No Secret

I have been feeling great lately. I am at my goal racing weight and I have my first race coming up next week. People I meet in my everyday life are surprised that I have three kids. They want to know my "secret" for keeping myself in such great shape. Let me tell you, if I had a secret, I don't think I would have to work so hard. There is no secret diet, no pills that I pop. It's a result of hard work, discipline, and pushing myself to the limits. So, you want to know how I do it? I couldn't do it without:

-my husband...taking the kids so I can get a run in and being my motivation for keeping in great shape. I think a woman needs to be at a healthy weight and look good for her man.

-Hollie (and Jeremy too!)...she's my running buddy, someone I can talk to if I have had a "bad" day, we keep eachother going. I am so looking forward to crossing the finish line with her! Jeremy has been taking the kids in the mornings so that we can train hard for our 10K next week.

- keeping moving...I rarely sit down from the time I wake up until the kids go down for a nap. I am always on the go, playing, chasing after someone, cleaning, constantly moving. It helps with burning calories.

- the kids...I have a 4 year old, a 2.5 year old, and a 9.5 month old. They keep me hopping. I don't think I need to say anymore. :-)

- a strict routine...My days are planned out with specific times to do things and what I am going to be eating. I *love* routine!

- a lot of sweat...if you are "working out" but not breathing hard and sweating, you aren't working out hard enough. My whole body needs to feel like I can't go any farther to make me feel like I got a good workout in.

So there's my top six. How do you find time to maintain with the busyness of working on a marriage, raising kids, and keeping up with the household stuff?