More Lessons Learned

Although we should always take one day off a week from exercise (per Wyatt) it seems life gets in the way and suddenly there is more than one day missing of exercise per week. Life is full of things that get in the way--a friend calls can you do this or that and it sounds better than working out (I can always workout later I think to myself), suddenly someone is sick and you need to stay home, a meeting runs later than expected and now the kids need taken here or there (there goes my workout again). Our schedule was so booked this weekend the YMCA was not open when we were available to workout! This is not easy! Hence the reason one might need an option of their own equipment at home? Or maybe just take a walk in the neighborhood and call it good! I get it.

Then there are fun things that get in the way of getting our healthy food in. This weekend we went to a wedding. Terrific food. Boy did it become apparent to me how much difference there is in portions!! The chef cut the roast beef much larger than a deck of cards! Probably the size of 3 and on-half decks. I asked that he cut mine down to a third of his offered slice. The buffet table offered two plates, one for salad. We should only use one plate. That would control our out of control portions America! As I go through the line with the kids everything looks awesome two types of pasta, 2 meats, garlic toast. Only the salad and melon (the kids won't eat a full serving of cucumbers) will count for our 5 A-Day! We likely won't get in our needed 5. We should have planned better way back at lunch and breakfast! Would I have ever thought this way before?

Today we have another busy day planned--church, book fair setup, Xavier's football game, and a nephew's Eagle Scout Ceremony over the supper hour. How will we eat right AND get in a workout that we missed out on yesterday? One needs a PLAN. Being the planner that I am, Steve and I discussed the following last night. Research when other YMCAs open...can we workout sooner than noon, lets pack a picnic lunch (its gorgeous outside) so we don't get forced into eating out (and can eat healthy and get in our dairy and fruits and vegetables), and we need to plan that the scout event might not include fruits and vegetables. Lets see how this works....we will be on the go from morning until night.