This will be my final post for the behavior changing goal I set up earlier at the starting of the blog. Looking back at the three posts I uploaded, I find that I did not really achieve my goal.
The very first and major reason which makes me failed is definitely time management. It is due to my laziness and procrastinations of all the assignments. I was all the way rushing for my assignments and at the same time, squeezing out some time for my workout session. I find myself very bad in managing time. Before I start doing anything else, I should first improve my time managing skill.
Second, I got demotivated half-way. Anyway, using music to motivate a workout session somehow worked on me. I manage to continue running for 35 min and 24 sec on Monday. 33 min 10 sec on Tuesday, and 33 min 14 sec on Thursday. One of the reasons why I went to the gym for all three times this week is because I know that I will no longer be going anymore in this semester after the due date of the assignment! I hope at least I did actually follow my own goal in these few weeks time.
Thirdly, I find it very hard to "say no" when my friends are asking me to have a drink, as in "yumcha". =( This is the most attractive activity for me. How bad. The most ridiculous excuse I find myself not to go to the gym. Going exercise keeps me healthy, but instead of going for a healthy activity, which is working out, I went "yumcha" with friends! Which is such an unhealthy activity for me (sitting down consuming sugar and fats)! I must change this habit. This habit follows me since a year ago. I know how it is unhealthy for my body and I will slowly reduce the habit.
What I learn in this behaviour changing blog:
1. You need to put in effort to achieve what you want. Healthy body doesn't come overnight, and no one is born with a perfectly healthy body. In order to have a healthier body, I will learn to change my unhealthy lifestyle to a healthier one. I shall make it a must for me to exercise at least twice a week in the future. Also, I think I should go back for TaeKwon-Do training so that I can make sure I exercise on every weekend.
2. I know better of how the Transtheoritical Model can be applied in a behavior changing situation. In my situation, I first take some time to gone through the Precontemplation stage and the Contemplation stage. I started to think that I should do regular exercises to keep myself healthier. Then I went through the Preparation stage, which I prepared the equipments needed for workingout. Then when I first get to the Action stage, I relapsed back to the Preparation stage. Now I am working on the Action stage again and hopefully I can make it to the Maintenance stage and will not relapse back anymore!
3. I found a way to motivate myself in workingout. Listening to some motivated music helps in making a workout session interesting. This benefits me a lot in the future.
Here I shall report on the whole process from the first day I set up my goal until now.
The first week (16th Feb to 22nd Feb), I went to the gym twice, on the 17th and 19th. The first day I find it difficult to continue running for 30 minutes, so I changed my running style on the 2nd time. On the 19th I walk for 10 minutes to be fully warmed-up and start running only after the 10 minutes. My plan works. I decided to keep to this plan for the next few weeks.
The second and the third week (23rd Feb to 8th Mar), I did not go to the gym. I did not do any exercise on that 2 weeks time. I analyzed on the reasons why I did not get to workout in that two weeks time. I get to applied the Transtheoritical Model on my situation, and also my relapsing back to the Preparation Stage. I then make a promise to myself that I will at least succeed in following what my own goal stated in the following week.
The fourth week (9th Mar to 15th Mar), this week I went to the gym twice. Then I find myself demotivated. I analyzed my situation and found myself a way to be motivated again. I saved a list of energetic music in my phone and listened to the music when I am workingout. It works in motivating me.
The fifth week (16th Mar to 19th Mar), I went to the gym for all these three days. The reasons why I did this is because I know that in short period of time I won't be going to gym anymore after the assignment is due, so I want to at least finish doing something for my goal.
I hope in the future, I will remember what I learn from conducting this blog and I will get to use the knowledge I gain about myself from this blog.
The most important thing, I WILL stay healthy! I WILL stay away from unhealthy lifestyle and keep to the goal I set up for myself.
Finally, I wish everyone gets to keep up to their goal and become healthier. =)
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