Making time

Well, my Easter continued a little longer. Went to visit my Mum with the little lady at the weekend, went to the lakes, met up with a friend and went to South Lakes Wild Animal park (which was amazing, you should go!) all in all had a lovely weekend. Also had a Chinese, a chippy and ate in the hotel restaurant hhmmmmm diet?? We did do a lot of walking and I wasn't as bad as I could have been but it does mean no weight lost this week.

But on to today's post, I need to make time to exercise. As a working Mum it's not easy but I think I have a plan. It is all about choices isn't it? I could get up earlier but (I know excuses) I get up at 6.30 and as Chloe is a rubbish sleeper I will have been up at least once through the night for a little while so the thought of getting up earlier.... No it just won't happen!
Fast forward to the other end of the day, I usually have about an hour of sitting watching tv before I go to bed. Sometimes this is something I really want to watch, as I type this I'm watching The Following which I ain't missing! But often it's just on. So I can use this hour, can't I?

I have a plan, on nights where there are things on I want to watch I'll do some weights, some ab work, stretching - stuff I can do in front of the TV.
On nights when MrF is out I WILL do a workout DVD
On nights when MrF is in but the TV is rubbish I will brave the outdoors, now I'm not promising running straight away but a speedy walk with a little jogging thrown in is the plan.
Weekends can be tricky but am usually running round a park anyway and will try and fit in what I can.

That sounds fair enough, doesn't it? I need to stick to it, I WILL stick to it. Please shout at me if I don't.
#wobblesWednesday won't be wobbly for long!

Changing attitutes

Ok so it has been Easter, now for a greedy little piggy like me this can prove to be a bit of an issue. Especially with a four year old in the house which results in a mountain of chocolate being gifted! But I have survived Easter!! I had one day of pigging out a bit on the C word but in the grand scheme of things was not too bad at all. We had a busy weekend with lots of walking and (shockingly) not too much eating so am holding my head high!

The thing is I sense a change, I would have used the weekend as an excuse, not an excuse to enjoy myself but an excuse to eat and eat and eat until I felt sick. Ok so on Easter sunday 456 of my calories came from chocolate but I was only 32 cals over my goal over so you know lets not worry.
I am a firm believer in balance. There is no way I am cutting anything out of my diet, for then I would just think of that and nothing else. So yes I have have had and will continue to have some chocolate, the odd meal out, a bacon butty here and there. But no I will not stuff my face midelessly!

Oh also I really need to step up the exercise but am sturggling to fit it in. Have a marvelous suggestion for train companies, make one carrage a 'walking carriage' decked out with treadmills instead of seats so you can 'walk' your comute! Would make my life a lot easier.

Linking up to the fabulous NakedMum for #WobblesWednesday yes I know it is Thursday but I ran out of time yesterday!!