Get Fit: Week 2

 I've been unsure as to how to report my weekly progress.  The last two weeks I did a specific day-by-day account, but it bored me to write it and it had to be boring to read it.  This week, I'm just going to tell you how I think I did.

Exercise: I walked three miles and did yoga four times.  (I was going to do yoga a fifth time at this studio in Tulsa, but after waiting half an hour we figured the instructor must have forgotten.  I got a refund and a free pass for the next time I come because they were sorry :)  This is way less activity than last week.  Why?  Life got in the way.

Diet:  I did well this week with a few exceptions.  While we were in Tulsa I allowed myself to eat the world's best pizza.  One slice, and it was totally worth it.  I was very careful the rest of the day and made sure to keep my caloric intake to a minimum.  I also ate a salad Saturday night when we went out to eat for Father's Day.  It had some meat on top.  I also ate maybe three of my son's fries.

• My son had a 103+ degree fever that started last Friday.  He was down Monday and Tuesday solid (and when I say down, I don't mean not his usual self.  I mean lying in bed, hugging his monkey and whimpering.  Some of the time he didn't even want to watch TV).  He was in no shape to go walking with me.
• My husband started his new job.  He is gone for nearly 12 hours, which means I am solely responsible for my kids.
• My mom was out of town.  I think I have an idea of how much I depend on her and then she leaves.  I depend on her a lot, especially when my husband isn't around.
• I visited my brother and his family in Tulsa.  Traveling takes time, folks.
• I started tutoring, which I'm doing twice a week in the evenings, which is when my husband is home with the kids.

These are not excuses, but rather realities of being a mom.  There was simply no way around these things.  Could I have been more committed?  Sure.  Could I have called a baby-sitter or gotten up earlier?  Yes.  But the truth is that my family really needed me this week.  Since one of the main reasons I am doing this in the first place is to be healthier for my family, I don't consider this much of a loss.

Breakthroughs:
-a pair of jeans that has been shelved since TWO summers ago has been resurrected. :) (This means I now have two new pairs of jeans!)
-I can now get into a pair of shorts in a size down (though they are still too snug to be worn out...maybe by the end of next week!)
-Weight loss total so far: 12 pounds

I'll take that!

Weekly goals:

1. Yoga at least 5 times.
2. Walk at least 8 miles.
3. Enjoy my 9th anniversary. :)