Always Be Prepared

Another weekend has come and almost gone. That's means another busy week is ahead of us. This is the time when I start making my decision about how the week will go. I look at my schedule and figure out when I will get my workouts in, if not in the morning and what I will be eating. Now, this has not always been easy for me. In fact, I have been called "spontaneous, to a fault." What? Whoever heard of such a thing. It's true that being a fly by the seat of your pants kind of gal is not good for you if you are trying to fuel your body properly. Eating whatever and whenever doesn't really work out too well. In fact, just recently, I had a day of doing just that. I didn't get my workout in that morning and had to do it later in the day. But after eating whatever looked good (homemade chocolate chip cookies) for a snack and not getting any sort of protein at lunch, my afternoon workout was a total bomb! It was horrible, I could barely make it through the warm up. As if I didn't know it before, it was crystal clear to me at that moment that what I eat and when I eat was extremely important to my success to be fit and healthy. So, in true list maker fashion, I started making lists. I have a list for what I need to get done today, a list of jobs to do this week, a list for ideas, a list for everything I can imagine, so why not one for my eating habits. And guess what happens if I do something that's not on the list....yes, I add it so I can cross it off. My desk and nightstand and fridge and purse are covered with lists. Even though my phone could easily hold all of my listing needs. So today, I will sit down and plan all of my meals, prepare some things that require prep and plan out my schedule. It is truly necessary. With the 21 Day Fix, I know exactly how much of each food group I get and when I should eat them for optimal fuel. I can't lie,it is fun for me to sit down with my sharpies of all colors and make my menu on paper first, then I can use googledocs to put it in my computer. This comes in handy when I have exhausted my brain and can't think of menu ideas. Everything is color coded and so pretty. Here is what I came up with. Nothing too fancy, but it takes the guesswork out of figuring it out when I am in a hurry. I can print it out, put it on the fridge and look at it whenever I need to.

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