Healthy habits seem to take a lot more conscious effort than unhealthy ones, don’t they? Nine times out of ten, it’s quite difficult to convince yourself to stick at something that’s good for you.
Maybe you want to start meditating a few times a week, or journaling to get your feelings out, or you’re simply trying to eat a few more vegetables at dinner time? You’ll probably stick to the habit for a week or two and then slowly phase it out of your life again!
But why is that? Why is it so difficult to build a healthy habit and continually practice it? Everyone has their own reasons, but the ones below tend to be the most common culprits!
You’re Going Too Fast
A lot of people get impatient with habit building. They want the change to happen now, and be something they’ve got securely under their belt and don’t have to think about anymore. And most of the time, this is just going to set them back to square one.
Habit building can’t be rushed. You can’t take on too much at once. You need to lay one brick at a time to progress – that’s why it’s called ‘building’ in the first place!
You’re Putting a Lot of Pressure on Yourself
It’s rather ironic, but it’s quite easy to turn the formation of a good habit into something that’s quite bad for you. This happens when you let the pressure mount on, and start seeing and/or talking to yourself in a negative way when you ‘fail’ to keep up with the habit you’re trying to adopt.
But no one ever got anywhere by being mean to themselves in their own head! And the more you are, the less likely you’ll be to actually start working your desired habit into your day to day life.
Take the pressure off by taking a step back, reminding yourself what the real goal is here, and even trying some thc cbd gummies if that will help you approach your days with less anxiety and revolving thoughts. Really, don’t let stress become the only thing you’re getting out of building a healthy habit!
You’re Not Making the Habit Convenient Enough
Let’s face it, you’re putting lots of effort into changing your lifestyle around this new habit, rather than the other way around. You’re going out of your way to try and be healthy, and it’s simply not going to work in the long run.
The habit needs to fit into your schedule, and be something that applies to your quirks; that’s simply what it’s meant to do!
For example, if you’re someone who doesn’t eat dinner as you don’t really have an appetite later in the day, you’re not going to suddenly be OK eating massive veggie dinners. You need to work these vegetables into other meals, or start having more veggie snacks instead.
Building new healthy habits is tricky, but it’s always a worthy thing to do!
