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This has been a crazy month in my house. Our oldest son (the musician) is auditioning and interviewing at various colleges looking for that perfect fit (and a scholarship of course.) What this means for everyone else in the family is a well coordinated schedule of things and people to make sure the trips and life at home continue on a smooth course. The second to oldest (the artist) is reaping the benefits of paid babysitting services this week and Dad is getting to do some of what I normally do while trying to get to work on time. There were no complaints and I refuse to ask.
My fitness schedule, however, is pretty much....well, let's just say that schedule stayed home along with my healthy eating habits. For me, going to the gym once a week does not provide enough endorphins to keep me happy. I get cranky, tired, and crave everything and anything because after all, "I'm on the road for hours and gosh darn it I deserve it all!"
In general, my "normal" life is filled with chasing the toddler, walks to the bus stop and my hard core fitness program at the gym. Instead I get 2 days of spinning, 1 day of some lite interval workout and a swim lesson. That's it! There are 28 days in the month of February and in the first 21 days I worked out 4 times and ate pretty much what my little heart desired. Needless to say, I'm not stepping on the scale any time soon.
Good News--all the stress of driving for hours, not sleeping well, not exercising and eating all the wrong foods paid off. We got a letter of acceptance from my school of choice and his second; that's part one, the second and best part is the scholarship offer.
Oh sweet!! His hard work and my sacrifice paid off! Woohoo!! OK I can get back to my health and fitness track now that I'm back home and I know where my kid will be come August 2009. One less thing to worry about.
Just because life throws you curve balls that interfere with your daily routine doesn't mean that you have to give up completely. Although I probably could have planned my trips better and taken advantage of opportunities to walk or use the hotel gym, I am not feeling the least bit guilty or upset that I did not do these things. I am proud to say that we sat down to eat most of the time and we did not visit any fast food restaurants, not one. AND no, I don't consider getting coffee fast food.
Now I am putting my energy on what I know I need to do now. Live in the here and now for a better tomorrow. That said, I started back at the gym and got back on track with my nutritional goals.
Here's my scheduled routine
- Monday/Friday: Total Body Conditioning class, basically, Boot Camp
- Tuesday/Thursday: Muscle Conditioning - Total Body (swimming at night)
- Wednesday/Saturday: Spinning
Nutrition:
- Water was never an issue on the road, well, actually it was only an issue because we had to make lots of stops--anyway, that remains the same - lots of it throughout the day.
- More, lots more vegetables and fruit
- Protein smoothies after my workout
- Add in Whole Grain bread, pasta, cereal, brown rice, sweet potato and nuts
- Yogurt, fat free milk, and green tea
- Most important...Eat all day!
Sleep:
- This is still a bit of an issue because my toddler sometimes wakes me up, however, I can take a short power nap when he goes down for a nap and still get my chores and other things done around the house. I might not always do it but I do have that option so I will try to either take a power nap or simply take some time to just sit and relax.
I hope you know that you don't have to wait 'till Monday to get back on track, do it today, Do It Now!
Stay Well,
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Posted by: Leah | February 28, 2009 at 00:04
I was on the road just this weekend and after my car broke down half way there I found myself eating an entire box of wheat thins. Yikes! Lucky the next morning i woke up and went for a jog before anyone woke up. I also brought a lot of healthy food, and snacks which helped. Somehow, the family i was staying with skipped breakfast. I was happy i had some healthy snacks and my on the road slim-fast. Skipping meals isn't something i do any more.
It must be that time of year, because I'm nervous to stand on the scale. Either way i know I'm off track and i've set up a 1 Month Plan to get me back on track and help me reach my fitness goals. Sorry for the long comment. This one (OK all of them) I could totally relate to.
Posted by: Fitness Surfer | March 04, 2009 at 22:43
Gotta have my green tea, every day.
peace,
mike
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Posted by: Mike Foster | March 05, 2009 at 22:24
wow, i think you have a great schedule, just continue what you are doing and i think you will achieve your goal!
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