Six weeks to squeeze it all in

Last week I flew my kids across the country to their father’s house where they will spend the summer.  I’ve never been away from my kids for more than a week, so the build up to the trip was a mix of anxiety and anticipation.  Anxiety over how they (and I) will fare without one another, and anticipation at the thought of SIX WHOLE WEEKS OF ME TIME!!

So, now that they are settled and happy at Dad’s I’ve begun the Summer of Me, for which my plans are to have fun and get fit.  The fun part is obvious - the freedom to go where I want, when I want, which will of course include lots of dates with my boyfriend.  The fit part is to finally shift the ten-or-so-pounds that are preventing me from slipping back into my beautiful, caramel colored, size 4 leather pants, much to my boyfriend’s dismay. 

I’ve started the fit plan by switching to a pescetarian diet.  Essentially, I’ll be a vegetarian that eats eggs, dairy and fish.  This will be a stretch for me because I love a good burger, but by eliminating meat I’ll be forced to focus my meals more around vegetables. 

I’ve also begun twice a day workouts.  This will be an even bigger stretch for me than the diet because I am not one of those people who becomes euphoric over a workout.  I workout for one reason and one reason only – because I have to.  Sad but true.  Who knows, maybe the intense exercise I have planned this summer will flick a switch somewhere inside me and I’ll become one of those people you see running in a blinding snowstorm because they HAVE TO GET THEIR RUN IN.  You never know.

Anyway, I plan to update you on my fun and my fitness efforts throughout the summer, and hopefully by the end I’ll be able to post a picture of me in the leather pants with, of course, a killer pair of heels.