lynnde43’s BodyBlog

I’ve been thinking about this all day, what am I going to do to make this work?  How am I going to fit in all the exercise and how in the world am I going to eat all the food that I need to eat when I’m working such crazy hours.  This is what I have come up with for now with a little help from my family….

I am going to go to the gym (YMCA) at least twice a week, during the weekdays and once on the weekends.  Not everyday, I want to start back slow, so I don’t burn out.  I will walk at home on the days that I’m not going to the gym, and my walking will probably be done to a video.  I might even walk with the kids around the neighborhood.

Food???  I have to start cooking and preparing food on Saturdays.  I need to get in as much preparation as possible.  Boiling the chicken ahead of time, getting all fruits and vegetables cut and divided into containers for the week, so all I will have to do is "grab and go!"  The weekends are usually reserved for laundry and grocery shopping anyways.  I will also be keeping boiled eggs and cut up cheese in the fridge for afternoon treats, along with bananas and apples instead of chips and cookies.  I will be asking my daughters to help me with this as well.  Having all of this preparation done for the week will help on the weeknights when I get home, tired from the long day of working with kids that have taxed my patience to the max and I don’t feel like cooking a nutritious dinner.  I enjoy a cheat meal of pizza…and so do the kids, so we are going to continue to have our pizza every friday night.  It’s also a nice break from cooking and if we want we can always toss more vegetables on top of that pie!
I have decided not to count calories.  I just don’t have the time for counting calories right now.  I am going to eat all three meals with snacks in between.  I’ll keep a cooler in the car and ready to go at all times, including Saturdays when we are out and about…like going to the store, library or who knows.  Having a cooler filled with low calorie nutritious foods is a big part of this plan.  I am going to keep my meals simple…like oatmeal or fruit smoothies for weekday mornings.  Weekends will include bigger breakfasts, and some pancakes or waffles for Sunday mornings.  This is the plan right now, it is easy to follow…I just have to make sure all my preparation gets done on Saturdays.  I also have to make sure and keep a grocery list on the refrigerator, so when I get ready to go shopping on Saturday, I won’t forget anything that we are out of.

I also plan to eat more beans and peas (dried lentils) that can be put over in the crock pot so we can eat as soon as I get home from work.  I love my crock pot and it has been a life safer on many a night in the past.  I should be able to whip up some very nutritious meals!

The rest of my plan includes, posting at least once a week and sticking to only one website.  Bodybuilding is my website of choice for now…and I even plan on making some videos to post on you tube.  I will have that done within the next couple of weeks.  So…this is the plan.

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