In 2008, AT&T had a great commercial touting the new reminder features on their smartphones. The premise of the commercial is a family has a live-in task-master named Sven that keeps them on track. My wife and I joke that we need a Sven when we start to get behind on things that really need attention. Sometimes it feels like the lists are really long and need prioritization, but we just aren't motivated to stick to the grind. Sometimes everyone feels like they need a Sven, but that's not true. I have had the good fortune to be able to work with a personal trainer over the past 6 months and the relationship has been great. The best part for me is that the ownership for success is on me, not my trainer. Some people feel like they need someone to just "tell them what to do" like Sven does in the commercial. What they don't realize is this mentality transfers the ownership of the outcome to the trainer and that won't work. You have to get invested and own
A good friend of mine was a local basketball star in the small town where we grew up. He was interviewed by a local paper. The reporter asked, "what is the secret to the team's success"? The reply was, "the best defense is a good offense, and the best offense is a good defense." Keep in mind he was likely 17 years old at the time. I still make fun of this quote to this day, because it was so good on the spot, yet makes me tilt my head to the side like a dog trying to understand what you are saying. I have been focusing on my health more and more for the past 6 months. This was all before COVID-19 and stay at home orders. For the first time, I am working with a personal trainer for exercise and nutrition. I've been tracking every meal, adhering (well trying) to an established number of calories per day and a set of macros for carbs, protein, and fat. Intermittent fasting for over 100 days with a 16:8 goal. I weigh myself every day, taking supplement