Eliminate the variables

It seems I am most successful with my diet and exercise when I eliminate variables. If I run the same route, have the same strength program and eat similar meals, I run faster, get stronger and lose weight. A lot of people tend to get bored with things that are the same, week after week. If you want some changes, run another mile, lift another set or add some spice to your food. One of the reasons these types of behavior are successful, is that they can be repeated. You know what to expect. Instead of trying to dredge up some motivation for a new exercise routine at the end of a busy day, you already know what to expect. You just have to start, the rest flows. I know these ideas sound like work. They ARE. Exercise is work, it is a means to a healthier you. It may not sell any magazines or new books but, these ideas can be replicated over and over. You just have to take the first step, the next one will follow.