Reason 12: So what I do becomes a habit

(The list of "31 Days of Reasons" is not in any particular order)

We've all heard the different names people call this journey - lifestyle change, diet, getting healthy, etc. - but whatever you call it, this journey has to be a permanent change.  Anyone can lose weight by doing things differently but keeping that weight off is the key and often times is the hardest part.

When I first started to lose weight back in 2008, I did things s-l-o-w-l-y.  I would change one bad habit of mine and wouldn't move on to the next one until that bad habit turned into a good one.  The very first thing I changed was my water intake.  I upped my intake to meet or exceed the recommended 64 oz. and once I did that on a daily basis without even thinking about it, I moved on to reducing my sodium, then cutting my calories, then upping my exercise, etc.

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Yes, this has taken much longer than what most people would like to do (cause it can take anywhere from days to months to change a habit) but this is what worked for me.

Even today, three years since I began, there are still areas that need work... heck, even the areas that I have changed need to be worked on.  I want my current ways of being healthy to be second nature, from intuitive eating to getting my workouts done.  It shouldn't be a battle with myself about the right choices I should make, but it is... everyday it is.

I'm on this healthy journey so my healthy ways become a part of my everyday life.