Now that summer is over and school is back in I now most of us feel like we can get back into a normal routine.  Honestly for me nothing changes from one week to the next as we homeschool year round and don’t take a summer break, but… I feel everyone else’s sigh of relief so I’m channeling that today.  Over the last almost 5 months of losing weight I’ve noticed how much routine plays into my success (or setbacks).  When I’m off the normal routine things go downhill quickly.  My willpower is shot, and usually my exercise habits are too.

Here’s my routine with food and exercise.  I don’t branch out a ton on food choices just because I like being to grab something fast.

Breakfast:

Nature Valley or Special K Bar or Frozen Breakfast
Glass of Water

Lunch:

Bistro Salad bowls or Weight Watchers Frozen Meal
Fresh Fruit
Water

Snacks: (pick one)

Bumble Bee Fat Free Tuna Salad Kit
100 Calorie Emerald Almonds Pack
Pop-Corn
Fresh Fruit & Cheese

Dinner:

Salad
Fresh Vegetable
Meat entree
(no starch)

Three days a week I run the driveway with my big girls.  It’s .7 miles to the mailbox to two laps and we hit almost 2.5 miles.  We have worked up running 1 minute and walking 1 minute to running about 8-10 minutes now and then walking for a couple minutes before we run another 8-10 minute section.  It’s a slow process and one that I try to be encouraging and not the mean Olympic coach on.  In the end we are plenty exhausted and soaked to the bone in sweat.

Two Days a week I do weight training exercises doing the routine I shared a few weeks ago.  This is a body weight workout that doesn’t require any outside equipment.

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