How to turn habits into a lifestyle!

After years of continuing to practicing healthy living and being able to maintain and up my fitness capacity myself.  I want to share with you 3 simple yet effective steps to make a habit stick.

But first, I want to emphasize that having the right mindset is important to achieve change. 

Yes- it begins with our Mindset!

No action comes from nothing. Right?

It starts as a thought, into a feeling, to a belief and unto an action.

The practice of awareness takes effort.  It begins by taking responsibility, being true to ourselves, and open to getting to know our health better.  

Here’s how you can begin to practice turning thoughts-into-actions to have better outcomes.

1. Set reasonable commitments with yourself, start small and be specific. 
2. Understand WHY this particular habit is important in your life.
3. Give it a priority in your daily routine.

Here are some examples:

I want to _____

• Drink 8oz of water in the morning
• Take a 20minute walk
• Add 1 vegetable to a meal

It is important because _____

• Staying hydrated in the morning will keep me from getting brain fog.
• Taking a 20minute walk during lunch is the only time for me right now to get some exercise and recharge for the remaining hours at work.
• I want to eat more nutritious meals because it makes me feel good, I have more energy. 

You have to set a specific time to get it done, this can be added to something you already do. It will be very helpful when you are not feeling your best but you already started a routine so you will more likely follow through regardless of how you feel.

• When I drive to work every day, I will drink 8oz of water.
• On my lunch break, I will take a 20minute walk. 
• For my dinner, I will add broccoli to my meal.

You see, It is not the magnitude of the action but rather the responsibility of following through no matter what.  The answer is within ourselves to find the importance of what it means to do that action.  Don’t be too focused on the outcome like the number on a scale.  Continue to practice your new routine for at least 2 weeks, or until you’re 90% accountable.  Then repeat by introducing a new habit.  Don’t add more than 3 things at a time.

We are creatures of habit, but still need time to process behavior. The transformation will happen before you know it!

Human behavior flows from three sources: desire, emotion and knowledge.  

Plato