Today is 3rd Jan 2023. I am writing this for me.
It is the start of a new year. And I am desperate for some newness. A new year brings with it an opportunity for a fresh start. Which is much needed.
In 2016-2017 I lost close to 25 kgs. I was 85kgs when I started running and by the end of 2017 I was 61-63 kgs. End of 2018-2019 was even better, I was swimming and running a lot, always training for some big endurance event and was my fittest self of 58 kgs.
After doing my second full marathon and my first Ironman 70.3 distance, both between Jan-Feb 2020, everything changed- the world knows about it. No events, no access to long-distance running routes, no access to swimming pool, a lot of work from home. I struggled but maintained both health and enthusiasm. But a lot more changed for us personally, our daughter came into our life in Jan 2021. To say the last two years of this motherhood journey have been challenging, would be an understatement. Morning workout windows got limited to 4 days a week - so that both Anuj and I could do. The time got restricted. Deprivation of sleep, and general lack rest, fatugue and stress that comes with managing an infant and a toddler affected the motivation and sometimes workout would happen only once or twice a week. Intensity and determination got affected. I was not running that much, and I was not running that frequently, the same for swimming. On top of all this, I have lost all self-control over what goes into my mouth.
But this new year all this will change. Last few months, I have managed to learning and correct a few things. Drinking is only occasional, unlike how it was daily before Nov 2022. And workouts can happen at odd hours also, along with Ambar being busy with something else. Fasting helps in checking calories taken in. So here are a few behaviour corrections that I will 100% do in 2023:
1. Drinking continues to be occasional- birthdays, holidays, festivals, paper acceptance, parties.
2. 6 days of workout needs to happen. here is the board plan for it:
Monday - Break
Tuesday - Strength 1+ hours (atleast 400 calories)
Wednesday - Run (7 km Tempo)
Thursday - Strength 1+ hours (atleast 400 calories)
Friday - Run (easy - eventually 10km)
Saturday - Strength 1.5 hours (atleast 600 calories)
Sunday- Run ( long slow, eventually more than 15km)
3. Counting calories again and measuring portions - 1500 calories every day - weekend can exceed 1700 calories
4. 3 liters of water every day.
5. No packaged snacks - 100% stop- have a large mug of green tea and fruit for the drive back- but 100% no stopping for munching poisonous snacks.
These 5 things need to happen, I will post my regular updates here
