Project - Health & Fitness 2024 Goals

Well, I had injured myself from BJJ practice after writing the previous post and life happened in between and forgot about giving an update and this blog ha!

After recovering, I did become more accountable to myself and reached the 2 out of 3 goals laid out in my previous post. I can run 5km (in perfect conditions) in under 25 minutes. I reached my PBs for bench press, squats and deadlifts. But, because of the calorie intake increase due to more protein consumption, I stayed the same weight.

Calories counting is a mental game that I don't think I have mastered. Its hard to tolerate the calorie fluctuations due to normal life.

The dashboard feature did not get implemented because I invested in a sports watch which helped me track runs and lifts and had fancy charts to see trends.

Things I learnt

• Do not overcomplicate things
• Making small changes is easier then making a big change (related to previous point)
• Just start
• Accountability becomes easier when tracking (hence the investment in a sports watch)
• Its really important to remove friction between you and your goals
  • Choose a gym or running area around you that you can reach easily by foot if necessary
• Forming habits is more sustainable then using your will power
• Exercise is awesome not just because of the physical benefits but of the mental benefits. It helps with preparing for a long day of sitting down and thinking hard about coding problems.