A habit formed in 21 days?

I really thought this was supposed to get easier with time, but it doesn’t seem to be working out that way.

I’ve been told over and over that if you commit to something for 21 days, it becomes a new habit. I’ve been on this journey to better health for far more than 21 days, so shouldn’t it become habit by now? I think I’ve gotten the eating thing down pretty good. I’ve become accustomed to lean meats, salads, fruits and vegetables and the cravings for ice cream, chocolates, pasta and such are almost non-existent. Now I just need to get the exercise thing down. Heck, I’m even passing up the espresso stands!

Although I’ve made many small changes in my life, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking farther away from the store entrance and getting up from my desk and walking around more during the day. I’ve even taken to working out at home on most nights to get bonus exercise in. So why am I having such a hard time making it back to the gym?

Yes, I know I’ve had problems with my knee and that my work schedule has been crazy, and then there’s the problem of being out of town. Now I’m facing another few days out of town. I know I need to go back to commitment of the first few weeks where I actually scheduled my workout times into my calendar. I treated it as if it was one of my high priority appointments that couldn’t be broken. Now, it seems that’s the first commitment to get set aside for other priorities. I have got to change this, and quickly.

I don’t dislike my workouts at the gym. I usually come away feeling pretty darn good, even on those days that Bill really tortures me, so I guess that’s why it really baffles me that I can’t seem to get back into the workout groove.

I guess I need to get my head around why I seem to have developed this most recent resistance, and I know that if I’m going to continue to be successful in my weight loss efforts I’m going to have to work out more than just occasionally.

Argh-h-h-h-h-h-h! Just when I thought it was getting easier!