Board 8 > This is my motivation/accountability topic for myself.

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This is actually kind of embarrassing but it is B8 which for me is the perfect balance of not actually knowing you but not being anonymous either.

Basically the reason I am making this topic is because I always say I am going to start doing things and I never end up doing them or don't do them consistently. It all kinda came to a head today when I realized my acne hasn't been this bad since freshman year of high school, my toe was out of control (i'll get to that later) and I was actually struggling in my 3 final CC classes, which I thought would all be a breeze.


If you have any self-improvement suggestions, related to my real life or b8, please do share them. Otherwise this will be a daily check-in to make sure I did everything I was supposed to do. The current list is very much in a preliminary stage but i don't want to procrastinate this too.

Every Day
-Brush teeth 3 times
-Shower as soon as I wake up
-Put acne medication on in morning and evening
-Wash face every evening
-Do 50 sit-ups (I want to get rid of my stomach and turn it into a 6-pack. I know 50 isn't a lot but gotta start somewhere!)
-Walk dogs every night
-Do Chores
-Put my toe medication on (I have a fungus on my left pinkie toe)
-Dress not like a slob
-Use deodorant and cologne (as appropriate)
-Get to sleep at a decent time
-Get off computer an hour before bed (most nights)
-Post in this topic

Every School Day
-Wake up at least an hour before class
-Actually pay attention and take notes
-Study every night, I have no homework, I should at least be studying.

Every Work Day
-Eat before work
-Prepare a meal for work so I don't have to pay a ton for dinner
-Be prepared on time
-Get to work at least 3 minutes early every day

Weekly
-Cut toenails
-Shave

General
-Finish my transfer application process
-Be less arrogant


Well... any suggestions?

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-Put my toe medication on (I have a fungus on my left pinkie toe)

-Stop giving Board 8 too much information

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From: GaryOak151 | #001
Weekly
-Cut toenails

That seems excessive. I'm on board with everything else. Good luck!

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I want to get rid of my stomach and turn it into a 6-pack.

With sit ups?

Yeah, okay.

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From: AlphaRayAllen | #004
I want to get rid of my stomach and turn it into a 6-pack.

With sit ups?

Yeah, okay.

I thought the same thing

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From: tyder21 | #003
That seems excessive. I'm on board with everything else. Good luck!

also thought this

toenails are like a once a month thing unless you're a labrador

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Advice on the 6-pack: Only do lower ab workouts, and run/walk daily. Most exercises and daily activities work your abs to begin with, cardio even more so, the lower abs are the hardest to reach, so only do those exercises, the other 4 will come naturally.

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In other words, there is absolute no reason to do various crunches and situps, unless you want defined obliques as well.

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6% more effort

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For abs you have to work out everything and eat healthy, basically.

Might I recommend getting p90x? It features Ab Ripper X and it's a program that gets everything else in shape too.

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Pro tip: It's called P90x because it has a 90 percent drop out rate.

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why do you need motivation to do normal basic human things

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From: tyder21 | #003
That seems excessive. I'm on board with everything else. Good luck!

Its for the toe problem i have! Thats the only one getting cut weekly.

And i'm willing to eat healthy but i don't have the money for a p90x.. or the space.


And sorozone... what exactly are lower-ab workouts? I dont have the money for equipment.

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If you don't have the willpower to go through p90x you don't have what it takes to get abs imo.

You're probably right. I've dropped it twice before!

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From: MRNlCEWATCH | #012
why do you need motivation to do normal basic human things

public shame

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You don't need to buy p90x.

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General productivity tools:

Be as specific and concrete as possible. "I will brush my teeth at 8:00am" or "I will walk the dogs right after I finish cleaning the last dish" (as opposed to: I will brush my teeth when I get up or Dogs after chores)

You already have a list so the autofocus system: http://www.markforster.net/autofocus-system/ could work.

tl;dr version. When you feel like working you take out your notebook, go down an entire page and pick the task you most feel like doing. There are caveats to how you get rid of tasks you never get around to doing and how you add tasks but that's the gist.

Books to help: Getting Things Done, Procrastination equation.

Specific goals:

If you have trouble going to sleep, your melatonin might be getting turned off by exposure to bright lights. There are several ways to fix it. 1) Turn off all your lights and download f.lux )( http://stereopsis.com/flux/ ) 2) If you don't want to turn off lights, you can buy non-blue spectrum lights from somewhere or a really dorky looking orange tinted glass 3) Just buy some melatonin. Don't take more than than 1.5mg (the smallest pill is about 3mg). There are side effects for some people such as headaches in the morning or suppression of REM sleep (aka sleep isn't as restful) but you can use it for two weeks or something to enforce a bed time (it's a lot easier to take a pill than to go to sleep!). It's a hormone so there are concerns that it could screw around with your natural secretors though.

On studying: If you want to memorize something, spaced repetition software is great. I personally use Anki ( http://ankisrs.net/ ) because it's stripped down but you can look around for stuff like supermemo etc. Just make a flash card's front and back and the program will automatically decide when you'll see them again to preserve memory.

http://calnewport.com/blog/ this site is helpful for less stressful studying. However, you will spend more time overall using that system, but that's a natural consequence of learning things well.

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From: GaryOak151 | #013
And sorozone... what exactly are lower-ab workouts? I dont have the money for equipment.

You don't need equipment, but having a nice pad, mat thing will be nice on your back, instead of laying on carpet or something.

Anyway, I personally do this one:

Here's a list of some though: http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/ab-exercises/lower-ab-exercises/

Most don't require any equipment.

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Also, you will know if you are doing the bicycle ab exercise right. You will literally get tired after a few reps if you haven't done anything with your abs in a long time.

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brushing your teeth 3 times a day is actually not recommended.... brush less than that, flossing is more important.

and lol@ the idea of getting a six pack from situps.

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Bicycles are the toughest. 25 forward/backward with your arms in the air so rough.

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From: Sorozone | #019
Also, you will know if you are doing the bicycle ab exercise right. You will literally get tired after a few reps if you haven't done anything with your abs in a long time.

Holy ****

like seriously i don't think i did 10

From: SlymDayspring | #020
brushing your teeth 3 times a day is actually not recommended.... brush less than that, flossing is more important.

and lol@ the idea of getting a six pack from situps.

i am not a fitness person.. and i don't always do 2. it tends to slip my mind.

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Also a six pack really won't be noticed if you don't have developed pecs or arms.

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well i'm not really trying to attract girls, my girlfriend has always joked about me getting a 6-pack.. and from there i can work on other stuff too.

i just need a starting place. none of this stuff is crazy, i'm trying ease myself into so i don't fall back out right away, ya know?

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attracting girls has less to do with looks than it does attitude.

you should want to look good for yourself imo.

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well i mean what i'm trying to say is i already have a girl that i'm quite fond of and i'm not worried about that

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You should just do it to be healthy, because being healthy and in shape is great, just so happens you'll get better looking in the process.

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Any quick tips for eating healthier as well?

It is not something I do now but don't even know where to start.

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What's your current eating habits at the moment? Drink a lot caffeine? More or less than 3 meals a day? Do you eat fish?

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Yes, not an excessive amount but I do drink a tun of Iced Tea, which is sugary if not caffiney. Uhhh it really depends. Always at least 2 though. I only really eat tuna and lox.

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Ok. Just wanted to know some basic stuff, and all you really need to to do is follow basic stuff.

Eat your 3 meals, breakfast recommended to be the biggest, but it doesn't really need to be, if you can try to at least eat some toast, a bagel or some kind of bread in the morning. Wheat would be preferable.
If you are unable to make breakfast your largest meal, aim for dinner, your lunch should always be around the same amount, whether it just be a sandwich a drink, or a sandwich with salad, and a drink.

Cutting back on caffeine is always good, so if you don't drink it much of it to begin with, you really shouldn't have a problem with it. Unlike me...I need my caffeine or I get serious headaches.

I mentioned fish because, well it's good to eat fish, you don't want to eat too much of it though, that can actually cause problems for some people. Should, at the very least, have one serving of fish a week.

Other notable stuff, if you are just going on walks, doing small workouts, and are not concerned about muscle growth(not to be confused with muscle definition) you want to eat something with carbs, not vast amounts of protein, with a fruit of some kind. You should try to eat it 30 minutes- to an hour before the exercise, if you can't do it before, do it directly after.
If you are doing a heavy exercise, with more intense things like weight lifting, you should always try to get a large amount of protein, with an adequate amount of carbs, and those meals should always come before. Then afterwards have a glass of milk, or protein shakes, if you are into that.

Basically cardio and small ab workouts-Carbs is what you want.
Weight lifting and cardio-Carbs and protein is what you want.

Also, having a beer for like 3 days a week with your dinner is good to do, especially if you start a workout/exercise routine. It helps with metabolism.

And of course, you want your fruits and vegetables if you can get them in.

You want a routine that turns into habit basically, get foods that can fit into your budget, that may mean not eating the most healthiest of the healthy things in the world, but it's better than eating fastfood or something of the sort every day.

With all that being said, I'm not a nutritionist or anything, but I keep myself in relative good shape and while I won't claim to be the healthiest eater in the world(I don't exactly need to be either, since I'm blessed with a strong immune and metabolic system), but it's basic stuff you should follow.

Routine turns to habit, I'm echoing this thought because it's true, just stick with the most of what you can, and do it the best you can.

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Well see i have a crazy fast metabolism so I've never really been big. I'm 6 foot and 180 or so, which is about 10 pounds heavier than I've ever been... Just trying to get back down to normal weight for me, ya know?

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For your sake, I'm assuming you're including things you already do in with things you've always wanted to do, and aren't some unwashed behemoth on most days

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From: GaryOak151 | #026
well i mean what i'm trying to say is i already have a girl that i'm quite fond of and i'm not worried about that

Hmm, so you are happy with your GF, but you want to look better... yeah, you totally don't want to try to attract new girls

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ExThaNemesis posted...
You don't need to buy p90x.

As a person who needs something productive to do with my body once summer hits, are we talking the obvious way or are the workouts written down/on YouTube somewhere?

As far as I know, the only things you need to do p90x is the plan, yourself, and basic willpower.

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why don't people just go to a damn gym

mine is literally 10$ a month

you don't even need a job for that. you can literally like mow someones lawn once a month.

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Cause the gym sucks.

-Why would you want to commute everyday?
-Depending on your schedule, you run into the problem of crowded times, and times when it is closed.
-Free weights are the only useful thing there (unless you're into classes maybe) and you should probably just buy them
-Also bad for people that are shy or antisocial.

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-the point is to get in shape, not to be a lazy ass
-there are plenty of 24 hour gyms and most that aren't have flexible hours. crowds are usually never more than a minor inconvenience.
-there is lots more than free weights that is useful there. that is ridiculous. not everyone has room/a place to workout where they live, either.
-i literally have avoidant personality disorder and manage to get by okay. you don't have to talk to anyone.

basically if you don't have the motivation to overcome things like "i dont want to drive or be around another person" then you aren't gonna have the motivation to get in shape anyway.

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I disagree!

Willpower isn't always about forcing you to change your flaws but by accepting them and working around them.

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Also, some gyms smell.

And what happens if you meet a cute girl and go on a few dates, maybe even form an exciting and fulfilling relationship, and have it all end in a horrible manner that gets both sides hurt?

It's gonna be sooooo awkward when you work out.

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Just kill her so you'll never see her again. Then you don't even need to worry about running into her at the store, etc.

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From: Robazoid | #034
For your sake, I'm assuming you're including things you already do in with things you've always wanted to do, and aren't some unwashed behemoth on most days

Oh i shower every day, just not always in the morning. Trying to get everything in a schedule.

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mixed results on day 1

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