I hope it's OK to share this here. I started reading a book called "The Power of Habit" and while it didn't start my journey of habit change that's led to my 70 lb(so far) weight loss it gave me some valuable insight as to how/why it happened and how to capitalize on that momentum in other parts of my life where I had habits that negatively impacted me and my relationships. If you're a reader I highly suggest picking up a copy(or borrowing one from your library like I did). I now it helps anyone who is still struggling or just getting started on their journey. This passage is from near the beginning of the book:
Because for reasons they were just beginning to understand, that one small shift in Lisa’s perception that day in Cairo—the conviction that she had to give up smoking to accomplish her goal—had touched off a series of changes that would ultimately radiate out to every part of her life. Over the next six months, she would replace smoking with jogging, and that, in turn, changed how she ate, worked, slept, saved money, scheduled her workdays, planned for the future, and so on. She would start running half-marathons, and then a marathon, go back to school, buy a house, and get engaged. Eventually she was recruited into the scientists’ study, and when researchers began examining images of Lisa’s brain, they saw something remarkable: One set of neurological patterns—her old habits—had been overridden by new patterns. They could still see the neural activity of her old behaviors, but those impulses were crowded out by new urges. As Lisa’s habits changed, so had her brain. It wasn’t the trip to Cairo that had caused the shift, scientists were convinced, or the divorce or desert trek. It was that Lisa had focused on changing just one habit—smoking—at first. Everyone in the study had gone through a similar process. By focusing on one pattern—what is known as a “keystone habit”—Lisa had taught herself how to reprogram the other routines in her life, as well.
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