Success to build success

By hyena reality, published on 10 July 2013

All right I am hyped.  I went for a walk.  Yes that’s pretty amazing but don’t get to excited I have many more to go on.  Yes, it is back to the basics time but I’m doing it.  I’ don’t know why I’m so hyped about eating a little better and doing a half hour walk a day but I am.  Maybe because it took so much and so long to start.  Now I am adding in my gym time as well.

I actually wrote an article on my other blog about ‘how to get yourself to follow through on plans and goals’ and then incorporated those into my own plans.  I have built in consequences big and small.  I made myself a calendar with check boxes.  I even gave myself specific dates in which to do this.

My plan is a thirty one day plan that is actually thirty three days as I built in for occasional failure.  Doesn't mean I plan to fail, just means I've planned to get right back to it if I do.  Now I know I will not make a huge epic difference in my body in thirty one days but that’s not the point.  I have a year plus to do this in.  The point is it takes twenty one days to make a new habit.  The point is maybe after thirty one days I can keep it up and add to it.  The last point is it will make a difference to me and for me and give me some success to build on.
I can really use some success.  It’s one thing for people to tell you “look you've done x,y, and z and another for you to be feeling successful now.  These little check boxes for drinking water, walking, and eating simple carbohydrates only two or three times a week total show that I’m doing something now.  I have even told my teenage daughters what I’m doing so they can judge me if I cop out.  How much do I not want to look bad in front of my girls?  Oh an awful lot thank you.

Find what motivates you and stick with it.  If you need to give yourself small rewards, then big ones for accomplishing more do it.  If guilt or pride or challenges help use them.  It may be hard to get going but it really will feel better once you do it.  Celebrate your success here, we're with you all the way.