weight loss and routines

We, as human beings, tend to be quite "routinized" in our behavior patterns. Remember in college in the lecture hall? Did you always seek the same seat? Which sock do you put on first in the morning? Do you have coffee always before work? Do you watch the same shows weekly?

Many of us (certainly me included) are very routinized in our ways and this translates as well to our eating and exercising behaviors. Some people routinely have to snack before bedtime...some people routinely arise every morning and work out. Some routinized behaviors are derailing to weight loss efforts and others are much more conducive.

Examine your "routinized" behaviors as those relate to your food ingestion and exercise behavior patterns. Try to change those routinized behaviors that thwart your weight loss efforts and try to build on those behaviors that support your quest to become happier and healthier.

Changing routinized behaviors is difficult, yet for long-term weight loss it is necessary to achieve your goals.