Running It Off

Tag: creating habits

  • Day 169 | Life Gets in the Way

    Sometimes life gets in the way.  My plans for this year included lots of time to go for long runs, and lots of free mental space to focus on what I was eating.  And for more than 4 months, that is exactly how it went.  I focused on what I was eating, and I ran…

  • Day 20 | How Many Days Until It’s a Habit?

    I believe it takes somewhere between 21 and 30 days for behavior to become a habit.  I heard a story once where NASA gave astronauts special glasses that made them see everything upside down.  After 30 days, their brains grew new pathways and they suddenly could see the images right side up.  But if an…