Workout Wednesday

Here's what Carson and I will be doing while Tyler is having a nap. Carson is my Kenpo Karate partner. It's so fun to have my four year old workout with me. Especially on this workout. What kind of workout can you squeeze in today? Need some ideas? I saw this one this morning. Very creative.

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Swimsuit season has definitely been something on my mind. I love the style of swimwear of the 1950's. So modest and less revealing. I could feel comfortable in one of those. I want one that starts at my middle thigh and goes to my shoulders, all one piece, no tankini's. I don't care if it's a short look or a skirt look. Have you ever seen anything like that? I'd love to know where I can find one.

Wish List

I have this big long healthy wish list. It goes on and on and sometimes repeats in my mind numerous times a day. This weekend was hard for me, to say the least. Food temptations were horrible. I wish I could say that I did really well, but I didn't. That's the reality of it, so I'll do this post, get over it, and keep going tomorrow. My list goes something like this...

I wish bad food choices weren't so appealing. Here's my favorite kind of ice cream. Boy does it look good.

I wish I didn't go crazy when confronted with chips. These make my mouth water just looking at them.

Okay, this doesn't look so good. A maple glazed donut, bacon on top, covered with chocolate syrup. At least I'm not interested in this one.

I wish good food choices came naturally. I wish being healthy was an easy choice. I wish I didn't have to decided if that pizza, drenched in Ranch, is better than a mouth watering orange.

I wish exercising was exciting and natural. I wish I went to bed excited for the morning exercise to come. I wish I jumped out of bed energetic and excited like Christmas to go put my workout clothes on. But for now, it is almost a daily debate. I love to hike, camp, boat, hang out on the beach, play with the kids, etc, but I also LOVE to eat. It comforts me. It makes all my problems go away (only for the moment). And in the moment of emotions, eating sounds so much more appealing than dealing with what I'm feeling. Tell me, does it ever get easier? Will I ever get to a point where I'm excited to exercise. Where the chocolate looks more disgusting than a salad. That healthy food choices come naturally and I don't have to have a debate in my head of which food choice to make. This weekend was hard, and I am sick physically from stuffing my face with whatever I wanted with the "I don't care right now I'll deal with it later attitude." Please tell me this is normal and you've figured out or finding a way to conquer these emotions.

Dining out tip

So Darin and I went out to eat tonight at a Mexican restaurant. I have a hard time not eating everything on my plate, especially since I am a very fast eater. So I tried ordering off of the kids menu. The portion size was just right for my calorie level and I noticed that they tend to leave out all of the "extras." I also did not feel like I was scarifying or dieting. Just a suggestion for any of you dining out.

Aggghhh

I want a piece of that cake my daughter made me bake for her yesterday.

Comfort Food at a Low Calorie Cost

I am a comfort eater. If it involves comfort food, it also involves comfort eating. I'm working on that. In the meantime, I love Lasagna. But, I don't like the time it takes to make it and my kids don't usually like it. It's the texture thing. Brooke, especially, doesn't like chuncks mixed in with her noodles. I always try to hide vegetables in the lasagna, because they aren't good at eating those things either. Through all my efforts, I'm always caught, and the Lasagna gets an "Ewwwwwwwwww.... (and on and on)" vote. I'm excited to say I tried this recipie and it was a hit. Most comfort foods involve an uncomfortable amount of calories. Not this pretty one. This might be a regular in our house.

http://trainermomma.blogspot.com/2010/03/lasagna.html