Anywhere Is Walking Distance, If You've Got The Time

I have no desire to get up early to go to the gym or stay up later to get a good workout in. I'd rather just say my workout comes from cleaning house and chasing after kids all day. Of course I complain about never being able to lose or maintain weight and it becomes obvious "why" I'm unable to... because I'm lazy. 
Casey and I have tried every fad diet over the years except eating healthy and working out. Sadly none of those fad diets last long and when they are over we always end up right back where we started. 
It was Casey who decided he had enough and was ready to make a life style change. He started taking time during his work week to get exercise and has been watching what he eats. It didn't take long for me to jump on board. 
I started reading labels and watching what we eat or cook with. We limit ourselves to healthy snacks and we walk every single day. I can't claim some miracle and say that we are dropping pounds left and right but I can tell you that we feel great and we are loving the quality family time it's giving us too (most of the time). 


Every evening after dinner we throw our tennis shoes on, grab some waters, and head out on our family walk. Joelie always tags along. I mean... she has it easy, she gets to ride in the jogging stroller while enjoying the sites and playing on the iPhone or iPad. What a life!
Pacey and Chase go with us most of the time and they can almost always keep up. There are times that Joelie has to slide over and make room for them to ride along. Sequel is always along for the ride. He's such an active kid and loves the way it makes his muscles feel (so he tells me)! I think he's only missed one walk since we started.
During the weekend we find time for two walks... our normal evening walk and an earlier (around lunch time) walk. I don't always make both walks on the weekend but I try. We also throw in some basketball or play time at the local park to top things off. Most weekends we end with 5-7 miles total per day! 


I never thought I'd say that I really enjoy walking, but the truth is... I do! It makes me feel really good and I love spending the time with my family!