Where you live and who you hang out with are key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Because it is so important, we have a special article dedicated to The Where of Health.
Creating a habitat that supports healthy behavior and connects you with people who share your goals can make or break a lifestyle change program.
- Do a periodic clean-up of your surroundings. It’s surprising how foods that are on the naughty list somehow make it into your pantry.
- Surround yourself with positive health cues. For example, pictures of yourself with friends and family performing healthy activities. It might seem cliche, but your subconscious brain picks up on positive and negative vibes, which affect your mood and hence your behavior.
- If you are sharing your health journey, remember that other people’s motivation is going to ebb and flow too. And helping them through the tough times, with appropriate boundaries, will be restorative to you as well.
