Feel the burn, baby

Well, I will be the first to admit that I generally loathe exercise - sweating on purpose? Yuck. LOL I was hoping to be one of those people who can say "I lost 100 lbs on raw and didn't exercise once!!" But something tells me that is not the way it's going to work. Besides, exercise is good for me - really, it is.

This morning, my daughter (who is almost 5 with generally healthy eating habits and a nice slim body) told me she wanted to exercise. Actually, she was whining that she wanted to exercise. What am I supposed to say to that? "Sorry, honey, Mommy is too busy sitting on her fat butt watching TV"? LOL So, I got off my butt, put in the 1 mile Walk Away the Pounds DVD, and purposefully broke a sweat.

The funny thing is that Rhiannon lasted about 5 minutes before she said she was bored and went off to color. But I kept fighting the good fight. I finished the 1 mile walk, and you know what? It felt GOOD to exercise - and it was nice to know I was expelling toxins from my body, as well as a little fat.

It's amazing how the wide-eyed innocence of a 4 year old can convince you to do something so basic, important, and healthy for your body. Just another example of how she has taught me more than I will ever teach her. :)