Habits: The good, the bad, the ugly…

Good habits and bad habits both have a great impact on whether or not we succeed. Developing good habits can help you succeed effortlessly, and bad habits, can lead bad outcomes a lot sooner than expected.

The good habits

As is my usual habit these days, I was at the gym bashing away at the weights with the help of my personal trainer for a couple of hours this morning.

With his guidance, I’ve stepped up on my training, protein intake, etc.

All good habits, so far…

The bad habits

I noticed I’ve stopped getting the amazing results that I used to get, and it seems to take so much more effort these days, and I started to wonder why.

Then it occurred to me.

There is a good habit that I had, that I slowly slipped out of – or rather a bad habit that I developed. I had previously shot a video about the power of good habits, and how they can be developed in 90 days. In the same way it takes 90 days to develop a good habit, it takes 90 days to develop a bad habit.

The ugly habits

In this case, I had developed the bad habit of snacking in between meals. It’s a habit I never had, until in about 4 months ago, I moved my home office to my recording studio, which happens to be right by the kitchen. I started ‘popping out’ for a snack every now and then, and before I knew it, it was a habit.

Habits drive outcomes a lot more than activities that are non-habitual. When I first started my SFM journey, working with my SFM mentors on good eating habits, I lost over 30 pounds of fat in a few short weeks without even really trying. I even looked back at that time, and wondered how I did it!

In the last couple of months, I’ve put on close to 10 pounds of fat while trying my best to keep on working out – all because I developed a bad habit of snacking!

Keep working on those good habits, they’ll make your success feel effortless, and before you know it, you’ll be successful and wonder how that ever happened!

Click to watch the video on the Power of Good Habits.