First, look at eliminating an unhealthy food one at a time until you are comfortable with it, the cravings are gone and it has become a habit.
Always start with your least favorite food or habit and the easiest to give up, leaving the hardest for last. This allows for less frustration and the feeling of denial is felt less strongly. With this approach you will be less likely to throw in the towel on the whole program.
Don’t force total denial of your favorite foods or try to do all the adjustments at the same time. Also, if you slip IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD, just simply go back to the next hour, meal, day, etc. to the newer way of eating, dealing, etc.
There may be one food, habit or “issue” you keep, such as chocolate or potato chips once a week. Oh well, that’s still better than where you were at – and IT IS O.K.! Incorporate the habit of changing from everyday to ONLY 1 or 2 times per week having that something “special” or a “treat” like frozen yogurt, a special dessert, etc. (fruit makes for a good and healthier dessert). Note that fruit digests better when eaten separate from most other foods.
Let’s list our favorite foods we eat that we know are not as healthy for us:
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So with this list we will work our way backwards and give up or “change” the least favorite or easiest food to let go of 1st , leaving our most favorite foods for later, after we have had success with “letting” go of old habits and desires.
We now choose to “change” our choices easily!
We are going to start with an approach that I will term as “Take 1 step at a time” or “Shift Slowly” to break a bad habit and create a new and better habit. Slow and steady does get you there and will become a long term habit much easier than trying to make a lot of changes and feeling overwhelmed with having to give up things you love instead of choosing to make a change.
Blessings as you start this aspect to changes in your habits.
I Can Do This Lifestyle 