Taking the Scenic Route

I have been really busy the last few days.  I met with the Physical Trainer (3 free visits) at the Y last Friday, and began attending a women’s health group on Monday.  I didn’t work out at all today, but I have been physically active…cleaning like crazy. lol.  I can’t control my finances, but I can do something about my weight, but I am not doing it in the frenzied obsessive way I usually approach life changes.  I haven’t eaten perfectly, but am making better choices, which makes me feel good about myself. 

The physical trainer and the women’s group both talked about taking things slowly so I don’t burn out.  The PT said I need to approach workouts like rehab since I am so out of shape and it has been so long since I was trully healthy.  She doesn’t want me getting hurt.  Oh, she also said I need a new pair of shoes or to go to and Orthepedic dr. to get inserts because my step is messed up (I put my weight on the outside of my feet instead of the inside, I think it is called pronate).  I absolutely can’t afford new shoes, much less a dr, so I have made a conscience effort to correct it by making my muscles work the right way.  My feet are really tired…lol.  I corrected my step from being an outstep (duck or ballet like) to facing more forward, so I can do this too.  (Yeah, I fit in a really tiny percentage that walks with my feet out and put the pressure on the outside of my feet…I had a lot of people comment on it when I had to do physical therapy for my knees from a cheerleading injury in high school)  She also said that is why I have had more serious knee and ankle problems and can’t believe I haven’t had more hip and back problems, especially with my weight.  (I have had some problems in those areas, but nothing serious.)  I also know that I spent nearly 3 hours finding this pair and I work to find a pair that I don’t feel like I am going to sprain my ankle in (extra support to keep my feet from rolling out) and fits my extra wide feet, so I know I am not going to find anything better, even if I could afford it.  This is better anyway, it will correct it permanently.  It will be a slow process, but I know I can do it.  It is caused my muscle imbalance, so it can be corrected by retraining my muscles.

I got the kitchen and living room area clean today, except the carpets because we discovered the belt broke.  That does explain why it took 1 1/2 hours to vacuum the carpet in our bedroom/playroom.  I thought I was just REALLY out of shape because I literally had sweat dripping off me by the time I was done…well duh, the roller wasn’t rolling and I was trying to shove a heavy vacuum back and forth across the same area of carpet a dozen times to get it to sweep up by pure brute force.  I need to dunk my diapers tonight when we get back from Wal-mart so that we have dipes for ds in the morning.  I can’t wait until I have more dipes!  I am so glad for the ones an MDC mama sent me from the TP…they are at least keeping me from doing diaper laundry twice a day sometimes…It usually is fine to do it just once a day, unless he is just a poop machine.

Financially, life sucks, but it does for a lot of Mama’s I know, so I shouldn’t complain.  I at least have a light at the end of the tunnel, something so many people don’t have.  I am going to have to start walking to the Y to work out, which is not a bad thing, but I am so far out of shape that will be difficult for me.  I hope gas prices go down because we only have $8 and change (although we might have up to $20 in change…need to count it).  I hope the belt is cheap, but I think it is. 

Gotta go to the *Merchant of Shame*  (walmart) for the belt. TTYL.

Zach trying his hand at making a link for the photo bracelets we are doing for SIL’s store. 

Zane exploring how the world looks through the magnifier.  He kept rocking back and forth to see the different views of the cars.

My sweet boy fresh from a bath