Have you ever thought you had a plan? You've heard the expression, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." I'm a planner by nature. I pretend I fly by the seat of my pants, but really, I like to know what's going to happen next. I use a printed Day Runner, a computerized to do list, a food and exercise journal AND my iPad calendar with pop-up reminders. I like to think I know what's going to happen each day and how I am going to get it accomplished. But, seriously, I rarely do anymore.
Life catches us off guard, especially when it comes to food choices and making time for exercise. Are you stressed out right now with all that is going on during the holidays? You have so many tasks, so many commitments, and so little time. I assure you, there is a need at this time of year more than ever to plan your healthy food habits and your exercise routines around all those holiday joys and worries so you don't end up gaining during the holiday season.
Before I had a set back with my health recently, I worked out religiously every morning from 9 a.m. to noon. I did my cardio and my strength training. Some days, I added in Pilates or Yoga. It was great. Everyone knew not to dare call me during that time. That was my "me time" and it really paid off.
That being said, lately I have been "slacking off" on MY exercise routine or only doing lower intensity workouts needed by other people I workout with. I have been avoiding the high intensity, early morning DVD workouts, mostly out of fear that my body will fly into the flat screen and leave a permanent imprint of my face sliding slowly down towards the ground. I need to shake off the fear and I also need to schedule my own workouts every day around the other commitments.
The reason I am telling you this is, on the first day of December, I recorded my beginning of the month weight and measurements, as I always do. Although I weigh almost exactly what I have weighed consistently every week for the last five months, I had a huge shock. My body fat registered 5% higher! So even though I am the same weight, my body isn't as strong and lean as it was with consistent exercise at MY proper level of exertion. I didn't realize what a difference those workouts made. But I do now!
Please make time for yourself each day and keep up with your diet and exercise plan as well as you can through the holiday season. You will thank yourself when you are ahead of the game on January 1!
Today, I am scheduling my workout, no excuses and no fear. How about you?
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