How to Quit Bad Habits?

Have you ever decide to quit bad habits? Have you failed doing so? It is normal to have tried and it is also normal to have failed. In this article we will help you understand how to quit bad habits, why the little things are important and why quitting bad habits as soon as possible is the best choice. I am sure most of you have thought about this a lot and in this article we will show you some successful ways to quit bad habits.

How can I quit bad habits?

In order to understand how to quit bad habits, first it is important to understand why is it so hard to quit and why we fail to quit? We consciously decide that something is bad for us that we do not need it in our life and that it brings us only negatives … and yet it so difficult to stop, to eradicate the nasty habit to smoke, go to bed late, eat chips etc.

This happens because when giving up something you are doomed to failure!

To quit a bad habit and quit something you do not need in your life you have to mobilize all your will and this is a resource that can be easily exhausted. You know what happens:

every time you open the refrigerator and see Coke or diet Coke bottle requires serious effort not to dring a sip or two as you did yesterday.

Trying to distract yourself with something else is not a long term solution and if you go to the fridge after an hour … your will might not be so strong any longer.

One of the easy ways to quit bad habits is to replace it with something else.

Here we will show you 3 easy steps to quit bad habits like drinking carbonated beverages, stop eating junk food, stop oversleeping in the mornings and replace them with useful activities:

1. How to quit drinking the unhealthy carbonated beverages such as Coke, Diet Coke and others.

All of you who wish to quit drinking Coke might also want to lose some weight. Quitting Coke is and essential part of any weight loss diet. And not only Coke – any carbonated beverages that contain sugar are prohibited in your slimming routines.

We have customers who drink littres of Coke daily. Some people do not take enough water and Diet Coke are all fluids they take during the day. We must admit that most of our customers say that they repeatedly attempted to stop it, but after a few weeks maximum they returned to this bad habit.

Why did this happen?

Most people go to extremes and say I will stop the Coke and drink only water. Well indeed it sounds healthy – drinking only clean water, however you are already addicted to having the sweet, fizzy taste. It simply does not work to completely quit this bad habit from once.

Therefore we suggest you start swapped the Coke with soda water with a slice of lemon or lime, chilled fruit or herbal tea and warm tea in the cold weather. Thus, the drinks still have a taste without being filled with unhealthy substances such as sweeteners, coloring agents and others. Even when you go out, you can order all these healthy beverages.

2. How to stop bad eating habits – chips, cookies, candy….

To stop eating unhealthy junk food is a great idea, but it will not be successfully implemented in your already familiar lifestyle unless you have a plan! If you have a habit of eating chips or pretzel sticks between meals, you should first consider why you need this. Could your main meal be not big and satiating enough and soon after experiencing hunger you reach for the easy junk food?

If you are trying to follow a healthy diet or restrict calories in meals, it is crucial to better evaluate the quality and quantity of nutrients you take per day, because if you lack the proteins or fat, your body will try to catch up. Then comes the moment of insanity, that makes you eat a whole chocolate for 10 minutes and then you feel guilty for the whole day … and at the end you are still hungry and guily!

An easy way to stop bad eating habits is to calculate your nutrients intake!

We know that it might sound crazy and hard for a regular man or woman having a hectic lifestyle, but belive us we can help you with this and it will pay off in the long run.

Another problem of junk food eating might be if you eat it out of boredom in front of the TV or in front of the computer and most probably you are doing it unconsciously. To correct and quit this bad habit you must make an effort and to choose your food more carefully.

For the transition period between eating junk food and quitting this every day habit you need to find a healthy good substitutes.

For example, carrots, cut into sticks, celery stalks, raw nuts (not to overuse them) sliced green apple, strips of colored peppers or you can even make your own home made pretzels from seeds and spices.

3. How to quit the bad habit of oversleeping in the morning easily.

Getting up at the last minute and rushing to work every morning is very a stressful habit. But how do you change this? How to learn to get up on time and to start your day with a smile on your face?

It is easy:

you have to go to bed on time

Yes, we know it is hard to leave an interesting movie at the half or stop reading a book and go to sleep. It is even more difficult to quit the laundry in the middle or quit your work project that has a deadline – tomorrow.

Here’s what you can do:

An easy tip to quit oversleeping is to make an alarm to alert you that you have to go to bed. It sounds crazy to have such an alarm, but do believe us it will work for you too!

The key point is to leave 30-45 minutes tolerance until you need to brush your teeth and be on your way to bed. If you make the alarm sound the exact hours you were already supposed to be in bed and actually do not be make it on time, then this will make you very nervous and you will abandon the whole plan. For this reason leave this time frame in which you can quickly and easily finish your daily tasks and go to bed on time.

If you still fail to fit into this timeframe, you can estimate what time you go to bed to wake up fresh and rested in sync with the cycles of rest and activity of the brain. We use it sometimes and we think it works successfully. Bed time calculator

How to Quit Bad Habits – Summary:

Nature does not tolerate a vacuum! The bad habits you need to quit now, must be replaced with something healthy to eat or drink or think about. Otherwise, you are doomed to failure. If you want to succeed you need a plan!

Did you quit a bad habit recently? What was that habit? How did you do it? Please share your experience in the comments.

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