We are habit junkies. That’s not a bad thing (let’s avoid self-hate) but when you get into bad habits — the ones that hurt your holistic health — you need to play them for fools, not treat them with the respect they don’t deserve.
I’ve heard in the past that if you are on a diet you need to replace the ‘bad’ snacks with ‘good’ ones. So, for instance, you might want to stock up on carrot sticks rather than crisps and chocolate. Then when you have a craving you get some carrot sticks out of the fridge instead of raiding the cupboard. This apparently satisfies the craving but I’ve never found it to work.
Who figured out that eating carrots will satisfy a chocoholic’s fix? Let’s face it, you’re looking for a high, not an alternative nipple. And if you need to put something in your mouth to ease your anxiety you should remember that it didn’t work when you had a stash of Mars bars so why dance to the old fiddle. What you need to do is play one bad boy off with another.
Like it or not we operate on triggers. Our bodies tell us when its time to sleep and when to wake up. We are told when to eat and what to scratch. Bad habits are basically parasites working off the back of your instincts. When you are anxious you need comfort but its much easier to reach for a cigarette or your M&Ms than find a productive alternative. Its fine to choc out but only on the occasions when you…
