Reddit reviews Flexcut Chip Carving Knife, High Carbon Steel Blade, Ergonomic Ash Handle, 1 inch Blade Bevel Length (KN15)

Old cabinetmaker here.

1. Nicely done. Looks great.
   
   
2. One of these would have made the carving part go a lot faster/easier.

As mentioned a change in diet a exercise would be great, But it sounds like you need a hobby. You say you have"Nothing that interests me". There are so many activities and hobbies in the world I bet there is something for you. I am not sure where you live but if you have big changes in season try and find a couple seasonal activities you enjoy so you always have something to look forward to next season.

If you think you could use some more exercise, check out indoor rock climbing. You can either boulder or do roped lines. Bouldering is very cheap to get into (shoes and chalk + price of climbing gym pass) and its an excellent workout. It also made me want to go back to the gym to beat the problems I was stuck on. Giving a feeling of fulfillment everytime I got a tough problem. If you can get your friends to come with you its even better.

Consider some at home hobbies.

You could start woodcarving with a [Chip Knife] (http://www.amazon.com/Flexcut-Tool-Chip-Carving-Knife/dp/B001NI6LJM) and start making great looking stuff like patterns [rosette] (https://www.google.ca/search?q=chip+carving&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=_S60VLTVBcvnoATU_IGQDQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=955#tbm=isch&q=chip+carving+rosette&imgdii=_&imgrc=jK1u6hOWL1jfiM%253A%3B9gIPTcdpF6IohM%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fmychipcarving.com%252FChip_Carving%252FChip_Carving_images%252FGallery%252F53rosette.jpg%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fmychipcarving.com%252FChip_Carving%252FPages%252Fchip_carving_free_eletter2.htm%3B720%3B686)

• Pick up some acrylic paints and try out painting.
  
• Leather working looks fun.
  
• Sculpting is quite fun. I Use super sculpey. Its great stuff that can be very detailed. Google around to see what people are making.
  
• Just go to a local craft store and see what they have for hobbies. There is probably something there that you have never thought of but its the perfect hobbie for you.
  
  

Here's the knife he most likely needs...

Buy him the protective glove for another ten bucks.

https://www.amazon.com/Flexcut-KN15-Chip-Carving-Knife/dp/B001NI6LJM/ref=sr_1_9?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1482247044&sr=1-9&keywords=Flexcut+knife

I have to admit it wouldn't occur to me to use an electric router to carve this panel, but given that the host did it that way, I guess it's possible. So you could do it the same way, pretty much, and your issue would just be cleaning up the edges. If you were really careful, this could be done with a knife - probably a chip carving knife with a short blade, like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Flexcut-Tool-Chip-Carving-Knife/dp/B001NI6LJM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1396314451&sr=8-5&keywords=chip+carving+knife

You could do the convex curves with an ordinary woodworking chisel. Come to think of it, I think I've even seen the convex ones done that way. But it'll take some practice.

What sort of wood are you doing these panels in? I wouldn't try using the knife on something really hard...