{"id":9004111223101593,"date":"2016-06-15T18:43:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T18:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.healthcoachinstitute.com\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2022-03-15T18:58:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T18:58:16","slug":"4-easy-ways-to-make-bad-habits-pretty-darn-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.php85.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/4-easy-ways-to-make-bad-habits-pretty-darn-good\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Easy Ways To Make Bad Habits Pretty Darn Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all have bad habits. It\u2019s part of the human experience. Some bad habits have stayed with us since we were children like not going potty in public toilets. Others, we developed years later as struggling adults just trying to cope with our lives like binge drinking on weekends. It may have started off as fun or experimental but if it no longer feels good and it\u2019s hard to kick, it\u2019s a bad habit.<\/p>\n<h2>Here are 4 bad habits we come across a lot and 4 easy tips to make \u2018em good<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Substitute your morning coffee with warm lemon water, then drink your coffee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notice that we didn\u2019t say to never drink coffee ever again. How about just trying it the very first thing before your morning coffee. Think about it. If you were a body waking up from a night of rest and detoxing, would you want the first thing to flood your system to be potent black coffee or fresh filtered warm water? Or when you go swimming, would you prefer to dive into a muggy, dark brown river or a crystal clear pond? How about just for the very first thing in the morning, trying a cup of warm water with lemon and noticing how your body reacts and how you feel?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ditch another 15 minutes of screen-time for more outdoors-time, then go back to your screen and see it with new eyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is no doubt that nature clears our minds and for good reason. There is growing evidence that being in nature actually alters our brain chemistry. So the next time you\u2019re about to take a walk in the great outdoors\u2014but only after you \u201cjust check Facebook for a sec\u201d or you \u201cjust read a few new emails\u201d only to \u2018wake up\u2019 bleary eyed two hours later when it\u2019s already dark\u2014ditch the \u201cjust doing\u201d such and such. Your Facebook posts and emails are going nowhere! You\u2019ll notice that once you step outside, your entire nervous system will relax and if you breathe in and get in touch with your senses, then when you do go back to your screen, you\u2019ll feel less \u2018addicted\u2019. Try it. You may actually say \u201cwhat the hell, I\u2019ll check these tomorrow\u201d and pick up a good old hard copy book instead. Imagine!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re gonna snack, at least pack healthy snacks so you can avoid bingeing at the nearest Quickie Mart in a low-blood sugar panic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ve all been there. That moment when our blood sugar is so low that the thought of anything that even slightly resembles food is appealing. Yep, even highly processed factory foods at Quickie Marts. Instead of putting yourself in this position, pre-pack your snacks before you leave home so you never have to race around the convenience store shaking like a drug addict going cold turkey ever again. Pack some healthy trail mix (pumpkin seeds, cranberries, almonds, sunflower seeds), sugarless energy bars, a bag of raw nuts and\/or bananas. You\u2019ll avoid the blood sugar roller coaster and the sweaty, manic panic and the factory food trans fats that are ubiquitous in convenience store products.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carry a refillable water bottle everywhere you go so you don\u2019t opt for sugary sodas, fruits juices and energy drinks because you\u2019re sufficiently hydrated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is so key to optimum health. And really, it\u2019s so simple. Nobody wants to be addicted to unhealthy sodas and juices. If there is one bad habit that is sure to backfire, it\u2019s thinking that sugary sodas and energy drinks and ice teas are substitutes for water because they\u2019re, after all, liquid, right? Wrong. There are all kinds of additives, flavoring and copious amounts of added sugars in store-bought beverages. They\u2019re prettily packaged products for a reason. They\u2019re meant to steer you away from free tap water to boost the bottom line of their companies. Don\u2019t fall for it. These products\u2019 ingredients all too often diminish the effects of hydration that regular water would have. Even coconut water is less hydrating than water because it\u2019s full of sugar, albeit natural sugar. If you\u2019re thirsty, drink water. If you\u2019re not thirsty, drink water. Drinking water regularly throughout the day is the best habit you can make. So buy a big metal water bottle in your favorite color and stick fun stickers all over it and fill it up with free tap water all day long. You\u2019ll notice the difference hydration makes in your system.<\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Health Coach Institute and Become a Health Coach<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coaching is a great career that you can help others, while also learning how to help your own personal growth. Health Coach Institute is a top health and wellness coaching certification program. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/programs\/health-coach\/\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><span>Join our Become a Health Coach program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and begin coaching in 6 months! If you are already a coach and want to advance your skills, check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/programs\/coach-mastery\/\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><span>HCI\u2019s Coach Mastery program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Want more info on how Health Coaches create lasting habit change? Call a Clarity Coach at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"tel:8779142242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\">(877) 914-2242<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have bad habits. It\u2019s part of the human experience. Some bad habits have stayed with us since we were children like not going potty in public toilets. Others, we developed years later as struggling adults just trying to cope with our lives like binge drinking on weekends. 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It\u2019s part of the human experience. Some bad habits have stayed with us since we were children like not going potty in public toilets. Others, we developed years later as struggling adults just trying to cope with our lives like binge drinking on weekends. It may have started off as fun or experimental but if it no longer feels good and it\u2019s hard to kick, it\u2019s a bad habit.\n<h2>Here are 4 bad habits we come across a lot and 4 easy tips to make \u2018em good<\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Substitute your morning coffee with warm lemon water, then drink your coffee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNotice that we didn\u2019t say to never drink coffee ever again. How about just trying it the very first thing before your morning coffee. Think about it. If you were a body waking up from a night of rest and detoxing, would you want the first thing to flood your system to be potent black coffee or fresh filtered warm water? Or when you go swimming, would you prefer to dive into a muggy, dark brown river or a crystal clear pond? How about just for the very first thing in the morning, trying a cup of warm water with lemon and noticing how your body reacts and how you feel?\n<ul>\n \t<li>Ditch another 15 minutes of screen-time for more outdoors-time, then go back to your screen and see it with new eyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThere is no doubt that nature clears our minds and for good reason. There is growing evidence that being in nature actually alters our brain chemistry. So the next time you\u2019re about to take a walk in the great outdoors\u2014but only after you \u201cjust check Facebook for a sec\u201d or you \u201cjust read a few new emails\u201d only to \u2018wake up\u2019 bleary eyed two hours later when it\u2019s already dark\u2014ditch the \u201cjust doing\u201d such and such. Your Facebook posts and emails are going nowhere! You\u2019ll notice that once you step outside, your entire nervous system will relax and if you breathe in and get in touch with your senses, then when you do go back to your screen, you\u2019ll feel less \u2018addicted\u2019. Try it. You may actually say \u201cwhat the hell, I\u2019ll check these tomorrow\u201d and pick up a good old hard copy book instead. Imagine!\n<ul>\n \t<li>If you\u2019re gonna snack, at least pack healthy snacks so you can avoid bingeing at the nearest Quickie Mart in a low-blood sugar panic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWe\u2019ve all been there. That moment when our blood sugar is so low that the thought of anything that even slightly resembles food is appealing. Yep, even highly processed factory foods at Quickie Marts. Instead of putting yourself in this position, pre-pack your snacks before you leave home so you never have to race around the convenience store shaking like a drug addict going cold turkey ever again. Pack some healthy trail mix (pumpkin seeds, cranberries, almonds, sunflower seeds), sugarless energy bars, a bag of raw nuts and\/or bananas. You\u2019ll avoid the blood sugar roller coaster and the sweaty, manic panic and the factory food trans fats that are ubiquitous in convenience store products.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Carry a refillable water bottle everywhere you go so you don\u2019t opt for sugary sodas, fruits juices and energy drinks because you\u2019re sufficiently hydrated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThis is so key to optimum health. And really, it\u2019s so simple. Nobody wants to be addicted to unhealthy sodas and juices. If there is one bad habit that is sure to backfire, it\u2019s thinking that sugary sodas and energy drinks and ice teas are substitutes for water because they\u2019re, after all, liquid, right? Wrong. There are all kinds of additives, flavoring and copious amounts of added sugars in store-bought beverages. They\u2019re prettily packaged products for a reason. They\u2019re meant to steer you away from free tap water to boost the bottom line of their companies. Don\u2019t fall for it. These products\u2019 ingredients all too often diminish the effects of hydration that regular water would have. Even coconut water is less hydrating than water because it\u2019s full of sugar, albeit natural sugar. If you\u2019re thirsty, drink water. If you\u2019re not thirsty, drink water. Drinking water regularly throughout the day is the best habit you can make. So buy a big metal water bottle in your favorite color and stick fun stickers all over it and fill it up with free tap water all day long. You\u2019ll notice the difference hydration makes in your system.\n\n<em><\/em>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Health Coach Institute and Become a Health Coach<\/span><\/h2>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coaching is a great career that you can help others, while also learning how to help your own personal growth. 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