2.5 months to form a habit?

In reading about forming new habits I have heard that it takes anywhere from 3 weeks to 6 months so I am going to arbitrarily round it to 2.5 months. Not that the length of time to form the habit has anything to do with this particular entry because I have been exercising in the morning now for 1 year and 3 months. Plenty of time to cement this little routine into my life.

The good of it is that I have lost between 35 and 40 pounds, my energy is through the roof, I have lost 3 inches off of my waist (from a 36 to a 33) and people who haven't seen me in a while notice that I have lost weight. The bad news is that I still need to make a conscious effort every single morning to don my sneakers and get on the treadmill. Every morning.

This morning was the worst. I was so close to bagging the whole thing but I did what I should do and went the full length of my routine. I have had to do this in the past and I would think that every time I choose to do the exercise that I would find those temptations and struggles to decrease. They don't. Times like this morning make me well aware that they haven't gone away.

I think that the only thing that is keeping me going is the results and the recognition. The other night we met some friends at their new place and had a nice dinner. One of our friends asked if I had lost weight. I thought of this comment this morning and what a tragedy it would be for me to start packing it on again. That is a large part of what got me back on the treadmill and through the 30-minutes/2.5-miles/320-calories-burned-happy-fun-time that has been with me these many months.

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