Today I have been working on a plan to get back to where I was. My original plan was beginning to fall apart and I needed to re-energise and think again about the things I was doing. It's hard finding time to keep up with everything you are trying to do but, mainly, I'm still working. I suppose that's the thing about plans, they constantly have to be tweaked to get them right: they're never perfect.
So what is my plan?
Firstly I have subscribed to Men's Health magazine. Hopefully this will give me motivation as well as routines, exercises, meal plans, advice and lots more. Having it come through each month will, fingers crossed, help me to push myself or get myself back on track if I'm beginning to wane again.
Secondly I'm going to David Goggins - callus my mind. I've been forgetting, recently, to do something I don't want to do every day. This is something I want to start again. If I do that, then I'm prepared to still exercise or still eat salad or something healthy even when I don't want to. I'll be able to do it because I know I've already done and am used to, doing something I don't want to do.
Next, obviously I'm going to get back on to moderation and eating healthily and exercising. I want to plan on running every other day. I typed 'if I can' but then i know I'm setting myself up to be able to say I don't need to or have an excuse not to, so I'm leaving it at 'I will'. I will also do muscle training to get back into shape strength wise as well as cardio.
I am also going to watch my calories each day. I'll be able to stick to a healthy calorie count by eating mindfully, keeping a food journal and taking control back from my cravings and the little devil on my shoulder. I have a mindfulness app that I want to use more that will help me to meditate on my day and where I am in the moment. Hopefully this will help me to stay focused.
I think that's pretty much the plan. I don't want to go on and do 20 or 30 different things because then there will simply be too many things to stick to and doing too much in one go is tantamount to failing...because that's what will happen. I think there is enough there to keep me motivated and help me to become healthy and lose weight.
I have to get used to the things I'm doing, get back into the habits I had at the beginning of my journey. Find my mojo again. I'm going to be watching myself closely and monitor my feelings even closer. I've not completely gone back to where I was before I started, but neither am I where i should be after 48 days of a new lifestyle. I need to be in the moment every day and look forward to a long and healthy future, rather than a takeaway.
It's my life and I am taking control back. It also helps, though, knowing that my wife is now also on board.
Thanks for reading.
Stay strong. Stay healthy.
Sean.
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