The Mental Shift

I “flipped the switch” in Jan 2022. The Beck Book was the biggest mind switch. It gave me confidence. The Chris Terrell videos also gave me hope.

But I kept searching for “Why”. Everyone says “have a Why” but I have always struggled with this question. “I want to loose weight because I want to look good” didn’t seem interesting enough.

But Towards the end of 2022, I have started to see a BIG why, and some SMALLER whys too.

The big why: Marathon 2024.

I am becoming goal driven. I have adopted a OKR style approach to this. I have quarterly goals, weekly updates, etc. I have to keep the eye on the ball. It has worked, but not fast enough.

A big habitual shift I want to make is around my identity. I have historically been a lazy khaleeji. But I want to change that identity to be an active New Yorker. I can’t view food as diet, goal as being thin, and exercise as exercise. Instead, I have to do something like this:

I am on a CUT to get LEAN and I am TRAINING for the MARATHON