I've heard that if you do something for 21 days straight, it will become a habit.
This morning marked my 22nd day of exercising in my effort to make it a daily habit.
I think I may have habitualized myself. I was kind of expecting somebody to show up at my door step with a Certificate of Habit, but there has been no fanfare whatsoever.
Somebody asked if the 21 day rule applied to good habits as well as bad habits; so in an attempt to add a little scientific research to my quest for an exercise habit, I decided to smoke a cigarette after each session.
OH! You know I'm kidding.
Anyway.
I am walking away the pounds - or I hope to be walking away the pounds. I am doing two different versions of Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds DVD series. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I go next door and do one version with my neighbor in her basement.
This not only counts as exercise but free therapy. I am sure I expend more calories on those days because I spend the entire 47 minutes talking.
Really, just ask my neighbor.
On the other four days of the week I either do another version of the Walk Away the Pounds, in my own basement, or I actually, well, walk...around our little town. Only once in the past 22 days have I "walked" for a mile. The other days have all been two or three miles.
*cue applause now*
I've lost six pounds but, more importantly I feel really good; and MOST importantly, I think I've conquered my insomnia. You people have no idea how good it feels to sleep all night.
One of my skirts felt a little loose the other day but strangely enough, so did my shoes. Yeah, my SHOES.
Well this is just GREAT!! I bust my tail exercising every day and the only places I'll probably lose any weight will be in my feet and my breasts.
But back to the habit. I get a little uptight if I do not have a clear plan each day as to when I will exercise. If one of the kids has friends over to watch television, I say "Okay, but I HAVE to exercise some time today."
Well how BADLY are you bleeding, Blake? Because I have 17 minutes left to exercise...and kick back, kick back, kick back....jeesh kids!!
As with many habits; I fear this one might soon require an intervention.
Lift those knees up....
2 comments:
That's cool! Keep up the good work.
I love the Leslie Sansone tapes. My dietitian daughter got me The Biggest Loser workouts because she thought I needed a bigger challenge. I think she is trying to kill me. But no, it can't be that. She needs me to be Momzilla for her wedding in August. Maybe she just wanted them for herself ...hmmm!
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