Handout #10: Improving Your Eating Habits When it comes to eating, we have strong habits. Some are good always eat and some are not (“I breakfast”), so good always clean my many of our eating habits were established during childhood, it (“I plate”). Although mean late to change them. doesn’t it’s too Making sudden, radical changes to eating habits such as eating nothing but cabbage soup, can lead to short term weight loss. However, such radical changes are neither healthy nor a good idea, and be successful won’t in the long run. Permanently improving your eating habits requires a thoughtful approach in which you Reflect, Replace, and Reinforce. REFLECT on all of your specific eating habits, both bad and good; and, your common triggers for unhealthy eating.
Handout #10: Improving Your Eating Habits When it comes to eating, we have strong habits. Some are good (“I always eat breakfast”), and some are not so good (“I always clean my plate”). Although many of our eating habits were established during childhood, it doesn’t mean it’s too late to change them. Making sudden, radical changes to eating habits such as eating nothing but cabbage soup, can lead to short term weight loss. However, such radical changes are neither healthy nor a good idea, and won’t be successful in the long run. Permanently improving your eating habits requires a thoughtful approach in which you Reflect, Replace, and Reinforce. REFLECT on all of your specific eating habits, both bad and good; and, your common triggers for unhealthy eating.