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The Truth About Nursing

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I can only speak from my own experience. I have nursed 2 babies until they were 14 months old each. So, I do have a little experience. And, I am 100% pro-nursing. Although, one thing I think no one ever really said about nursing was the ugly truth. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Here is what I can tell you: Nursing is wonderful. You do bond with your baby. You do love it. But, it is also hard. When I had my daughter this is the one thing that I think I kept saying to myself, “Why did … Continue reading →

The Truth Sometimes Hurts

The truth really can hurt. I have been learning this with my new Wii Fit Plus game. I turn it on and my little animated Balance Board is quick to tell me if I haven’t been on it for a few days. Okay, like I really need that reminder. There are also some exercise routines that I’m not so good at. It’s usually an issue of being uncoordinated. I will sometimes hear, “You didn’t even break a sweat, did you?” Or my trainer will tell me that I am very unbalanced. The worst is when I take my body test. … Continue reading →

Drifting Away From the Truth

When we parent kids with challenges, it’s easy to drift from truth. Sometimes we “horrible-ize” our situations so that those on the outside-looking-in will sympathize. And when nobody seems to want to listen anymore, maybe we exaggerate and complain to the pictures on the wall so that we can feel justified in feeling sorry for ourselves. “I never get even one minute of sleep,” “My kid is completely out of control,” “My life is a total wreck,” or “Everything bad always happens to my family.” “I wasn’t meant to be happy.” On the other hand, we might minimize what is … Continue reading →

When It Is a Struggle To Breastfeed

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Many women have difficulties when trying to breastfeed. I’ve never really put myself in that class of women because I’ve always had an ample supply, and my babies have always latched on easily. This baby is no different. However, I found myself wanting to give up breastfeeding last week. I was in a lonely place. I was severely sleep deprived due to 3 nights of pretty much no sleep as I trialed eggs in my diet to see if my little guy could tolerate them. He can’t. I realized, that I also have a struggle with breastfeeding, but it is … Continue reading →

Loving an Angry Man

I’ll never forget a conversation I had with my husband early in our relationship regarding his anger issues. I was trying to ascertain whether or not he understood the impact his volatile temper had on his personal and professional life. When I realized that he didn’t necessarily consider his anger a negative attribute, I asked him, “How do you figure your temper helps you?” His answer was swift and decisive: “People are afraid of me, so they usually do what I want.” He was a little slower in answering my next question: “And how does it hurt you?” Like most … Continue reading →

Disappointments and Delights

Fitness has become a source of both disappointments and delights. Sometimes the disappointments are just a matter of being impatient. I don’t want to wait for results. Other times the disappointments are a result of my own failures. The delights come in those measureable successes and knowing that I have overcome a particular challenge. It’s like a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs. So here is where I confess my biggest disappointment in myself. After starting off on such a good fitness routine, I ended up falling off the wagon. I couldn’t remember the last time I had exercised until … Continue reading →

Start a Family Fitness Challenge

I turned on my Wii Fit Plus this morning and went right to the plaza. This is where everyone’s characters are housed until you select your character and start using the system. It was a sad sight before my eyes. All of my family’s characters were standing up and sleeping. Their heads were hanging down, arms were drooped and you could see “Zzzz” coming from each one. A part of me thought it was funny and a part of me thought it was sad. Our characters had not been using the system recently, some longer than others, so they had … Continue reading →

Discovering the Real You

I have come to realize that there has to be some level of acceptance when it comes to your body. I have said it before and I will probably say it a dozen more times, that fitness should be a lifestyle. Your lifestyle is a reflection of who you are, the real you. Is the real you a size 0? I have come to accept that it is not. In accepting that, I can also say that I would never want to be a size 0 because that is just not the real me. Too often we aren’t willing to … Continue reading →

Maintaining Fitness Routine On Vacation

Last week my family took a trip to Washington D.C. One of the things that concerned me was having my fitness routine disrupted. I know that vacations can really set you back. One of the important things that you need to remember when taking a vacation is that the same rules apply. If you eat healthy at home you should eat healthy on vacation. If you exercise at home you should exercise on vacation. It may take some creativity to do this but for the most part, I believe it is possible. I would love to say that I followed … Continue reading →

Do Holidays Always Include Extended Family?

My husband and I chose to spend Mother’s Day with his parents this year. They were willing to come to our house, which worked great for me, because our baby is always happier in the comfort of our home. While my daughter napped, my mother-in-law and I relaxed in front of the TV (finally, I was able to watch TLC instead of ESPN). Our husbands slaved away in the kitchen, working to prepare a delicious Mother’s Day meal. We admired the flowers we’d been given and enjoyed the feeling of putting our feet up. After lunch, the whole gang headed … Continue reading →