Week One - w/c 17 Jan 2022

Make a Start...

I have been there before where I have been in 'fix' mode and throwing myself into fitness suddenly with a structured rigid plan for weight loss and fat loss and seen fab results. However, it has proved unsustainable and so I am back at square one again.

This time it feels different. I am no longer relying on someone to fix me. I am not asking for a cheerleader or someone to believe in me before I can achieve some goals. I am taking my own advice in business and applying this to my personal life and my personal goals by believing in myself and doing what I want to do. Even if I 'fail' I will have tried. We cannot grow unless we fail at some point. Otherwise we do not know what success or succeeding actually is. This doesn't mean I am not going to seek out some guidance from experts who can support me but I am not relying on anyone to fix me or do it for me. I am making a change for me and me only.

Baby Steps - Just one change....

Baby steps indeed. Feeling very positive and wanting to get going. However, I know from past experience that this did not work for me. So remember..... baby steps. First step is to note down a few categories that I want to make some changes in and focus the mind.

So... what can I look to change on the following categories? Just need to think of one thing I could do differently in each section. Then choose one of them to change this week. Don't try to make 5 changes, just one, for now......

• Nutrition

• Activity

• Hydration

• Sleep

• Stress

So where do I start...

1. Nutrition - Stop the late night snacking whilst watching TV

2. Activity - Do 2 walks this week - forgot setting a steps target, just set off

3. Hydration - Take a water bottle to work and fill it up! and drink it!

4. Sleep - Turn my phone off earlier in the evening

5. Stress - Do a meal plan to ease the stress of 'Whats for tea?'

So I have now decided on the changes I could make, I am now going to choose just one of those and implement it this week - w/c 17th Jan 2022.

I have chosen Activity - Two walks this week. I have chosen this for 2 reasons:

1. I believe it is do-able

2. My activity/fitness has stalled fully so I want to kick start it

Update-

How it's going...... So it is now Thursday 20th January so not quite at the end of Week One. I have so far done two walks and a full PT session. I have decided to work with a PT to set some programmes for the gym. No more no less. No set plan structure or goal. Just for if or when I feel like going. So the PT session was to assess my fitness levels and help set the programmes.

I feel absolutely buzzing and suddenly want to take on the world. However, it's time to stop, reflect and keep to the plan of learning patience. Do things when I feel like doing them, no over analysing, no psyching myself up to do something and no structured plan.

NB Felt extremely happy after the session and I realised later that I didn't snack at all that evening. Maybe the endorphins are working and naturally my body didn't even want to snack.

Lets see what Week Two brings...