Real life sucks

Whew... week three was definitely tough. The first two weeks went by relatively easily because my schedule was consistent and pretty much empty. I was able to get my workouts done exactly when I wanted and there were no outside pressures (extra work, seminars, time with friends, etc.). Week three brought with it pretty much everything extra I could think of. I had to stay late at work a few times, my workouts got moved and I taught a seminar this weekend that completely drained me. Now don't worry - this isn't a set of excuses. Week three for me was a reality check and made me answer the question - how do I make a hardcore workout regimen like P90X work into a busy schedule?

In the end I wound up missing one workout - Kenpo X. I'm not really too concerned since on Saturday I taught for six hours and I'm pretty sure I got my calorie burn there. However, it's not what I wanted to do. Moving forward I think I have a pretty good plan to make sure I can keep up with my workouts. Mainly I must, must, must do my workouts in the morning. At times it's just too difficult to know exactly what my evening is going to be like and if I have to stay late a few hours it can completely throw off my workout and then my dinner. So, for the next 69 days it's going to be morning workouts for me.

I also had to eat out a couple of times this week. Part of the reason was that I just ran out of time to make lunch, so I was forced to eat out. No worries though - I managed to stay within the bounds of the diet. I kind of looked at this as somewhat of a triumph because in the real world I can't always make every single meal. It did take some time to figure out where to eat though... with McDonald's and Wendy's on the no-go list I had to be a little more discerning. My normal standby, Chipotle, is also well off the radar since my typical meal there tops over 1000 calories and god knows how much fat.

As far as meals moving forward what that means is that I will definitely have to plan a little more. I may have to make some of my lunches the evening before just to make sure I can get squared away. I also have to turn into a morning person (which sucks), but I guess it's all for the cause. Here's to a 11:00pm bed time! add to del.icio.us saved by 0 users