Toddler Truths and Spring Cleaning

My little angel, Natalie, was giggling this morning as I scrambled out of bed (in my sports bra) to help her in the bathroom at 6 a.m. I wasn't too amused to be so abruptly woken up but then she had to add fuel to the fire by saying, "Mommy, your belly is fat," and giggling some more. Ugh... toddlers are so adorable, aren't they?

I guess I can be grateful that her blunt honesty got me motivated to head to the 90 minutes spin class I wanted to go to this morning. Too bad I got there only to find out it had been canceled! Well, I tried not to be too upset and decided that since I was up, it was a nice spring morning, and I was right next to Sertoma Park, I might as well go for a brisk walk. I also went for a ride later this afternoon, it was a bit of a challenge with very strong south wind gusts, but the ride back home was excellent!

I have taken a few steps this week, both forward and backward, as far as diet is concerned. I made the turkey bowls from a blog I found on pinterest (Best Dressed Babes Blog). I prepped 3 days worth of lunches and it actually was too much to eat in the short time we have to eat so I still have some left over. I also planned and prepped meals for the evenings to make life easier at home and packed healthier snacks for work. My achilles heal was snacks that others brought to the staff lounge, treats for students' birthdays, and snacking at home... and snacking A LOT!! It's like a mental hangup that I can't get past.

Goals I have this week include; prepping again for the week, disposing of the junk food from our cupboards, buying more produce for family snacking, and getting my spinning in during the week! I am also going to try to get to sleep earlier, aiming for 9:30, since our family's schedule is getting more hectic with baseball season beginning and my continued physical therapy appointments.

I'm going to take advantage of tomorrow by updating my measurements on myfitnesspal, taking a "before" picture, and create a vision board to inspire me! We did our spring cleaning last weekend to our garage, now to spring clean my attitude and goals!!

(c) http://ecomaids.ca/green-spring-cleaning-ideas-for-your-home/