I don’t do well when I’m untethered. Not for me the glorious freedom of no constraints or obligations; I operate best within boundaries. I think I might fly away without them. The past couple of weeks have been all about getting to know my ‘new normal’. I have alternated between restless boredom and brimming with…
The key to my new exercise routine
Suddenly I love exercise. I’ve loved it just about every single weekday for way more than a month. That’s a total record for me. Until now, sticking to any kind of exercise routine has been impossible. I just. couldn’t. do. it. Because, I lied a little bit in that first sentence. I actually hate exercise….
Permission to be fat
Long time readers (hello!) will know that I’ve struggled with my weight for most of my adult life, but especially after having my babies. The ‘baby weight’ is so hard to shift, isn’t it? The fact that my baby weight is almost a teenager is completely irrelevant. Yeah, okay. It’s obvious that much questioning over the…
How to break a bad habit | Done
Knowing why, commitment, distraction, substitution and focus are all very, very important when it comes to habit busting, but there is something even more important. You mustn’t give up on yourself. How to break a bad habit Step 9. Do it until it’s done Truth is, I think a bad habit that you’ve had for a…
How to break a bad habit | Step 8
I never bought into the ‘multi-tasker’ thing, even when it was mega-important to be one of (all of?) those kinds of people back in the nineties. You HAD to have ‘great at multi-tasking’ written somewhere on your CV or you were toast. That was the theory anyway. Instead, I always wrote the thing that I…
How to break a bad habit | Step 7
We are trundling along at pace on our habit busting mission. How are you feeling about everything? Still overwhelmed or are you feeling a little bit more like you can do this. You can do this! So yesterday we thought about substitutions for our habits and examined the need to change the rhythm of our…
How to break a bad habit | Step 6
We are doing this! Ain’t life grand? Have you started your 21 day commitment yet or do you need to know more? I’m guessing you might want a few more tips about how to get out of the habit of having your habit! I think the hardest part of breaking up with a habit is realising…
How to break a bad habit | Step 5
Phew, can you believe we are five days into this habit kickin’ series? I told you it was rather involved. BUT, the further we go along, the more I think we are becoming aware of just how complex habit breaking actually is. Complex, difficult but ultimately really achievable. That’s the path we are on right now….
How to break a bad habit | Step 4
How are you going with your habit busting so far? If you’ve just stumbled onto this post, click here to see Steps 1 -3 then pop back here when you’re all caught up. So far we’ve pulled our habit out, examined the whys and decided to change. The trouble is, change can be super-tough. It’s such…
How to break a bad habit | Step 3
This is the third post in my How to break a bad habit series. You can see Step 1 here and Step 2 here. So far we’ve identified why we have our bad habits in the first place and made the decision to stop. A much harder decision to make than you’d think! One of…