Jen16226

Just when I was in a groove with enjoying my time not working and getting good, quality workouts in……I find a job! LOL

The job is 30 mins from home, which means it is mass chaos when I get out of work since the kids usually are either at a baseball field or have to be at a field at around the time I get back towards home. 

I am not too worried about the eating.  I feel I have been doing very well in that department…..my problem is exercise.  I have been trying to get up early and do it……honestly, I hate it.  I do not feel that I can do a good workout in the morning anymore.  I used to get up at 4:30 and do The Firm.  Why can’t I seem to get to that again?  In the evening, I am so busy taking the kids where they need to be, then home to eat dinner and by that time straighten up a little and get to bed.  When I mean straighten up a little, I truly mean a little….start the dishwasher, or throw a load of wash in….little 15 minute stuff.  I can’t walk at the baseball field…..surrounded by fence and woods.  I can’t work out late at night or I won’t be able to get to sleep.

I have got to figure out a routine.  When I workout I feel everything is good with my plan.;…..plus it honestly makes me feel good.

I have been sooooo sick since yesterday.  It honestly feels like the flu…every joint just aches, freezing, don’t want to move.  I googled flu like symptoms and chantix yesterday…sure enough it is a side-effect, but given that when my hubby was just in town he was sick and the flu is going around, I am not sure if thats what it is or just the meds.  Going to give it a few more days to see what happens.

I am definately not working out today.  I have not one ounce of energy to get it done.  I pushed myself through it yesterday and I think that was a massive mistake.  At the beginning it was a great workout, but come the end of it, ugh.

I really am not hungry, but have been forcing myself to eat and drink as normally as possible.

I will get through this.

Oh yes.  I have my diet together and my exercise…..my determination is there.  Now I am adding into the mix trying to quit smoking.

I went for a physical on Monday(my first one in my adult life) and asked for either wellbutrin or chantix to help me.  I had tried everything else under the sun and could not do it.  So they gave me a script for Chantix and I started taking it that morning with my total quit date next Tuesday.  I have noticed a slow down in wanting a cigarette already as they taste different to me.  Although I already am having the nausea side effect kicking in big time this morning.  I did eat a little something with it and drank about 16 oz of water with it.  Oh well.  If this is what I need to go through for a little bit in order to get what I need in my quest for total health, then so be it.

Last week was awesome and there are not alot of changes that I feel I need to make to my eating or my workouts.

Changes to make for this week:

1- Up my cardio from 30 mins to 45 mins.

2-Keep the jogging on the treadmill up!  I can do it!

3- Up my weights on the nautilaus machines.

4- Make sure I get my fruits and veggies in.

5- Eat some of my activity points each day.

Hubby is coming home tomorrow and I am very excited, but I will not let that derail me from my schedule.  He has to adapt to my schedule, not me drop everything because he is home for a few days.