The sad fact is that habits are what drive our lives for good or bad. Most of the behaviour that makes me sigh or bang my head against the wall in this food/body struggle is the result of bad habits.
Like what?
- Like looking in the fridge to find the desire to make a phone call.
- Like eating a cracker or two to three so that a paragraph will write itself.
- Like sinking into the sofa to ease my stress.
I hate these behaviours; they always lead me to doing the things I don’t want to do which are to eat when I’m not hungry and avoid moving altogether. But I have to own up to the fact that I’m solely responsible for their existence in my life.
Surprisingly, I”m not actually writing this to just whine about how I wish I could change. I’ve actually made some steps towards replacing those habits with something more sane and healthy.
- Even though I love working in our bright and airy dining/kitchen, I’ve moved my computer back up to my cupboard sized office so crackers and fridges aren’t quite so handy.
- I’ve decided that I may not be running any time soon but I can go for a walk at any pace I choose and it’s still better than lying on the sofa with a glass of wine. I’m three for three (walks for days) since I made that decision.
And that last sentence reminds me that part of the reason I lose the will to fight is that I let myself fall into the habit of thinking that this has to be all or nothing – and nothing always wins.
- By choosing the above, I’ve chosen the habit of thinking that something is always better than nothing.
So here’s to days of more and more “something”.
Oh yeah – 2 pounds have miraculously fallen off during this process.
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