Story of Sukumar
Sukumar, a successful IT expert at a tech company, realized suddenly at age twenty-six he was still single and getting fat. He wanted to change and tried eating less and exercising more for years without seeing lasting results.
“Sukumar had begun to experience back and neck pain so bad that he had trouble sitting at his desk for more than 30 minutes… his doctor pointed to the extra weight Sukumar was carrying around his midsection. That, he said, was part of the problem. Sukumar kept trying to be healthy. Exercise more. Eat less. For years.
“Unfortunately Sukumar was stuck in the all-too-familiar cycle of crash-course diets punctuated by ambitious workouts. He got hungry and sore, but he wasn’t seeing results. Sukumar‘s frustration and physical pain mounted, and he couldn’t seem to gain any traction when he it came to getting fit” (Fogg, BJ. Tiny Habits, 163-164).
How did he do it? Sukumar started with a tiny habit—after brushing his teeth he planked for five seconds and did two push-ups. Now, years later, he does fifty pushups and planks for five minutes!
Being fit also became part of Sukumar‘s identity which reinforced his continued healthy choices and habits.
The same can be true for you and me.
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