How to Maintain Healthy Habits |
Change Your Habits Video | Summary
Hiya Gorgeous!
Habits. This simple little word is just six letters long, but it holds oh-so-much meaning.
Many of us know what we want to do differently and the promise of a better way of living (and feeling!) can be so inspiring—there’s just something super energizing about the potential to experience more of our glorious lives. But sticking to wonderful practices that we know will help us accomplish our goals them can often prove difficult.
Goals need follow through support. So keep reading, my friend, because I’m giving you my top 5 proven tips for maintaining healthy habits.
How to Maintain Healthy Habits
1. Choose 3-5 Goals
Fewer goals will allow you to focus your attention and efforts more effectively. Start with 3 (and no more than 5!) healthy habit, self-loving goals per year. Limiting your goals to a manageable number also has a nice side benefit of boosting your stress management.
2. Get Clear About Motivation
When you are clear, you can visualize things better. Be clear about what you want (your goal) and why you want it (your motivation). This will help you stick with it! Write it down. Post it so you can see it. Allow it to fuel your intent. And also get clear on how you’re going to make it happen (your action plan). We may love to dream and manifest, but if we poop out on planning the supportive actions we need, we’ll fall short.
Know what you want, and clarify how you’ll get there before you begin. Clarity will help you visualize your healthier habits. Athletes use visualization as a tool, and studies confirm that visualization helps build the mindset needed to achieve short- and long-term goals. (Source) You don’t have to be an athlete to tap into this potent practice, you just have to get clear.
3. Find an Accountability Buddy
Creating healthy habits requires repetition and support. We need each other! There’s strength in numbers, so find a person or group of people who are interested in the same goal, and do it together. Gamify it! Turning goals into games that enhance support or competition has been shown to significantly increase you actually doing it. (Source)
4. Plan Your Success
Meal plans. Scheduling self-care activities. When we make it a priority to set up for what’s ahead, we make it easier (and less stressful!) to succeed. Studies have shown that plans are effective in helping you start and maintain a goal, and even help build your capability for future goals! (Source) Remember, creating space to put in a little bit of prep and a little bit of planning ahead, will get you a big return. Self-care is part of your mental and physical health care, so plan your success!
5. Believe in Yourself
All the tips and hacks in the world won’t matter if you don’t believe you can do it. You can do anything you put your mind to. Any voice that says you can’t is false. And if you find that sometimes your inner voice is not your cheerleader, then you can believe me when I say It’s not your fault. You’re not lazy or uncommitted (or whatever you might say to yourself in those difficult moments) because this is not about willpower. You just need the right tools to keep those wonderful healthy habits alive!
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Healthy Habit Overview
I’m so happy to help you delve into the heart of maintaining your healthy habits with these precious pearls of wisdom. Start by cherishing quality over quantity, 3-5 attainable goals annually to channel your energy effectively. Then, gather those dreams and make your intentions crystal clear, knowing your goals and motivations, and the action plan to light the path ahead.
Seek support from kindred spirits to bolster your journey, for accountability and celebration. Then plan. Prioritizing planning eases your way toward success. And above all, nurture unshakable self-belief. Your mindset shapes the narrative of your wellness journey. Be sure to believe the truth: You can do this!
Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
Remember: You can do anything you put your mind to.
The only question is, what do you want? Aim high and don’t be afraid to go BIG, sweetheart. And if you’re not sure that you can stick with it, then trust me instead. Because I know you can, and I’m so excited to see you succeed!
Now it’s your turn: Which one tip you will start this week to help you maintain your healthy habits? Let us know in the comments below. And if you have some healthy habits tips, please share!
Happy, healthy habits,
Dear Kris,
Thanks for your work, first of all.
I find it extremely refreshing how non-dogmatic and flexible you are! That’s the only way to stick to life changing plans otherwise you will set yourself to fail. And it seems like you’re the only one out there whose so forgiving for slips and not being perfect, so thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind words! Flexibility and self-compassion are indeed essential on the journey to wellness. Remember, progress, not perfection, is what truly matters. Keep up the amazing work! 🌟
Hi Kris We met at Hippocrates 18 years ago so nice to see you again*** This video is awesome. Thanks and “Simply Choose Health” Tricia
I definitely need to meal plan better and add in lunch leftovers or make ahead something else. I don’t do well with lunch which steers me off Healthy Habits.
Thanks for all the tips!
Love your tips Kris! Will keep them in mind. Thanks!
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You seem like such a genuinely beautiful person, thank you for all u do for others!! I will put these habits to practice!