'Tis the Season to Eat & Booze

While I have been uber productive on the home front (ie. Christmas shopping, wrapping, baking, laundry, crafting, etc.), I have negleted all forms of exercise.  In the past 9 days, I have CrossFitted twice and ran 5 miles. That.is.it.

To add insult to injury, countless spoonfuls of cookie batter, bowls of ice cream, and beers have been consumed.  Oh, and there is all the cake happening this week.

The closer Christmas becomes, the busier I am, and the easier it is to skip workouts.



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So, I am developing a game plan.

Tuesday (today) - 6:30 CrossFit. 

Wednesday (mom's birthday) - 4 miles before work.  Steak dinner at mom & dad's, but I'll skip the potato and cake.  Maybe a glass of wine instead?

Thursday - 6:30 CrossFit.  This means I'll have to miss the Glenlivet scotch tasting at Hokus Pokus.  :(   With all the upcoming boozing, I guess I don't really need to go drink scotch anyway.

Friday - 6 mile run or bleachers before work, because 6:00 PM at Burton for Cowgirls vs. LSU.  Dinner out afterwards as an early birthday celebration. 

Saturday - 8 mile run. A couple of graduation parties that afternoon and evening, which probably means lots of food and cocktails. 

Sunday (dad's birthday) - trail run with Andrea (hopefully the 4.5 mile loop).  Dinner at mom & dad's, skip the cake.

Monday (my birthday) - 5 mile run.  Cake of course!  But only one piece. And one scoop of ice cream.  And a hot toddy, because you only turn "21" once...or 7 times. :) 

Tuesday - CrossFit.  Book club Christmas party.  More food and drinks.

Are you seeing the theme of lots of celebrating with food and cocktails? 



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The plan of attack is to skip the stuff I can live without (mom's german chocolate cake, dad's pineapple cake, baked potatoes, etc) and have small portions of the stuff I need to survive (my carrot cake, beer, steak, beer, ice cream, beer, etc).

I hope you are still reading and not bored out of your mind by this post, but by putting it in writing for the world to see, I am much more likely to stick to it!

Links of interest:

The Huffington Post - How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Good Housekeeping - Holiday Weight Loss Tips

Glamour.com - 10 ways to Reverse Holiday Weight Gain, Fast!

Do you have a hard time sticking to your exercise and clean eating regimine this time of year?  What is your plan?

Like a Boyscout, I'm Always Prepared

The remainder of the week is going to be busy, busy, busy!

It's rush week on campus, and as president of my sororities local alumnae chapter, I am obligated to be there to help out from about 5:00 PM until about 9:30 PM every evening for the rest of week, as well as Saturday morning from about 9:00 AM until about 3:00 PM. 

This is going to put a kink in my normal workout and eating schedule.  I can't afford to neglect excercise and eating clean...the Dominican is a week away!  In order to stay on track with my fitness and nutrition goals, I am making a plan of action.

Nutrition:

In order to avoid junk food at the sorority house, I am going to eat when I get home from work at 3:30 PM.  It will have to be something high in protein to hold me over and something quick and easy to prepare so I have time to get dressed...eggs, salad with tuna or sliced turkey.

Upon returning home late, I'll probably have a protein shake or yogurt to hold me over until morning.

I will also pack a few snacks in my purse in case hunger strikes.  Some nuts/trail mix, boiled eggs, snack/protein bars, string cheese.

Workouts:

Wednesday (usually Bleacher Club at 5:30 PM) - 5:30 AM CrossFit
Thursday (usually CrossFit at 4:30 PM) - 6:00 AM run
Friday - rest day or 5:30 AM CrossFit (depends on how exhausted I am by this point)
Saturday - 6:00 AM run
Sunday - evening run

Look at all the early mornings!  ***groan. Oh well, I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Being prepared and writing down a plan will help me stay on track.  If it's in writing, it is set in stone and there is no backing out!

Do you have any more snack/quick meal ideas for me?
Does writing down workout plans help you commit to them?