Let me start with the word challenge. I don't think trying to find time to exercise or have a healthy diet is a challenge as much as it is finding an excuse not to do them. For me, I would never have the time to exercise. I could find time to watch t.v. or play on the computer and now it is doing school work.
As far as a healthy diet goes, it is an excuse as well. It goes from other members of the family may not like vegetables or the meal that is made to eating out while at work. A person can say it is challenging, but to me it is an excuse not to have to do it.
The way I plan on changing this, is by adding time for exercising in my schedule. It is easy for me to make a time line of my day. Like 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. read a chapter in my health book and 11:00 a.m.-noon eat lunch. I will just add in a time for exercising. Eating healthy can be done easily once a habit is made. My plan is to make healthy meals for the week so that it is easy to grab and go. If some one in the family does not like the meal that is prepared, they can make their own food. I'm not going to make things I know they will not eat on purpose, but we all need to try new foods.
Hopefully in five years I will be able to look back and see how this plan has helped me and my family become healthy individuals.
Amy Morrow
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Good for you. I hope you can fit that time in! As far as I am concerned I would rather read 3 chapters ahead of schedule then make time to sweat. Lol. I used to love to work out when I worked at the gym, but now I'm not so into it. It really takes alot of motivation for me.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great plan! I also have a picky six year old who does not like veggies. My husband and I only make our kids have a couple of small spoons of each item on their plate. They can always have more if they like, but they must eat each item. For months I struggled with my daughter over finishing her veggies. The arguments got so bad they were ending in tears (sometimes for both of us). Finally, I told her one day that in fact she did not have to eat her vegetables that evening and if she chose not to, ever again. She looked at me in surprise and delight until I explained that she would also not be eating any cake, cookies, ice cream or anything else with sugar in it until she did. She reluctantly finished her vegetables and has every night since. I think she just needed to feel she had a choice in the matter. Good luck to you and your family!
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