Exactly what my therapist said when I was talking about drinking less in the new year. She just said, why not just start small now and do smaller beers or different kind of drinks when you go out instead right now? Honestly made too much sense. Kinda wild that I didn’t think about it until then.
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CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
It has always seemed so illogical to me that people want to make changes in their life but decide to wait for a specific calendar day to start them. I think thats a big reason why most people fail to follow through on their resolutions because if you really wanted to make that change, you wouldn’t wait until January 1st to do it.
Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
itsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
I think the all or nothing mentality is really holding a lot of people back. I know I can’t do that kind of thing personally and always build my habits slowly. Want to go full veg? Give up one animal a month. Want to learn woodworking? Add one new tool (and only one!) each project. Want to run every day? Start with once a week and build. Also don’t get all flustered if you miss one. Just do it the next day, don’t consider yourself defeated and give up.
temmink@feddit.org 17 hours ago
Actually, it’s quite clever to start on 1 January, as changing your routines requires a lot of willpower until they become ingrained. The boost in motivation you get really helps you stick to your goals, and it also keeps you accountable, either because you can easily find other people with similar goals, or simply because you told people about your goal.
anon_8675309@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
That’s why one should change one small thing instead of a big thing. In this case just start by taking walks. Make that a habit. Then add another small thing until that’s a habit. Only once you need a gym should you go.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Its pretty friggin hard to start a diet during the holidays. If you say the day before thanksgiving that you’re going to start a diet, you’re probably setting yourself up for failure more than if you let yourself enjoy the holidays and then get on the wagon once the leftovers are gone and the hangover has settled.
kambusha@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
Maybe I’ll start after Easter
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
4th of July has all those BBQ dishes. Might want to push it off until Labor Day.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 hours ago
You’re gonna have to deal with holidays either way, if you truly are committed, then it shouldn’t matter when you start, and it’s hetter to just start
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Sure. But that’s much easier handled when you’ve got 10+ months of momentum behind you. Staying on track, or even forgiving yourself for over-indulging, gets a lot easier with that.