How Long Does It Take To Create A Healthy Habit?

I hate to tell you, because you probably already know, but, er…a lot of your pain and diseases just may be caused by unhealthy habits.  There.  It’s out.

So how long did it take you to develop these “bad” habits?  And, what are they?

Only you can answer the first question, but it probably happened over a long time.  You probably already know the answers to the second question, but I’ll list a few here.

  • Poor or slouchy posture.
  • Not enough healthy, fresh foods; too much processed, “fast” and “junk” foods.
  • Too little movement and exercise.
  • Too much television viewing or device use and too little sleep.

I have GOOD NEWS for you!  You can change all of those things, and more.  Your body wants to be well and healthy.  Sometimes it just needs some help from you.

Unhealthy habits interfere with your good health.  They are not health promoters. You want to feel good until you die, right?

So, how long does it take to create a healthy habit?

I have read that if we do something faithfully for 21 days, it becomes a new “habit.”  That’s not too long, that’s only 3 measly little weeks, right?

If you forget, forgive yourself and just get going again.

Here are some tips to help you get started so you can change “bad” habits into “good” ones.

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