Do the hard stuff first.

I had to make a note to talk about this.  I am listening to a podcast and I think this is a concept.  It was from the podcast, 5AM Miracle with Jeff Sanders.

So it's Saturday morning and it's time to do an update on this blog. As I sit here I think about it, do the hard stuff first, what does it really mean. How many times have you said oh I wil quick run to the gym later or I will do that when I'm done with work? I know I have done this many times and as I sit here right now I say I will quick to a blog have a cup of coffee oh maybe I should take a shower and the next thing I know I forgot to work out. Is that really I forgot to work out or is it that I thought of another way to avoid working out?

As you know I am pretending to train for the 5K in Union Grove. I say pretend because if I was really devoted I would be up hitting those 3 miles every morning. The day of a 5K should not be the first day you are doing 3 miles. When we think about how great we feel afterwords we need to remember that feeling.

So why do I want to talk about doing the hard stuff first? I am looking at a way of getting things done. With enough excuses we can avoid anything. What we want to do is we want to have a plan get prepared and do it. I better test this out for these last two weeks to see if I become more consistent by going for a jog first thing in the morning. Getting out there and getting it done is the hardest thing for me. If I don't work out first thing in the morning I spend the rest of the day thinking of excuses of why I should avoid it today and start over fresh tomorrow.

I want to be your cheerleader and say you can do it if I can do it you can do it!

I need to bring this to it an end so I can get a workout done. I did load my iPod with a book on tape I really want to listen to so it's time to get the hard stuff done and get on with my day.

Lynn

OK I got it done.  I have 6240 steps in.  I did jog part of it and there is sweat dripping down my face.  I should do some kettlebell swings because I am now in the mood.

U-Tube Ideas

I thought I would make a blog post of some U-Tube ideas. Let me know if there something you'd like me to add
1. The choice dinners and vegetables and chicken.
2. Chile
3. salad for lunch use a big bowl
4. homemade hummus with mushrooms and cucumbers

1. veggie lasagna
2. deli broccoli and cauliflower salad put on bed lettuce makes great instant lunch
3. saving cookies
4. breakfast bars
5. desserts let's make brownies we can eat 1 now and how to freeze the others for later
6. what's really with those hundred calorie packs
7. what are some other ideas to go with a burger
8. the importance of walking
9. the downside of dressing how to tell which ones are gluten-free
10. plate size
11. controlling ice cream
12. how to really calculate the calories of serving
13. how much sugar is really in your food what does 25 g of sugar really look like one (1/4 of a cup)
14. How to debone a cook chicken so you can use it for another meal
15. new ideas for leftover chicken from the deli
16. stirfry created meals or rice and vegetable side dishes. Stuffed mushrooms and stuffed zucchini
17. leftover chicken ideas stirfry chicken with veggies chicken with salsa on taco, enchiladas or salad
18. how to spice up with those Green Giant rices by adding veggies and meat
19. peanut butter with fruit of all kinds
20. watermelon with whipped cream
21. eggs with leftover veggies pull some of the yolks out to lighten the calories leave one in to get the benefit
22. Some other ideas we can cover our label reading
23. soup
24. grilled fruit
25. substituting pasta with veggies
26. meatloaf with no gravy
27. eating at Subway great topping combinations

Some Internet support that are free
sparks
slim kickers
fun pedometers the striiv

how to eat out at a Chinese restaurant


The fun of grapeseed oil

these are all things I brainstormed with my, daughter I think this gives us a good start of a list.