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Make your habits stick

Turn your healthy living goals in to habits that last with these handy tips.

By Weight Watchers
Published 19 March 2021
Make your habits stick

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When behaviors have an immediate positive impact, they’re more reinforcing, meaning we’re more likely to want to do them again. And the more we repeat a behavior at the same time using the same cue, the more likely it’ll become a habit.

Need help figuring out which healthy habit to try building? Feel free to grab one of our suggestions!

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Eat better

  • Track my meals when I sit down to eat.

  • Include a veggie with every meal.

  • Meal prep my lunch while cleaning up from breakfast.

Move more

  • Stand up and move every hour.

  • Take a nightly walk.

  • Dance it out in the morning to my favorite tune.

Sleep soundly

  • Read a book before bed.

  • Write a worry list to clear my head.

  • Put on calming music and stretch.

Shift your thinking

  • Write down three good things each night.

  • Think of a non-scale victory every morning.

  • Call my friends when I’m stressed.

Once you give your new behavior a try over the week…

  • Are you happy, proud, or feeling a positive impact? Great! This is a good behavior to turn into a habit. Choose a cue that will remind you to practice it consistently.

  • Not finding the habit particularly rewarding? Try using temptation bundling to make the behavior more reinforcing!

Make your habits stick | WW UK