Exercising with Kids

It seems as though I have added a few LB's in the past month or so and I still have not shed all of the weight that I gained while pregnant. Today, I decided to do something about it. Okay, actually last week I decided. Last week I popped in a Jillian Michael's DVD and the girls and I decided to get serious. Have you ever tried an exercise DVD with 2 toddlers in tow? Paige was trying to do all the moves and every time I would lay down to do crunches, Lauren would climb on my face. No problem, I thought, just more of a challenge. Then came the jumping jacks. Jump-pee-jump-pee. Sigh. Seems as though I may need to wear a diaper during jumping jacks. Awesome. Made it through about 3 minutes of the DVD, patted myself on the back, ran to the bathroom, and called it a day.

Today's adventure in exercise, started out well enough. The weather is gorgeous so I decided to take the girls for a walk. "It'll be fun!" They said. "Great exercise!" They said. "The girls will love it!" They said. Paige got herself ready- wearing pajamas, TWO princess skirts, flip flops, and carrying a purse, keys, her tablet, my phone, and a snack. She was prepared for anything thrown her way. Lauren is more of a "snack and pajamas" kinda gal so she was easy. About halfway through the neighborhood, Paige decided she wanted to walk. Then she wanted to push the stroller. Then she wanted to be carried. Then she wanted to walk. Then she wanted to eat her snack while walking. By this time, we are going so slow that we somehow probably started gaining calories instead of losing them. Back to Jillian Michaels!