Living as a mom

Archive for November 16th, 2008

I have to add an extra post tonight because of buzz on Twitter about a new Motrin Ad campaign geared toward moms.

The campaign missed the mark, and many moms are pretty upset about it. Motrin is now taking the ad off the website according to Ladybug Landings.

Motrin needs to consider using social media to better judge public opinion about future campaigns!

Photo by Mrs. Flinger

While I was surfing the blogosphere today, I happened upon a great blog post on Deconstructing Jen that inspired me to write about my fitness goals. Yes, I have been thinking about getting fit again. You see, when I was pregnant with C4, I gained 75 pounds. I got fit, though, and lost 100 pounds with diet and exercise. I looked fantastic and was the smallest size I have been as an adult! Then I got pregnant with A2 and gained 50 pounds even though I was walking 45-60 minutes twice a day 3-4 times a week. At the end I was even walking 3 times a day trying to get that overdue baby to come out! I lost some of the weight while I was nursing, but my antidepressant medication slows my metabolism and makes me incredibly hungry. Basically, I have to lose a lot of weight again. I also want enough energy to keep up with my demanding schedule. E and I went on a diet based on the glycemic index over the summer, and I lost some weight, but I didn’t feel good on that diet. I was also going to the gym 3 times a week, but found that I couldn’t keep up with that schedule and keep up with the other things I have to do around here. I’m telling you that I need a self-cleaning house!

So my new, official goal is to go to the gym twice a week. That seems reasonable, doesn’t it? I also know that setting small, attainable goals makes me more successful, and weight loss goals are more easily reached when you have support. Who is interested in joining me in this venture? We can do this thing together!

Set a small wellness goal for yourself, and post it as a comment. I’ll post about my wellness goal again in a week, and you can comment on how you are doing with your wellness goals. In January I will have a drawing for a prize for the reader who posts the most inspirational comments about her wellness goal.

UPDATE:

This wellness goal didn’t work that great for me. See my new goal. Will you join me in my new endeavor? Please post a comment there and tell me what you are doing to stay healthy! Plus I have started Fitness Friday where I will blog about my wellness efforts each week. Accountability works, you know.