Tools For Success

I am a pretty busy lady... I have three kiddos... 6, 4, & 1 and trying to find the time to "do it all" is next to impossible. I am a LONG way from coming close to being a successful prioritizer, but I am making progress! Here are a few things that I have found helpful in making sure I stay on my health track.

1. Get a workout buddy!

Finding time to work out once your little ones are awake is next to impossible. Between "mommy, I'm thirsty" and "mommy, so and so has boogers!" there are just too many distractions. So get up early and find someone else who will be as committed as you to show up and get busy. Either meet at your home or go to a local gym. Also, if you or your buddy are going to cancel, don't let your partner know until just before you are about to start. That way they won't be tempted to skip as well and will most likely complete the workout because they are already there :)

2. Be flexible

Sometimes you don't have time for a full 60 min workout so make the most of your time and push yourself to do a workout that packs a punch as far as calorie burning goes. I think I sweat as much, if not more, doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred for 20 minutes as I do doing P90X's Cardio X. You don't burn quite as many calories, but you won't feel like you've wasted one second and you can count it as a win! :)

3. Technology Rocks!

I was turned onto a free app called My Fitness Pal and it helps you keep track of all calories in and out. My favorite part is the bar code scanner when you are entering a recipe or a packaged snack. Super quick and easy :) it also keeps track of all of your activities and how many calories you burned while working out. Get it. Use it. You'll be glad you did! And add me as a friend while you are at it!

Well, that's it for today! I am going to be put to the ultimate test this weekend because we are traveling over to Seattle and I'm not sure where I am going to fit in a workout for the next 5 days (Eeek!) I may try out the workouts on Amazon Prime and let you know how they measure up.. We shall see.. Wish me luck!

We're Baaack!

So, it has been WAY too long since I have blogged about health and fitness goals. Since my last entry, my family has had quite a few life changes... We moved back to Washington state from Texas, started a new business and welcomed a new addition to our family last February :) I am getting back in the zone as far as fitness and healthy eating goes and figured this is a better venue to air my thoughts and feelings on the subject than bugging all if my friends on Facebook ;) Anyway, I just started adding P90X workouts to my vegetarian (but mostly vegan) lifestyle, and I have to say that after just one week of incorporating Cardio X for three days, I already see and feel a difference! I haven't taken my measurements (silly, I know) but its just because I don't have a soft tape :/ But I did take before pics and MAY post them if the afters turn out ok ;) I was going to track my weight, but gave up on that since I gained a pound since last week, but am confident it is muscle. I started at 119.6 and weighed in at 120.8 this morning. My next post will be about a new tool that have found helpful in tracking my fitness and dietary goals, so stay tuned!!