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September Habit

I thought I’d bring back the monthly habit posts here. For one thing, I think a lot of my recent weight loss success has been due to creating (and maintaining) a no-seconds habit.

As I mentioned in that earlier post, I haven’t had much luck building the exercise habit lately. So, in September my goal is to exercise every day, even if it’s just for 10 minutes or so. The idea is to build the habit, not get carried away with long exercise times.

Here are the “rules” I’m setting for myself.

1. Exercise can be pretty much any physical activity, as long as it’s either something I usually don’t do, or more than I usually do. I’m going to try to stick with walking and strength-training, but I won’t rule out a long shopping trip on the weekends.
2. I’m setting 10 minutes as the minimum exercise time daily.
3. My goal is to exercise every day, but I’ll consider six days a week a success.

I’m sure I don’t have to mention the benefits of exercise or the fact that it can help speed weight loss. If you’re like me, you know why you should; it’s just difficult getting motivated to do it.

If you’d like to participate, then post your own goals below. I’ll keep you updated throughout the month.