29/9/18 T-2 to October

I completed my run.  It's best that I run at 7:00 am.

I drank 3-in-1 coffee because the black coffee was out of stock.

So today is Normal Feed.

Food is the hardest to comply.  This afternoon although I have all the intention to go LCHF, Princess brought home some foods from the Food Festival; dim sum and banana fritters.  Still no black coffee, therefore I still have to drink 3-in-1.

I need to reduce weight.  That is the key to all the ailments; high BP, gout, calcium deposit, short of breath, slow running and whatever complication that is.

I will quit smoking for good.  This is not the way of the Athlete Warrior.  I will reduce carbs including coconut and I will exercise everyday.  These are the pillars.

I will keep on repeating this 3 points until they become part of my subconscious.  Repetition is the mother of skills.

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The benchmark of progress is my running routine.  Slowly I add the swim and the kettlebell.  Cycling will be the last input.

Here is from Krista:

Someone asked me the other day what I do when I don't feel like working out.. and I had to really think about the last time I felt that way.

The truth is...

I look forward to working out.

If I don't get my workout in... I feel incomplete.

I feel stressed, foggy, antsy.

I feel less like ME.

The odd time I have a twinge of not wanting to work out - that feeling is instantly replaced with thoughts of all the benefits.

Of how good I feel afterwards.

Of how much better my life is because of my commitment to health and fitness.

I don't miss workouts.

Not because I'm obsessed or a fanatic but because working out is part of who I am.

I'm not bragging - it definitely wasn't always this way.

But, once I started to really commit to fitness, the benefits started to sooo far outweigh the cost that it became a no-brainer.

Fitness makes you physically and mentally stronger, more flexible, more agile, more powerful.

It starts with a shift in your identity - being the kind of person who doesn't miss a workout starts with thinking of yourself that way.

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The key is motivation.  It's not a question of what you can but what you will.  Therefore I need to stay motivated.  To do so is through action.

I realized too much sitting on the chair dampens my mood to get up and go.  So I need to sit less and move more.

October is the point of no return.  It's all depends on me to stay focus, discipline and consistent.

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