Building Consistency

Yeah... so it's technically Friday, but I'm still functioning as if it's Thursday. I wanna remember to update this blog regularly, so I'm writing now. I have nothing incredibly profound to share, but I'll speak all the same.

See, just as this post is not a huge deal in itself, it serves the purpose of developing a habit. Habits are tricky. The good ones are a lot of work to make, and the bad ones are even more work to break. Still, here I am, starting a new habit.

Yes, blogging can be a habit. However, it is not the only habit I'm starting.

Since Monday, I've been making it a point to spend time walking on the track (or paved loop) here at school. I've done at least an hour of walking every day since then. That's pretty sweet.

Today, I walked six or so miles during the day. I would have been just fine in terms of getting daily exercise in. Still, in effort develop this habit, I ended up walking another couple-few miles around the track tonight.

It was good, too. Seriously, I love walking. People think I'm crazy, but I really enjoy it. It feels good to be self-propelled... without the assistance of any machine. Then there's the chemical "feels good" factor that comes with exercise, and I love that, too.

Tonight's walk even had company, and that made things better yet. I mean... the company alone was awesome, but then I think about this in terms of bringing other people into my new habit formation? Yeah... that's awesome.

I feel so good right now. I'm exhausted. Waking up in the morning is going to suck, but I still feel good about this.

And I'm gonna be losing weight in short order.