Transitions

One of the biggest fac­tors I have found in being moti­vated to lose fat and get fit is to have great men­tors. The other is to, obvi­ously, keep doing the right thing in terms of exer­cise and diet and the periph­eral tasks around them. It helps to main­tain the right mindset.

So, this week, I did a num­ber of things that helped:

• tracked my calo­ries, weight, rest­ing heart rate and exer­cise using the awe­some (Aus­tralian) soft­ware from Calo­rieK­ing
• joined the com­mu­nity at Dai­lyMile where I can share my vic­to­ries and bat­tles with others
• did two RPM classes at my gym, and a long, stretch ses­sion that ironed out a bunch of kinks
• ran twice — just 3km each time, but you have to start somewhere
• had the local bike shop rebuild my tri bike and they’re in the process of rebuild­ing my road bike — they have spent too long idle hang­ing in the garage.

Of course, there’s always a set­back — our dig­i­tal scales died on Fri­day. So, we’re get­ting some new ones today and will upgrade to some­thing like one of the Tanita Iron­man series.

I’m going to talk about men­tors next time, so stay tuned.