Well-- you know how it goes... a great time at lunch turns into a trip to a whole afternoon EASILY. We didn't eat the healthiest. But we walked A LOT.An we had an incredible day with people we never see. The thing is, I'm not sorry. I have been working hard and I refuse to torture myself about what I eat just to lose a few pounds. I eat healthy, I exercise more often than most people and I'm healthy as a horse. I plan to stay that way, which is why I worked extra hard today!
Part of my "September plan" is to move MORE. Two sessions of exercise, six days a week. WHHHATTTT. Yes. I'll be movin' A LOT. But this goal ain't gonna reach itself.
It's no secret that the hubs and I each got a FitBit Flex for our August birthdays. This gizmo has been an awesome motivator for me and I love nothing more than to see all green lines on the dashboard. My daily step goal is 10,000 steps and I only reached that goal four times in the month of August. So, that's becoming part of the September plan-- making my dashboard turn green EVERY DAY. Think I can do that? Yeah, me too.
A few people have also asked me how I get all the steps in when I work a desk job where I sit for most of the day. There are lots of ways, but mainly, it's because I want it. Here are a few tricks.
Take the long way. Check the mail? Refilling your water bottle? Running to the restroom? No matter what you're doing, take a longer route to get there. Obviously, don't take a half hour to check to see if your fax went through-- I don't want you to get in trouble with your boss! But if it's more steps, it's worth a few extra seconds.
Drink more water. This one's easy. When you drink more water, you have to do two things: 1. Go to the restroom frequently and 2. Refill your water bottle more. You know what that means? MORE MOVEMENT. No brainer, y'all.
Active breaks. Don't run to your nearest fast food joint for lunch. Instead, pack a healthy lunch (this may take a few extra minutes in the morning, so plan accordingly) and WALK on your lunch break. Either walk for all your break and eat at your desk, or split it and eat your healthy lunch and then take a quite 15 minute walk. I guarantee, you'll feel better. Did you know that walking increases creative brain activity which mean you will be more engaged and productive during your afternoon. I'm no scientist, but I'm willing to bet that fast food binge-eating does not do that. *note* If you do this, take walking shoes with you to keep in your office of in your car.
Walk to work. Obviously, this isn't possible for everyone, but I love it. I live 2.4 miles from my office and it takes 47 minutes for me to walk that. I put in my ear buds and jam all the way to work. Shakespeare wrote, "all the world's a stage..." Well, in this case, all the world's a catwalk. Music seriously makes me walk more briskly. Don't laugh if you ever see me strutting around on my way to or back from the office. If you do this, DEFINITELY take shoes. I also recommend taking a change of shirt (or your work stuff to change into) and make up, in case it melts off, if you're a sweat fountain like me.
Stand more. If you can stand, you're burning more calories than when you sit. On the phone all day? Pace while you talk. Collating papers for a project? Stand up, foo'. Get movin'!
Do an extra workout. Weirdly, the more I move, the more I WANT to move. On my walk home tonight, all I could think about was rockin' out to my T-25 workout. Walking is GREAT, but it's not strength training, etc. Beachbody provides some amazing options for workouts and ALL of them have modifiers to make your transition to the program as seamless as possible. You can visit my page to check it out... there's a program comparison option on there to see what the best option for you is!
Move it, friends. You won't be sorry!
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