Time constraints

Does it feel like you don’t have enough time in the day to get the training you want done?  Try keeping a log of everything you do during a week.  Keep track of how long it took you to do a typical activity, and I guarantee you’ll find something that surprises you.  For me, it was computer time.  I thought I wasted about an hour or so a day reading some blogs and writing emails, but it ended up being closer to 2 or 3.  Time just slipped by, then I was always rushing around and having to cut workouts short to get to work on time.  Maybe for you it’s commuting – are you spending 2 hours a day getting to and from work?  Find a way to make that part of your training a couple times per week.  Do you spend 2 hours cooking intricate meals every night?  Food is important, but now and again you may need to forgo the three-course meal and just down a smoothie and a bowl of cereal.  The point is, you don’t have to cut back every day.  Maybe once or twice a week you say to yourself – today is my day to focus on training and that’s it