do have access to lovely walks- a swimming pool is 5 minutes from us but we never seem to manage it. Now they bounce off the calories.
ReplyDeleteyes we do that too Ruth, well the kids do , the thing gives me vertigo.
ReplyDeletehow's boot camp going Liz?
well, it's coming along with a lot of grumbling. They already go to trampolining once a week and I try and take them swimming twice a week, so it's just been a case of trying not to let a day go by that doesn't have some exercise in it. Had a bit of an adventure on Sunday, took them along the river and got all jungled up in nettles and weeds as high as my boobs. The path just disappeared. Quite scary really but I kept on and kept them going and they forgot to whinge and moan at each other and didn't notice how far they'd walked. El still thinks fruit and veg is the work of the devil though. Will have to keep on plugging with that one. At least they have the advantage of having growth spurts, so maybe I can get them back on track and the next one will see them growing more up than out.
ReplyDeleteMialani has been running 7 kilometers at a time on our Wii Fit (OMG ... not another advert from me for Wii Fit!). Freya cheats by sitting on the sofa and waving the remote up and down to simulate running! Why? Not sure why she bothers but she is 4 after all!
ReplyDeleteHeh, for that spiralling out of control self-loathing stuff, try the Feeling Good Book, or Byron Katie's 'The Work' ... search for them online. They have revolutionised this problem for me.
((())) hugs.
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My friend seems to have gone a long way towards banishing those spirally critical thoughts by doing a spot of health kinesiology on me. It really seems to have worked. Now I have a nice friendly voice in my head 'bigging me up' when I'm feeling low. It's a nice feeling after all these years of being bent low by my head:-)
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