Time and
energy are the two most common excuses (legitimate or not) why people can’t eat
healthy or exercise. I have spent the last few months really looking closely at
my lifestyle to see how I can make small but effective changes throughout the
day to help me burn calories.
1.
Park
father from the building (if it is safe)
2. Take 5-10 mintues randomly throughout the day to play
with my dogs
3. Make a quick and easy recipe that can double for
lunch and dinner (vegetable quiche, pizza or grilled chicken)
4. Find a few minutes to do some yoga or hold plank
5. Chew my food better
6. Exchange my typical midnight snack for dried fruit
7. Have frozen low sodium and low calorie dinners on
hand so I can skip fast food when “I don’t have time to cook”
8. Eat more fiber- rich foods
9. Find a workout partner to keep me motivated
10. Plan my meals at the beginning of the day
Staying active and planning
meals has really helped me to maintain my weight without obsessing over it.
There are so many more little changes I make that help to keep me motivated. Do
you have any tips or advice? If you do, please leave me your ideas and whomever
has the most creative will win an Aeromat Fitness Mat!!! This 24” x 72” x ½ mat
is great for people who want to exercise on the go. It is 0.4 iches thick, so
you don’t sacrifice comfort for convenience. Just add your tip by July 15 to
enter!
I have been riding my bike to the YMCA, Library, and even The Grocery store, or wherever I don't need my car, as often as I can. Where I live it only takes about 4 minutes longer then if I drove. But that gets some sort of physical activity going.
ReplyDeleteI also carry a water bottle with me almost everywhere so I don't get too thirsty and therefor tempted to stop for a coke or coffee.
I also don't by junk food, and I keep tons of Veggies and Fruit around so when I do get in a snack mood the only thing I have to grab is healthy.
( p.s I don't want to be in the drawing I have a yoga mat ) :)