Somehow I have successfully made it the full 12 weeks of this exercise program! It was helpful for me to learn more about my eating habits, justifications I use to not work out this hard, and develop new habits. I was am very happy with the pain relief I have had in my lower back as a result of this program. I have had to decide this week what life it to look like moving forward. While I would like to just quit since I didn't lose as much weight as I wanted to (just being totally honest) I know that I have to continue if for no other reason it is helping me have much less pain than I had before. The program I used was Mutu Mamas.
Having to blog about my weekly progress also gave me a level of accountability that I realized that I needed for those days when I really just didn't want to persevere - even if no one actually read them I knew I had to put it out there. It also forced me to spend some time in reflection every week when I am usually too busy just "doing" life instead of thinking about it. That was good for me as well.
One of those areas of reflection was learning that I have to set better boundaries and say "no" to people even when it seems like it would be small, simple, not too much time, etc. Too many of those piled up and I had to cut things out and get my focus back on my family time with my job second. It has made a big difference at home these last few weeks and I have been far more productive when I know I have days when I just get to have "mom" hat on and keep work at the office (except for paperwork...yay for a home office;) I have cooked and completed more projects in the past few weeks than I had in the couple of months prior. Sometimes my kids actually liked what I cooked lol! Of course this week was better because JJ has actually slept through the night every night which always makes for a more productive me when I am a better rested me lol! It will change within another week, but I have learned to be productive when I am getting good sleep to counteract those times when I am not:)
So, this was a good Resolution for me, I think it was successful for the things that mattered, and I am happy that I decided to do it. Thanks for helping hold me accountable!
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