Rant and justifying
Posted by desertmama on July 27th, 2007
So, my DH who is typically very supportive asks how I’m doing on my points (as I’m having an otter pop along with my kids) and I tell him “fine.” So, he asks, is that the stock answer or is it true?
Well, I say, (defensively) it is true. I have flex points I can use every week and I’m using them.
So, this morphed into a discussion about my level of motivation and my inability to get the same level of exercise in now as I was a month or so ago. Of course, when my exercise-loving DH works out, I’m doing something with the kids (or at least monitoring their activity) and while they might wander out into the garage (where the treadmill is), they quickly wander back into the house. And typically they are either getting up in the morning or getting ready for bed when he works out.
I, on the other hand, am trying to fit my workouts in around them (sometimes literally when the 18-month old is trying to hold my leg while I’m trying to dance around the family room). School ended about a month ago for my oldest so we are in the midst of the crazy summer schedule. I see these as good reasons for the exercise to drop off somewhat and I have a mental plan for ramping it back up. Why do I feel defensive and need to justify what I’m doing to my DH?
And, then the kicker of the end of the conversation is that when I go to WI, I’m back up the 1.4 that I had lost the previous week. Of course, I didn’t get my usual (well, desired) amount of exercise, I used all my APs and my FPs (and maybe even more because I had 2 meals that were eating at someone else’s house and I probably forgot some of what I ate and maybe even miscalculated some of the points), AND I had a couple of handfuls of salted pumpkin seeds the day before WI. And, why did I even end up eating them? Honestly, I probably could’ve just opened the salt container and poured it straight into my mouth, they were so salty, that is all I could taste.
So, I think some of it was probably water weight and I’m back on track now, but it was really frustrating after my defensive position with my DH.
Off for some exercise!
July 28th, 2007 at 12:49 am
I hate eating something and then it not being what you hoped it would. I have had several of those situations where the food was just WAY too salty!
July 28th, 2007 at 10:21 am
I know- it really is SOOO hard to find time to fit in the exercise with munchkins!!! My DH is the same way with exercise- just goes our running or hits the weights whenever he feels like it- no worries, I have the kids. For me to fit the exercise in on the other hand… I have to wake up at 4:45 & take Boot Camp or walk on my own while he & the kids are sleeping! The only other time I have is after they’re in bed & normally by then I’m just too pooped & unmotivated (unless it’s for volleyball..) to do anything! It’s just not fair!! Don’t get down about wi this week- you know what you did (salt…) you know what you need to do (exercise & tracking..) YOU CAN DO IT!!!