Thanks to five family birthdays in the last 30 days, I feel like a big piece of cake.  Thankfully, I did not put any weight back on, but  I do feel like I have lost most of my muscle tone I was working towards.

This past week we, as a family, have been walking.  A lot.  Since J is back at school, I am back to my twice daily walks to school and back. However, he goes in a closer door so it doesn’t seem like as much of a walk as the last two years.

We were also going for nightly walks while Opa was here, and kept it up the last two nights. Although tonight was much longer than we anticipated so we may have two grumpy kids tomorrow.  Today, I was able to go for an extended walk after dropping J off too.

I haven’t been getting much in, strength training wise, but hope to change that tomorrow with a new routine that I have found.  A couple of different exercises to shake things up.  Hubby has been keeping up and doing well with his workouts, which is why I also feel like a piece of cake, since he is getting all buff and I am melting down.

Oh the motivation.

**disclaimer: I am in no way a Doctor or Physical Trainer. I am going to share with you my thoughts and ideas about how to get into shape again. I strongly advise consulting a medical professional prior to starting any workout routine as well as a professional trainer. I am in no way responsible for any injury you may sustain from trying any of my suggestions.

I know I have been lax the last two Wednesdays, but truly we have been so busy I have barely had time for the computer.  I have been trying to get in some exercise and now with J back at school I hope I will be back in full force.

For this week’s workout Wednesday, I must share with you my Mom.  She turned 63 yesterday and people still mistake us for Sisters when we are out shopping.  Mom has more spring in her step than most 40 year olds and can watch eight kids for a day, while cleaning her house and getting supper ready without barely missing a step.  She just knows how to do it.

This was Mom last Saturday night, she looks fantastic!

This was Mom yesterday when we presented her with her new Ride.

Mom walks almost every day and by walking I don’t mean strolling the neighbourhood while stopping to smell the flowers.  She boots it.  Mom straps on her running shoes and goes.  Come wintertime she doesn’t get her walks in as much so she takes as much advantage of the good weather that she can.

Mom has been talking about wanting a ‘beach cruiser’ style bicycle for many years now.  Dad has two of my old bikes hanging in the garage and one he found somewhere all of which are men’s bikes and have skinny seats and tires and handle bars that are really low. Mom has quietly suggested that she would like one that has a nice seat, balloon tires and a higher handle bar.  Well, after all these years we finally listened.  All of us girls and Dad included chipped in to surprise Mom with a new ride.  It is stying in Orange and quite classy with the brown leather seats and handle grips and white tires.  I should add that José over at Joe Mamma was awesome, he has a sale going on right now and had none prepared in the store, but he whipped it together for us in time for dinner last night (well, it was ready by 1pm) and I think that Dad would almost like one for himself.

So if you want to look fantastic at 63 years young, just be sure to keep yourself fit.  Whether you take a walk every day, clean you house like a madwoman (Mom is known for her cleaning skills) or ride your bike you will be sure to look and feel great.