OK - I know it could be worse than it is but I am having a hard time getting over the hurdle. This weekend was a small loss. I was able to walk about 1.04 miles with my sweetie who is recovering from hernia surgery. We usually walk more than that since the weekend is the only time I can really get out there! Problem is after walk, I have been overly tired lately.
This weekend we had a family event outside so the sun may have drained me a little. I came home and napped for two hours. I slept late on Sunday and napped Sunday evening. (I did make it over 8k steps on Sunday but 10k is my goal.) Monday, I came home and took a nap before dinner! Good thing I pre-cook for the week on Sundays!
Now today is Tuesday and I am determined to hit at least 8K again. This morning, I paced while brushing my teeth. I paced a little while waiting for my kid to leave for the bus stop. I parked a little farther than usual at work and I plan on taking the long route to the bathroom as I go today! Tonight, I have a corporate event where my company is bringing in the Beach Boys to perform for us. I should be able to grab some more steps there.... so maybe I can hit my 10K goal.
Milestone check: So far I am at 1,370 and I am sitting down today. So 10% down!
Doesn't sound like much, right? But think about it: if you add 50 extra steps to every path you walk today, you could easily add another 500-1000 steps a day. I sit at a desk for my job. On some days I am not as tired feeling as I am today, I raise my desk and stand all day. It is amazing how many steps you take just standing while you work. Each time you adjust counts. Each time you go to your file cabinet counts. Every time you go get water to water that sad plant on your desk counts! :)
So personal challenge dropped... My goal today is to hit 8k. My "supergoal" is 10K.
Let's do this!
Showing posts with label time management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time management. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Saving Time: Meal Planning
I wish I was able to add about 6 more hours to my day, every day. Unfortunately, I cannot! Right now, I am constantly looking for ways to find more time with my family and for myself.
One thing I have been doing for a long time that has really helped is meal planning. One night every week, I sit down with my laptop or tablet (sometimes both) and go through Pinterest and my Pepperplate account to plan what we will eat the following week.
My son is on a gluten free diet and Pinterest is a wealth of recipes and snack ideas... LOVE IT! I look low calorie snacks and gluten free lunches and diet/workout ideas! There are TONS!!!
Then, I use the Pepperplate bookmarklet to import the recipes I like or want to try into my Pepperplate account. I use a Microsoft Word template I created to fill in what we will eat and when. This includes my lunches and my son's lunches and snacks for Monday through Friday. From Pepperplate, I can automatically build my shopping list from the recipes and presto-chango, I am good to go. I take my tablet to the grocery and shop away! Now if I could find an app to automatically shop, put away the groceries, and cook for me, I would be in great shape! :)
The majority of what I cook is done in the crock pot which lets me bank even MORE time! My son and I spend our Sunday afternoons packing snacks for the week and throwing things into the crock pots (yes I said crock...pots, as in multiple! LOL!)
I know this may not work for everyone but it works for us. If you have any tips you use to add more time to your day, please feel free to share them in the comments section below.
One thing I have been doing for a long time that has really helped is meal planning. One night every week, I sit down with my laptop or tablet (sometimes both) and go through Pinterest and my Pepperplate account to plan what we will eat the following week.
My son is on a gluten free diet and Pinterest is a wealth of recipes and snack ideas... LOVE IT! I look low calorie snacks and gluten free lunches and diet/workout ideas! There are TONS!!!
Then, I use the Pepperplate bookmarklet to import the recipes I like or want to try into my Pepperplate account. I use a Microsoft Word template I created to fill in what we will eat and when. This includes my lunches and my son's lunches and snacks for Monday through Friday. From Pepperplate, I can automatically build my shopping list from the recipes and presto-chango, I am good to go. I take my tablet to the grocery and shop away! Now if I could find an app to automatically shop, put away the groceries, and cook for me, I would be in great shape! :)
The majority of what I cook is done in the crock pot which lets me bank even MORE time! My son and I spend our Sunday afternoons packing snacks for the week and throwing things into the crock pots (yes I said crock...pots, as in multiple! LOL!)
I know this may not work for everyone but it works for us. If you have any tips you use to add more time to your day, please feel free to share them in the comments section below.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Ugh!
So it has been a couple of days since I have blogged. I have not done well with eating. At work, management has been supplying the lunch and it was not been the most slimming! From sandwiches on the most wonderful bread to burgers from Five Guys, I am sure my weight is up a little.
My mood has not been the best so I have been doing little things to pick up my mood. Last night we went to the theater and saw Pixar's Inside Out as a family. That was mostly great! The movie was great. We were the only ones in the theater initially and then it happened! A set of grandparents and two grandkids came in... guess where they sat! OF COURSE, RIGHT BEHIND US! The little one kicked my chair the whole movie... especially after I asked the grandmother to ask him to stop. (Inconsiderate!) As that little Tanner girl from Full House would say, "HOW RUDE!"
I have taken the time to peruse Pinterst for some simple exercises. I have pulled "the 27-day Squat Challenge" to work on my thighs and to lift that behind of mine! :) Then I pulled the "3 Minute Workout for Arms".
I can tell a difference in my arms and legs after just 3 days of the squat challenge and 2 days of the arm workout. I know it does not seem like much to many of you who are reading this but something is MUCH better than nothing.
Even if you do one thing more today, it is one more thing you did than you did yesterday. Every journey starts with one step. If you are worried about not being able to do anything or not being able to do enough, pick something. It could be something small... and get started.
This whole thing started with just a small purchase about 2 years ago... I will tell you about it another time.
My mood has not been the best so I have been doing little things to pick up my mood. Last night we went to the theater and saw Pixar's Inside Out as a family. That was mostly great! The movie was great. We were the only ones in the theater initially and then it happened! A set of grandparents and two grandkids came in... guess where they sat! OF COURSE, RIGHT BEHIND US! The little one kicked my chair the whole movie... especially after I asked the grandmother to ask him to stop. (Inconsiderate!) As that little Tanner girl from Full House would say, "HOW RUDE!"
I have taken the time to peruse Pinterst for some simple exercises. I have pulled "the 27-day Squat Challenge" to work on my thighs and to lift that behind of mine! :) Then I pulled the "3 Minute Workout for Arms".
I can tell a difference in my arms and legs after just 3 days of the squat challenge and 2 days of the arm workout. I know it does not seem like much to many of you who are reading this but something is MUCH better than nothing.
Even if you do one thing more today, it is one more thing you did than you did yesterday. Every journey starts with one step. If you are worried about not being able to do anything or not being able to do enough, pick something. It could be something small... and get started.
This whole thing started with just a small purchase about 2 years ago... I will tell you about it another time.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Problem #1
If you are looking at numbers only, I was 75% successful! Got home from work...check! Checked homework....check! Ate dinner....check! Go to Zumba?...NOPE!
I had such high hopes for me today. No matter what I did, I could not muster up the energy to go! Granted the class was within an hour of me getting home but I would have needed to leave the house about 40 minutes after getting home to get to the class on-time. It was a lot to try to get done in such a short amount of time. :(
Luckily, I always precook our dinners on the weekend so I didn't have to worry about cooking but 40 minutes is little time to cram everything in.
So, what is my alternative for the night? I am heading out to the storage room and looking for my weights that I never unpacked after our last move. Will that be a good substitute? Probably not, but I will be able to do a bunch of squats while watching TV or talking on the phone tonight.
Something is ALWAYS better than nothing!
And so it begins!
Lately, I have been feeling like a person does when they walk into their living room, look at the furniture arrangement and think how great it looks while wondering if it could be better.
So there are a few things I would like to rearrange in my life... nothing major, I just want to "spruce" things up! What are they? Well, here is my current list:
- My health
- My weight
- My finances
- My family's experiences
- My time management
This post is not all-inclusive. I will reveal more about me as time goes on. This post is like the first step to establishing a journey. The scary part is now out in the open... I have spoken the things I want to change. Now I have to be held accountable for making this happen!
So here goes!
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