It is four Fridays before Christmas!
That’s right, we are that close.
And this can be a time of inconsistency, or time to throw in the towel for some.
I am here to tell you, don’t do it!
Let me help you keep reasonably consistent through to 2026 and maybe even kick a goal or two along the way.
You have looked at your calendar, and your schedule for the next month looks ridiculous!
Something has to give right??!
But it really doesn’t, everything may look a little different, but you can stay consistent, and still be in a great place come the Christmas/New Year period.
So with that planner/diary/calendar in hand have a look at your regular routine, and then lay it over the irregular routine ahead.
Look at if you absolutely must be at every little thing that is on. Have a look at if you can maybe shorten up the amount of time you are at something.
For example, you might normally hit the gym on Mondays at 5, but there is a work function at 6 that night and you are expected to attend. Instead of blowing the gym off altogether you can do an abbreviated workout that day. It might mean working in with what the gym can help you with, or an at home workout of a 10 MIN AMRAP of 5 burpees 7 push ups, 9 sit ups.
Is this ‘ideal’, is it ‘optimum’? Probably not, but who cares? You got your movement in, you managed something, which is better than nothing and you still managed to get to the work function.
Drinks on a Thursday night and it is at the pub and people have said they will be having dinner there. There is no law that says you can’t eat before you go, have your normal dinner, arrive a little later and enjoy a drink or two and savour the occasion. And you will have saved some dollars as well as eaten your regular Thursday night dinner.
There is a thing on Wednesday night! It’s late. So getting up for the gym might be tough, but I can do it on four hours of sleep you say! No, no you won’t. Instead, you will book into Thursday afternoon, yes it isn’t your ideal or regular time, but it is a small inconvenience at this time of year to fit in all of the things you want to do!
It has been hectic, crazy busy, you managed all the things. The gym, work, the kids end of year stuff, the Christmas parties! BUT, you haven’t read, journaled or anything, you are exhausted each day. Well, be a kid again! Go to the shops, buy an adult colouring book, yes they make them, but maybe not where your mind went to right away, buy some nice pens, textas, or pencils and give yourself 5 to 10 mins each night in bed to colour in. Nothing to think about, just the colours on the page. This small activity can fit in to anyone’s routine, it costs next to nothing and it can really help to clear your head.
So there you have it, four things to help you keep Moving well, Eating to your goals, Sleeping better, and clearing your Head right through this next month to Christmas!