Trying To Be A Fit Mom

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Trying to be a Fit Mom - Columbia SC Moms BlogAs I typed the title of this blog post, I googled “Fit Mom” and an array of websites and pictures popped up in my results. All of course, making me feel LESS fit than ever. I don’t even know how these women with their stair-step children, have 6-packs. They cannot be real-life moms. {Y’all know I’m totally jealous…}

How do you look like a fitness model with a less-than one year old?!

I personally have always been active. I grew up playing softball, running track, playing tennis, doing aerobics {I love me some step!} … and as of the last few years, I have been an avid walker.

Most recently I’ve been trying to keep track of my actual fitness level and activity. And while my android phone has a step counter, it’s only as good as when I am actually holding my phone or it’s on my person.

Guess what ladies … not all of my dresses have pockets and I’m not one of those who constantly walks around with my phone in my hand, which means 80% of my day, my phone is either on my desk or in my purse, not actually on me … counting my steps and tracking my every move.

As you can imagine, my fitness level can be pretty sad and depressing. If I don’t get up and do my 4:30 a.m. walk on the treadmill {3-4 days a week is that goal!}, I only get in maybe 800 steps according my my phone. And while I know that’s not totally accurate, I was really wanting something that could give me a more accurate idea of what I was actually doing during the day.

I mentioned to my husband the other night that I thought I wanted a Fitbit.

He pulled up Amazon and said, “Which one? Put it in the cart.”

And just like that! This momma has officially joined the Fitbit revolution. I opted for the new Fitbit Alta, in teal. As far as functionality, it does everything I wanted and more. When it came the other day, I spent all of two minutes getting it set up on my phone and charged and now I’m tracking my every waking movement … and even my sleep!

I may not get in 10,000 steps every day, but with this thing reminding me to get up and move every hour, you bet your sugar-bottom that I’m going to be excited to get up and get in some steps AND it’s going to track every time I do a lap around the building and climb those four flights of stairs that I try to do a few times every day!

I doubt I’ll have a 6-pack once this little “almond” is almost one {heck, I don’t know that I ever had a 6-pack!}, but I’ll be fit and healthy, and really, that’s all that truly matters!

Do you track your steps, fitness, etc.? If yes, how? I would love to know how other moms are doing it out there!

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Michelle Lucas
Michelle is a Georgia girl – born and bred in Macon, and a graduate of UGA (no booing!). She moved to Columbia in 2003 and has loved it here ever since. As a full time working outside-the-home wife to Andrew (5+yrs) and mom to Reynolds (3) and Eliza Jane (18mos), she has her hands and life very full! Michelle started her blog, Camellias and Copper in the Spring of 2014 and it has been a wonderful journey so far. Michelle blogs about everything from her faith to getting hijacked by her kids and locked in the bathroom, vacations (and all the packing!), food and anything in between. A favorite weekend enjoyment is hosting Sunday Suppers for their neighbors and friends.

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