Week 1 Missions

  1. Before Photos (25 XP) – This is a non-negotiable! You don’t need to look at them, you don’t need to hang them up, but you do need to take them.
  2. Measurements (25 XP) – Another way to track your progress.
  3. Find your Big Why and share it (25 XP for each )
  4. Walk 5 minutes per day this week (100 XP) – Time to start moving!
  5. Log your food for 1 week (50 XP) – Don’t worry, we won’t make you log your food forever. Just do it for one week!

I took before photos in basketball shorts of my front, sides, and back along with taking measurements on Sunday to complete the first 2 missions.

I refined and wrote out my big why and shared it on the Nerd Fitness Facebook group.

I walked up and down the stairs every day at least twice on weekdays and went for at least 5 minute walks on each weekend.

I logged my food for each day of the week. Logging it, however, caused me to eat a lot more than normal since I was thinking about food. Also I realized that eating a Kirkland protein bar in the morning tended to lead me to eat more snacks and Kirkland protein bars throughout the day. In addition, I still have a problem controlling my excessive snacking over the weekends.

I also hit 5,6,6 reps of dips and pull ups with 45 pound weights and 8,9,9 reps of pistol squats although I hit a temporary setback with some left knee pain the day after basketball which was the same pain that I experienced for a couple days the previous week due to running too much and running with a backpack to the bus. To compensate, I readjusted my quests to replace running a mile each week with walking 5 minutes every day for the 30 days.

Overall, it was a good week since I was able to finish all the Week 1 Missions and thus lay the framework for healthier habits. I do need to improve my diet and actively work to prevent injury.