Jake Siso wrote:Hey Fellow Developers! Please share your biggest 2 challenges when it comes to keeping unwanted weight off and being in shape.
I think in general, the
biggest 2 challenges are probably the same for achieving most goals:
1. being motivated
2. staying committed
And as a third point - setting goals/objectives and frequently making measurements to determine if the objectives are being met.
For good health, it sounds obvious but:
- get ample rest
- be active
- eat well
For me personally - I try to get 7-8 hours of sleep each night.
I wake up every morning at 5:30am, have a cup of
coffee while reading the news, and then go for a 90 minute walk/jog. It usually works out be around 9~10km (12,000 steps) and burns 800-1000 cals. Listening to
podcasts and music really makes the time fly by. In the office environment where I work, I usually get around 5000 steps in during the day. I take the stairs rather than elevators, and make a point of getting up and moving for 5 minutes out of every hour. If the weather is nice, I'll get a ride to work, and then walk the 6km back home at the end of the day (sadly I can't do this year-round where I live). If I didn't walk home, then I go for a long walk after dinner, trying to round-out my steps to 25,000 for the day (I don't always get there, but I try).
At home we generally have healthy-ish meals and eat well, but at my office there are lot's of tempting cookies/cakes/doughnuts in the break room, and a subsidized snack tray with chips, candy bars, etc. I avoid them and bring things to snack on from home such as
fruit, veggies, granola bars, crackers&cheese, hard-boiled eggs, etc.
I have a Fitbit health-band/smartwatch which I use with an Android app to track steps, distance, calories burned, active minutes, sleep quality, heart rate. It really works well, and helps me stay on-track to meet my daily goals. It even alerts me during the day if I have been sitting too long, reminding me to get up and get moving.
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