Happy New Year and Quick catch up

December 2014 had a lot of both work and fun, for the first two weeks I was very busy at work then I was on leave so everything balanced out. I had planned not to touch my laptop during my break because otherwise I get pulled into doing things and not relaxing. The entire month of December was about family and friends. We celebrated a quiet Christmas at home but before and after Christmas I have been surrounded by friends. 

We celebrated our first wedding anniversary so we took a short trip to York, which was beautiful. December was all about things that make me very happy. I was surrounded by lots of happiness, lots of wonderful people and lots of love

On the workout and eating front I have been good. Though I did injure myself once and I had to change my workouts after that but I have managed to workout 4 – 5 days a week as planned. Not all workouts were gym based some were floor based and in my hotel room. Food wise I managed to stick to my usual party rules (read here). I haven’t gained any weight which is good 

For the New Year I have new goals all of them focus on one thing – Improvement. There are some aspects of my life that need big improvements (like my blog, I know I need to become regular and I promise I will) and some aspects of my life that need constant improvement (like my fitness). So this year is all about getting out of my comfort zone and consciously working towards improving and becoming the person I want to be.

This is what I was up to. How was your December? Have you decided your 2015 goals? 

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Party Time

8 days in and two parties already done, I think I have at least one party almost every week of December. I love it, I love all the decorations, I love all the smiling faces, there’s nothing not to love. Suddenly everything makes me happy. That means I have to be extra careful so that I don’t lose track on the fitness front.

This is what I do to keep myself on track

• I keep reminding myself I don’t want to start 2015 unhappy because I have put on weight. I want to start my new year being happy and that means I need to be healthy, that means I need maintain my lifestyle irrespective of the parties
• On the day of the party all my other meals are lot more clean, so I stick to boiled eggs for breakfast, fruits for snacks, vegetables (boiled or grilled) for lunch.
• I choose what I eat at the party depending on what I like, I don’t waste calories on stuff I don’t really like too much. I usually skip the starters that are passed around; if there are carrot sticks then I might nibble on those but otherwise no starters for me. Main meal I always have more of the turkey, very little stuffing, I love the chestnut salad and I have a little (a small spoon) of everything else.
• Finally dessert, I share dessert I usually have a spoon from T’s plate.
• My guilty pleasure is the mulled wine; I love it so that’s where my calories add up. The way I avoid too much of wine is by setting up a early morning workout date, If I don’t find a workout buddy then I make sure I tell somebody who will keep me accountable this keeps me from going overboard.
• Just because I have a party to attend doesn’t mean I miss a workout, it means I add a few extra minutes to my usual workout for a few days (just a few extra minutes of running, or maybe an extra set for all my exercises)
  Till now this has worked here’s hoping these tips work for all the remaining parties. How do you handle parties?
  
  
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What to do when I am really busy

For the past two weeks or a little more I have been really busy, working really long hours so my usual workout schedule was naturally affected. I knew I had a busy few weeks but I was very determined to stick to my usual workouts and very soon I realized I couldn’t keep up, mainly because I had very few hours of sleep most nights so I was already tired but that doesn’t mean I missed a workout just means I changed my workouts.

This is what I do when I am busier than usual

1. First things first I tell myself I need to go easy on myself, If I have gone to bed at 4 am then a 6.30 am gym session would not be easy
2. I tell myself I need to be flexible and do the best I can in the time I have. So I didn't have fixed rest days instead my rest days changed mainly depending on my workload and also my usual workout time changed (no early morning if I had gone to bed very late)
3. I workout during lunch hour, sometimes I workout really late after my work and this meant I couldn’t make it to my usual classes (as long as I get my workout done..)
4. I did shorter workouts and changed my routines 
5. More sprints, intervals and I combined Weights and Cardio in one session 
6. I created alternative workouts plans that I could do at home 
7. I planned and prepared most of my food on weekends. I did more detailed planning because I knew once the week starts I wouldn’t have time and I did not want to be left in a situation where I would have to eat something unhealthy just because I didn’t plan properly.

All this helped me; I still managed my 5 days just different routines, I think I did alright . How do you keep up with your workouts when you are crazy busy?

Have you all checked out my new 'Food and Workout Details' page? I still have to start including my workouts. What you think :)

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Tanvee