Thanks for sharing, Roland, great post.
Ugh....I'm loaded with bad habits. I mean, I lead a perfectly highly functioning life, I take care of business, I'm responsible, I have no problem doing the things that are for other people, etc. But it's the habits that would make ME feel better or happier or more entitled that I just can't seem to master. There are several areas of my personal life that I want to focus on and I realized I had to take each one, one at a time. I chose to start with my health and fitness. And, I guess when I feel like I have it mastered, or at least somewhat under control, then I can tackle the next one. That's just how it works for me.
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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
It took a lot of effort to be that heavy....
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This reminds me of something someone once said to me. My first semester of college....far from home, not wanting to be there...I was taking a sports physiology class and was flunking badly, as was the case with all my other classes. Toward the end of the semester, my professor tried to get through to me, though I was not willing to listen. She said, "You know, it's a lot harder to fail this class than it is to pass." Huh, I had know idea what she was talking about. I was having a blast partying with all my friends, skipping classes, not doing any work of any kind, and she's trying to tell me that THAT was harder than studying and doing the work? It took me several years to realize what she was saying. It's the feeling of failure, disappointment, lack of effort that is the hard part to endure, not the work that breeds success.
I get it now, but that doesn't mean I easily jump up and get to it with these things I want to work on. It's still a struggle. Sometimes it's just plain easier for me to feel bad than do the work, and I don't know why. Heh...I need a lot more than 21 days to change my habits!