I’ll make this into two categories – one is staying to my exercise routine, and the second will be my food choices.
In week one, I get 6/7 for sticking to my exercise routine, which I did before work.
However, in week 2, I only get 4/7 because on Wednesday and Thursday I started work at 4 am, so it was too early to get any exercise in before work. I don’t want to be walking the streets at that time, and it’s too early for the gym, which opens at 5.30. Sadly this 4 am business continues indefinately. So I may have to look at some options when I come home at 4 pm – but this is a time when I’m not strongly motivated because I’m tired, hot and bothered. I’ll have to look at those days more closely and see what solutions I can find.
I put a gold star on the calender on our fridge for every morning where I put in an exercise effort. It helps to show my husband the commitment I’m putting in.
Foodwise – for week one, I successfully did not purchase ANY takeaways, yayyyy! Although this was also a matter of finances, I liked how I had planned and prepared my breakfast/morning tea/lunch/afternoon tea. Yes, morning and afternoon tea is important because when you’re sitting in a car all this time, peckishness can be your undoing in giving in to get a takeaway snack. So I’ve learned to either have a nut bar or some cut up carrots for a snack at these times.
Week two, there were a couple of times where I got takeaways – result of feeling self righteous. However, even then I tried to keep the impact minimal, by choosing small items.
So overall, I’d say well done. I’m trying not to be fanatical in my lifestyle shift, but try to be flexible about it so that I’m not beating myself up psychologically about where I may lapse.
