Welcome to the Real World

Found these words the other day - I'm a follower of many fitness inspirations on Instagram - and they really sunk in.  For so long I have said, "this isn't fair". I have to work so hard to be healthy - but I need to see it as something other than a punishment.  I AM worth this fight.  

Well, as of today - I have officially been handed the keys to my new office and school.  It was all too surreal sitting down with the principal of the school, along with looking at the four walls I will be in the next year.  It really is incredibly weird still, and I am sure it will take awhile to get used to.  

Anyhow, I realized today just how hard this journey is really going to be with this new job.  Just today I went in for a meeting, and thank goodness I took my snacks with me.  I had no clue how long I was going to be there, and I ended up being out of the house until 2:30 or so.  Normally, I would have grabbed something that I consider a healthier alternative, Chipotle, because I can get a salad bowl.  However, today I was ready and armed with my snacks of a banana, turkey jerky, and almonds.  This got me through the day until I got home to have a lunch I had prepped on Sunday. As you can see, it's very basic - I'll get more creative as I go on.  P.S. I LOVE Brussel sprouts!

Not only is the food going to be a tough tackle, so is a workout regimen.  Even the 5:30 AM workouts are going to be a bit rough.  I have to be at work between 7:30 and 7:45.  By the time I get home from those workouts it's 6:30, and that leaves me very little time to get showered, eat breakfast, lunch prepped, and out the door.  This is where that meal prepping is going to come in SO necessary.  I'm not going to get an option here.  Many of you may think, oh, why not go to an afternoon workout.  Well, by the end of the day working any job, let alone one with teenagers, I will be exhausted - still needing to do a bit of cardio. 

I think I just got a bit overwhelmed to be honest of how I'm going to handle this. I'm not going to lie, I wish I could be part of a Extreme Weight Loss opportunity, just so I could hide away and get things settled for the first 3 months. Realistic, no.  Desirable, yes.  

For the rest of my posts, I'm going to start looking for three positive pieces to my day - one thing I would like to work on, and ultimately - how I'm doing with my goals.

Take Aways:

• Not from today - but today, I realized just how helpful my meal prep from Sunday really is. 
• I really do love working out, even early in the morning - it's still an awesome part of each day
• I haven't felt this clear-headed in months.  So, one thing I have forgotten to add is that I'm eating fairly clean for the most part.  I would say at least 80-90% clean.  I've noticed, I'm not in any kind of brain-fog during the day when I do this.  Seriously, if you haven't gone clean - I recommend it highly.  I now remember why, I changed my eating habits this direction last year.
• Live Dave Matthews Band being streamed on Yahoo right now - connected to Apple TV so I can watch it on the big screen while I write this.

Something to work on:

• Time management
• Positivity through this journey, especially within the unknown

Goals:

• I think I really need to work on making a true list of all of my goals for the next year, months, weeks, etc.  This will be my goal for the next week.  My first weigh-in is tomorrow, and hopefully this will help direct me!