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Part 4
This section begins with a closer look at changing habits. Many of your actions each day-if not most of them-are controlled by habits. In times of stress or other times when your goals are not a top priority, you are likely to go back to old habits. Thus, establishing healthy habits is important for long-term success.
Your environment cues many behaviors. This section will help you set up your environment to be helpful.
* Physical Environment. This includes your kitchen, dining area, desk drawer, and other places you store and eat food.
* Social Environment. This includes the people around you, people important to you (near and far), and social media. This section will also help you talk to others about your goals.
* Mental Environment. This includes the things you say to yourself. This also includes changing the unhelpful thoughts that get in the way of taking action.
HealthyLife® Weigh
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Build on Current Habits
Keep Habits Rewarding
Make Your Kitchen a Healthy Eating Zone
Help Your Refrigerator Health You
Join the Team: The Rest of Your Kitchen
Alter Your Eating Cues
Scramble Daily Behaviors
The “Everything in Moderation” Trap
When “Just a Little” Doesn’t Work
Make Unhealthy Habits Less Convenient
It Takes a Village
Build Support at Home
Build Support at Work
Social Media for Support
Support Isn’t Supportive
Be Assertive
Use the L.A.D.D.E.R. Technique
Practice Assertiveness
Unsupportive Situations
Say Nice Things to Yourself
Dispute Unhelpful Thoughts
Rational Thinking
Banish Black & White Thoughts
Control Catastrophic Thinking
Create Self-Enhancing Feelings
The Power of a Phrase
Review and Prepare
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