Happy Mother's Day!

Marla - I have to get up really early to work out in the summers. I still run and bike outdoors...but I get up at about 4am to do it before the sun comes up. It's a dry heat...so the temp drops from triple digits to 80/90s when the sun is out of the sky.

April - Slow and steady wins the race. I tend to focus on one habit that is self destructive. I figure out why I do it, and then try to come up with a different solution. Eating right before bed causes my weight to spike...so I brush my teeth so food tastes funny. That kind of thing. I love desserts so I find preportioned desserts that I can eat after dinner that satisfy my sweet tooth. (I love yogurt, and right now those strawberry dole dippers.).

Sherry - it's hard to get those runs and workouts in when you're having to do everything solo! I feel for you!

It's Mother's Day! I ended up staying up late getting caught up on some much needed chores. So no run this morning. I don't feel too bad though, as I refused to eat out last night even though I had a headache, and my house is back into functioning order. Usually by the weekend I'm collapsing and sitting around on my butt surfing the net. So I may not have gotten the workouts in I wanted, but in general I defeated my slothful weekend ways. I took the kids to the zoo yesterday and still got my weight lifting in! The kids had a blast, as did I, and we had chicken dumplings when we got home. So all in all, I feel accomplished and proud of having maintained a better balance this weekend. I'm hoping to keep that momentum through this week and finally get my training routine back in order! Things are finally calming down, so it should be easier to keep up with life now.

Have a wonderful Mother's Day!