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07 November 2022
I've seen this saying several times on the socials and it goes something like, don't compare your day one with someone else's day hundred. I find that saying helpful because it's easy to look at someone who has accomplished what you have just started out to pursue. That individual might be inspirational to you. The other side of the inspiration can bring sense of inadequacy in you as you may feel like you cannot do what they did or do for various reasons. Reasons like, they are way more disciplined than me, x seems so easy for them, I could never do that etc. The saying also reminds me that they are where they are partly because they have put in the time. So time is part of the ingredients I need to add. Something's we don't get to see is good often they also messed up at the beginning. How many times they failed and had to get up, dust themselves off and try again. The struggles they had to overcome and most importantly, the recurring hard choices they had to make. Being disciplined is not easy especially when starting something new or different. the temptation to take the easy or familiar route is highly tempting. Anyway, I say so this to remind myself that I am also just starting out so I should give myself some slack. Another reminder I want to give myself is that they ahead of me are there because they did the difficult things which they also probably did not want to at the time. You really have to go through it, you truly have to put in the hard work to get to the other side. You can't just pretend or only show up when it feels easy and comfortable. You have to put in the work day in and day out no matter what. Think of this as a slow burn. No extremes here. It is that daily grind of doing what you have to do each day. It's not the doing more to make up for missed days. It's also not about perfection but rather consistency over the long-term.
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29 October 2022
Thursday and Friday I worked from an office. Thursday I was at a client and Friday at my workplace. This is the first time since lookdown I've had back to back days at a workplace. What I could not do on either day was my usually walks during the day to get my steps in. At a client I can't be seen taking to many breaks especially since my company charges my time be the hour. No client is going to pay for breaks. On Friday, at my workplace I have more freedom. The limit is that I have to report the hours I've worked. I don't arrive early enough or leave late enough to take breaks. This then means I have to have a plan for office days. How can I be active on those days. Basically I need to home a game plan for home and one for office. It's ok if both are not the same. My main priority is my health. There is no excuse. I must arrange my day around my health. If it means getting up earlier, knocking off when I've completed my hours instead off working longer than I need to, exercising after work or dinner. I need to do what I should in order to be healthy. My health is my responsibility.
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26 October 2022
Im craving white bread with tomato and melted cheese. I honestly will survive if I don't indulge the craving. This is the other side of discipline - telling yourself "No" and actually mean it. The more you do it, the easier it becomes. But I should not stop at "No". That might be a little cruel. I should examine why I have the craving. Am I genuinely hungry and the craving is my body signalling the hunger by using something I do enjoy? If yes, what is the better food choice that is more in line with my health goals and all also satisfy my hunger? I don't want to be cruel, tough, strict with myself. I believe I can exercise self-discipline with self-compassion.
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26 October 2022
So far I've managed to stay consistent with exercise. The diet part is progressing much slower than I'd like. I still in the "figuring things out" stage. For now I want to keep my blood sugars in target range and also incorporate fasting consistently. I keep reminding myself that this is a lifestyle change and that the new habits I'm practicing are meant to be lifelong. So I'm not hard on myself and I give myself room to go as slowly as I need to. I do have daily and weekly targets which require discipline, but they are not so tough that they feel out of reach. I believe that baby steps are just that, baby step. Small and wobbly at times. Eventually I'll improve and challenge myself from the new level and so I'll continue. I want to improve my overall health and health concerns. But most important to me, is to live a healthy life from this point on. The rest, like weight loss, being fit, improved self confidence, comfortable in my own skin, being able to wear nicer clothes, etc, are icing on the cake. I look forward to getting there. But I'm in no rush. My only focus is on developing and maintaining healthy habits that fit my life and that I can sustain forever. Habits take time to build, I'm focusing on building the right ones and not looking for shortcuts or hacks. I want to be as healthy as I can possibly be, for as long as I possibly can.
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25 October 2022
My fasting goal for tomorrow is omad.
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