Kids

I love to talk about my kids. I have three wonderful boys. Chase turned 7 last week, Joel will be turning 2 in September, and Isaac will be 1 in October. They are a handfull and keep me very busy. I guess that's one of the ways I stay active. And, now that I am feeling better, I want to be more active with them. They love to be outside and go to the park. When I was heavy, I used to sit on the side at the park and not want to exert myself at all. Now, I look forward to playing with them and letting them help me stay active.

They also help me to eat less. Joel is best at this. He is always by my side wanting to take a bite of whatever it is that I am eating. I have said a few times that I think WW needs a "shared with a toddler" option so that it takes away a few of the points for your serving. It never fails that I fix myself a sandwich and I end up with only 3/4 of it. But that's ok. Before I thought about what I was eating, I would probably have fixed a second sandwich to make up for what I had shared and probably ended up eating about 1 and 3/4 sandwiches. Now, I still count my whole sandwich even though I lost a few bites and call it good. So, if you don't have your own hungry toddler at home, I highly recommend getting one, they are great to have around.

Chase, who is the oldest, is a great helper. I can ask him to do just about anything and he is willing to do it, but I used to use this as a reason to sit on my rear end and do as little as possible. I would ask Chase to go get me this and take care of that. I even made sure Joel knew how to throw away his own diapers and get a kleenex when I needed it. Now, I am very conscious about asking the kids to do something that I know I am capable of doing. In a pinch, I will still ask for their help and I do still expect them to help out around the house, but it's not because I am being too lazy and don't want to get up. Before I ask them to help, I really think about if I really need assistance or if I could do it myself and get moving a little more. I believe all those little things really do add up to make a big difference in getting active.