One habit at a time...

One habit at a time... That is the subject of the most recent newsletter from Calorie Count. They talk about working on keeping those New Year's resolutions and how tough it can be to stick it out for the whole year. The biggest point they make is that perhaps working on ALL of your resolutions at one time is not the best or most successful way to go about it. Perhaps you should work on changing ONE habit at a time. For example, if you resolved to lose weight and quit smoking, trying to do both at the same time (or at least trying to start both at the same time) will probably not work well. Whereas if you work on one for a while before attempting to start the other, you may have better luck in the end on accomplishing both.

If your goal is to exercise more often and lose more weight, perhaps work on building the better exercise habits before you begin to address your diet and food habits to address the weight loss goals. Get the exercise plan put firmly in place and THEN look more closely at your diet and eating habits. With the exercise system worked out, the results of adjustments to your diet will be seen much more quickly! And, you won't have reason to say "maybe if I were exercising more..." as that will already be taken care of! Then, you can focus more on the quality of your diet, journaling what you eat, and getting to the root of any dietary issues you need to address...