Mamavation Monday March 19th

Balance - "An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady"


Balance is something I have struggled with in my life, not only in weight loss, but in about EVERYTHING I do. Shopping. Drinking. Working. (or um, not working). Sometimes I feel it's ALL or NOTHING - and that's how I have a tendency to do things. Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad. 
Over the past month I have focused on me as numero uno. I had given up on a organized clean home, and when I got home from work I fed the kids and I WORKED OUT. Then I got them to bed and I WORKED OUT AGAIN. I felt good - it was awesome to have energy again, to see the weight coming off, to feel ATTRACTIVE. But see March is a busy month for me, both my daughter's birthday's are in March and my sister, and my Dad.., so we've been planning parties and events pretty much for every weekend and this past weekend my eldest decided she wanted her very first slumber party (Not to go off subject, but NEVER AGAIN!! Ten 10 yr olds and their drama is just wayy too much for me), anyway, I had gotten behind on my house cleaning (and laundry, and spring cleaning..,and.., well, you get the picture). So for the past week and a half I have focused on getting my house back in shape. I hung new curtains. I pulled out the couches and swept behind them, I pulled out the frig and mopped, I de junked my junk drawer. All this felt GREAT too ,I was focused! But the problem is, I stopped working out.
After the last #2weekchallenge I hurt my foot. See I have what my husband likes to  call Flintstone feet. When I work out and my feet swell, I can NOT wear my tennis shoes. It feels like they are in a vise. So instead of dealing with it, I will work out bare foot. (yes, I'm a bit of a hillbilly like that). I did all my work out's (including my treadmill) with NO SHOES. My heal and foot in general was hurting so bad I was advised to take a break doing my normal work out routine and rest my foot before it got worse, and God forbid, needed surgery..,
SOO ... I had 2 dilemma's. I had my foot pain, and I had a house to get in order. So my focus switched from ME to getting the rest of my life organized.
For some reason, I can't seem to balance out both. I can't clean and work out. I don't know if it's a struggle with not enough time in the day, or if my mind can't handle it all. It's literally like I have a ONE TRACK MIND. It's frustrating not only to me, but everyone else around me. Because though I'm doing exceptional in ONE area, the rest of my life goes to POT.
This is going to be my focus as I go into this next 2 week challenge, and after - I am going to LEARN to balance my life, and I know sometimes one thing will outweigh another.., but I just have to keep on track. It's like walking a ledge, I can't fall off, I need to stay on.
My weight loss has been non existent since the last #2weekchallenge. BUT I haven't gained back, which is an accomplishment (see, sometimes house work CAN be a work out, lol).
I also struggled with trying to count calories to lose more weight. I've decided instead of focusing on the #'s of calories, I will go back to focusing on HEALTHY. I actually LOST more weight that way (go figure!) Counting calories became more of a game of 'what can I get away with eating and still stay under my calorie goal'.
Anyway, Thanks for reading my ramblings. Mamavation & the #2weekchallenges have really helped me learn a lot more about myself, and has kept me motivated and I love it!
How do you keep yourself active, when you really don’t feel like working out ? 


As you can see, that's a struggle for me. But I think keeping MOVING , whether I am cleaning,
or chasing the kids, or putting away laundry. I'm not sitting my toosh on the couch and watching
T.V. I am up, getting steps in, (sometimes even cardio), and THAT'S WHAT COUNTS. Every movement, every step, is KEEPING ME GOING!

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