I have noticed how much more mature I have gotten over the years, however. I have had to learn to juggle: full-time job, clients, teaching classes, walking my dog, music, social life AND my own workouts on a day to day and let me tell you it is exhausting! But god help me if I let my social life fade away...Not going to happen. I am a single, 26 year old gal for goodness sake. So I have had to manipulate my life style a bit to fit everything in. For example, if I am going to go to ANY of the SXSW hoopla (yes, I said hoopla) next week, I better know that I will be waking up at LEAST 30 mins earlier to get in a longer workout. Right now my workout consists of: Corefit (M/W/F) in the AM with a light jog in the PM and Tuesday/Thursday - run in the AM with teaching classes in the PM and Saturdays (teaching, running and pilates)....SO my PM jogs will be erased next week...meaning, time to put in an extra 30 mins SOMEWHERE...also meaning my cocktail intake will be dwindled down a bit...which I am okay with.
I have even started taking the stairs once a day at work. Oh, did I mention I work on the 16th floor of the Chase Tower ? Ya, I don't even count the stairs because if I start counting, I believe I may change my mind to do it. But here is the thing for those of you that work in the corporate world and have the option of taking stairs to your office...I timed myself taking these stairs ( I usually go around 2:30 PM to break up my day), those 16 flights of stairs literally take 3.5- 4 mins long to do, but they make SUCH a positive difference in my day. I am sitting down the majority of my work day...so taking 4 minutes out of the day to climb up some stairs to re-energize makes me feel less guilty about sitting down and gives my heart a little wake up call, don't need that thing slowing down any time soon. So hopefully, I will survive the SXSW craze by putting in longer workouts in the AM, and not skipping out on my stair climbing ...along with eating clean, as I try to do on a regular basis.
I made an awesome breakfast this morning that took only 7 mins to prepare and it was delicious and filling and added substantial fuel to my body after a tough strength workout.Veggie Scramble Breakfast Burrito
- Two Eggs (can sub 2 egg whites 1 egg)- Scrambled
- Mushrooms
-Spinach
-Veggie sausage ( you can use turkey sausage (lean) if you want but make sure its lean
- Sprouted whole grain tortilla
-Cholula (who doesn't love Cholula!?)
-Basil to top it off
Sometimes I just really don't have the time on my lunch break to walk the dog, run what ever errands I have, and cook a healthful meal (all in 60 minutes). So I got a little help from my favorite local juice bar, The Daily Juice. This place is a life saver. Not only are they excellent at making smoothies...but they have pre-made food, grab and go if you will. I grabbed a smoothie there yesterday and couldn't resist grabbing one of their quinoa salads. So for lunch today the choice was simple:
Quinoa salad (made by Daily Juice folks): with red bell pepper, thyme, mint, pistachios, dried apricots and parsley... and on the side ( for a little added protein ), a *morning star faux chicken pattie.
Awesome lunch.
Alrighty, there you have it. Have a great weekend! Make your workouts happen (At least once this weekend!), eat clean, and I will catch up with you on Monday- unless I have an epic idea or story that will change your life :)
Health and Happiness
Ty
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