Food Behavior Tip #5

Food Behavior Tip #5 - The 'excuses' series

Everyone has excuses.  The more we can eliminate these 'road blocks,' the closer we can get to our goals.  I am going to help you do that. :)

"You can have excuses or you can have results. NOT both"

So with that said, excuse #1:

"I don't have time" (to workout, prepare food, track food)

Did you know there are 168 hours in a week...

We work on average 50 hours a week
Sleep 8 hours per night, 56 hours a week
Spend 5 - 8 hours per week running errands
Maybe (on the high end) 5 - 7 hours per week commuting to work

That is a total of 47 hours of free time.  FORTY SEVEN.  So instead of saying you don't have time, you decided not to make time.  How important is your health and fitness goals?  It takes 1 hour per day (6 days per week) to exercise, and maybe 5 hours TOPS a week to prepare and plan your food.  That is   only 11 hours!  You still have 36 hours to do whatever you want!  Whether it is hang out with your friends, spend time with your family,  do house work, or watch TV.  Either way, it takes about 11 hours out of your schedule to make a better version of yourself... you have the time, make it happen.

We are good at wasting time, if it is important you will MAKE time and find a way.  Decide how important it is to you.

Schedule it in your planner, iphone,  or calendar when you are working out and when you are making food.  Make it an appointment, just like anything else.

Here is a quick and easy recipe for you, NO excuses! :)

Mango Banana 'Frozen' Dessert 

Ingredients:

1 cup of Trader Joe's organic frozen mango
1/2 of a banana (regular, NOT frozen)
1/2 cup of Trader Joe's light coconut milk or 365 Whole Foods coconut milk (full fat) - both in the can




Directions:

Put all ingredients in a Blender or Food Processor
Let the Mango soften up a little bit, but still somewhat frozen
BLEND
Take out of the blender, put it in a bowl and enjoy!
You can eat it with a spoon (i think it is similar to frozen yogurt) or drink with straw, it is pretty thick!

You can add your favorite protein powder and have it as a after workout smoothie OR put fresh pomegranate on top and have as a dessert.

ENJOY!