Household Chores And Weight Loss

I find dusting furniture a very good tool to slim down. If your health condition permits dust the doors, windows, cupboards, cabinets, etc. where you have to stretch your arms above your head. This way the upper part of body gets good stretch which in turn flattens stomach, arms get toned up. While dusting higher surfaces you tend to go on toes which in turn tones up legs as well.

Doing this 2-3 days in a week will tone you up in 4-5 weeks itself.

 

Yes, you can lose weight by doing chores. It can be don. You eat three meals- breakfast, lunch and dinner. Do not fill-up at any meal. Tea without sugar. And do the chores, you will easily lose weight.

 

I agree that house hold chores would give you a workout , no doubts on that one.
However , if you are planning to let go of the maids once the situation improves , give that a detailed thought. I am saying this keeping in account your previous threads as well , not just responding to this one .
To be able to lose couple of kgs ( i understand the need for it , i am in the same boat) dont give up on the help you are able to hire . Never underestimate how big or small it is. If you are inspired by your neighbor who never hired a maid also weigh in the differences in the life choices, support system , priorities everything . Tomorrow if you let go of the help , then you would be solely responsible to finish all the chores plus handling adult tantrums and preparing for job and other things . ( i read somewhere that you are also trying for a job). No one will be happy because you did all the chores and saved that money , it would be taken as your duty. Retain all the help you can afford to get and get some more if possible. With the time and energy saved , invest in rebuilding your career / trying out different workouts / even doing that house clean up to get that workout but as a choice and not out of compulsion. Never think of doing everything on your own to lose those kilos , its never worth it . would be very draining physically and emotionally.

 

True..don’t give up the help.It will be physically and emotionally draining..The other lady and her situation might be very different..Due to Coronavirus now you are forced to do all the work but later on don’t give up on househelp.No weight loss is worth your health and emotional needs.

 

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couldn't agree more!
My MIL's place, they grew up very, like really poor and never had a maid etc- they were at maid social status ( I am saying this give a better view of situation and not to mock). She continues the style now. My husband and mine is arranged marriage via TOI. Somehow, there is no match of social status or education. My parents always used the 'ways' of socially richer class. They always had maids and nannies.

We were both in US, when our marriage was arranged. Coming to US, everyone is in one bed room apartment, so we not able to see the working of the other person's mind.

Soon, after marriage DH started commenting, 'indian middle class aurantein get fat because they have maids'

When I go to MIL, I do all the work, in their town house like house. She has 3 daughters and few relatives. She invites everyone to stay there for all meals, and even neighbors. She has asked me to eat last, no SIL come to help. I have to cook, serve, take to zhoota plate to sink, clean, and start the process again. All wearing a synthetic saree in a small kitchen. All the nieces also, leave the plate with water in it, to take to sink. They want made to order breakfast for each one in the extended family, even with my children in my tow. Doing all this, I lose 6kgs in 30 days. Sometimes, I am too tired to eat, there or disgusted to eat because they have very bad hygiene.

In US, also I am spending my last 13 years of marriage cleaning toilets, and doing other house hold things. My MIL and DH did not want me to work outside the home. I came to US to do Masters and got stuck with this family. My DH is not a good person and is worse than MIL.

OP,
I am saying all this because, I feel that your MIL side is capable of spoiling your life. So, try to wake up before the time is gone and you are too old. Even learning new things takes a lot effort and energy.
No one will remember what you did at home, or how much tired you were.
Take care of your kids, do some online courses and minimum around the house. Plan to soon leave for full time work outside of house. Get helpers to watch kid, while MIL oversees the helpers. It will be hard to shake her off.

 

It all depends what you feel about your body and your daily schedule. Example: if you eat more fried food and high cholesterol, definitely worth going for more walk or workout.

My case I am more occupied with my kids. So I don't get much workout time. I utilize my kids time to make more effective.

More healthy food
Playing little kids game hide and seek, tag, soccer in my backyard
In USA no help, obviously I loose more weight
I eat balanced food but I haven't gained much weight
I gained 3 pounds during this quarantine time..I started doing more vaccum, mopping backyard along with my kids
Always think how can you loose your weight along with your daily work
schedule so that you don't feel exhausted