Workbook Day 8
Make Time
A few minor adjustments in my ‘plan’ from this summer, and I’ve got the scheduling under control. Now it is ‘just do it’. I review my eating plan in the morning as I take my vitamins & record my weight. I check my ‘to do’ list, and add any adjustments that need to be made. During the day I record what I eat (which is the part that takes the most ‘remembering time’.) In the evening I review the day, making any corrections to my Wellness Journal plan, record the day on FitDay, then plan my eating schedule for the next day.
Workbook Day 9
Get Moving!
I have scheduled planned exercise, what I will do when, in my Calendar and in my Wellness Journal. My plan is to start with 15 minutes on the treadmill on Monday and Friday, and work up to 30 minute sessions. I will do ½ hr session of pilates on T or R and a 5 minute review session on the opposite day. I will attend a 1 hr Tai Chi class on Wednesday, and do a 5 minute review on Saturday or Sunday. For some people this may not be a lot of exercise. For me, it is a challenge. I will also record the spontaneous exercise I do during the day (walks, play with the dog, mall crawl, etc.) This is where my Wellness Journal can keep me accountable. Because I have everything on one page, it serves as a reminder.
Workbook Day 10
Set Achievable Goals
I know that the goals I identified previously violate the ‘don’t set an ultimate goal’ instruction, but I have been there in the last 3 years and know I can get there again. The hardest part of the goals I have set for myself is to lose no more than 4 lbs. of muscle while I drop 43 lbs of fat. That is why exercise is so important to me. I will probably have to add some work with weights in order to build muscle, but that will be decided several weeks into the diet phase.
The most important part of this lesson for me is to celebrate each 5 lb mini-goal. I am pleased that I have been able to celebrate 2 mini-goals, and keep them off. I will report my success in terms of mini-goals, but will track them in terms of trend.
