Bad Habits? Not Anymore!

We all do bad things, whether that's for us or for someone to the point they may haunt us when we go to sleep. Yeah, you get those regrets and embarrassing moments before going to bed too.

Thats for another blog....

Right now, I will teach you the bad conspiracy about breaking bad habits!

The DO NOTS in Breaking Bad Habits

Well, there are many ways to stop or start doing something. There never is a true right way. It just depends on us (but you've probably already heard that).

But there are many misconceptions...

One being of course replacing the time with something else. I am almost on board with this; it's just really contradicting in how its phrased. Which I will explain later. My point now is that never just try to end the habit ESPECIALLY if it's something you do plenty of times for a long time.

Our brains are so good at adapting to the point if we start doing something more that our bodies will recognize it as it's a must.

Our bodies mostly think that everything we do is to help us survive especially if we do it a lot.

Thats why it's easier to scroll than want to work out because our brain sees it as harmful due to the weakening of muscles making it easier to come up with excuses because our body truly doesn't want it.

The DO'S in Breaking Bad Habits

Now that we got the idea of never just end a habit whether it's good or bad (because it'll just look like this)

You get sick of doing that thing because your body isn't used to it and you're starting at the highest level.

If you drink like 2 cans of soda a day and you want to stop the habit. Some people will just get rid of soda entirely but because we've built the habit our brain will practically FORCE us to drink more.

Think about it. If you are trying to start working out for the first time you wouldn't start deadlifting 100 pounds (or 45kg) instantly. You need to slowly build up by building the habit of lifting weights.

Your brain will slowly realize alright I need this amount of strength as you build up because you CONSISTENLY work your muscles hard.

So, get to a place you're comfortable, barely out of your comfort zone and slowly progress from there.

In terms of the soda, if you were drinking 2 cans of soda a day (14 times a week) try lowering that by 1 each WEEK. Not day WEEK. It's better to slowly break your habits than not at all and slow is the way to go in order to stop it.

Imagine yourself in 10 weeks now if you were to continue that. Because than you'll only be having 4 cans a week! Way better!

In terms of sugar amount, you went from 490 grams of sugar maybe more to about 140 grams. That is an insane improvement! Keep that up consistently and you'll definitely see a change in energy and weight loss!

My Point

if you skipped to this point, I ask that you read the last 3 "paragraphs" above this...

By either way, my point is yes changing your environment can help, yes lowering time in your bad habits and replacing it with something else can still help.

BUT make sure you're doing it SLOWLY. If you still feel not too sure about something than re check and imagine yourself doing it. Do you truly believe you can deal with that, is it too hard too easy?

When setting goals like this 9.5/10 times you'll likely relapse. BUT that means next time you know to make it easier on yourself. Changing your habits is hard, remember that

There's this quote that goes like

"I haven't failed; I just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison

Obviously, it won't take 10,000 tries but you get my point.