We think progress occurs in the small steps you take every day. This is why we created the Weekly habits TOOL – A simple and usable way to help you remain consistent, to celebrate small victories and to work towards your greater health goals without feeling outdated.
Forget perfection. It is a question of creating habits that correspond to your life.
What are weekly habits?
Weekly habits are objectives of the size of a bite designed to help you focus on what is achievable in the short term.
Drinking more water to eat more vegetables, these incremental actions are the constituent elements of long -term success.
They are there to reduce frustration and fatigue of trying to change everything – because the change occurs a habit at a time.
Why small habits count
Large lenses may seem intimidating, but decompose them into smaller steps makes them feasible.
Research shows that small coherent actions – like drinking a little more water every day – devote a momentum and create a positive feedback loop (1). Weekly habits winds there by giving you a clear and manageable goal for the coming week.
In addition, celebrating these small victories gives your brain a dose of dopamine, which makes you more likely that you will remain motivated (2).
It’s science, but it’s also good for your confidence, and therefore good for a lasting momentum.
Habits that you can follow
Each week, choose an area of ​​intervention that resonates with your goals. The options include:
- Drinking more water: Stay hydrated by drinking at least five glasses a day for seven days.
- Eat more vegetables: Add a vegetable to your meals for five days.
- Eat more fruit: Eat 2 fruits per day for at least 5 days.
- Save more meals: Save two meals a day for at least four days.
- Eat more fibers: Take a meal with at least 5 g of fibers for five days.
- Boost protein intake: Press your protein goal at least three days this week.
How to start
The implementation of your first habit is simple. Note: If you are not yet a Myfitnesspal member, you will have to Download the application. SO:
- Open the application and find the Weekly habits On your dashboard.
- Select a habit to follow and if you wish, define a reminder to register daily.
- Return to the application every day to confirm whether you have achieved your daily goal or not and prepare for a little surprise and a haptic good surprise.
Trust us, you will feel good to check your goal for the day of leave!
Tips for success by weekly habits
It’s not just about choosing a habit – it’s about approaching this habit RIGHT path. Here are some tips:
- Anchor habits to your routine. Combine new actions with existing habits, such as drinking water before your morning coffee or eat vegetables on your plate first.
- Be flexible. Life is coming, and it’s okay. Weekly habits are designed to help you adapt and move forward. You just have to hit the habit that you have chosen a recommended number of times a week to count it as a victory.
- Focus on progress – not perfection. In doing so, you can build habits that last.
Ready to start?
Forget extreme restrictions or quick corrections. A real change occurs when you focus on sustainable and manageable actions.
Weekly habits encourage you to adopt nutrition for real life: balanced and according to your needs. It is not a question of being perfect every day – it is a question of making choices that align with your goals over time (1).
And there is no better day to start than today.
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