Day 31 - Jan 31, 2006 - I did it!
Every day in January - I did it! I completed at least one 20 minute workout every day this month. I am thrilled. Hopefully I am on my way to making exercise a habit.
Other benefits to this this month -
1. My house is clean and staying clean - I have more energy to keep things picked up in the evening.
2. Mornings are smoother since I have energy in the evening and prep a lot of things for the following morning.
3. Evening are smoother too - I find time for the kids and still get everything I need to done.
4. More energy at work, I don't get the mid-afternoon slump like I use to.
5. I have remained healthy all month even when the 5-year old got a cold and the 9-month old had a respiratory tract infection (which is the sickness I always get!)
6. More positive outlook - even when in a crisis the last few days - I have managed to bounce back quicker (prayer has helped too!)
7. I've lost 5 lbs - I've been watching what I eat but not as well as I should - if I could start doing that better, the weight would probably come off quicker but I am more than pleased with the 5 lb loss!
So there - it's great to exercise - the feeling of well-being is wonderful, the energy, the stamina, it is all wonderful and it makes me want to continue to do it for myself. As other mom's know - it's hard to do things for yourself, but it is important - so I will keep it up!
Today's morning workout - Kathy Smith Kickboxing workout - pretty fun - I got this from the library and have to return it today. I wasn't in the mood for the last firm workout on the rotation - Ultimate Calorie Blaster, so I chose this cardio workout instead. I probably will eventually get the Kickboxing DVD because it went quick and it was fun - great form pointers for those of us new to Kickboxing. It had a beginner and an advanced workout along with a Tai Chi energizer, but I only got to try the beginner workout.
I have made up my rotation for next month. This time I am going by the Firm February monthly rotation, but I am substituting my own Firm videos for each category to get a little more variety (it mainly uses the main videos from each BSS) and I have a lot more Firm videos than that.
If I can remember I will get DH to take a new set of pictures tonight so I can figure out where the changes are if there are any. I know I feel better and feel like I look better (jeans are looser) so I would like to know for sure.
Tomorrow starts as many days in February as I can (due to the possibility of a trip towards the end of the month!