Originally Posted by fryguymoore
Originally Posted by trupeach1
it takes 30 days to make or break a habit or so they say. so if we change are eating habit and STICK to it for 30 days then our brain will just eat that way. I mean not just giving up crap food or eating to much. i think it has to be more controlled. Like you eat your meals and snacks the same time everyday. I actualy think I will google to see what it says about habits and if food comes under that theroy
I must say I disagree with the 30 days to establish a new habit. It was two years ago that I began eating healthy and going to the gym five days a week. I did this for an entire year. Clearly it didn't stick :(
According to the book I am reading, Habit Change Workbook, this may be so for easier habits, but it isn't true for addictions or the harder to break habits. These habits can be broken but in order to stay gone we have to make them stay gone by always being alert to the fact that they can return. (But not in a negative way like that sounded.)
I think it is unwise to figure that since a certain number of days have gone by we are all better.
I have had this food addition for a very long time, 30 days didn't fix it before and it won't now. I can fix this but I have to aways want to forever.
One day at a time...
It's the "anonymous" thing - AA (alcoholics anonymous), NA (narcotics anonymous), OA (overeaters anonymous), and I know there are more. That's not a bad thing. It is just saying, Hey - I have an addiction/habit and I want to break/overcome it. Some of the habits are stronger than others. We just have to know how strong our own personal habits are. Once you're on a program you can't fall off and a lot of people don't understand that.
But the wonderful thing is that we on this board have each other and we all want to help each other. Being able to reach out to others here on the board, get encouragement, through this thread and through PM's, exchanging tele #'s with those we comfortable with, it is a good thing and it's so good to see it happening. This is so much better for some than going to meetings. A lot of people are uncomfortable going to meetings and some people are not able to go to meetings. The nice thing about being here is that it is always here, any time of nite or day. It's a wonderful community.
I know I've gotten a lot of encouragement from one of our members who keeps riding my butt and keeps me "keeping on" to achieve some of my goals. Every day I get a message, "So what did you do today". Somedays I'd like to slap her and then I laugh at myself because I know she cares. And if she doesn't send me a PM then I worry about her. :lol:
So keep on keeping on. Your support for each other is outstanding. :thumbup: