Am I the only one having trouble managing the time investment? I mean, the time spent washing dishes, measuring, working out, eating ... I feel like there must be a better way of managing this, but not being able to eyeball the masses - or find a way to make an all one dish sort of dish - I feel like I'm making too many steps.
Food
Breakfast
milky tea
egg, soft scrambled
steamed broccoli rabe
oatmeal
mid-morning snack
mango
Lunch
rice
chicken
cabbage and a little avocado (well, not together)
mid-afternoon snack
Mango
Dinner
squash soup
chicken
sesame rice balls (ok, so they were packaged. But they don't have any ingredients I can't pronounce or excess salt)
Evening Snack
Mango, Peach, and milk shake
Exercise
Had a great workout this morning in the early morning snow - and had a nice run in too! But I can't wait for the days to get light enough to run on the streets ...
Everyday you're getting a little better, shaving off a minute here and there with efficiencies. In a few weeks you'll see the results of this. But it'll always be a time commitment. Once you've got your body where you want it you'll be able to switch to a much easier "maintenance mode" so it's not forever. Just 70 more days!
ReplyDeleteI feel you, Heather. I had a TERRIBLE time finding balance in the first two or three weeks. I eventually fell into a happy routine, but I had to cut back on my extracurricular activities and actually schedule free time for myself so I wasn't on overdrive all the time. I always made dinner in bulk so I could prepare the next day's lunch, snacks, and part of breakfast (salad) ahead of time. It helps to keep a big bowl of greens ready in the fridge with tupperwares of steamed veg so you can make an instant salad. (Arugula with steamed sweet potato or butternut squash plus avocado and a hard-boiled egg was a fave.)
ReplyDeleteBut mostly—don't worry. It gets easier! You'll figure out the little shortcuts that work for you. Another important point: never rest more than the allotted time b/w exercises...it can definitely lengthen your workout.
Me too. I also spend so much time in the kitchen and some days I am specially clumsy and I make an even bigger mess.
ReplyDeleteThe other aspect is that I don't like to repeat meals. It gets hard when I have the same vegetable for breakfast and lunch, so thinking about variations is more work.
Lately I have been thinking that it would help to have some home made vinaigrettes, tomato puree, chopped herbs ready to quickly finish raw or lightly grilled vegetables... (but wait, this means more kitchen time!!! :P)