Hope you had a lovely weekend. Here in the NE, it started super hot but the heat advisory was cancelled on Friday. Yayy! So now it's normal humid and heat! :)
I had a great workout yesterday morning and then took my boys for some fun at the Palisades Mall, in NY. It's the second largest mall in the country. We went to Dave and Busters and played some games, hit the Disney store, had lunch. Fun stuff! I have to admit last night I was enjoying the Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon on Syfy! :) I am a giant geek at heart and that was a show I enjoyed!! Still do! ;) And then I slept a solid 8 hours. Woke up feeling pretty damn good!
I just got back from another great gym workout and grocery shopping. I immediately drank an Odwalla Mo Beta smoothie, and devoured a container of blackberries and a peach. I guess I needed it. :) Today is an "at home" day to get a few things done and relax. Tomorrow is an early day to drop my boys off with their sitter and get to work by 8!
So you want to be healthier and just can't seem to find the time. Right? Some of you? :) There are a few habits y'all need to break to get to healthy and feeling great. First you need to stop making excuses. There is always time to do some sort of exercise. If it means getting up a little earlier in the morning to get it done, so be it. You really will reap the benefits of such determination and will just feel amazing. Being an early riser is also a great way to help turn a boring life into an extraordinary one. Allowing time in the morning to exercise, breathe, even just sit and enjoy your coffee you are easing into the day rather than starting off hurried.
Don't skip workouts. Find a way to move. You can do something 20-30 min a day if you really wanted to. Try to get cardio a few days a week and do some sort of strength training. I've talked about the plank before. It is so great and you can do it anywhere. Squats, lunges, push-ups etc. It does't take fancy equipment to do these things.
Self-defeating thoughts and comments are never helpful when trying to live a healthy life. I used to hate exercise. I felt like so many people nagged about it and like anybody when someone is almost forcing thoughts on you, your first instinct is to rebel. So I decided for me, on my terms, what I wanted to do and when..and make it a part of my life and learned to love it. When you decide to do it because you want more energy, to feel and look better and to hopefully live a longer and more quality life with your family then it becomes a lot easier. I am amazed that I love working out as I do. It was those baby steps I've talked about before that helped. I just eased into it. Sort of how I ease into my day by getting up earlier and having time. Ahh, that time is a good thing.
Stop with the mindless eating. Turn away from the tv or computer screen for a few moment and savor your meal. Stop just cramming food in. And at the same time don't get into an eating rut. Sometimes we get busy and bored with food and just grab whatever. Try to make sure you have some fun yet healthy snacks around and ingredients to make flavorful, quality food. I often buy a bag of broccoli slaw and have my asian peanut viniagrette around. If nothing else, I know that's going to be delicious! And keeping smoothie ingredients on hand is good. I use frozen berries for that. They are less expensive and keep longer. And make for a yummy icy cold, refreshing smoothie.
Alright, if you'll excuse me, I have some watermelon to eat! I ate 3 pieces of that the other day like a boss! My boys love it too. It's so cold and juicy! Perfect this time of year. It's 92% water so it is a helpful way to get enough water into your body on a hot day. And it's high in lycopene which helps the cardiovascular system as well as our bone health. It contains citrulline to helps prevent the over-accumulation of body fat and works as a diuretic and helps promote kidney health. On top of that it is a great source of potassium and high in vitamin-A and vitamin-C.
I saw this and had to share. Ahhh doesn't that look delicious? I may need to incorporate it into a smoothie later too! ;)
"Then as it was, then again it will be. And though the course may change sometimes....rivers always reach the sea" - Led Zeppelin
xoxoxo
Tam
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