This week, my little princess got sick... not just s cold but full on sick, as in pneumonia. My poor little girl. She's been a trooper since she was diagnosed with it on Wednesday morning at the doctors office - which by the way, she didn't want to go to. But she's been good in drinking her medication and getting the rest that she so desperately needs. She hasn't been out of the house since we got back from the doctor's office on Wednesday morning... she hasn't even been to school. Don't want to risk her getting worse or even getting anyone else at school sick. So house-bound she goes.
I am hoping that she is better by Sunday night so that she can go back to school on Monday.
I was hoping that she would have perfect attendance this month since it's a short amount of time in school because of the holiday, but her health comes first.
Speaking of health... so I though for sure that this week was going to start off strong for me but unfortunately, with my daughter not feeling all that great, I wasn't able to make it to the gym any other day this week except for Monday. What a bummer! UGH!
But today, with her being at home with my mom, I will be running straight home, getting my stuff and headed to the gym. Come hell or high water, I will be there.
I can't allow any more excuses to slow down my progress... I have goals to break this month and they aren't going to break themselves if I am just at home. Even though I am not just sitting at home doing nothing, you know.
And I am proud to announce that I am now a group leader for a movement made for women... No Excuse Mom Chicago (https://www.facebook.com/groups/noexcusemomchicago/). In this movement, we aim to inspire, connect and motivate our community to be healthier.
The purpose of this group is to serve as an inspiration and motivational hub for women who want to be in the best shape of their lives and are done with excuses.
And that's exactly how I feel... I am done with excuses on why I cannot be healthier.
I have been following this group (www.noexcusemom.com) for over a year now... and if you know anything about television and the internet, they are a great way of getting information about people.
When I heard about Maria Kang and her "no excuse" poster (http://www.noexcusemom.com/who-we-are/), I read her story and it touched me... she didn't allow having 3 children stop her from attaining the best body that she can and get in the best shape of her life.
She started this movement in her home state of California and now the No Excuse Mom movement has moved across the nation and into several different countries around the world.
And after being in a few Facebook pages for NEM, I realized that this was something that I would love to... become a group leader and show other mom's that there is really no excuse to become a healthier version of yourself.
This isn't a diet... this is a complete lifestyle change.
The way that you think about food... you don't reward yourself with food - you fuel your body with the right types of it.
The way that you think about exercising... you don't need a gym membership in order to work out - we have children that can help us along the way as natural weights. And we can show them to live a healthier lifestyle as well.
I am happy to be taking this journey so many women around the nation and around the world... and I am so happy that I am share the knowledge that I have gained in the last year with women that might need the information that I have.
So... with all that is going on in my life, I have no more excuses.
I know that there are mom's out there that have more children than me, that are single moms, work more than one job and they still make the time for themselves.
It's not about being selfish... it's about being a better mom for my daughter and an even better looking (and feeling) wife for my husband. ;-)
Until my next post!
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