Falling down 6 times, time to get up a 7th!

Mother of two under the age of 3, a husband who works full time, and is in the Military which takes up more of his time, and of course husbands need their "me" time. (Without it they turn into these beautiful animals who could eat your face off) Yeah my husbands "me" time is ESSENTIAL! Along with those responsibilities, we just got our very first PUPPY! His name is Buddy, and he's a beautiful Rottweiler! Although for someone who grew up with absolutely ZERO pets, it's a tough challenge for me to keep up on. I'm in charge of the bills, the accounts, the mail, the house work, the yard work, the babysitting duties (Finding babysitters, and or Babysitting haha). I'll be returning to work in January, so lets add that to the list! We just bought our first home and I'm still trying to manage it and try to find the best functionality to everything in it. I've moved furniture around maybe every other week because I get a better idea. I'm a person who loves change, so in a month or two I'm sure my home will look completely different. I love organization, and cleaning. (Not always true haha I have my BAD days) I also love being with friends and family, basically I love ALL company. (I'd do anything for an "Adult conversation"...my 2 year old just isn't cutting it for me) Along with all this, I just had a baby, so my body...well lets just say it's a train wreck and I need to clean that mess up! Like yesterday! BUT, I keep failing! I try eating healthy, and working out for 2 weeks, then slowly move back into my awful habits of snacking on junk food, drinking a soda here or there, and not working out diligently! Now with all my responsibilities I get a sweat on just doing all my yard work/housework/childcare/etc. But that's not enough! So here's my plan! I keep failing, but I'm going to KEEP TRYING! :D 

Step one: Create a Plan! 

My plan is to workout 5X a week for 30 minutes or more every day! I have chosen Zumba, Turbo Fire, and walking Buddy (our puppy) . I have set alarms for 3 times a week to wake up early and take Buddy for a walk or do a Zumba/Turbo Fire session in the morning (Before my kids and hubby wake up)  --my hubby has a swing shift job...boo--

Step two: DO IT!

I have set alarms so I can remind myself to workout, but sometimes the snooze button or even the cancel button is too easy to dismiss and "forget" about working out. But it's there to remind me anyway. So step two is to just DO IT! I need to realize as a mother I can't focus on myself ALL DAY, I have kiddos to take care of and to watch 24/7. SO, I need to remember to TAKE some time for ME. Because in order to watch and take care of my own children I need to be taking care of ME! So that's Step two. DO IT! 

Step three: Surround yourself with POSITIVE and HELPFUL environment. 

I am implementing a "clean eating" system in my kitchen. So far...it's SO HARD! Especially when you have a husband who isn't quite all the way on board to switch out our normal junk food snacks to healthier options. Who doesn't like chips and crackers?! haha I'm also keeping my home clean ( I tend to want to do more if I'm organized and clean) I also make sure I'm thinking positively! I say 5 positive things about myself when I start getting low. (It helps!) 

Step four: Have a Bad day? WHO CARES! Start again the next day! 

If you're anything like me, I have to start things at the beginning of the week, or the beginning of the day, or the beginning of the month, and if I mess up, I "couldn't" start up again until it reached the beginning of something, so I have DESTROYED that part of me (well tried too as best I could) Now, as soon as I make a mistake and slip up by eating junk food, or snooze on the workout button, I have to start again immediately no matter! (Yeah...let's see how this goes! haha) 

Step five: BE PROUD OF SMALL SUCCESS! 

As a mom, it's all about the little things! So if you lose 5 pounds, or actually wake up in the morning to try to workout, or as small as saying, Keep going! You can do this! CELEBRATE those moments! 

Step six: FOLLOW THROUGH :) 

In order for results, or progress in general, you need to FOLLOW THROUGH. If that means getting up when you really need the rest to go workout...that's what you're going to do! You must follow through though!!! 

Okay that's all I have for now! I'm going to start tomorrow morning! It's midnight right now so I really need to hit the sack so I can get some sleep for an early morning! Goodnight world! Bring on tomorrow!