Being a Healthy Mom

As you know, we just celebrated Mother's Day here in the U.S. Mother's Day is a day on which each and every woman should be celebrated and taken care of. We take care of so many others every day, we certainly deserve a day on which we are the ones being pampered.

Mother's Day is my day to do what I want to do, whether it be knitting, or watching the movie that I want to watch, or eating the meals that please me. But first and foremost, taking care of me means taking care of my health. So I started my Mother's Day out with a run.

I think a lot of us see it as being selfish if we take some "me" time to exercise. We are so busy being everything for everyone else, that we don't leave time for ourselves. We often leave our own needs until last, and then it's too late, there's no time left and we're too exhausted to even think of exercising. I think it's important that we make taking care of our own health as much of a priority as taking care of our family's.

You see, I truly believe that I can't be the best mother I can possibly be unless I'm healthy. Being healthy, eating right, exercising, etc., means that I have the energy and stamina to do things with my family, to be fully present in their lives. But it also means that I am being the role model that I need to be for their healthy futures. I'm teaching them how to eat healthy on a daily basis, how to make the right choices in food, what it means to have balance in their lives (splurging is okay!), and that exercise is a good and natural part of our every day lives.

These are life priorities that I hope they will carry with them when they are no longer living with me, that will help them stay healthy when they are on their own making their own decisions. One of my many hopes for their future is that they will lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

If you would like to be that mom for your family, but aren't sure where to start, don't hesitate to contact me. The best place to interact with me is on my Facebook profile page or my Fit Club Fan Page. Or leave a comment here!

TTYS!