It’s the day after Christmas! I hope you had an amazing day!
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My pre-Christmas dinner strategy was on point for sure.
I got up early and worked for a few hours.
I worked out at home with my sister.
My first meal was around noon – a shared charcuterie board with nuts, meat & cheese.
I skipped the bread at Christmas dinner, and the booze, in favor of cookies and ice cream (dessert is more worth it to me than alcohol or starch)
But I definitely had those cookies & ice cream. And a chocolate covered pretzel. They were delish. No drama, no guilt.
I find that it’s super important to have a post-holiday strategy. Not rules, not restrictions, just a clear sense of how I’ll make myself feel amazing the day after indulging.
Surely my energy will be a bit lower than normal today and my cravings a bit higher – those are pretty predictable responses to the sugar I had last night.
My strategy always includes a few components:
movement
nutrition
hydration
mindset
sleep
I can’t get to the gym today because of a conflict between the limited holiday hours and my work schedule, but I can workout at home. Ready for this one? I am!
100 kettlebell swings
100 goblet squats (with the kettlebell)
100 push-ups
I’ll complete the entire workout as fast as possible, resting only when I have to.
As for nutrition: I have plenty of fuel in my system. Put plainly: I ate more than my body needed yesterday. That’s totally fine, I’m not mad about it, but it means my body doesn’t need as much fuel today. I have a holiday dinner tonight so I’m planning to fast until dinner. This is not a punishment for eating cookies last night, it’s just a simple response to the fact that my body doesn’t need more fuel right now. It has plenty from yesterday.
Hydration: Other than a couple cans of La Croix, I didn’t drink much water yesterday. Today, I’ll prioritize hydration. I’ve already filled up my Yeti tumbler with water and I’ll make sure to drink three of them today, at a minimum.
Mindset: I’m expecting cravings. As they come, I’ll remind myself that I had plenty of sugar yesterday and while yes, it tastes great, it doesn’t make me feel great. I want to feel amazing. Today I’m making choices based on how I want to feel. Less is more. Choose less.
Sleep: I will be in bed by 10pm tonight.
Remember: you are only a few great choices away from feeling amazing! Make one great choice at a time!
We have more bacterial cells and bacterial genes in our bodies than we do human cells and human genes.
Our microbiome influences every single aspect of our health. It has a tremendous influence over our metabolisms, hunger, appetite, fat storage and fat burning.
If we aren’t being intentional about optimizing our microbiome, chances are that it’s not working in our favor, or, a best, not working for us as well as it could.
In today’s episode we’re talking about tactics and strategies to minimize damage and maximize benefits.
Today’s episode is a motivational minisode to help you in those moments when you feel stuck or you find yourself making a series of choices you don’t feel good about it. It could be a small moment, like mindlessly grabbing handfuls of Goldfish, or a chain of moments over a day, weekend or week.
This episode will be a great tool to help you implement a simple re-direct and stop digging deeper into a hole you don’t want to create.
Someone reached out to me yesterday on Instagram to request that I share my top songs of 2017. I’d be happy to!
This list is courtesy of Spotify, which curates a list of your top songs, artists and genres each year!
I have super diverse taste in music. I’m a fan of rap & hip hop when I’m working out, classical when I’m writing and for every time in between, it totally depends on my mood.
My top artist of the year was Imagine Dragons followed by Chris Stapleton, The Score, The Chainsmokers & Max Richter.
My top genre was pop followed by modern rock, country road, contemporary country & country. Interesting!
My top song was There’s Nothing Holding Me Back by Shawn Mendes. All the rest are below!
On this list, my current favorite is, by far, Fire Away by Chris Stapleton. I’m actually suprised he doesn’t have more songs in my top 20 or so because I’m certain I listened to Tennessee Whiskey a few billion times.
Turn me on to some new music! What were your top songs & artists of 2017? What’s your fave song to workout to?
There are no words to express how much I love my Primal Potential Masters Club. One of the posts from yesterday inspired me so much I just have to share it with you.
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I was given permission to share this with you and really, there’s nothing I need to add to it. It’s pretty perfect as it is. Here’s the post from one of my incredible Masters Club members.
It’s Win it Wednesday! I have to share a little story which sparked today’s thoughts. My just three year old has a darling lisp and a bit of an over bite that makes understanding her hard sometimes. She and my 5 year old had a strep throat /stomach flu combo this week. Needless to say they’ve spent some time on the couch watching movies. She started yelling something that I could decipher as “align! Re-align!” I finally figured out she wanted me to rewind a part of the movie she found funny. If I rewound it too far she’d say “not that far, just again!”
This sparked a lot of thoughts and journaling on them. How many times do I start over, or go back too far? Why do I find repeating the work that is important and needs to be repeated to become habit so hard sometimes? Instead of saying “I’ve blew it today I’ll start over later, what can I do right now to align myself with my vision, values and/or goals again? I know I make a lot of extra work for myself physically, mentally and emotionally when I rewind to far and start over instead of pressing on with the next choice.
So I’ve been adding the affirmation “I align, not rewind” to my journal every morning this week. It’s helping form that mindset a little more and stay focused on what real focus should be on. That’s been a big win for me, especially after a less than stellar weekend.
Anyone want to share a favorite way you align yourself back?
