After six weeks on The Plan, I still have that senseless internal dialogue when it comes to walking. I read that a bad habit can be permanently extinguished after thirty days and conversely, a healthy habit will become part of your daily routine if practiced for a month. So, how do I explain why my Dad, after being smoke free from his two pack addiction for over a year, suddenly got up out of his Lazy Boy in the middle of Laugh In, walked to the gas station and calmly lit up a Viceroy? Same reason I grapple with walking every day, even though I have been doing it for thirty seven days and I know it's one of the best things I can do for myself.
If it pays off in the way my pants fit and reminds me each time I look in the mirror and see less-of-a-bloated face, why do I struggle so much? I don't know, I can't begin to figure it out and I don't really care to.
I've read the book--"Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", and am aware of all the programs out there that teach low performers, like me, how to achieve greater productivity, and strategies that help break/develop habits. But the bottom line is: you still have to just do it. Don't waste your time and energy thinking about exercising, just get out and get it done. By the time your waffling brings you back to pulling your shoes on, you could've had fifteen minutes, or more, under your belt.
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