#HealthyMommy Week 8--Joining the #2WeekChallenge with #Mamavation!

Being healthy is really important to me right now. You know why? 
Just from losing 10 lbs and walking at least 3x a week, I have greatly improved my activity level. I can keep up with my kids and not get too winded! 

For me, being healthy means being able to have fun with them. And to do that, I need to keep working on losing weight so that I am more physically fit.  This week I gained back a pound. Boo! But if that's all I gained back, I'm perfectly fine with that!  It can be disappointing to see the scale going in the opposite direction, but you know what? I'm am trying to stick to a healthier diet. I track what I eat. I try to walk 3x a week for at least 30 minutes or for at least 1 mile per day.  In other words, at least I am headed in the right direction. The scale will catch back up in due time!  If I go back to my pace of 1-2 lbs lost a week, by this time next year I will be down 50 lbs, for a total of 60 lbs. I can live with that!  Next week I'm on my own, but in two weeks, starting on Sept. 16th, I am joining Mamavation.com in their #2WeekChallenge event. Almost every day for two weeks, I will be completing an exercise routine that varies every day, plus watching my food intake. The goal is to lose a few pounds AND a few inches.  I'll be reporting my progress on Twitter and in my weekly #HealthyMommy posts. Be sure to follow me on Twitter here and to come back each week to read about my progress!  Want to join as well? Click here to find out about the requirements and to sign up! 
Here are this week's results: Week 1: 236 lbs Week 2: 235 lbs (-1 lb)

Week 3: 232 lbs (-3 lbs, total -4 lbs)
Week 4: 229 lbs (-2 lbs, -6 lbs total)
Week 5: 230 lbs (+1 lbs, -5 total)
Week 6: 227 lbs (-3 lbs, -9 total)
Week 7: 226 lbs (-1 lb, -10 total)
Week 8: 227lbs (+1 lbs, -9 total)

What are you doing to become healthier? Leave me a comment below to let me know! 

Marissa is a stay-at-home mom who writes pregnancy and parenting articles on HubPages as ThePracticalMommy, as well as shares her motherly escapades on Mommy Knows What's Best. 
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