By Dave Townley

To obtain results in our chosen diet, an important issue is what has been the major factor in our initial weight gain. When we look at the facts, quite often the main cause is the bad habits that we have formed over time.

How do these bad habits come into force in our daily routine?

By breaking down our daily routine, we can pin point where and when we can see room for improvement in our habits. We are often unaware that some things we are doing and eating are bad for our diet and our bodies. Do we dash out in the morning, either neglecting to eat breakfast or feasting on foods detrimental to our diet? Do we snack mid day or hit the popcorn and cola whilst watching television in the evening? Bad habits can creep up on us so easily, and the longer we carry on with them the harder they are to break. What about exercise? We need to look at all these issues and address them if we want to be successful in our weight loss program.

By making a note of habits we think are bad, we have taken the first step mentally to implementing changes. The next step is the physical changes we need to make to gradually replace the bad habits for good ones.

Pre-planning and preparation is often a good idea. By planning our breakfast the evening before, even setting the table, we are more likely to eat it, giving us a healthy start to the day. Prepare a smoothie, fresh grapefruit or a little fruit salad, which can be enjoyed with cereal. All this takes a little time in the evening but makes life much easier in the morning and more likely to getting us into the habit of enjoying a healthy breakfast. There are so many things we can implement to gradually replace those bad habits. Variety is also important, the more healthy choices we have, the happier and more sustained we will feel. By keeping in our refrigerator filled with easily prepared healthy nibbles such as melon slices, chopped fruits, cherry tomatoes, sliced raw carrots or celery, we can snack on those rather than more fattening evening treats.

With a little thought and imagination we can begin, gradually to replace bit by bit some of our bad habits. There is no need to try and address all bad habits at once. As we have overcome one habit then try moving on to another, but just try one step at a time.

This formula of habit changing can also be implemented to our exercise habits. Pre-planning, adjusting routines and disciplining ourselves to changing to more favourable habits are all beneficial. As with our diet, exercise routine changes are better done gradually, increasing in intensity as time goes on.

We are only human, and it is only natural that occasionally we may lapse into our old bad habits. Try not to be disheartened or frustrated, we cannot always be perfect. By sticking too rigidly to any diet or exercise regime we are only likely to give up, a little flexibility is not going to be too detrimental providing we are focused in the long term. Any changes we make for the better are all part of the big picture, and no matter how small all add up in the course of time.

As individuals, our own personal needs are different. A diet and exercise plan which is ideal for one person will not necessarily be suitable for another. Providing we can review our bad habits and try to implement good, healthy alternatives, we well on our way to losing weight and keeping in shape.

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