Accountability Challenge - Week 27 - October 16, 2009

[Rob Devlin]

Hi everyone.

Another week down with little change. I have had less pain in leg this week. Mostly due to the avoidance of types of work that caused the problem in the first place. Still lacking motivation to make changes that will start me off in the right direction again. But if you saw the video I posted yesterday my lack of motivation is really just a cop out compared to what Stevie Zee had to go through to get to where he is today.

It is time to get started again. Baby steps first. Make small changes that will lead me to the bigger ones.

I will begin with planning proper meals. Not over eating and avoiding those foods that make me eat without thinking.

Day one starts today.

[Angie]

Hi Rob,

Glad to hear the pain is easing up a little. My motivation wasn't great this week, but my baby-steps goals at least got me off the starting block.

I logged all my meals, however awful, on Fit Day. Over the week, my average intake was 2014 calories, only just below my calorie expenditure. Although I wasn't focusing on macronutrient ratios, for the record, it was 59% carbs, 22% fat and only 19% protein. My weight dipped the first few days then rebounded with all the takeaways and other crap towards the end of the week. Goal for next week, continue logging and cook dinner every night - no more takeaways.

I didn't manage 30 minutes of exercise every day, but did average that overall with a few longer sessions, totalling 1 hr 45 mins walking, an hour of tai chi and 45 minutes of badminton. Although I got three and a half hours total, I want to get into the habit of exercising daily. Goal for next week, to improve on the 4 out of 7 days I managed this week.

As for my lifestyle goal, 15 mins of sorting in my home office/gym per day, I managed 4 out of 7 on this as well. It is getting harder as I did the easy stuff first. Goal for this week, an hour or more over the week.

[Rob Devlin]

It is amazing how we all are having this motivation problem right now. I wonder why?

[Trickman2]

Not sure but my motivation has sucked too, I need to get back into that gym and start pushing myself again....My diet has not been great either needless to say. Back on the wagon I go. Well at that is my plan.