What is on your menu today (Monday) RNYers?

Glad the move went well and hope the fur kids adjust for you soon!

They are coming around, little by little!!

good morning WLS friends!

I had a nice weekend...Saturday was pretty full, Took story to dance class, then rushed to support group which was better than the last couple times I went so I will probably keep trying it out when I have the time to go (They only meet once a month on a Saturday morning). Then I went to my hair appointment and chopped off ALL my hair LOL...I will see if I can post a pic. I LOVE it...but it is definitely different. I am still trying to get used to it...my neck/shoulders and collar bones are super prominent now that I have no hair to hang over it and I kind of love that.
Yesterday I finished the grocery shopping early and my sister came over with her 3 kids and we just hung out all day so I could get my laundry and chores done since I have no more days off before we leave for vacation on Saturday. The kids were pretty crazy all day but it was still nice. kept me on my toes and made sure I didn't just sit around being lazy lol.

QOTD: my biggest question is how do you motivate yourself to keep exercising if you hate it? I keep doing it and I just don't know how to make it enjoyable. I'm doing it because I know it's good for me and I need to strengthen my muscles but I really wish I could find something I enjoyed. I feel like I cannot maintain a long-term workout schedule because I can find any excuse to NOT do it and then once I stop doing it for one day I feel even less motivated to do it the next day.

Morning: coffee w/half PP caramel (YAY they are back!)
B: 2 HB eggs, 1/4C cottage cheese & EBB seasoning
L: white chicken chili
S: L&F Greek yogurt
D: more white chicken chili (I made a huge pot but none of the kids ate it last night LOL)

have a fantastic day everyone

ETA picture of my new haircut

Sooooo cute, and I love that fuzzy sweater.

Love the new hair style, you wear it well.

If you can find something fun for exercise, maybe it will stick more for you. I love music, and Peloton uses real music vs. cover bands (like they have at my health club classes). So I find I'm singing along, even when I'm breathless. I'm riding way more than I thought when I bought the bike. But overall I've surrounded myself with things I'm really enjoying. Besides the bike - my health club has these functional movement Tabata classes. It helps with my balance along with cardio. That and group fight. So much fun. But all this started with swimming. i love the pool, so 2 years ago - that's where it started. Anchor on something you enjoy (maybe it's some type of dancing - take some classes then do it socially).

I think I would enjoy doing something like Zumba or water fitness classes but my biggest hurdle is finding the time and the money--I work opposite shifts with my husband and we have a 4 year old. we do not make a lot of money and our budget is pretty tight so I don't know where I am going to come up with money for fitness classes as well as finding money to pay a babysitter while I go to them...even the gyms that have classes and daycare are way out of my financial reach currently.

I have some equipment at home (elliptical and weight machines) and I have a bike I will definitely be riding when spring/summer rolls around and I can take my daughter on bike rides with me (she loves bike riding) but for the inclimate weather it's just way harder to find indoor exercises i enjoy. I will keep trying and hoping but the struggle is real!

Hmm, Amber, that is tough! I agree, you have to find something you like that ALSO fits into your schedule and finances. What about something like ClassPass Live? I used to have ClassPass where I could go to different gyms all over the city. But now they have a virtual version: Link here

Basically you can try it free for one month. You can use a Chrome cast to project it to your tv, and you can also wear a heart monitor if you want. But you can log in and do "live" classes morning and evening, or just do them on demand any time you like. At least Story could be in the next room reading or playing! I am personally motivated by being in classes with others, so you would have to cut off my arms and legs to make me give up a gym membership. But I know different people enjoy and are motivated by different things, so who knows, maybe this would help you get into an "at home" routine. I bet if you went to Marshalls and invested in a couple of weights and a mat, you would be good to go!

I'll have to look into this pass thing...I've tried workout videos at home and they are OK but I think I am like you where I just want to be with other people...I am a competitive person by nature, and right now I compete with myself on my fitness routines lol...but I feel like being among other people pushing themselves would definitely motivate me.
It's rough with a kid at this age. I can't leave her alone...I get home at 6:00, cook dinner, we eat, give her a bath and then her bedtime is 7:30...I normally do my workouts after she goes to bed at night...But I can't exactly leave the house while she is sleeping there alone.

DH and I work out together in the basement on nights we are both home (tues, fri, sat) but the rest of the week we are on our own and I typically just end up doing some simple yoga/stretches in my living room the rest of the nights.
I know once summertime rolls around I will want to be outside and Story will too so it will be a lot easier...but right now it's hard!

First, I forgot to mention that your new hair style is FAB! It totally suits you and you look super high fashion. I cannot believe I forgot to mention that FIRST THING.

Apparently I am also competitive! I just did a workout routine with my gym friends, and I had to use the heaviest weights because damnit, I want to be strong LOL. I could have easily used 7.5 or 10 lbs weights like my two pals, but nope, I used 12.5 ha ha. I am not outwardly competitive in an annoying way (I hope!) but inside, I want to be the strongest ha ha. They were joking around calling me "Gym Jones" (ie Jim Jones) because I made them stick to the routine that Cynthia developed for us - which ENDED with 3 sets of 1-minute each: plank, russian twists, jumping jacks, crunches. Umm yeah, a minute is NO longer 60 seconds when you are doing Russian Twists! Ha!