{ Body for Life Momma }: Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Wow. Reviewing my past posts makes this one seem a ~~little~~ lot pathetic. You'd think with all that resolve, all that planning and all that motivation I would be a Champion by now. At least. But nope, here I am, January 1, 2012 starting yet again. But for some crazy reason I'm not looking at myself tonight as a failure, as someone who can't keep her commitments, who has never really finished.

Tonight I'm looking 12 weeks down the road and seeing a girl who - maybe for the first time in her life - will have finished something totally and completely amazing. She has always had the strength inside to make it happen but has let doubt, fear and pure laziness get in the way. Not this time. This time my mantra is going to be Finish What You Started. It's going to be about progress, not perfection. I'm taking small steps in a marathon, not a quick sprint and stopping short of the finish line. Heck, I've done the marathon, people! If I can do that, if I can finish that, I can certainly finish this too.

I've got my planning binder all prepared, meals planned for the family for the week and the workout sheet filled out and ready to go. I'm not even gagging thinking about all the cottage cheese and fish I'm going to get to eat over the next 84 days (and forever, really. Let's face it - this has got to be a lifestyle change). But what is really getting me ready for tomorrow is the before photos and the measurements I just did. Yikes. I guess you never look in the mirror and see that person. I'm at my heaviest weight since my son was about a year old, more even than when I was a few months pregnant with my daughter. My daughter turns one year old in 3 weeks and I'm hoping by then I will be back down to the weight I was when I came home from the hospital after she was born. Yes, you read that right. I weigh more now that after having a baby. Yup, motivation!

So let's bring on today and start being proud tomorrow.

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My Unique Challenges

I'm anticipating these challenges and planning ahead to overcome them:

1. Breastfeeding. Supporting a growing babe not only requires a lot of time, but also that I consume extra calories to support my milk production. I also find myself getting hungry after middle-of-the-night feedings. I plan to overcome this challenge by mapping out my meals the night before and having lots of healthy snacks on hand (like pre-cut veggies) just in case I get the munchies. And when I feel hunger or cravings coming on, I'm going to grab a glass of ice water before I reach for something to eat.

2. On-the-go lifestyle. Life with a toddler and a newborn means that I'm constantly taking a minute here or an hour there to get everything accomplished that I need to every day. We're in the car a lot and it seems like my diaper bag has to carry all the necessities! I'm going to make a car "emergency kit" filled with water bottles, protein shakes and bars and other healthy snacks for those times when we're on the run and I might be tempted to snitch some goldfish crackers or fruit snacks from my toddler!

3. Weekends. As a med school wife, schedules and routines are the glue that keep our family together. We thrive on knowing who will be where, when and what we'll be doing. So, when the hubs is home on the weekends, I see it as a little bit of Momma break time. And to the detriment of my diet and exercise routine, this usually has meant that my resolve to stick to a plan goes out the window. This time around I'm committing to "Free Day" and to making plans so that we're not driving around at noon on a Saturday, looking for somewhere quick and cheap to grab lunch.