One Foot in Front of the Other

I had a realization after starting this blog on Tuesday - I have completely fallen off of the fitness wagon. It has now been over a week since I set foot in the gym and I am more likely to grab cake for a meal instead of take the time to make myself something. No bueno.

So I spent a good chunk of my day yesterday trying to figure out how to get myself back on track. While I was lost in thought, I came to another realization: trying to change everything about your lifestyle in one day is daunting, seemingly impossible and not a good way to start said change.

I'm a planner...and I felt the urge to come up with a plan.

Step A: Breakfast.

I am not good at breakfast. Never have been. Breakfast, to me, is bacon and eggs, pancakes waffles. A big ordeal. I don't have a whole lot of time in the morning, so a big ordeal is out of the question. Most mornings, I forget to actually feed myself. I make sure that all three kids have breakfast and lunch. Depending on the day - that could mean that I am making six different meals before 8 am. (If I am lucky - one of those meals is cereal...) I find myself at work, unfed, and starving by noon. I either help myself to one of the less-than-healthy options that are walking distance from my office or I just drink more water until it is time to leave and then I stop at an unhealthy option on my way to the highway. Frankly, both options suck.

When I am racing out the door at 7:55, the last thing I think about is myself. So I felt that breakfast would be an excellent place to start.

Protein shakes. Quick. Easy. Requires 5 minutes of my time from set-up through clean-up. I am going to start with protein shakes.

I have everything I need for daily protein shakes already in the house. I have a variety of protein powders, (2 chocolates, 2 vanillas, a cookies & cream) and even if I am out of milk, there is always water. I have a stash of PB2 from when I was still on the wagon. (I prefer real peanut butter...but peanut butter doesn't work well with "in a rush.")

I'm on day 2 of my morning protein shakes and I am happy to report that it is going well. It seems to be a good start to my day and an easy way to get something nutritious in my body. Both of my shakes have been chocolate-peanut-butter-banana with an unsweetened vanilla almond milk base. This morning, I also made Oldest Child a shake. She had an palate expander put in yesterday, so her little mouth is a touch tender. Her shake had a skim milk base with vanilla, strawberries and a banana. After I finish this post, I am going to start researching dried kale...why not add a super food to the breakfast smoothie?

Today I will also take Step B: Lunch.

Wish me luck!