Daily accountability and check in

I've just had the same Walkintofit, 2 days off with no plan. Except rest the brain and body.

Did some jobs, fitted a floating shelf and sorted some wiring in the kitchen ate badly and played computer games. Best time ever.

I've set some priorities to get me through the next months hopefully with some progress.

1 - Sleep
2 - Water
3 - Fruit and Veg
4 - Calories
5 - Exercise
6 - Lifestyle

Sleep and water aren't so bad but need improvement, less late nights, more water in the afternoon.

Fruit and veg and calories need work, my diet is awful, too much sugar and junk. MFP is ideal, tracking calories and macros to keep on track.

Exercise isn't too bad, I get steps in every day for the walk to work but I need to do some strength work and stretching, I feel old and achy.

Lifestyle is just everything else, job, family, social elements, hobbies etc. I need to spend more time with my family and friends.

Anyway, I'm back at my desk, not quite logged back on yet. The below is today's Stoic lesson, really resonates, particularly work and how fate plays its hand. Ive had a good few years but not so much the last one although I think I'm at the other side.

"If the breaking day sees someone proud,
The ending day sees them brought low.
No one should put too much trust in triumph,
No one should give up hope of trials improving
Clotho mixes one with the other and stops
Fortune from resting, spinning every fate around.
No one has had so much divine favor
That they could guarantee themselves tomorrow
God keeps our lives hurtling on,
Spinning in a whirlwind."


-Seneca, Thyestes, 613

Yes, veggies and fruit. I've got my orange this Morning again and I'll go and pick up a small salad to go with my quiche.

I'm planning later on prepping tomorrow's salad and also for next week. I get bored and turned off from some salads and end up buying lunch instead, so I'll try prepping more interesting stuff in advance.

I was surprised yesterday that I stayed within my calorie range, some poorer choices though.

Did have a later night because I was a bit zapped after work. I think later, I'll fight through the normal urge and take my wife for a walk around the block.

Ill tell you what I really struggle with and I think it's the ADHD/spicy brain thing. I love using this channel to keep a tenuous link and some accountability but I really struggle getting change going and the habit to form.

I know what a good diet should look like.
I've got access to MFP and other programmes if needed (I've found noom good for habit building).
My wife does decent shopping and buys veggies and fruit, she really looks after m3 actually.
Ive got access to the gym and a decent garden or garage to do stuff at home.

I know I need to make changes now, I need to do more stretching and strength work as well as cut out biscuits, crisps and snacks

I just cannot get into a positive habit of eating healthier and getting some additional exercise. I feel drained and emotionally tired which causes me to have late nights and eat poorly for a dopamine fix, this creates a chicken and egg problem.

If/when the hyperfocus kicks in, I really get going, I've done well strength training in the gym and changed my diet but until this happens it's tough.

Not sure what this is, I don't think I need 'help', I'm not sure what the solution is but I thought I'd do a brain dump so I can come back to it later.

I posted my priorities a week or so ago and they are still 100% correct, I guess I can revisit those and decide what I'm doing next about them.

Good suggestion walkintofit

I made a good start on Saturday but then ordered takeout, it was really nice though.

Yesterday was better, I finished the leftovers and made some good choices, also tracked it which I started Saturday but gave up when I cheated.

I really felt it Saturday night and Sunday Morning, my BP, I'm sure I could hear my arteries crying out too.

So reinforced attempts this week.

I've redone my field notes journal with a page of daily habit tracking and a daily journal page. It's a good little pad and it tickles my 'journal doodling' itch.

1 - Sleep
7 hours last night which is good, wife is still away and I had an early start to travel for work.

2 - Water
2 fills of my bright orange bottle, been doing OK with this, it's just the afternoon I need to remember to drink more.

3 - Fruit and Veg
Get my 5. Made a great choice yesterday, cooked 4 rashers of bacon but last minute decided to only use 2 and a sliced tomato on tiger bread.

Some stir fry veg in my leftovers bit not counting it.

Did nail an orange and banana just needed some more veg, maybe a chopped pepper with the sandwich would have worked.

4 - Calories
Tracked and stayed within, I'll use the macro tracking to keep sat fats low and maximise the lower ones. I think I get given 2200, I still had 180 left which is fine by me to stick around 200.

5 - Exercise
I need easy cardio choices my feet are agony most of the time, I do walk to/from the bus though which is about 5k steps along with walking about the office most days. It's a 'sweat on' I need to sort out to get my ticker going.

6 - Lifestyle
Started reading Ultra Proceseed People again yesterday, scary insight to processed food. Decided to stop using marg, it's practically plastic at this point.

That said, I'm waiting for a train drinking the new nutmeg and hazelnut latte from Costa.

Oh dear, the amount of times I've written a post only to nudge myself off the app and have to start again.

I thought it would fizzle out myself much earlier on, I've been really surprised by the engagement in the thread with a couple of people sharing their own journeys, greaterthanlife and walkintofit in particular, its given me a reason to keep coming back and checking in.

This week has been interesting, I'm surprised by the amount of calories in some of the snacks and smaller foods, 350 in a sausage roll and 300 in a small shortbread biscuit, I eat these usually in a packet of 4. No wonder I'm in trouble.

I'm going to start swapping these foods out and making more effort to prepare a good lunch. I could do with a planned snack too that will stave off the hunger and desire to cheat whilst on my way home.

1 - Sleep
7 hours last night which is good but haven't slept well on the harder hotel bed this week.

2 - Water
Plenty of water yesterday.

3 - Fruit and Veg
Avocado, small bowl of fruit, banana, carrots and hummus, green salad for lunch.


4 - Calories
Made great choices, and was around 2200 but I finished a couple of shortbread biscuits with lunch. 700 calories damn.

I swapped out the poached eggs with breakfast this morning and had pico de gallo with avocado as a veggie choice instead and to keep the calories lower.

I'm trying to swap to a later train so I'll have to decide what to do for lunch, I can eat a couple of pieces of fruit and eat lunch/dinner on the train. I know - I'll do this and grab a poke box, they are delicious and healthy.

5 - Exercise
Work in progress, 9k steps on Monday when commuting, will do the same today, walked up to the supermarket yesterday and back, that was the limit of my exercise.