Before Rylie was born, Joe and I were super active. We got used to fit bodies and sore muscles. It was a way of life to ride our bikes and ski during all our free time. We did a lot of stuff as a couple and when we decided to have a baby we knew that things would really change in that area. And of course they have, and of course it’s still tough some days. It’s not that I miss sweating up and down mountains all day long, at least not really, it’s just that I feel like a part of my identity has been lost. The person I thought I was isn’t so clear anymore. And I want to find that person again because I know she can exist, even as a Mom. I want to be that person so that Rylie has a role model of a healthy, active well balanced woman.
The challenge is to be active with very limited time and often not a lot of sleep and motivation. It seems the best answer is going to be running. It maximizes results for limited time spent exercising and I can take Rylie in the jogging stroller if I have to. But….the problem is I’m not much of a runner and since Rylie is almost a year old, I am not in fighting shape anymore. So I have to start out slow, which is really hard. My first goal is to be able run a continuous 30 mins without overdoing it and getting sore. I did a 10K over the summer essentially off the couch, so it’s not an impossibility, but I was hurting the next day for sure!!!
As of today, I have gone running twice and on Sunday went hiking. Thursday was walk 6, run 8, walk 6, run 8, walk home. And then Saturday was walk 5, run 9, walk 5, run 9. My plan is to run Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun – it will be a big accomplishment with my schedule!!! I’ll be back here to post along the way J
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