We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.  – Aristotle

 
Our daily lives are often a series of habits played out through the day, almost on autopilot to the point that sometimes we don’t remember doing some of the things we do, especially eating.  

Here’s an example:  Do you remember exactly what you had three days ago for dinner, or did you go through the motions on autopilot?  The good news is that habits can be changed, particularly the ones that hold us back from eaching our goals, as difficult as that may seem sometimes.  

Changing a habit you know you MUST change to lose the weight you want to lose and end up looking leaner and more fit is only as complicated as you make it.  

The “key” is to keep the change… SIMPLE.I have found that the SIMPLE steps of habit change are these:

1. Write down your plan.

2. Identify your triggers and replacement habits.

3. Focus on doing the replacement habits every single time the triggers happen, for about 30 days.   Read more...