Re-establishing Good Habits

11Feb2012 Filed under: General Geekness, Tech Geekness Author: Jennerosity

This year I’ve decided to try and re-establish a bunch of the good habits that I had when I was at my healthiest. These are simple habits, which aren’t difficult to do, but can actually make a fairly substantial difference in how healthy you feel.

Changing habits takes time and will power to stick with it, but the end result will be worth it. Each time I exercise my will power will strengthen it and make it easier for future me!

And there’s even an app for that! I found Healthy Habits Premium Plus and find it has a good balance of rewards and nagging reminders. Plus it’s easy to use and comes pre-loaded with a bunch of habits in case I run out of ideas.

I’m going to use the kaizen method and go very slowly. I’m only going to tackle 10 or 11 changes this year and will add them 1 at a time. Currently I’m working on flossing daily. Here’s my list of habits to tackle as I successively master each one:

drink more water
eat breakfast every day
take my vitamins & supplements every day
stretch every evening
keep a food journal
eat vegetables
track my weight
exercise my back posture muscles

What healthy habits do you want to try and incorporate into your daily life?

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One Response to “Re-establishing Good Habits”

The Nighthawk
February 12th, 2012 at 10:28 am

So under the orders of both Good Sense and my Doctor for the bulged disc in my back causing Sciatic nerve pain, I am doing the following:

1. A series of stretches designed by physio twice a day
2. Core muscle building exercises every other day
C. A long walk or yoga on alternating days from the other exercises
IV) Tracking my weight and waist size to reduce pressure on my spine
5. Watching my eating habits and carb intake especially

For my mental and emotional side I have also been trying to have a daily meditation practice. Not quite successfully, but in the words of my mentor: “In today’s society, sometimes people need sleep more than they need to meditate.” And so if those are my two choices, I’ve been choosing sleep. ;-)

Flossing daily is a good one. I need to work that in…

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