Improving Your Habits

Building healthy habits is a guaranteed way to live a healthy, happy life. The best qualities of life are often associated with the establishment of routines beneficial to your well-being.

Staying hydrated will make your body more receptive to life changes and help your brain dedicate more energy to forming internal patterns that make new habits more consistent.

Healthy Habits

Journaling

Journaling is a common way to keep track of daily progress and is also a simple routine of its own. It serves as a useful anchor for consistency.

Positive Self Affirmation

Constantly reminding yourself of your strengths and unique qualities can help improve your mental health, making you more receptive to changes in routine.

Replace Unhealthy Habits

All habits occupy a space in your daily mental function. This makes it easier to replace bad habits with healthy alternatives than to stop them completely.

Exercise Patience

Sometimes when you’re trying to adopt healthier habits, other health issues can get in the way. Be patient and focus on creating a plan of action that works for you.

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Changing Eating Habits

Keep Snacks Handy

Keep more fruits, low-fat dairy products (low-fat milk and low-fat yogurt), vegetables, and whole-grain foods at home and at work. Focus on adding healthy food to your diet, rather than just removing unhealthy foods.

Cook More Often

Carry-out and fast food contain many ingredients optimized for taste, and not health. Buy a healthy-recipe book, and cook for yourself. Chew gum when you cook so you won't be tempted to snack on the ingredients.

Dine Socially

Take your meals with others when you can. Relax and spend time enjoyinh your meals, and don't eat too fast. Healthy eating works best as a pleasure, not a chore.

Replace Sugar with Water

Drinking water more often will drastically decrease your dependency on sugary drinks like fruit juice and soda. This will decrease your overall daily need for sugar and will make it easier to eat healthier foods.

Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.