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Originally Posted by Curious
You can do it Mari, just take those baby steps and don't try to make all the changes at once.  |
This is true.....I found that if I make tiny little changes I can stick with it.
For example, I decided to start walking on the treadmill. I have MS so this is a big challenge for me some days. But I imposed a 3 minute goal on myself....I knew I could easily meet that.....and did that for five straight days. I could have easily done more but I stuck to the 3 minutes a day for five days and then bumped it up to 6 minutes, then to 9 minutes, then to 12 minutes. I'm up to 20 minutes now and I can really tell a difference in the way I feel.
If I had started out at 20 minutes I would have failed first thing.
I won't start more than one challenge at a time. Too much change is overwhelming. Small, consistent changes that you can easily maintain give you the satisfaction of meeting a goal and knowing that you can follow through and succeed!
