Me: I just
don’t seem to be able to lose the baby weight.
GP: What
does your day consist of?
Me:
I wake up at
around 7am (as that is the time my son wakes) and change his nappy then go
downstairs to get him his breakfast & drink. Every morning, after breakfast,
I sit on the floor and put together an elaborate train set for him, which he
plays with for 10 minutes before he beckons me to join him on the floor and I
pretend to be Percy/James or some other Thomas character.. he is always Thomas!
I empty the
dishwasher, restack with pots from the night before & put on a wash load, I
then grab some toast & tea before folding the dry washing from the previous
day.
I then sit
on the floor playing number or alphabet games with my son for 10 minutes.
After that we
take the clean washing upstairs and distribute it into various drawers and
rooms. I then give him a wash, clean his teeth and get him dressed. We tidy the
upstairs, from the disarray caused by spending half an hour upstairs, e.g.
toys, books, PJ’s everywhere.
We go back
downstairs, I rebuild his train-set (which he has an amazing ability of
re-arranging so it no longer fits together). I clear away the breakfast pots
and clean down the kitchen surfaces. It is now getting close to 9am and I have
been on the go, non-stop for 2 hours.
At this
point we normally go out to a class, playgroup or friends house, which means my
mind is alert, overseeing my child, but my body is not really on the move.
However, this is not relaxation time and as such by the time I’ve got home,
prepared myself & Ben’s lunch, cleared the dishes hung out another load of
washing and put a new load in, it is time for a well deserved rest. I put my
son to bed for a nap.
I then do
any online business, shopping, making appointments & any household filing.
Then I sit
for an hour of pure bliss.
When my son wakes we watch TV for half an hour and then we play games, do art activities or have a dance around. I then prepare the tea for all of us, hang out another load of washing,
eat tea, clear up or bath Benji & put him to bed.
Benji is
asleep by 7.30 and the chores are all done by 8pm, then my hubby & I sit
down for an hour of well-deserved TV before going to bed at 9ish,
GP: And do
you see anywhere you could make a change to add in those 20 minutes of
exercise?
Me: Ahhhhh,
I can see now it’s an impossibility! Thank you for your time, I feel much
better.
