We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
~Aristotle

A habit is a pattern of behavior that you acquire after frequent repetition. If you do anything enough times—good or bad—it becomes a habit.

The good news is that any bad habit can be broken. The key is to replace that bad habit with a new, good one.

Do you have any bad eating habits? Do you tend to eat unhealthy snacks between meals? Do you eat lots of fast food? Do you drink too much soda? Any of these habits can be changed.

Action plan: Identify one of your bad eating habits. Analyze it. Why does it happen? When? How? Once you have done this, commit to replace that habit with a new, improved one. Pay attention. Every time you catch yourself in the bad eating habit, replace it with something healthy.

For example, instead of grabbing another sugary (or chemically!) soda, brew up a big fresh mug of yummy green tea. Or take a walk around the block. Anything to break the pattern.

You will see that this at first conscious and difficult act soon becomes automatic. Then you’ll be on the way to excellent eating habits!