Fit Mommy Friday: Time to Rest

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encouraging each other to care well for the bodies God has given us

My personal goal is to regain strength after a debilitating illness so that I can live a healthy, active life with my family.

Whatever your fitness goal, please feel free to join Fit Mommy any time.

Well, I was almost back to ‘normal’ after a few tough weeks, although I did pull a few too many big weeds.

Then one of the girls, after getting blood work done to determine the cause of recurrent dizziness, was so lightheaded that she slumped onto the sidewalk while walking to the van.  I left the other girls to care for her, with instructions to let no one call an ambulance, and ran off to get the van.  She’s OK, but I’m facing the reality of having over-exerted myself once again.  But it was such a joy, running for those few minutes!

My main goal for the next week is to recover completely.  And that means rest, rest, rest.  It’s a good thing there’s a lot to read and a lot of homeschool prep work to do!

Here’s how I did with my specific fitness goals this week.

Record my fitness accomplishments each day… Yes.

Do 10 repetitions of my eye exercises 5 days a week and relax my eyes …Twice.

Go for a daily walk and average 7500 steps a day … No.  The chest discomfort after that little run kept me pretty quiet!  Here are my steps totals for the week:  7600, 5500, 6000, 6400, 3000, 2500, for an average of 5100.

Have good posture and do core strengthening exercises while walking… Still working on it.

Do 4 reps of my physio exercises 6 times a week… I did this twice.

Be usefully active for 1 to 2 hours a day, 6 days a week, without overdoing it … No.  The kids are still hanging up the laundry, scrubbing potatoes, etc.

Avoid sugar five days a week … Yes.

Eat lots of vegetables, including fresh ones, and yoghurt … Yes, especially fresh beans, purslane, chard, and corn, but no yoghurt.

Prepare and eat one fermented food a week… No.  I’m continuing to focus on fresh veggies.

Relax daily…Yes.

Cut something out of my schedule…For now, I’m cutting out exercise and focussing on doing sit-down jobs and eating well.

Have fun with the kids, including active fun…We swam, had company, read aloud, and ate popsicles.  All except Miss 9 worked this week, so we had much less time together.

How about you? Did you exercise, eat well, and relax happily this week?

Please link up your health and fitness post in the comments below. You can use your own format, your own goals, and post on whatever day works for you. Just don’t forget to link back here from your post.

Note: Fit Mommy Friday is the Health and Fitness Check-In column of The Christian Home Carnival.