According to the 6 Changes website, accountability is extremely important in changing habits.
Leo Babauta says on the website: "Two steps in the 6 Changes method are extremely crucial, even if many people will be tempted to skip them:
1. Commit as publicly as possible to creating each new habit.
2. Log your progress daily, and very publicly."
So, here I am...publicly stating that my first of six changes is going to be to cut out everything from my diet that contains high fructose corn syrup in all of its shapes, forms and hidden other names. I plan for this to be a forever change in my life, not a quick fix thing to my weight problem. I will start this on Monday January 25, 2010.
Normally, I would say that I would start this tomorrow or on this coming Monday, which would be the 18th, but Mr. Babauta says we should wait at least one week and maybe more to build anticipation. So, I picked the 25th.
This means that I will be cooking much more, rather than eating frozen, canned, processed, restaurant or take out foods. I'll be reading labels on everything. It's amazing the amount of items corn syrup is in. Things you would never have thought would have it, do indeed have it. I know this much from food allergy testing I went through a couple of years ago. I dropped weight without trying, during that testing also. So much, so quickly that I thought I was ill. And I truly think it was because of cutting out the corn syrup. I may be wrong. I may not lose weight this time like I did last time. We'll just have to wait and see. I do know that soft drinks have corn syrup in them though and cutting those out (again!) will be a healthy improvement. Once I start this, I'll be reporting my progress daily.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
What is 6Changes.com?
It’s a new site by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits and author of The Power of Less.
It’s the antidote to the failure of New Year’s Resolutions.
It’s simple:
1. Pick 6 habits you’d like to form in 2010. Yes, just six.
2. Read this blog and the free ebook that comes with it.
3. Commit to following the steps I outline for creating your 6 new habits.
4. Follow the simple steps, and you’ll have 6 amazing new habits.
Why Only 6 Habits?
Most people choose 10-12 habits they’d like to form, and fail. It’s as common as obesity these days, because while enthusiasm can be at an all-time high at around New Year’s, the knowledge of how to stick with the new habits is always elusive.
But I’ve solved that problem.
The 6 Habits method makes it extremely easy to start, build, and stick with new habits. All you have to do is follow the method.
You’ll form a new, long-term habit every 2 months, for a total of 6 new habits in 12 months.
How Habits Will Change Your Life
Think of it: what if you had done this at the beginning of 2009? You’d have 6 habits, such as:
*Daily exercise.
*Healthy eating.
*Waking early.
*Decluttering and simplifying.
*Reading.
*Creating each day.
With those 6 new habits, you’d be well on your way to being fitter than ever, more productive, more at peace, happier than ever.
In fact, I’ve created all of those habits and more, over the last several years, and using those habits I’ve accomplished a lot: ran 3 marathons and a couple of triathlons, lost 40 lbs. and most of my gut, become a vegan and an early riser, eliminated my debt and tripled my income, became a top blogger with 150K subscribers, and much more.
That’s not meant to be bragging, but to show you that it’s possible.
And I’ll show you how.
So pick just 6 changes to make this year. It’ll be your most amazing year ever.
For more on successful habit change technique, as well as ways to simplify your life and become more effective, check out my book, The Power of Less.
*This has been reblogged from http://www.6changes.com/
It’s the antidote to the failure of New Year’s Resolutions.
It’s simple:
1. Pick 6 habits you’d like to form in 2010. Yes, just six.
2. Read this blog and the free ebook that comes with it.
3. Commit to following the steps I outline for creating your 6 new habits.
4. Follow the simple steps, and you’ll have 6 amazing new habits.
Why Only 6 Habits?
Most people choose 10-12 habits they’d like to form, and fail. It’s as common as obesity these days, because while enthusiasm can be at an all-time high at around New Year’s, the knowledge of how to stick with the new habits is always elusive.
But I’ve solved that problem.
The 6 Habits method makes it extremely easy to start, build, and stick with new habits. All you have to do is follow the method.
You’ll form a new, long-term habit every 2 months, for a total of 6 new habits in 12 months.
How Habits Will Change Your Life
Think of it: what if you had done this at the beginning of 2009? You’d have 6 habits, such as:
*Daily exercise.
*Healthy eating.
*Waking early.
*Decluttering and simplifying.
*Reading.
*Creating each day.
With those 6 new habits, you’d be well on your way to being fitter than ever, more productive, more at peace, happier than ever.
In fact, I’ve created all of those habits and more, over the last several years, and using those habits I’ve accomplished a lot: ran 3 marathons and a couple of triathlons, lost 40 lbs. and most of my gut, become a vegan and an early riser, eliminated my debt and tripled my income, became a top blogger with 150K subscribers, and much more.
That’s not meant to be bragging, but to show you that it’s possible.
And I’ll show you how.
So pick just 6 changes to make this year. It’ll be your most amazing year ever.
For more on successful habit change technique, as well as ways to simplify your life and become more effective, check out my book, The Power of Less.
*This has been reblogged from http://www.6changes.com/
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