How to Make Healthy Habits Irresistible
Our lifestyle reflects our daily habits from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to bed. When you begin your health journey, it’s important to recognize your habits whether they are good or bad, and think about better ways to optimize them to create new ones that emphasize your dream lifestyle. A way to replace old habits with healthier ones is to make healthy habits irresistible. Here’s what I’ll cover in this post today:
Implementation strategy
Make your environment your cue
Problem solving
Acknowledge non-scale victories
Implementation strategy
The first step is to decide on a new healthy habit you want to include in your life. For example, this could be committing to a new workout routine of exercising 3x a week. Next, you want to establish how you will implement this new habit. The ‘how’ method goes as follows:
I will complete [activity] at [time] at [location].
Decide how you’ll include your new habit by committing to an activity with a set time and location. Once you understand the how, your new habit becomes automatic–making the habit irresistible (Clear, 2018).
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Make your environment your cue
To make a new habit a big part of your lifestyle, you need to add the cue to your environment so that it becomes a part of your routine. Examples include:
Keeping your gym bag right by your front door
Laying your workout clothes out the night before
Keeping a yoga mat and foam roller by your TV
Putting fresh fruit on your counter versus hidden in the fridge
Surrounding yourself with people who have similar goals as you
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Each of these examples are ways you can include new habits in your environment so that you surround yourself with daily reminders on what you want to embody and who you want to become.
Problem solving
When you want to make a new habit irresistible it’s important to always think from a problem solving perspective–meaning, why did you desire to include these new habits in the first place? What are you doing for yourself in the present moment to help your future self? Understand this simple two bucket approach to fulfill your desires:
Problem phase:
Cue - Initiates the problem
Craving - Promotes your desire to solve
Solution phase:
Response - Take action
Reward - Feel satisfied
Whenever you feel like giving up on a new habit, learn to come back to the problem that you crave to change to fulfill your desires. Remember that taking action will fuel your motivation and only bring you new rewards and results. Check out my Mindset for Healthy Living Workbook for more guidance on changing your habits.
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Acknowledge non-scale victories
Lastly, the best way in my opinion to make a healthy habit irresistible is to acknowledge your non-scale victories. Non-scale victories keep you motivated on your journey by fueling your momentum to stick to your habits. Some examples of non-scale victories that make a new healthy habit more attractive are:
Hitting new PR’s and feeling strong
Your clothes fitting different
Increased mobility and flexibility
Your jawline looking sharper
Higher energy levels and mental clarity
Increased confidence
Remember to acknowledge your progress big or small–often the smallest wins can make you feel most unstoppable.
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