Happy Monday! I hope you had a great, relaxing Thanksgiving. My Thanksgiving was wonderful. We spent Thanksgiving with my dad and stepmom, who live out of state. It's about a 6-1/2 hour drive to their house (road trip!). We ate lots of great food, drank lots of wine, and watched a lot of football. It was a fun time!
Whenever I spend time with my dad and stepmom, I'm reminded of what senior life can be like if you take care of your health. My dad is in his 80's and he's in great health. He eats healthy most of the time, but enjoys eating on the holidays and special occasions. Every Saturday night, he treats himself to some pretzels and an adult beverage! But the rest of the week, he eats healthy. He walks every day for exercise. He truly is an inspiration!
I worked out the Monday and Tuesday prior to leaving on our trip, but I purposefully didn't pack any workout clothes. I wanted to be able to enjoy the trip without having to worry about working out. We did take a nice long walk on Friday and that was good enough for me.
I also didn't worry about what I ate. It's a holiday! I knew that as soon as Monday came, I'd be back on track, and today I am. I'm back to my regular routine of getting up early and working out. Today was a workout that focused on lifting for my chest and triceps, and there was some core work and HIIT exercises. It felt good to be back at it!
I'm also using my color-coded containers today (see this post) and making sure I'm making healthy choices. On Sunday, I made a meal plan and did the grocery shopping and then I did some meal prepping to make sure that meals would be ready to go this week. (I'll do a post later in the week to summarize what I ate.)
I have a granddaughter arriving soon, so I want to feel my best. I have fitness goals that I want to achieve.
And yes, I want to be more like my dad.
I love the picture of you and your dad! Truly an inspiration and proof to us all that we can age in an active way! I'm working on the meal planning and workout consistency. I need to be better about the 9 pm bedtime as that works well for me. If I get enough sleep, getting up early is not a problem. Made it through LIIFT4 week 3 day 1, the farthest I've gotten and able to increase weights!