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    Healthy Mommy Challenge: 3 Month Check-In (I'm losing it... and I don't mean the weight.)

    Published: Apr 1, 2013 Β· Modified: Apr 1, 2013 by Christina Dennis Β· This post may contain affiliate links Β· This blog generates income via ads Β· 10 Comments

    Cue the violins.

    In January, I committed to a Healthy Mommy Challenge for myself. My goal was to have 30 minutes of cardio activity each day, 3 days a week of strength training, and eat healthy "real" foods. Well, guess what? I'm failing with pretty much all of those simple goals.

    For whatever reason, I thought that I would somehow be a superwoman through this entire house building process. You told me building a house was a massive job and it would be a strain on every aspect of my life and I laughed. To who - me? No way.

    Here we are 34 weeks into the build and we're headed to the final plate. While there have been a lot of amazingly exciting moments and it's pushed my creativity to its limits, there have also been many stressful and exhausting moments. It's hard on a mom - and on a family - to be putting all of your financial, physical and mental resources into building a house.

    The last thing I want to do at night is do some strength training. I'm exhausted. Fail.

    My cardio goal has been OK since the girls keep me busy and running around doing errands and building cupboards is such a physically involved job.

    Healthy eating of real foods? I'm 50/50. We do it most of the time, but I still resort to packaged foods or breads when I'm stressed and want a late-night fix. Semi-fail.

     

    The DIY Mommy needs help

    See? I'm losing it. And I don't mean the weight.

    Since January, I've lost 4 pounds and 1 inch which is far from my goal.

    I don't want to be hard on myself (any more stress in my life will seriously put me over the edge), but I need to at least smarten up a little.

    I'm going to brush myself off and focus on one of the three goals this month: healthy eating. Once I'm comfortable with this, I'll move up an on.

    If you've committed to a Healthy Mommy challenge this year, how are you doing with it?

    Do you have any tips or advice for this failing mama?

    The DIY Mommy Healthy Mommy ChallengeThis post is part of my "Healthy Mommy Challenge" where my goal is to become a healthier mama for my children... and myself. I'm trying to eat "real", healthy foods, strength train three times a week, and commit to 30 minutes of cardio every day with my littles. Want to join me? I need all of the support I can get!

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    1. Heather

      April 01, 2013 at 8:36 pm

      Hot Mama Network did a fun challenge 3 years ago to help those of us who wanted to get in shape. We would do our workout, report in a way to her and she had prizes etc. for those of us that commited. Having to report each day(because I said I would) made me stick to my goal. I did yoga 3x week, ate healthy and played lots with my kids, lost all weight from baby #2, in then some, and felt fantastic! Now after baby #3, I need to do it all over again!lol

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      • Christina Dennis

        April 01, 2013 at 8:41 pm

        Awesome! That's a good idea to have someone other than yourself keep you accountable. Ooooohhhhh, how babies do a number to our bodies, hey? πŸ™‚

        Reply
    2. Cheryl

      April 01, 2013 at 9:08 pm

      kudos to you for being so open and honest Christina and that's why we love you!

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        April 01, 2013 at 9:22 pm

        Thanks, friend. πŸ™‚

        Reply
    3. Anita

      April 02, 2013 at 7:36 am

      I hear ya! I started sport and WW in January and fell off the bandwagon about 4 weeks ago. Today, after spring break, I want to be back on it. A lady at a WW meeting once said, just because you broke a plate doesn't mean you have to throw the whole set out and that what keeps me trying again and again ;).
      Good luck on your journey! I love your blog!

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        April 02, 2013 at 8:49 am

        Thanks, Anita. That's a wonderful analogy! I'm going to keep making small changes and not giving up every time I mess up. Thanks for the inspiration and congrats on continuing your healthy journey too. πŸ™‚

        Reply
    4. MaryBeth

      April 06, 2013 at 10:08 am

      Keep it up Christina! When you fall off the wagon today, jusp back on today! Don't get hard on yourself! One day at a time, one meal at a time! You are doing great! One bad meal, does not equate to fail...just jump back on and go go go!!!

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        April 06, 2013 at 7:34 pm

        Thanks for the encouragement, MaryBeth. You're so right!

        Reply
    5. Ashleigh Swerdfeger

      April 07, 2013 at 11:52 pm

      Its hard to stay on track. Don't beat yourself up about it. Maybe start small? Try writing down a goal you want to a complete in a day.

      Reply
    6. Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel

      April 09, 2013 at 7:01 pm

      Hang in there. I feel the same way about my current workout and eating regime. Stress is my enemy!

      Reply

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