This blog is dedicated to all things health and fitness related for moms of all types! Ideas for family fitness, fitness for moms, healthy recipes, mental health...all are topics that interest me, so I thought what better way to focus on them than by creating a blog to share with others looking for the same things!A little about me: I'm a mom to a lively, chatty, dirt-covered little boy and a wife to a slightly less chatty but still dirt-covered, blue collar-working husband. I'm also a full time middle school teacher. I've always been athletic and active, but a big fan of food and laziness.
I put on a lot of weight in my last couple of years in college, when I was in a long-term relationship, working at a coffee shop, frequenting the best taco trucks and taquerias, and going out for drinks on Friday nights, all of which are big time calorie intake events. In 2007 I was engaged and starting my career as a teacher when I got into Weight Watchers and had pretty good success with that, losing about 20 pounds or so and also getting into running 5Ks, 10Ks, and even one half marathon race. After getting married I stayed moderately active with hiking and the occasional gym membership, but for the most part a lot of my motivation was gone.
In 2011 I got pregnant, where I gained somewhere close to 60 pounds. After my son was born in February 2012 I began focusing on my health and fitness related to being a new mom. I tried out Baby Boot Camp (a stroller fitness class for new moms) but it wasn't really my cup of tea, as I found working out with an infant to be incredibly difficult. My life took an unexpected turn in the summer of 2012 when my husband and I separated. I found myself starting over in a brand new life with an infant under a year old and zero confidence in myself. I sat in my new house on New Year's Eve 2012 and made a resolution that my theme for 2013 would be "New Year, New Me". I stuck to that adage quite closely for the greater part of that year. I started dating, which kickstarted my health and fitness journey into overdrive. I created a challenge with one of my good friends who also shared my struggle with health and fitness, and together we created a daily accountability Google Doc check in to track our weight and daily workouts. I started going to a cardio kickboxing class, which I really enjoyed, getting into running again, and doing the Jillian Michaels "30 Day Shred" DVD at home. I lost about 30 pounds in the first four months of the new year and had a new-found confidence in myself with my new life.
Late-summer 2013 I met an amazing man who changed my life even more, but for the better. He lived an hour and a half away, which meant we could only see each other on the weekends. My fitness journey waned a bit being in a new relationship, but my focus still remained on overall health. We both agree that our REAL lives finally began in the summer of 2015 when we were married.
Today we are one happy blended family. My guy commutes to work 45 minutes each way every day, so we moved into a house that was a little closer than my place was. This created a longer commute for me though, about 30 minutes to preschool and work each day. Balance is the name of my game; every day I'm focused on timeliness (my job has a set start time with no flexibility), Me Time, making healthy, homemade meals, getting my kiddo to bed around 7:30 each night, and spending quality time with both guys in my life. I also have to try REALLY HARD to get exercise and fitness in there too. My goal with this blog is to not only use it as a tool to help keep myself accountable and motivated, but to also share it with other moms who share similar struggles of maintaining balance of a healthy lifestyle. Thanks for joining me!
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