On Habit Formation

I didn’t want to go for a walk today.  I went anyway.  I wanted to eat something after finishing my “allowed” 1 cup (120 grams) of Breyer’s light chocolate ice cream last night.  I did not.  In the first case, I didn’t make a decision to walk.  The decision would have been to not walk.  Such is the way that a habit is formed.  In the second case, I actively decided not to eat beyond my allotted daily points.  It was a little bit of a challenge to do this.  Hopefully in the days ahead, as decision piles upon decision, the challenge of this will diminish.  Changed behavior will make self discipline habitual.