RE-BUILD-ME

by Justin Tee You don't need an app to start rebuilding. You just need a template. Before I built RE-BUILD-ME, I used notes on my iPhone. Messy. Scattered. But it worked. Because the framework — not the app — is what makes the difference. Here's the template I used. You can copy it into your notes app, a notebook, or anywhere you like. I actually find writing it out helps it stick in your mind better. My Daily Template Wherever there is darkness there is Light Own it! Self criticism needs to stop Do  20 minutes of exercise — no matter what! If you can't — just do child's pose and  Breathe . Do  20 minutes of study — no matter what! If you can't — just watch a micro lecture. Date Optional Daily Notes Did you exercise? — Did you study? — One thing I did well today — One thing I feel grateful for today — One thing I have taken pride in today — What would I say to a friend in my position? — How to Personalise It For you Enter your own motivational quotes and instruction...

Why I Built RE-BUILD-ME By Justin Tee If you'd told me a year ago that I'd be writing a blog post about building my own app, I wouldn't have believed you. I was stuck. Inertia. Depression. Medicated. And I still am some days. I'd been fit before. I'd been consistent. I had willpower. But after a car accident in 2024, I developed PTSD symptoms, insomnia, anxiety, depression and lots of physical pains. I was diagnosed with adjustment disorder and moderate depressive disorder.  I was trying to pick myself up, but I didn't know where to start. My goal was to lose the 12kg I'd gained on mirtazapine . Every time I set myself a target — go to the gym three times a week, stick to a plan, drink smoothies every day, try to lose a kilo a week — I'd fail and then kick myself. Relentlessly. The failure feeling would spiral, and I'd end up doing nothing. I read an inspirational story in Men's Health about Paddy McGuinness and his Hard 75 transformation . Two w...