Hi everyone, just wanted to throw this out there for accountability. Two weeks ago I made this post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/bfkpfy/fitness_journey/
To summarize, here were my goals:
Routines I want to have down:
- Intermittent fasting: eating between 8:30 - 6:30 for a 14 hour fast
Review: I have to admit I can take this more seriously. If I want a healthy snack after 6:30 I usually wouldn't stop myself because it's easy to rationalize but I think this is stopping me from being able to measure results. Also, if I miss my morning workout, I have to make up for the gym session at night and have a protein shake around 8-9.
Targeted subgoal: make every effort to get that morning workout in.
- Working out in the morning: doing 6am workouts
Review: I had a romanticized view of going to the gym early and having the place be relatively quiet, but at 7am the gym is packed and if I see people I know it makes me a bit anxious so I bought a hat and oversized workout hoodie so I can have some privacy when I work out. My first week was decent but second week really dropped off.
Targeted subgoal: accept that the gym is not 100% serenity all the time, there will be weird eye contact and unwanted interactions on rare occasions - let it motivate you and don't be easily deterred!!
- In bed by 9:30 and wake up by 5:30: and Sleeping around 9-9:30
Review: my first week was great by second week I lost sight of the goal a little. However, I had morning workouts every day for my first week and I am very proud of myself! On my second day I had a huge bout of the fear-of-failures and became demotivated but I kept telling myself it was just a bad mental health moment and exercising will improve my mental health. It worked :)
Targeted subgoal: this month I want to wake up at 4:30 so I can get to the gym by 5am when it's actually quiet (7am is very busy). Getting up is a lot easier when I go to bed on time. Going to bed on time is a lot easier when I am very productive at work and don't have to stress or take work home. When you have a bad day or when you lose confidence just acknowledge the anxiety and the bad mental health day and let exercise help you push through and focus.
- Make fitness part of my lifestyle: join more social activities and communities that revolve around fitness
Review: this hasn't been very realistic and to be honest I find joining a run club randomly a bit intimidating... but I got the courage to post an update on reddit
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