Author: Michael
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Weekly Review: Traveling
My plan to stay active while traveling worked out really well. I completed just about everything as planned. I knew I was going to eat too much, how can you not when you’re in Chicago, but I still need to work on some control there. It was better than a trip to Chicago would have…
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Travel With A Plan
We’ve been working hard to build this workout routine, then all of a sudden it’s time to travel. Traveling can be anything but routine, you’re probably keeping a different schedule, doing things you’re not typically doing and if you’re anything like me, eating too much. When I travel, I lower, but never remove my expectations,…
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Keeping Score
Finding small ways to reward yourself on your journey can be important to maintain motivation. It’s tempting to use food and sometimes that might be appropriate, but that’s also pushing yourself backwards. I suggest you find something unique to you that speaks to you and helps you stay on track.
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The Week After
The week after the marathon, I was hoping to get back into training, though I underestimated the residual stress and gave myself too much to try and do. This was compounded by the first real week back at work and the week before I travel for work. I gained a bit of weight, but I…
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Performing a Weekly Review
Reflecting on your work is one of the key differences between the PDCA program and how a lot of people manage a new workout program and/or diet. Most people do the work (or not) and then get on the scale, they don’t see the results they’re hoping for, so they lose hope and ultimately stop. …