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indestructible · 01-15-2007, 08:19 PM

I have been working on having good habits for many years - ie. curbing cravings and keeping my apartment clean. Being a right-brain, order and cleanliness did not come naturally. But after working on it, I became neat and was on a roll for a year or so with the cleaning. I have also been up and down inconsistently with my eating habits since I was a teenager. It is kind of a feast or famine mentality - with eating junk and fast food for a few weeks, then going to a healthy diet with lots of greens or fruit for a few months... then back to the junk again. Nevertheless, I am a size 8 now, where I was a 10 as a teen (although my ideal size is 6).

Recently, it has all come crashing down - with both the messiness and the eating. Does anyone who has had more consistency in their lives have advice on how to keep up good habits on those not-so-inspired days. Having a healthy body and clean space are important values to me. It is part of self-respect... but sometimes I just let my laziness/cravings get the better of me. I think the things that cause the getting off track are stress, lack of time, lack of focus and boredom with the regime.

Can anyone help?

01-15-2007, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
indestructible Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 20	Ate at McDonalds's, Apt is a Mess, Body/Space Not Exactly Temples I have been working on having good habits for many years - ie. curbing cravings and keeping my apartment clean. Being a right-brain, order and cleanliness did not come naturally. But after working on it, I became neat and was on a roll for a year or so with the cleaning. I have also been up and down inconsistently with my eating habits since I was a teenager. It is kind of a feast or famine mentality - with eating junk and fast food for a few weeks, then going to a healthy diet with lots of greens or fruit for a few months... then back to the junk again. Nevertheless, I am a size 8 now, where I was a 10 as a teen (although my ideal size is 6). Recently, it has all come crashing down - with both the messiness and the eating. Does anyone who has had more consistency in their lives have advice on how to keep up good habits on those not-so-inspired days. Having a healthy body and clean space are important values to me. It is part of self-respect... but sometimes I just let my laziness/cravings get the better of me. I think the things that cause the getting off track are stress, lack of time, lack of focus and boredom with the regime. Can anyone help?