Weight competition deadline looms. I have six (6) weeks until the final weigh-in to make a difference. Social activities are dominating my schedule and derailing my well laid plans. Today's focus is planning ahead for those activities. Today, I will be squeezing in my 500 kcal workout into my day. A full workday is followed by a neighborhood meeting and then a social activity. Instead of giving up on my workout (nausea and a headache kept me from completing a morning workout), I'm getting to the gym immediately after my 3 pm meeting but before my 5:30 commitment.
What it took to make this work?
1) I packed up a change of clothes, water, gym ID to take with me to work.
2) I took a snack (carrot juice) to drink while at my meeting so that I could fuel my workout.
3) I have leftovers at home ready for a quick dinner before my evening commitments. This ensures that I don't counteract my workout with unhealthful eating.
My gym is located closer to the location of my afternoon
meeting so having my gym pack ready means that I’m not wasting time driving
when I could be exercising. This has the
added advantage that I will be exercising during the busiest driving times in
my neighborhood. Avoiding rush hour
traffic is a stress reduction activity all on its own. The carrot juice (giving half the calories of
fruit juices but satisfyingly sweet) means I’m not digesting solids when I’m
ready to get going on my workout. The
biggest accomplishment today was not ordering a deliciously calorie laden
beverage during our coffee run at the office.
Most chain coffee houses provide their nutrition facts which help us all
make better choices when away from home. I’ll definitely be tested this evening at the
theater – I’m hoping that the popcorn smells awful to help with my
resistance. Either way, I’ll be filling
up on water flavored with ginger and lemon.
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