Stay Strong

I hope that everyone has enjoyed their Spring Break! I thought that I'd share a few ideas with you. It seems like we all hit a slump around 3 pm. Just before it's time to make dinner. You know the feeling. You just can't wait to open your pantry and find that stash of snacks you have in there.

Well, DON'T DO IT!! Make sure you have a supply of ammo on hand to help keep you from breaking down and giving in to the habits that got you where you don't want to be! Here's a few suggestions from some of you of things you use for ammo:
Hard boiled eggs
yogurt w/granola
Apple or Celery with PB
String Cheese
Almonds
Fruit Smoothie
Air Popped Popcorn (no butter- try cinnamon)

If you have any other suggestions, let us know! Some people make sure they have a supply of gum to chew on. I know how boring it is to eat veggies during the day. I love my veggies on a salad. It's a little harder to snack on when you really want those Girl Scout cookies hiding in the pantry. (tip: Put the box of cookies in the freezer. You won't eat them as fast cause it takes so long to thaw. You can't microwave Samoas. They aren't the same!)

How is the strength training and exercise coming? Those are a majority of your points so stay committed! The other day we had a funny at our house. I didn't get my exercise in in the morning and so after lunch, the kids and I went out to jump on the tramp. We did a dozen bum wars with each other and man is that a workout! We got a little worn out but we decided to do one more bum war. As Austin jumped on one side of the tramp, one of our springs went shooting off the tramp! The kids thought we had to stop jumping. I told them that we'd jump until all the springs came off! So, we started the bum war again. Not two bounces later, another spring flew off! This time right by me. I decided that it was time to get off! That was pure motivation for me- no more cookies until the end of the 8 weeks! I'm not letting another spring on my tramp fly off while I jump!

Stay with it gals! Make sure your goals are written down and stay true to yourself! You deserve a healthy body!