February Self-Evaluation
I’m going to make it a habit to blog at the end of every month about my progress. I know some people evaluate themselves daily or even weekly, but that’s too frequently for me. I’ll be working out for the rest of my life so if I can see slow but steady progress towards my goals from month to month, that will be fine with me! I judge my progress by how I look to myself in the mirror, how many workouts I completed, how many days I did cardio, how I performed with food management, how I improved my lifting stats, how my wasteline measures, and anything else I think is relevant. A lot of factors go into a lifestlye change and body transformation, and there are a lot of ways to measure success, which is why I’m not going to be obcessed with one measure of success alone.
Things I am happy about for February:
- Mirror tells me it was a good month for muscle growth, especially arms.
- I did not neglect any muscle groups.
- I fully recovered from sprained wrist and arm soreness from a skating fall in January. I am lifting almost as much on bench and deadlift as before sprain.
- I did cardio before most workouts. I am trying High Intensity Interval Training on the Treadmill since I’ve read it helps burn fat faster than static jogging. This took a little to get used to, but I’m enjoying it more lately.
- I was consistent with eating a clean diet.
- I lost 1 pound on the scale, I am down to 210. This comment could have been in the ‘Not Happy About’ section, since I went down 9 pounds in the previous 2 months, but I am trying not to be too critical of myself. Scale weight fluctuates and muscle growth will offset fat loss.
- I worked out 14 out of 29 days of the month!
Things I am not so happy about for February:
- Mirror tells me I still have a lot of body fat to lose on my lower stomach. It is hard to be patient but I know it will take time to lose it all.
- I did not have time and the weather did not allow for me to go for as many outdoor walks as I would have liked.
- I did not have as much time to go ice skating as I would have liked.
March will be more of a challenge since I have more travel for work and it is my busy season. Going to be a really difficult to get to the gym 3 times a week for my usual 2 hours. I will have to try some body-only exercises at home to compsensate for any missed gym time. Eating clean is a habit for me now so I don’t see any great challenges there.
Overall, February was a good month!
