I'm doing some review of 2022 and see a mixture of success and need-a-different-plan efforts.
At the end of November, I started doing the hourly 250 steps goal and it made a dramatic difference in my daily steps. Instead of 4-6K steps a day my average jumped up over 8K.
Here is a chart showing my 2021 and 2022 average daily steps. One tiny little habit made this big of a change!
I'm going to try adding in an extra 2k steps each day while observing sunrise and sunset. I am hopeful this will bump my daily step count over 10k each day with minimum effort and a big enjoyment factor.
I am pleased with my current eating pattern. I am learning what works for my body. I like having small frequent meals
(about every 2 hours). I am never hangry and it seems like I am eating all the time. I have 5 mini meals about 100 calories each and then I meal with 300-500 calories. I always make sure I eat over 80g of protein a day. I keep my eating window about 10 hours (8am - 6pm) so I fast about 14 hours a day with no effort.
I signed up for another class that starts January 7th to learn how my body responds to different foods. This class is heavy on tracking nutrients, macros, and my blood sugar response to them. This will be the second time I've done this 30-day course. There is a lot to learn so I want to go through it again. The last time I went through this course I learned how to drop my waking blood glucose by 30 points. This time I am hoping to drop it another 10 points into normal levels. This is done without any medication, exercise or trickery. It is all about learning how different food and eating patterns affect your unique body. I find this process astonishing and a bit frustrating why the main stream medical professionals don't offer similar information.
1. Know what you want.
2. Go after it relentlessly.