What keeps you from working out? From eating what your body needs?
In the short-term, I make excuses.
I need more sleep (which I do), so I can't work out in the morning.
I want to spend time with friends and James, and right after work is the best time for that.
I can't work out AFTER I've had a beer and food, because then it has to digest so that I don't get sick halfway through my workout.
But here's the thing.
Not one of those is fully invalid.
And not a single one of them is fully true.
If I need more sleep (which I do), I need to go to bed at a reasonable time between 10:30 & 11:30 pm rather than 12:30 am, so that I can wake up in time to work out in the morning. If I can't, then I need to work out in the evening or during lunch.
Yes, right after work is a good time for socializing. But I'm not socializing all night long.
Which leads to:
I actually can work out at night after socializing. If I give myself some time to digest, and drink water, I will be able to work out in time to still get to bed at a reasonable hour.
And of course: planning.
If I plan to go out after work:
1. work out in the morning
2. work out at lunch
3. work out after the social hour & watch my food & beverage during this time
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Food:
again: prepare! plan!
I have found that I do much better when I make sure that my house has the following at all times: salsa, eggs, quinoa, almond milk, shakeology (I really must do better about the greens!)
I have found that I do much better during lunch if I make sure that my office has the following: ezekiel bread, laughing cow light, low fat turkey cold cuts, yogurt, bananas (again, I need to add in greens!)
After writing out what I pretty much live on day-to-day, I realize that I'm missing a rather large section of food: VEGGIES!!!!
What are your best, easiest, and quickest way to get more veggies into your diet, so that they don't go bad? I seem to be very bad about making sure that I'm prepared with them at the beginning of the week and through the week incorporating them into meals.
Oops. And my excuse? Because they might go bad and I would waste them. But if I plan the right amount, I won't waste them! So please, help me get more veggies into my daily diet!
What are your excuses?
How do you combat them?
~Katie
Sugar Snap peas are a "go to" snack for me...all day. buy the little bags of them in the grocery, they are yummy and I can go through a bag in 3 days...they never are around long enough to get old. I eat a salad for lunch almost every day, make ahead, keep in a crisper in the fridge and just put some in a tupperware and bring it to work, dressing free and add the dressing when you eat it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, add veggies to almost anything you cook, red peppers, zucchini, carrots, spinach...then instead of letting them get old just put the bits and pieces all together and stir fry them.
Is there a gym near work you could join and work out at lunch...in AC? Probably expensive but then you could work out near work.
.....you asked....
Thanks, Mom! I need to remember to divvy out daily rations at the beginning of the week so that I have some clear volume goals.
DeleteMost of the reason I go on a walk, in the heat, is because it's less time preparing and more time actually doing something. The closest gym is about 10-15 minutes drive away, so that's 20-30 minutes less time to work out in the hour and 15 minutes I use to change, walk, shower, and get back to work. Added hassle = more excuses for me to skip. And the heat isn't that bad, it's remembering to throw a towel in my workout bag!
I'm a big fan of red peppers. I'll eat them with hummus instead of pita or crackers & they tend to last longer than other veggies. You can add spinach or kale to your smoothies to get more greens. You can even pre-blend the spinach with a bit of water & pour it into an ice-cube tray to add to your smoothies whenever you want. I'm not sure if the same works with kale. Zucchini, yellow squash, & eggplant cook up wonderfully in casseroles or fritattas that you can eat over a few days. (I really need to start taking my own advice. I've been pretty bad these last few months.)
ReplyDeleteOh! And mushrooms! Marinate a bunch of portabello mushrooms in a little balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt/pepper, then grill/broil them. They keep well for a few days & you can add them to sandwiches with some roasted red peppers, tomato, & lettuce. SO yummy!
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