{"id":19954,"date":"2013-01-07T09:01:44","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T14:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/?p=19954"},"modified":"2013-01-08T08:38:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T13:38:42","slug":"make-your-health-your-priority-fit-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/make-your-health-your-priority-fit-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Health a Priority: Fit for Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/files\/2013\/01\/fit-for-good-no-pic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19947\" title=\"fit-for-good-no-pic\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/files\/2013\/01\/fit-for-good-no-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For many years I would have told you I didn\u2019t have time to exercise. I was busy homeschooling and parenting seven kids, active at my church, trying to be a great military spouse, and attempting to manage all the other details of life.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>But then I realized that not making my health a priority meant that everything and everyone else on my priority list was getting less of me because I had less to give.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I decided to list my top five priorities and make sure those things got my attention every day. My list looked like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faith<\/li>\n<li>Family<\/li>\n<li>Fitness<\/li>\n<li>Friends<\/li>\n<li>Work (I tried to think of a clever \u201cF\u201d term for work but I couldn\u2019t.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You know that jar and pebble analogy? If you fill a with lots and lots of small stones (things that are not in your top five) you will never be able to fit the five big stones (your priorities) into the jar. But if you start with the big stones, the smaller stones will settle into the jar.<\/p>\n<p>I knew that I had to work out before many of the other activities in my day. So I worked out every day between the hours of 6am and 9am. I didn\u2019t work out for three hours, but rather depending on the day and my schedule, my workout would start at either 6, 7, or 8. At 9 am my workout ended and my family (homeschooling) took over.<\/p>\n<p>This worked for me because my children are old enough to make breakfast and get dressed on their own. This might not work if you have very small children, so figure out how you can make sure your priorities are a priority.<\/p>\n<p>For me, doing the most important things before I start less important projects works. Depending on your season of life you might have to save fitness until after your husband is home from work, or when your children are at school.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter when you do it, just do it.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to join the <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/fitforgood\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fit for Good Facebook group<\/a> for daily encouragement, tips, and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many years I would have told you I didn\u2019t have time to exercise. I was busy homeschooling and parenting seven kids, active at my church, trying to be a great military spouse, and attempting to manage all the other details of life. 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