Habits

I've heard that it takes 21 days to develop (or UNdevelop) a habit.
How are those New Years Resolutions coming? According to the geniuses that write books and stuff, those resolutions should be becoming habits about now.

But, if you're a human like the rest of us, chances are you've had a few off days over the past three weeks. (See my last post.....that would be an example of an off day... Deee-press-ing!)

My advice today is to not overwhelm yourself. Had an off day? Ate two pieces of that cake? Said some f* bombs? Lost your temper with your husband? It happens. Nobody's perfect. Becoming a better person in whatever arena you're working on isn't about doing a total nutrition overhaul overnight and magically following the healthy habits every single day all of the time without error all of the sudden because it's January and you made a resolution. Good habits are developed slowly, over time...after time after time after time. The habit of daily exercise is built just as it sounds....daily. Each morning that you wake up, head out the door, and get in the gym instead of hitting the snooze button, you're building a healthy habit. Each time you pass on the dessert, have water instead of soda, and pack an extra vegetable in your lunch; you're developing a healthy habit. I know I, often times, get discouraged because my entire life doesn't look exactly as I want it to. "Well I ate all that junk food over the weekend and I missed a workout and..." Yep. But guess what? I have to eat again some time, and at that point, I can choose to make a healthy decision. Tomorrow morning I have to get out of bed again, and I can make the choice to go to the gym. Isn't that awesome!? Don't get overwhelmed, just chip away at those goals slowly but surely until they become habits, and eventually- intuition. Each and every good decision is a building block. Brick buildings aren't set on the ground in one solid piece, they are placed one by one, eventually forming a solid structure ;)