Step 16 of the Journey: Cruising
The Year of Responsibility and Small Steps
Step 16. Reading, writing, and exercise are certainly getting easier, and I’ve increased the exercise by very small amounts each day. I’m feeling stronger, fitter, and happier. Sleep is improving — earlier to bed each night and feeling more refreshed in the mornings. As I continue to maintain these small but important habits I shall start to get more disciplined with my planning. Again, small steps to start with, and then slowly build on them. So tonight will be a 20 second planning activity for tomorrow, and I shall program a reminder into my calendar as a little nudge to get me to plan every evening and to check my plan every morning.
I’m getting used to not eating sugar. I don’t miss it, but I do occasionally think that a little chocolate would be nice. But it’s the daily habits that will move me forward, so I can happily look forward to a chocolate cake on my birthday and really appreciate it, without needing chocolate on other days. I’ll treat it as a reward or birthday pleasure and not as a treat. That gives me a healthy lifestyle with the luxury of occasional rewards.
Day 8 of healthy eating done.
Day 16, job done.