{"id":7071268,"date":"2026-10-01T11:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7071268"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:27:17","slug":"giving-something-up-doesnt-always-have-to-be-difficult-the-mental-well-being-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7071268","title":{"rendered":"Giving something up doesn\u2019t always have to be difficult \u2013 The Mental Well-Being Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve had to give up quite a few old behaviours and habits in the past 5 or so years on my journey back to mental and physical health and so I\u2019ve had to create strategies for creating habit behaviour changes that have really worked for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year I decided I need to give up drinking diet sodas. They were the one \u201cbad\u201d thing I really clung to after changing my diet and my fitness routines. I did it because it felt like a naughty treat and hey, there are no calories in it, so it was just my thing. That was ok but I was drinking A LOT of it and I\u2019ve known for quite some time that this wasn\u2019t great. So I decided 2022 was my year for giving it up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I have employed my usual 4 step method for effective habit change!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giving something up used to feel so difficult because I would think of how deprived I was going be of not having that thing I so enjoy \u2026 knowing my willpower is not very strong I needed some tools to help me and this is how I\u2019ve reliably been able to do this kind of thing!<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I make a list of all the reasons why I should want to give this thing up?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ZERO nutritional value<\/li>\n<li>Fake sugars potentially linked to diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Possible carcinogenic ingredients<\/li>\n<li>Possible weight GAIN caused by body\u2019s reactions to fake sugars.<\/li>\n<li>Expensive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Make a list of all the reasons why giving this thing up will be good for me<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prevent possible health issues due to unknown effects.<\/li>\n<li>Prevent tooth enamel damage<\/li>\n<li>Prevent unnecessary weight gain\/retention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Envision specifically how you will FEEL when you have successfully changed this behaviour<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I will feel healthier as I\u2019ll be drinking more water<\/li>\n<li>Less bloated<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ll be less worried about possible side effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. When faced with the choice in future, recall the answers to 2 &amp; 3. Repeat them to yourself before you make your choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim is to no longer WANT to choose this thing. People rarely struggle to say NO to things they DON\u2019T WANT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is how I ended up giving up alcohol and when I applied the formula again this month I\u2019ve doing giving up drinking diet soda so easy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes it involves some thought practice at first but changing your thoughts is a lot easier than trying to use willpower to resist something that you are still clinging to mentally as something you want or need.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve had to give up quite a few old behaviours and habits in the past 5 or so years on my journey back to mental and physical health and so I\u2019ve had to create strategies for creating habit behaviour changes that have really worked for me. 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