Happy #WorkoutWednesday, ladies! Today I’m talking about my current fitness routine, because I’ve finally found something I enjoy! Seriously – I haven’t liked a schedule since the one I had my junior year of college so I’m pretty excited. And, obviously, I know how hard it is to make a schedule work. So in this post I’m talking about my current schedule, how I’m making it work, and a few tips for developing the right fitness routine for you!
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FITNESS UPDATE
In terms of fitness, I’ve found I’m working in terms of priorities. It’s discouraging when I’m not able to accomplish all the things, especially when schedules are crazy. So I’ve learned to be okay with making healthy decisions at meal times, and a treat here and there is okay too. And when that’s easy, I focus on tracking calories, which I consider my number one priority when possible because it helps everything else fall in line. Next, I think about nutrition and making sure I’m getting enough of the good stuff (especially potassium) and my macro ratios are all in order. Finally, it’s working out. It takes the most time, so it necessarily moves to last place in a busy schedule. But I know if I’m checking just the first box, I’m making progress, add the rest of the boxes just help move it in the right direction a little faster.
MY CURRENT ROUTINE
Well, I have to do the thing I didn’t want to do. I have to workout in the morning. Shockingly, I’m not hating it as much as I thought I would. Although, I’m still definitely adjusting to how hungry I am during the day time because of it. It’s taking away a little of my working time, but I think that’s mostly because I’m still dragging my feet. My goal is to go to the gym five days a week, one of them for a class at our new gym if possible. They offer yoga, which I love, and barre, that I’ve been wanting to try.
For food, I grab a snack and a cup of coffee before working out. Then afterward I make a hearty protein shake for breakfast. I also make lunch, snacks, and dinner to get me through the work day. I’m still trying to figure out how much I need to bring on the daily, but that’ll come. Once I’ve got that figured out, I’ll move to my next priority – nutrition. This girl loves her fatty foods, so I need to find a delicious way to make the fat-carb-protein ratio less in favor of the fats. Oops!
TIPS FOR MAKING IT WORK
Biggest thing: suck it up. I prefer to work out at 4:30, until 5:45, then come home, make dinner, and end the day. But with my current schedule, that is just not possible. So, I have to suck it up. What makes it easier is looking for reasons to love the new change in routine. I love waking up early, and I’m enjoying having my workout knocked out so I’m not predicting how hard I will have to workout at the end of the day. I also love the time I have in the morning all to myself. If you prefer to workout in the morning, but have to do it in the evening, try thinking about it as an opportunity to end your day on a powerful note. It’s about the mindset you put yourself in.
You may also need to prioritize your fitness goals by what’s more important. I can’t always workout, but I can keep track of my calories, which helps encourage me to make nutritious choices, which trickles down to feeling less lethargic during a workout. So your priorities and goals will all feed into each other, but you wont get overwhelmed if you can only focus on one thing.
The final thing is to make sample schedules. Make lists of what you need to do and try scheduling them on an hour-by-hour basis. Remember to focus on being reasonable with the time things take and your motivation to do them. Then, live out the schedules for about a week before making major changes. You’ll probably have to tweak it, and not every day will be perfect. But if you have a general outline of what the perfect day looks like (that’s reasonable!), a slight change once a week wont derail your progress!
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