Finish 1st

Finish, a book by Jon Acuff.

Activities at the end of Chapter 2.

1. Think back to other goals you've attempted. Were they too big? Write down what happened. 

Thinking of my goal to write a book. I've only finished one first draft of a children's book. I felt so embarrassed by how rough it was that I put the draft aside when complete. It was on an old-type floppy disc. By the time I pulled it back out to work on revising the disc had deteriorated and my draft was lost.

2. Write down a number associated with your goal.

SEVEN

3. Decide whether you can cut your goal in half or double the timeline.

Yes.

4. Share your goal with someone and ask if it is too extreme.

My goal is to log my food intake three days a week. It can be any convenient three days in a seven day period beginning on Monday and ending the following Sunday.

5. If you are uncomfortable cutting your goal in half, spend a few minutes asking yourself what is the worst that could happen? 

I am feeling okay about cutting this in half. Part of the reason I hate logging my food is because it makes me feel and behave obsessively about what I eat. If I don't do it every day maybe it will help me have some balance in my behavior.  The worst thing that could happen is that I spend every "off" day bingeing on junk food and sugar, which is super bad for my health, as my blood glucose levels are reading higher than they used too.