This is so hard! I feel tremendous compassion, empathy and excitement for these people, because at varying times in my life, I've been there myself, battling a host of bad habits or what I call babits.
Indeed I've been hooked on sugar, refined carbs, coffee, diet soda, cigarettes and sugar-less gum. And, as I've revealed here, I'm still working in getting those much needed zzz's. Over the years, I've developed a variety of tips and tactics to conquer my counter-productive routines, but in , while quitting sweets and refined carbs on doctor's orders, I came up with one of my favorite techniques, which clients have been finding quite effective.
Now, I'd like to share one tactic, which can be effective to help you conquer sugar, caffeine and other unhealthy cravings. Here's an article I wrote to help you learn this invaluable technique. Once I start, I just can't help myself. Think about it: Most of us are pretty darn good at delaying or procrastinating, right? You know how you keep putting off organizing your desk drawers, cleaning the house, giving your boss that proposal, helping your kids with their homework, donating old clothes or taking out the garbage?
Clearly, we all have things we've been planning on doing but never got around to doing. While quitting a bad habit such as a sugar addiction, I've found that you can actually transform delaying into something that's fun, clever and positive. In other words, procrastinating can be a good thing β even wonderful.
I hit upon this simple strategy in when reluctantly kicking sweets and refined carbs on doctor's orders. To this day, I continue to be amazed at how easy, effortless, and darn effective it is to just delay doing any unhealthy activities. What you'll do this this: Just delay away your sugar, caffeine or other cravings. Just promise yourself to delay eating that tempting treat for a certain amount of time, say 10 to 20 minutes.
