While the weight-loss efforts are still holding, the rest of my goal tackling is stuck in some kind of limbo. I think part of me is afraid if I shift focus from maintaining my new weight, that I’ll pile on the pounds and be back where I started.
What I need to remember is that every new goal is really building on the previous one. It’s all about developing new habits. While many of my proposed weight-loss habits have fallen by the wayside, many of the important ones are second nature to me now (healthy lunches, working out 3x a week). It’s time to revive some of the others to maintain momentum and good health (like drinking more water and getting those two pieces of fruit in every day), but for the most part, I think I’m in a good place.
But my household organization and writing habits have yet to take off. I think the problem is that I keep making mental lists — overwhelming mental lists — of all the tasks I must tackle. And it’s not about tasks. It’s about habits. That’s what worked before and what will work again.
New rules:
- Spend 15 minutes on my fiction book (other writing doesn’t count) 3 x per week. (Compare this to my running goals… I started with small, attainable goals and went from there.)
- Spend just 10 minutes each night before going to bed tacking one household chore.
That’s it. Piece of cake (and one that’s good for me).