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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Changing habitual behavior

If you don't like something that you're currently doing, what's the issue? Actually, it doesn't really matter what the issue is in terms of behavior modification. Continuing to do something you don't like is like saying, 'I wish i could spell Connecticut." Well...just do that then. From my own experience with habits, I know how hard it is to change, but my advice from changing SOME stuff is JUST START. Not tomorrow. Not in 6 hours. Now. It starts out as a game; a challenge. Let me just try this. And a whole lot of energy goes into changing stuff; buying new food; finding ways to relax; finding new hobbies; whatever it is. It's good that your energy goes to that. Then, it becomes a source of pride: I've gone this long; why stop now? Then, after maybe a couple of weeks, it becomes more natural, and you start seeing results. That's the best part. For example, a month ago, I switched to a vegan diet, and three weeks later my blood pressure had dropped 30 points! That is amazing. I've only lost seven pounds, but that's better than gaining or stagnating. So, the difficult part becomes rewarding. I don't know if this can help anyone, but if so, then good.

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