How to start working out early in the morning!

So, one of the most common things I hear from people is that they really wanna start getting up earlier and working out first thing in the morning, but they just aren't a morning person and don't know how to do it. 

When I was working full time I actually was getting up at 4am to workout before my day began.  Seriously - 4AM!  I am SO not a morning person and I am actually one of those people that needs like 8-10 hrs of sleep per night to even function.  So... this was not an easy adjustment for me.  But I did it for months!  

Here are my biggest tips on how to get it done:

1. Go to bed earlier - if you are getting up an hour earlier then go to bed an hour earlier.  Do NOT sacrifice sleep to get your workout in!!  Lack of sleep is going to hinder your results too!
2. Sleep in your workout clothes (this saves you a lot of time in the morning so you don't have to get up, get changed and then workout) 
3. DO NOT HIT SNOOZE!!  Seriously - it is a TRAP! 
4. As soon as the alarm goes off SIT UP.  Put your alarm on the other side of the room if you have to.  For me, I just told myself the night before (like a little pep talk, honestly) that as soon as my alarm went off I was UP!
5. Don't think about it - just get up.  You will be telling yourself "I am so tired" just shut your mind off and get up.
6. Go workout - right away.  Once again don't think about it just do it..  I seriously used to not really fully wake up until I was 5-10 mins into my workout and then I was feeling really good.

You will have trouble getting to sleep right away at your new earlier bedtime the first few nights, but trust me after the first couple nights it will be a lot easier to get to sleep at that early time cuz you'll be pretty tired.  You  will actually be quite tired for probably the first couple weeks, but just push thru and your body will adjust and then you will have more energy than ever - seriously! 

Do you workout in the morning?  Are you going to try these things out to 

Spinach & Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts (recipe adapted from food.com)

Serves 3

Ingredients:

• 3 chicken breasts
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 5 cups baby spinach
• 3/4 cup feta cheese
• 1.5 cups seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Prepare chicken for stuffing either by slicing the chicken breasts almost completely in half, but not quite - you wanna leave the two halves attached still.  Or you can beat the chicken breasts to make them super thin.
3. Cook the spinach, garlic and oil on the stove top until done 
4. add in the feta cheese and mix well
5. distribute spinach mixture onto each chicken breast
6. wrap chicken around mixture and secure with a toothpick
7. Roll each breast in bread crumbs until well coated
8. place on baking sheet
9. Cook for 30 minutes or until cooked thru
10. ENJOY! 

This went over really well in my house even my almost 5 year old daughter gobbled it up!  YUM!