Whether you are wanting to make major lifestyle changes, or just trying to break some bad habits, I believe that everyone can be working towards improvements. Unfortunately, making improvements is never easy. Once we get stuck in a rut of bad habits, it takes a lot of effort to turn those around. Here are three tips to turn your “Can’t” to “CAN!”
C – Convenient
A – Attractive
N – Normal
Convenient: If you had the choice between the cookies on your counter, or the apple buried in the bottom of your fridge, let me guess what you would choose… Obviously the cookie! It’s the easier and more convenient option. Put that box of cookies in the back of your cabinet so you are not tempted by them every day and replace them with a bowl full of fresh fruit! By making the fruit a convenient choice, it will be easier to make the healthy choice.
Attractive: It’s important to make your goal appear appealing to you. For example, choose fruit for your fruit bowl that actually looks good to you. If you hate apples… don’t fill your bowl with apples! Fill it with a combination of colorful fruit you like such as apples, oranges, pears, bananas, mangos, etc.
Normal: In order to break a bad habit, you need to create a new one to replace it. Instead of bringing a cookie to work every day for a snack, grab a piece of fruit from your fruit bowl. Save the sweets for a special treat so you don’t constantly crave sugar.
Turn your “Can’t” into C.A.N.! Here are a few examples for you to follow:
By making your goals more CONVENIENT, ATTRACTIVE, and NORMAL, you are on your way to success! What goal are you trying to reach and how can you apply these steps to it?
Eat, Lift & Be Married 
Reblogged this on Dream Big, Dream Often and commented:
You must adapt your habits to match the goal you desire. Change your thinking, change your life! Here is another perspective on changing your habits I found on Eat, Lift & Be Married! Enjoy…
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Exactly! That reminds me of one of my favorite quotes- “People do not decide their futures. They decide their habits and their habits decide their future.”
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A very inspiring write. Thank you for sharing this.
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Thank you!
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I love this idea! I’ve gotten into the habit of laying my out my workout clothes in the morning and now it’s not even something I think about and it definitely motivates me to workout in the morning!
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Just that little step makes it SO much easier- I do the same thing! The longer I wait to work out, the less likely I am to go.
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Great post!
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Thank you, I am so glad you found it helpful. Commit, endure, succeed- I love that! So excited for you and your fitness journey!
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Thanks, I did!
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Lovely post. I will be following.
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Thank you so much!
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Very awesome tips and I love how the mindset is the focus of this plan of action! I intend to implement the practice of walking/running 20 minutes everyday. I think simplifying things the way you have done here, makes your healthy lifestyle goal seem more obtainable. Thanks for sharing!
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I’m so happy to hear that! Making it convenient is the key to success. Just making the effort to take 20 minutes of your day to walk/run will make you feel and be so much healthier!
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