How to Create a New Habit

Wondering how to create new healthy habits?

The art and science of creating new habits are keys to weight loss as a woman over 40.

To create new healthy habits, it's important to understand the components of a habit.

The components of a habit break down into cue, behavior, and reward.  Once you are able to put all 3 of these pieces into play, you’ll be able to create a new habit in no time.  And once you have the right habits, getting to your goal is easy.

So the cue piece is what will remind you to do the new behavior.  That cue might be a reminder on your calendar or your phone.  It might be a Post-It Note on your bathroom mirror.

The behavior is the new thing that you want to do on autopilot.  For weight loss, it might be something like drinking more water or going on a walk around the block during the mid-afternoon to wake you back up for the final stretch of the workday.

The reward is what makes it stick.  It can be as simple as thinking “YES!” to yourself when you complete the behavior.  Or it could be a quick text to your friend or your coach to celebrate you success.  Whatever you use as a way to celebrate helps your brain realize that this was important.  The emotion is what helps it get stored and repeated by the subconscious brain.

By using the 3 components of a habit to reprogram your brain, you'll create new healthy habits in no time to speed you on your way to weight loss as a woman over 40.