Okay, so I'm working on restoring my health, eating better, exercising more...
Not the best start. We are eating better, more "home" cooked meals (meaning some were store-bought and reheated, some were homemade cooked elsewhere, and some completely home cooked). We had a quick snack at McDonalds the other day after we went to the zoo. Monday was the big "Zoo-Loo-Au", and we were served hot dogs, orange drink, potato chips, and ice cream. We ate at 4:00, so the boys were pretty hungry by the time we left at 6:30. We also had a milk shake from Steak N Shake on a short family date yesterday. (Monkey thought the green ice cream was amazing).
We're working on it, slowly doing better. In times we might usually decide to eat out, we've opted for quick "pick it up at the grocery and throw it in the oven" meals - still not incredibly healthy, but more so than fast food, and much cheaper. We'll get there.
We've taken a couple of good walks this week. On Monday we spend a couple of hours walking at the zoo. Obviously there was a lot of stopping and starting, I hurt by the end but kept pushing.
Today we went for a good hike in one of the local parks. We're working with Monkey on not needing to be carried while we hike - Crackers still rides on my back in the Ergo Carrier that I won from Tight Wad in Utah! Monkey's getting there, he just needs a lot of prompting - can you run to the bridge, look at that catepillar...
So my IDEAL life with eating healthy home cooked meals every day and getting lots of family exercise isn't here yet - but we're moving in the right direction.. we just have to keep moving that way.
What motivation do you have to live a healthier life? How do you work with your family on satisfying cravings for junk food? How do you push your little ones into healthy behaviors? (My little ones are very active, but when it comes to hiking, for some reason it's tough).
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