Good morning bloggy boos!! How are you?
I am in such a good mood because today I am pigging out with Lisa and then TOMORROW I will be at my (surprise!) college for accepted students day:) And meeting all of my new girls. So so excited.
I am starting you off with an “inspirational” Jillian Michaels quote. If you are as obsessed with BL as I am, holla @ me.
“I’m gonna burst a blood vessel in my eyeball…I’m going to burst a blood vessel in my eyeball because of YOU.”
– (the great) Jillian Michaels
Hahahaha.
Don’t make Jillian mad. Get yo burn on, people!
Oh and to clear it up, I am not at the beach 
Hahaha it was a picture my grandma sent me to make me jealous. Well it worked.
Recently a few readers have asked how I keep an active lifestyle while balancing my life as a student. So I figured, what’s a better topic when I’ll be going to college in the fall?! (any guesses as to where that is?! I may..or may not…tell you if you’re right
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Read on for my secret stash of how to stay sane (and hot) in times of overload.
Here we go!
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How to Fit in Fitness:
- Don’t try to find time, make time. This works like a charm. When you’re looking for room in your day, you’re not gonna find it. Guaranteed. So, decide when you’re going to work out and commit to it. For example, I plan my workouts ahead of time and decide when and for how long I am going to do them. Working out right after school is perf most of the time, so I do that, come home, then eat dinner and do my work! Easy as pie, and endorphinified:) Other days of the week, I meet up with friends to go to spinning, kettlebells, BodyPump, or just to ride the machines for a bit!
- Plan ahead. Get your work done ahead of time, or know when you are going to complete it. That way, when you’re blissfully sweating away, you won’t be having a heart attack over the stack of paper waiting for you on your desk:)
^^ Danggg son that kid’s got his work cut out for him - Eat well. Not only does this mean eat nutritiously, but prep your eats ahead of time so that when you’re a starvin marvin, you have some food on hand to tame your hungry beast. For example, smoothie ingredients (protein powder!) are great, and pre-made grains, beans, and pre-sliced veggies are perfect. Oh, and cookie dough bowls.
- Get some sleep! Self-explanatory. Get your sleep, and you’ll have more energy and time to get your workout in.
^^ Don’t be That Guy. - Get creative. Run outside, do a BodyRock workout, a fitness or yoga/pilates DVD, whatever floats your boat:) Go to yoga if you’re feeling sassy!
BodyRock eats insanity for breakfast.
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So there you have it! Get creative with your workouts, no excuses:)
See you tomorrow from my new COLLEGE! And with my new best friend roomie
Edit: I am so so obsessed. Slash in love.
How do you fit exercise into your everyday life?
Favorite workouts in a pinch?
xoxox,
Great tips—once working out becomes a necessary staple in the day…those things get easier too!
I love our gym—it makes me want to spend time there. That always helps!
Me too! Everyone is so friendly and the machines all have tv’s:)
WOAh you are already going to college?!? im so confused!! doesnt it start next fall?!? anywho. GREAt tips.. i 100% agree!!! esp with making time and planning ahead!
It does start in the fall!
awesome stuff!!!!im definitely gonna need these when I head to college in July!!
Great tips! I love seeing high schoolers active even when they’re not playing organized sports in school. I didn’t start working out regularlyuntil I was a sophomore in college. In high school, I always did sports, so I was active, but I never did it for my own health! <3you!
<3 you tooo babygirl!!
Great post! Working out helps SO MUCH in college. After sitting through 6 hours of lectures, you need to get up and move around or you’ll go insane.
P.S. I’m glad you are back to regular posting! I love your blog
Ahhh thank you you made my day:))
hahaha, did u notice the dog jumping around to catch the ball in the video? too funny
I agree, too, the key is to make time for your workout ahead and planning other things around it. I always try to think of my workouts as appointments themselves, this way, I won´t want to miss them
HAHAH yes, I love that little doggy! That’s what I try to do too, it helps so much!
Great tips and ideas!!! I love working out in the morning, It is when I have the most drive and I like getting it done in the morning so I 1. dont end up putting it off or 2. have to think about it all day!
I love planning my meals around the gym too, I usually have a pre breakfast before I go and than when I come home have real breakfast! Something to look forward too
Me too!! It’s just so hard when I have to be in class at 7:45
In college it will be soooo much easier! I love having two breakfasts 
great tips:) So many people look at it like a chore-I look at it like a lifestyle:) Have fun today w/Lisa and what a big day tomorrow-woohhoo
I’m like you when it comes to working out…I have to make time! If I don’t just stop whatever I’m doing and get it done, it won’t happen! I have had to be really creative lately with workout because I’n injured but I can’t wait to get back to me normal routine! Just a quick question: I have wanted to try the body rock workouts for a while now but I don’t have any of the equipment…to do the workouts did you buy the equipment or do you just kind of use stuff u have a round the house?
Thanks!
My watch is so perfect for timing intervals! Otherwise, I just find heavy stuff around the house! Haha
Jillian Michaels’ Shred DVD is pretty perfect for exercising when you don’t have enough time! I do want to check out Bodyrock tho
I should check out her DVD’s! I love love loveee her
I joined the Y in Jan because they offer programs for everyone in my family: 2 adults, a teen, 7yrold, 2yr old and 11mth old. Me and my two young ones go every morning. Mon and Fri I Zumba, Tues cycle cut, wed strength mix, thurs body flex. If I can make time to workout with 4 kiddos then anyone can do it. I also changed our eating diet in Dec to GFCF/soyF and I am now adding more and more raw to it as well. I just love raw food
I feel better have more energy and make a better mom and wife when my body is in tune: mind, body, spirit 
Happy Day
Me too! I love raw food so so much:) I just wish it didn’t carry such a crazy label!
I agree with the making time for it one. I also really agree with planning out all of your workouts the day before, especially since classes vary on different days. Working out in college is so important, I dunno why so many people skip out on it!
I’m planning on doing SOME kind of exercise every day in college!
I get up early every morning and go before class or my clinical. For April my goal has also been to add abs every day so I do that when I get home from school.
I should do that! Doing abs every day is such a simple goal!
Great tips, and they definitely work for college too! I always make time for exercise, especially when I have lots of exams and am super busy – it keeps me sane. What works best for me is packing clothes to go to the gym right after class. I literally sit in class ready to leave to get to my fav spinning class!
That is so so smart! Then you can’t get distracted by biznazz at home:)
great tips I totally agree you cant find time you have to make time!
I love JM and BL — and I totally loved when she said that quote after they won the challenge!! haha
Great tips girl – making exercise and health a priority is the only way to go!
Hahaha I know at that moment I bursted out laughing!
hahahah I love that inspirational quote
And you’re so right about MAKING Time instead of finding time!
Nike Training Club works me out in a pinch fa SHO!
and I’m so excited to hear where you’re going. EEEP!
I’m the same way. I don’t find time. I MAKE time. I plan my life around my workouts. That way, I don’t have the “no time” excuse.
Is that a regional thing?! I should find one!
Ahh! I LOVE that What the Hell song AND I’m absolutely positively obsessed with Jillian. Have fun visiting your new school! How exciting!!
Hahaha me too I am SO OBSESSED
yes yes, all of the above. I find that good food and good sleep do wonders for my 5am motivation! amen to that!
Especially the food part
Awesome post! I was one of the people asking about this, so thank you! I used to be solo into running, but dropped off when my schedule got crazier. Im realizing that I need to just schedule my workouts in instead of just hoping it happens. Thanks girl!
I am not a morning person at ALL so it never even occured to me to work out in the morning. But the problem was is that after work I am so tired/bloated from sitting all day/unmotivated that I was only going maybe a couple times a week. One day out of nowhere I decided to try to go before work, (ie waking up at 5am, omg GROSS,) and it has been actually working for me since February! I now make it to the gym at least 5, if not 6, times a week. Every single day it’s a struggle to get out of my warm bed because like I said, NOT a morning person, but I have found that I have a ton more energy during the day, and a lot less time to talk myself out of going. If I can do it in the morning, anyone can, I promise.
ME TOO! In college I am going to try to get classes that are later in the morning so I can do all of my workouts first thing – I am such a morning person though, I just need to have time! haha
Hi Katelyn! I just found your blog and I LOVE it! I’m so adding you to my Google reader!
So fun reading about your college excitement! I’m a senior too and am also going to be a college freshman in the fall! So excited!
When I don’t really have time for exercise, I love to bike while doing my reading for English class. It makes the time fly by. Yay for multitasking!
Megan
I’m so glad you like it! That is such a great tip. Aren’t you so excited to graduate?!
I aspire to be like Jillian! Who doesn’t??
I make time by working out first thing in the morning. It’s out of my way and I don’t have to think about making it to the gym that afternoon!
Have fun at your college orientation!
Hahaha me. too.
What an amazing post! I love that you said MAKE THE TIME!
Love these tips. I hate when people claim that they don’t have time to exercise, I think you need to make time for the important things in your life. If I really want it then I’m doing it and I never miss a work out
Have fun tomorrow girl
Can’t wait to know your university of choice
Thanks girl!!
Great post and I love Jillian Michaels.
I view working out as a ‘have to’ and it jut became a part of my day so I don’t ever view it as a chore. It’s my time of the day where I can think about anything I want.
Me. too. So obsessed. And I love viewing it as “me time” rather than a “must do”!
I used to put exercise at the bottom of my to-do list, but now it’s at the top. I get grumpy if I don’t work out, so ensuring that I fit it into my day makes all the difference
Hahaha I get grumpy too! I love me some endorphines:)
I wish I was half as healthy and mature as you when I was a senior in high school! You are going to have a blast in college, dear!
Haha aweeee thank you!