Living a healthy lifestyle is of great importance in this day & age due to the rise & rise of obesity. I’m ashamed to say that I fit this category, but if you have been reading the blog recently, you will have noticed that I am trying to live a healthy lifestyle to lose weight. I managed to do it pre-children, and I felt great for it. I am determined to reach my goal weight and stay there this time, and I don’t want to let anything get in my way. Exercising and eating healthily are two obvious ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
I admit that I have not done strenuous exercise since a few months after J was born, around two years ago. I used to do a lot of exercise, nearly every day, before he arrived. But I didn’t have children and wasn’t so tired and busy all of the time back then! I used to partake in various exercises – going to the gym, running (well, the Couch to 5k programme), cardio boxing, aerobics, step aerobics, good old walking, and yoga/Pilates. The thing is, I did enjoy it and used to look forward to doing it. I know that when I start doing more exercise again, I will feel the same; it’s just finding the energy for it (maybe when the children leave home?!). The only activity I do nowadays is walking. Some days I just can’t be bothered but when I do get out, I feel great for it as I know I am helping my body to become healthy again.
I’m also trying to eat a lot healthier – the weekly fruit & veg box I get delivered is helping with this as I can meal plan around my boxes, and instead of snacking on unhealthy food, I can quickly pick up a piece of fruit. One thing I have changed recently regarding my eating habits is instead of sandwiches (so bad carbohydrates) for lunch, I’ve been eating a lot more salads. Florette has many healthy salad recipes to browse through and find inspiration from, with many flavours and combinations for lunches and dinners. The pesto pasta one especially tickled my fancy when I was browsing as we had all of the ingredients in the house, and it was very yummy, too; eating healthily doesn’t have to mean boring – even J and the husband ate it!
Living a healthy lifestyle is something I wish to pass on to my boys, as hubby & I have lived unhealthily for far too long, and we want to be around for them for a long time. We don’t want them to end up the way we are now, and we want to set them both a good example. They both love their food, but even though J has a treat every now & again, they do eat a lot of fruit & vegetables – I’m working on the salad! I would much rather have a lovely salad for lunch than a carbohydrate-loaded sandwich or sausage roll, especially when there is so much variety.
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