Progress

This whole challenge was set with the expectation that it would be a whole lot harder than it was.  With the way I was consuming caffeine, I thought that would be impossible.  I was drinking one energy drink every day as well as lots of caffeinated sodas.  The exercise plan was likely to be difficult on me because getting out and exercising is so incredibly hard when you're stuck at home with three kids!  I'm finding it's far easier to get in the habit than I thought it would be.

It has now been about four days since I had any caffeine at all.  It's been three days since I've had any soda.  Instead, I've been reaching for juice or water.  It was tempting to get myself something caffeinated while at the store the other day, but my willpower held out.  I will admit, I haven't felt better without the caffeine.  It hasn't seemed to make a positive difference at all.  Of course, that may be different if you ask the people around me.

The exercise thing probably would still be a challenge were it not for the Wii Fit Plus.  Wednesday and Thursday have always been active days for me because of dance class.  I take an hour and a half class in the evening on Wednesday and I teach an hour long class on Thursdays.  Because of that, I know those days are going to be active.  The rest of the week, however, varies, and usually it ends up with me finding good excuses not to leave the house.  Instead, I can now exercise in the comfort of my home by doing things that are fun instead of feeling like I'm working out.  Better yet, I can do the exercises with my kids, so they're getting a benefit from it too.  We're having fun and I don't have to worry about adding the time it takes to pack up and leave the house to any exercise routine.  I also don't have to worry about cranky kids who don't want to walk or anything like that.  Better still, the baby can spend some time hanging out on the floor or in his swing, watching all the older people engage in crazy activities.  It means I don't have to wear him to go for a walk or anything like that.  Now there's no excuse for me to slack on that front.  I even managed to fit in over an hour of exercise yesterday before going to class.  Chances are, this is something I can stick with!

So it looks like I'm going to be able to hold to my plans after all.  While it started off kind of rocky, it seems it's all going to come together.  As long as I keep this up, this goal could be easy!  Of course, I say that now, at the start of the journey.  We'll see what happens as time moves on.