April 09, 2019

Episode 21- How I find the time to workout...

12 minutes

I thought I’d take some time today to share how I find the time to:

Workout

Eat well

Get sleep

Drink water

…hint - I don’t FIND the time. I MAKE the time.

Whenever I hear the question “How do you do it all?!” I shoot right back…”I don’t”.

I don’t do it all. I never have. No one can and if they say they do - they’re lying to you.

Time, especially for us working moms, isn’t just lying around waiting to be filled. You’ve got kids, a job, laundry, cooking, shopping not to mention sleep and trying to squeeze in a moment to yourself. Time isn’t just precious it feels like a luxury. I’m SUPER fortunate to have Ryan who is always helping out and yet I STILL don’t “find the time”.

Listen - you know I’d never bullshit you… and this one may sting a bit, you’ve heard it before. You find a way or you find an excuse. It’s the same with time. The #1 issue I work on with my clients is not ADDING to their plate but CLEANING it up. Removing things so their time can be filled with other more important things.

Here are some tips to “finding” time (you’re not gonna love these…):

SKIP THE TV. No, not always. No, not forever. But yes - skip it a lot more than you are. If you want to find time to workout, meal prep, meditate, SLEEP… turn the TV off. OR multitask - ONLY watch TV when you’re also meal prepping or working out. Consider it a treat for filling your plate with something good!

Clean up your night routine. Do things at night that make your morning more flowy like packing the lunches, putting out clothes, placing your darn car keys in the same spot so you can always find them. Having a solid night routine frees up your mornings mentally and physically!

Quit believing your own lies. This was HUGE for me. For YEARS I’d lie to myself that I couldn’t workout because I couldn’t afford the gym or the class I wanted to take was during nap time or, or, or. The truth is - I COULD make time to move my body, but sometimes not in the way I WANTED to. Even if it’s not perfect, do it anyhow. Sometimes it’s not ideal - still do it anyhow.

Start small AF. Like, micro. If you haven’t worked out in a year - do NOT get the gym pass, new shoes, a trainer. Just start with a short walk after dinner. If you haven’t meal prepped, oh, ever - do NOT start with meal prepping all the things with ten new recipes. Start small- meal prep your snacks one week. The reason you’re overwhelmed with “finding the time” is that you start TOO big. Your life HAS to adjust to these micro changes first - and then continue to improve, tweak, add.

Think of your biggest energy draining things, the time-sucks - start there. Maybe it’s scrolling your phone, maybe it’s cleaning the house, maybe it’s TV at night. Pinpoint what is truly not getting you any closer to your goals in life - and find a way to remove it or pawn it off (hint: I once got a housekeeper and I’m still glowing from it).

Remember, just because you can’t find the time now doesn’t mean you never will be able to. This is especially true if you have kids under 2 years old… give yourself GRACE. Your #1 priority is keeping them alive, getting SLEEP and drinking WATER. Start there and you’ll feel 100 times better.

Please for the love of all things good do NOT say you can’t find the time, because you can. As you find these micro pockets to add in things that make you truly feel good, they naturally expand. They grow. They evolve. Give yourself space, grace and start small.

You’ve got this. I believe in you. You’re worth it. You’re Mom Strong.

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