Fun Day at the Park

Today I did a new workout and had a lot of fun.  I met up with a friend (and made some new ones!) for a Fitness Funday Sunday.  We met at Al Lopez park in Tampa and spent almost 2 hours running and doing workout stations set up along the course.  I had heard of this park and a lot of my friends from 813 Fit Club have gone for workouts there too, so I was excited to check it out.  It is pretty much like any other park, but it has a 5k trail around the perimeter with workout stations set up throughout.  It was really good training for obstacle course races.  I've include some pics below of several stations. 

I definitely do better when I have a schedule.  I am able to stay on task better, get more accomplished and stress less.  At the same time though, I can get bored.  I'll never stop my Beachbody workouts because they work and they're fun, but it's also good to switch things up and try new activities.   Now that summer is getting closer I'll be looking for more fun stuff to incorporate into my regular workout schedule.

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Plan for Success

Today was food prep day for the week.  I'm making this a Sunday activity every week from now on.  It took me a LOT of time today, but it will all be worth it.  Above are a few pictures of meals (or parts of meals) that I'll have this week.    On the menu is 2 servings of jicama and avocado salad, 4 microgreen salads with tons of veggies and homemade greek dressing, 2 servings of moroccan carrot salad, a frittata with red pepper, tomato, asparagus and a sweet potato, 2 servings of baked tempeh, 1 serving of roasted beets and 2 servings mashed chickpeas.  I also had a ton of veggies left over so I chopped them all and will use them to fill out individual meals.   I've got fish, chicken and veggie burgers that I can use for dinner each night.  For snacks I'll have Shakeology and fruit.

For those of you that know me really well, this won't be a surprise.  I tend to over think and over plan for just about every situation.  I tend to get anxious and stressed if I don't follow some kind of schedule or daily to do list.   One area of my life that I haven't  always given this kind of attention is what I eat.   Which, if you think about it is not very smart.  There are few things in life that we have any control over.  We can plan and think ahead all we want, but life is always going to throw curve balls.  But, we have 100% control over what food we put in our bodies.  I've learned that no matter how much I plan ahead or how strong my resolve is to eat healthy, I let life get in the way.  If I'm tired or had a bad day it's so much easier to slip and eat something that isn't good for me than to come home and cook something that is.  But if I know that everything I need is in my fridge and will take me 10 min or less to complete a meal, I am much more likely to stick to my original plans.   So, if making good food choices is something you struggle with too,  think about setting aside a few hours to prepare everything you can for the coming week.  Not only will it save time, energy and money in the long run, but it will dramatically increase your chances for success.

Thanks for reading and have a great week!  If you are interested in getting started on your own journey to a healthy life, get in touch with me...I would love to help!  Feel free to respond on this blog or contact me at erinkterry@hotmail.com, coacherinterry@gmail.com, erinkterry@beachbodycoach.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/erinkterry.