11/08/2020
I don’t like to define habits as good or bad, but let’s talk about those habits that are not serving you towards your health goals.
Firstly, trust that you CAN ABSOLUTELY change them. Firstly, a very important step is to identity what this habit is, you then have to dive deep into understanding what these unwanted habits are serving you with when you do them? As in, what rewards do you get from achieving them. This could be a feeling, a sense of satisfaction, an escape, relaxation, convenience, boredom…etc
Once you can identify this, you then work on what we call - crowding it out. There are a few more steps that I coach clients through to get to a place of crowding out but the important thing to know is NOT TO remove this habit cold turkey. Instead, to replace this habit with one that you feel will provide you with a similar reward that you get from this unwanted habit.
This takes time and a coach can help you work out the new habit that will serve you in your current lifestyle, so that it’s not a drastic change, but along some willpower initially, and a clear action plan as to when this habit will take place in your day, you will start to crowd out this unwanted habit with this new habit and the more consistent you are, the more automatic this habit will feel as part of your lifestyle.
