Developing Disciplines

Anyone who has tried to lose a few pounds knows that it takes discipline. Discipline to stop eating certain foods and start eating others. Discipline to get off the couch and onto the treadmill. The truth is, when we want to mature and develop an area of our life we generally require structure and routine to help us. So what does this look like in our spiritual life? What kinds of disciplines do we need to adopt and how do we go about developing them?