Reworking an October Microresolution

 A couple of days ago, I set two new microresolutions for October. I've been having some trouble with the first one, "I will put my fork down between bites of food during meals." I found I never remembered it when I was eating! :( So after a bit of thought, I decided to try rewording it so it will hopefully resonate more with me; I'm going to change it to "I will put my food down between bites during dinner to savour what I'm eating." I originally was thinking I would change "utensil" to "fork" to better cover meals (for example, eating soup for dinner means using a spoon, not a fork). But that doesn't cover foods like sandwiches, burgers, and pizza that you don't use a utensil for.

Making the switch to talking about "savouring" food seems to have really helped. Today at dinner, I had a better time remembering about this microresolution. I didn't put my food down between every bite, but I did put it down between most bites, so that was a victory in itself. I also noticed that I seemed to get full faster (in a satisfied way), which is exactly what I was hoping, that I wouldn't be overeating. Hopefully this change in language will continue to resonate and help me make this a habit!

The second microresolution, no screens an hour before bed, has been fairly successful already. With the exception of last night where I was trying to show my partner something, I've had no problems with stopping the use of my phone and computer before bed. I've got my alarm programed in for the work week, so I don't have to worry if I set my alarm right. I've also programmed my phone so it can be set to silent and the people closest to me can still get through if it's an emergency. So now I've had about an hour where I've mostly been journaling before bed (which becomes another added bonus of writing down things that are bothering me, getting them out of mind before bed to help with a better sleep), reading, and doing word puzzles offline. It's been great and I feel quite sure that this will be an easily kept habit before long. :)