No more excuses!!!

So, your excuse for grabbing that fast food on the way home from work was "I don't have time to cook", right?  Wrong answer!!!!!!  I HATE that answer with a burning passion.  It, seriously, makes me want to go into a yelling, foot stomping, rant - for those of you that know me, you know I'm not kidding :-) (I <3 U all!! lol)

This is what I want to know...Did you have time to watch TV when you got home?  How long did you sit at the computer and Facebook, Twitter, email, etc..??  What I'm saying is, giving up 30 minutes to an hour of "fun" time after a long day, to prepare your own food, is SO, undeniably, worth it!!!

One thing you should know...EXCUSES DON'T WORK WITH ME!!  Here's why...

I start my day at 4am and don't get home until around 8:30pm on most nights, so please...spare me the "I'm too tired" or the "I just can't find the time" B.S. and get in the freaking kitchen already!!!  Oh yeah, did I mention I'm a single mother working two jobs?  If anyone doesn't have the time or energy to cook, believe me, it's ME.  BUT....I do it.  I do it, because I love myself and my son enough to make sure we have the right nutrients to fuel our bodies.  I do it, because I don't want my son or myself to fall victim to diabetes, high cholesterol,  heart disease, obesity, or something that hits close to home - Alzheimer's.  My Grandmother died from it and my Mother now suffers from the disease.  Studies haven't "proven" that the Paleo Diet stops you from developing Alzheimer's, but there's enough in the findings that I'm willing to try.  You should be willing to try anything to better YOUR health as well, and fast food just isn't the way. 

Let's move on.....Are you asking, "How do I do it"??  Well, you're in luck, because I'm going to tell you!! =-) 

Here are a few tips on getting organized in the kitchen, so you won't have anymore excuses:

1.  Do your grocery shopping for an entire week.  It saves you from having to stop on your way home from work every day, thus, it saves time and you can get back to your beloved DVR.

2.  Have foods that can be eaten raw, readily available (apples, bananas, almonds, tuna, avocado, cucumber).  Then if you're in a pinch, you'll have items you can just eat without prep.

3. Make meals SIMPLE.  Here's a picture of what I made for dinner last night.  Notice I made enough to have for lunch/dinner today.

It only takes about 15 minutes on the George Foreman grill for the chicken and maybe another 15 to wash, prepare and broil the asparagus.  30 minutes and you have enough food for 2 or 3 days...totally doable!!!

4. Choose one day of the week to cook multiple meals at once.  You can separate portions and store them in plastic containers inside the fridge.  This is a great time saver, especially on busy mornings when you need to pack a lunch to take with you to work.

5. Think out of the box!!  You don't necessarily HAVE to have breakfast foods for breakfast, dinner food for dinner, etc.  I know many, many CrossFitters that eat steak, chicken and even fish for breakfast and eggs for dinner.  Be creative and make/eat what you know you like.

Now...STOP making excuses and get in that kitchen and cook!!!!!

-Coach Ag

"Strong is the new Sexy"

***SIDE NOTE***
The CFRR Free For All is this Saturday at 8 and 10am.  There are still a few spots left open, so hurry and  contact  Coach Dawn Marie  (dawnmarie@crossfitroundrocktx.com) to reserve yours!!  It's a FREE workout people!!  Who doesn't like FREE???!!!!