Movin' and Shakin'

I LOVE Exercise! What?! Did I just stay that? I have never felt this way.

It's so interesting pursuing this healthy lifestyle as a 30-something year-old Mother of two crazy boys. It's been so long since I made the effort, and now I'm in a very different place. First of all, my body hurts. :/ Ok, so it hurt before when I would start new exercise programs, but not like this, and not for this long. Secondly, I cherish this time for myself and feel proud, energized and optimistic. And it is such a teaching opportunity for my kids, who are usually underfoot while I'm trying to workout. Or they might be hollering at me from another room. I am still working out boundaries with them in this area.

In the past exercise has almost always been a chore, a task, a drudgery. Sometimes after I got going it would feel good, and afterwards I usually felt great. But I rarely looked forward to it like now. Recently I made a goal to exercise 3-4 times a week. I am finding myself wanting to fit it in every day. And it's not obsessive. It's not about losing weight. It's just about how it makes me feel. And I love that!