Exercise 1, Diet 0

For the past 45 days, Clean Fresh Hubby and I have been sweating our way through Tony Horton’s P90X program. Maybe you’ve seen the infomercial – I hadn’t before we started the program, but now I notice it is on just about every night! It is an intensive, six day a week fitness regime with each day’s workout ranging from 75 to 90 minutes. It hasn’t been easy, but we are seeing results and are resolved to finish the entire 90 day program. And while our overall fitness has greatly improved in just 45 days, what has suffered is our diet.

What I’ve realized is how difficult it is to manage both diet AND exercise. Before P90X, I would squeeze in a 30 minute workout four days a week and most evenings I had dinner on the table at 6 p.m. Now, we begin the workout after our daughter goes to bed (around 7:15 p.m.) which means we aren’t finished until close to 9 p.m. And since we don’t want to eat before the workout, we are now sitting down to dinner after 9. And since I don’t want to eat a heavy dinner right before bed, we are usually eating small, quick dinners (like nuked vegetables or pita chips and hummus). I honestly can’t tell you the last weeknight dinner I’ve prepared.

Between work, family, food and exercise, it is hard to balance it all, and historically at our house, it is usually exercising that falters. Never has it been food that falls by the wayside! Therefore, my goal over the next few weeks is to figure out a way for food and exercise to coexist peacefully. I’ll be on the prowl for (quick) recipes that are light, healthy and suitable for a 9 p.m. dinner hour. If I find anything good, I’ll be sure to share them here. And if anyone has any suggestions on how to balance it all, please let me know!