A good friend of mine suggested to me that I keep a small pocket calendar nearby, and on every single day, write down what I did with regard to exercise. He made a big point of telling me that if I did nothing that day, I needed to write that down as well.
I am AMAZED at how well this little, easy, fast exercise is helping me!
For three solid weeks now, I have kept this calendar. My goal was to exercise every single week day, with weekends being optional. The first two weeks were pretty easy, as I had the "This is my year" adrenaline buzz that often accompanies the changing of the calendar. But this week was a little more difficult for many reasons.
I am in the midst of changing jobs, my routine is off a bit because of snow days, I had a couple of nights when I didn't sleep particularly well, and on and on and on. Previously, I would have felt completely justified in giving myself a pass for any one of these reasons. But, not now. I just couldn't take the thought of messing up my "perfect little calendar." How silly, but how incredibly effective.
So here it is, the end of week three, and I have worked out (cardio and weights) 15 out of the last 15 weekdays! I can say with near 100% certainty that this has never happened before. (I must admit, I get additional inspiration from my 18-year-old son who works out with me every morning and finds excuses "lame.")
They say it takes 21 days for something to become a habit, and I have to say I agree. So I have decided to take my health and weight loss goals in 21-day chunks. I think I have a good handle on the workouts now, so next week I am going to tackle my next big goal - consistently writing down every bite I take. This is no easy feat for me, so it will certainly be a challenge. But I'm up for it, and I think combining that with my consistent workouts will definitely help me get to being my Best Bets.
Have a great day and please drop me a comment if you are reading this blog.
Betsy
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