When I see a client for a follow up appointment I start with the same questions, “What is working and what isn’t?”
It’s Friday so I thought I would check in and see how your week is going. Did the week get away from you? Are you crazy stressed and counting the seconds until the weekend? Or did you stay on a solid eating plan and get some workouts in? How was your sleep? How much alcohol did you drink? Did you do something fun this week?
These are just a few questions to ask yourself so you can stay accountable to yourself and keep you on track towards living the life you want.
Many of you will start to beat yourself up if you ate too much, drank too much, skipped to the gym or feel stressed. That isn’t going to get you anywhere. Quite frankly, being hard on yourself usually just makes the situation worse!
Let’s figure out a plan for success.
Food
If you are eating too much at dinner time or noticing you are munching on sweets all day, go to the market this weekend and pick up some protein rich snacks that you can have handy so you stay satiated throughout the day. Pick up some nuts, nut butter, yogurt, cottage cheese, animal protein of choice, beans or eggs. Cook and prepare them on Sunday so you have easy, on the go proteins throughout the week. Think frittata, bean or quinoa salad, turkey chili, roasted chicken and vegetables. Always have a plan so you can eat something balanced rather than junk food.
Exercise
Look at your schedule for next week and commit to one new exercise goal. Whether it is trying a new class, increasing the intensity or just showing up for workout. Put it in your calendar and make it happen.
Sleep
If you are not sleeping well, take a good long look at your habits and figure out what is going on. Consider setting an earlier sleep time for yourself, turn the TV and computer off earlier or make your bedroom more of a sanctuary so you actually want to sleep!
FUN
Go have some fun this weekend! That is the best way to decrease stress. Be good to yourself! Go on a hike, dinner with friends, hot date, movie, museum, shopping, go for a drive, go swimming, hang out with your favorite people, play your favorite sport, head out to the country, get a massage….just do something that puts a smile on your face.
If this week was not an ideal week for you, take some time this weekend to figure out what you could do to make next week better. Step by step, it will all come together.
Happy Friday!!!