4:15am : Alarm rings. I get up and get dressed in my workout clothes, grab some water and head downstairs to my workout room to get started. The workouts in my program range anywhere from 25-45 minutes. How convenient right!? I don't have to spend extra time driving to a gym or anything like that. I love being able to workout in the comfort of my own home. Once I complete my DVD for the day, I usually add in a few extra exercises at the end (leg lifts, a wall sit, a plank and pushups are my go-tos) which brings me to about 5:30am.
5:30-6:45am is spent getting ready, eating breakfast, and packing my morning snack to take to work with me. My typical breakfast is oats with milk and berries (which I prepare a few days in advance), some cottage cheese, and a banana. I also allow myself to have coffee in the morning with some sugar free powdered creamer. Can't go without my caffeine ;) Work starts at 7
10:30am is morning snack time which usually includes some raw veggies like carrots and celery and 1 serving of original Wheat Thins.
12:30pm is when I come home for lunch, take care of our 4 dogs, pack my afternoon snack, and make my lunch which is usually my meal replacement shake (Shakeology).
3:30pm is afternoon snack time. Lately I've been having greek yogurt, sunflower seeds, and some raw veggies.
5:00pm-10:00pm or so is when I come home from work, do some cleaning around the house, prepare for the next day, find some time to share my journey online, and make dinner. My dinners vary a lot but recently I've been eating a lot of stir frys. They are super easy to make since I can prep everything I need for it ahead of time and I get a great variety of food like plenty of different vegetables, meat like chicken or venison, and brown rice. Sometimes I'll have some dessert such as mixed berries with yogurt if I'm in the mood for something sweet.
10:00pm is bedtime, then I get up and do it all over again!
See? It is really easy to live healthy. All you need to do is commit 30-45 minutes a day to physical activity and do an hour or 2 of meal prep once a week or so. Sundays are my favorite day to meal prep. All I do is cut up vegetables and cook some meat in the crock pot. Easy peasy!
The best part of the program I'm doing now is all the food I get to eat. I'm honestly never to the point where I get super hungry anymore because I eat every 3 hours and I get to eat a lot! I mean think about all that food I listed above. It's a lot! I feel so much more satisfied eating all of this food than I ever have before. The program helps you to calculate how many servings of each food group you are allowed daily based on your fitness goals, your lifestyle, and your weight. No counting calories, points, or weighing food! All you have to do is measure your food in color coded containers for each food group. It is so easy and effective. It has quickly taught me how to keep my portions in check day in and day out.
Here's an example of how I track my food daily. These worksheets (which I created myself) are really nice and they help me keep track of everything all in one spot.
Have a great day!
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