The biggest key in optimizing your healthy lifestyle is preparation. You have to have healthy stuff to eat at all times or you’ll be faced with temptation and put yourself at risk for making unhealthy food choices.
Meal planning, prepping meals ahead of time, and optimizing your environments will help set and keep you on a path to success.
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I don’t have the kind of metabolism that I can say ‘what the heck’ and eat and drink whatever I want over the holiday season. After all, it’s a season…not a day, not a week or even a month – it’s a whole season. I can do a lot of damage in a season.. If I let all my healthy routines and habits go, I’d literally be erasing all the progress I’ve made and be faced with starting over.
Six tips to stay on track during the holidays Read More »
While I’m appreciative of my holiday pasts, I also know that in this season of life that I’m in as a working family caregiver, I can’t expect to pull this off for my family. Perhaps some of you do, but I know the price is probably your own health and sanity. While my mom worked tirelessly to create a Waltons-like family holiday, I recognize that my family paid a price for this eventually.
How to minimize holiday stress and maximize holiday blessings Read More »
Because I’m up and out early to head to the gym, I need portable breakfast options that I can either prep on Sundays for the entire work week or gather together the night before. Here are a few of my tried and true breakfast options.
Five healthy grab and go breakfast options Read More »
As parents we are always looking for ways to give our children opportunities. We sign them up for sport, music, scouts, things that enable them to develop their talents and find enjoyment in learning new skills, working as a team and achieving their goals. We realize the importance of this for our children. Why then do we find it so difficult to understand the importance of these things for ourselves?
Making myself a priority Read More »
You just never know what the day will bring. Each one is a new adventure. Here’s a diary of what happened today:
5:55 am – Rise and shine! Got up after one snooze even though I wanted two…my dog Shadow was ready to get up so he jumped from the bed when I turned to snooze the second time. Got up since he’ll just bug me until I do. Put workout clothes on that I had set out night before. Swallowed morning prescriptions and vitamins. Gave hubby a quick smooch and headed downstairs.
A day in the life of a sandwich generation mom Read More »
So of all of the posts I have written in the Road to Savvy series so far…this category, nutrition, is my struggle. I really have to work at being consistent with my systems and routines. I seriously LOVE the way my weeks flow when I have a healthy eating plan. However, it just takes a hiccup like leaving town or having a long tournament weekend to get thrown off. But that lovely feeling of control over my nutrition keeps me keeping on.
Get nuts about your nutrition Read More »