Down with HFCS!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

I'm not sure where that example is going. Are you talking about saving money by biking? Or are you talking about exercising? If biking to work is your only form of exercise, and your goal is to get more exercise, then the "switch" has to do with making a choice TO exercise despite your feelings. There are other ways of exercising than biking. So saying "I'm not going to get exercise because it's too cold" is an excuse. The switch is off. Does that make sense?

Yes, it does. My point was more general, regarding willpower and resolve vs. real world realities. Yes, if the goal was exercise, this would be a cop out, as there are other ways to achieve exercise. My goals with biking are various - exercise, saving gas money, saving wear and tear on my very old car, getting rideshare credit at work (which gives me extra cash and vacation time), helping the environment, helping traffic. So for me, it does kind of suck to not bike, but I don't feel like a failure if I skip winter.

I really like the Model - I think it's completely true regarding change. NA's right, it's way easy to talk about things!

I'm rather interested in all this at the moment since I'm building myself up for action regarding my eating habits. No, it's not about weight loss, it's about blood sugar stability. I'm always on highs and lows and it looks like my 30's are going to be less tolerant for that. Yes, NA, I'm not "faking until I make it" just yet, but I swear, it'll be soon.