The Party is Here!

Heidi

The Party is Here
Height: 5’ 7”
Weight: too much
Goals: to get my butt in gear so I can get healthy and lose weight and cut out sweets.
Motivation: my kids and myself 

Hello, my name is Heidi and I dislike exercise and eating healthy. Which has led me here…
Before I had kids I was pretty slender. Never in a million years did I think I’d have a weight problem. Yet here I am, 13 years after having my first child and I am a hefty fatty pants.
For a while now, I have had zero motivation to exercise on a regular basis. I go for walks here and there, but that’s it. Over the summer we went bike riding or walking on some of the trails in the area. I really enjoyed that but it was never enough to take weight off or keep me motivated.

I don’t get how people can just think, “I want to go to the gym. That sounds fun.” My favorite one, “let’s go for a run. It’s such good exercise and makes me feel good. It’s fun.” Oh hell no! I have tried running since I was a toddler. Never, did I ever like it. It always hurts me. Not the good kind of hurt. The shin pain. Foot pain. Ankles popping. Knees crackling. Running & Heidi do not mix well! 
At the moment I am a member at Planet Fitness. I can probably count on two hands how many times I have been there in the past year. Every day I feel as if I should go. I mean, I KNOW I should go. Obviously it isn’t something I want to do enough, or I would. I want to enjoy exercising. I don’t want it to be boring. And I don’t like exercising alone. No Crossfit or HIIT or anything too extreme yet, though. I seriously think I’d die! Both of my girls play soccer. So I am at soccer with them every night. Just this week I started walking around the field while they practiced. Monday and Wednesday I walked 65 minutes. I know it is nothing amazing. But it is a tiny start. It was SO BORING though. I tried getting my husband to walk with me one night. He went around once and said he was done. Can’t blame him though because I wanted to be done, but my phone didn’t ding to let me know my time was up. To be honest, I am perfectly content sitting in my chair, watching soccer and drinking my Sheetz frozen coffee. Another example of my dinner, one night. (bad bad bad).

Exercising and eating the right foods are so hard for me. I hope by my next post I have some positive news to share with you, in these areas. I am not even looking to achieve a skinny body. I really just want cookies…I mean, to fit into my jeans comfortably. And to be able to exercise without it feeling like a chore. Because I’d rather fold laundry and do dishes, than exercise.
Until next time, enjoy your week/weekend. I will try to get my butt out there and move. And not drink any more frozen coffees. Or eat after 6pm.