Review: Easy simple to follow advice
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2013
Just finished reading Resolutions that Stick, and I can see now that I've been doing it all wrong.Every year I tell my self I'm going to loose 100 pounds, and the way I'm going to do it is by giving up Diet Coke and all sorts of sugary treats. Come January 1st I tell myself I'll just have some today (it's a holiday), and January 2nd I tell myself just this week, and come December - You know...My takeaway from this book are two quick comments early into the text.1) You've got to set a date to get started.2) "If you have a large habit you'd like to change, the simplest solution is to break it down into smaller habits and tackle them one by one."Pretty simple stuff. Not rocket science, but it all makes sense. Set a date, and make a series of smaller goals 2 pounds a week, ten pounds a month, don't just focus on taking away the things you like. Which brings us to one other important point, replace a bad habit with a good habit, so if I want to stop drinking Diet Coke I need to substitute something good - water, milk, whatever. Doing this help will help me build a healthier new habit.No promises or anything, but this just may be the year I keep that New Year's Resolution.