Last week you got the Cliff Notes to the \u201c5 Keys to Continued Success\u201d which provided the formula below:<\/p>\n
Learn It. Lose it. Love it. Live it. And, laugh. <\/p>\n Today I am going to expound a bit (only a bit, because I know you appreciate Cliff Notes, as well!) on the second piece of the formula: Lose it. Bad habits, that is. By letting go of the them, you\u2019ll free up energy, mental space and even money that could be better spent on a happier, healthier you. It\u2019s not quite summer, so how about a little bad-habit spring cleaning?<\/p>\n Here are a couple bad habits you might consider \u201csweeping\u201d away:<\/p>\n \u2022\tA beer or glass of wine (every night)\u2026while you might fall asleep relaxed initially, once your body starts metabolizing the alcohol there\u2019s a rebound effect, HELLO 2 am wakeup and tired you the next day.<\/p>\n \u2022\t24\/7 connectivity\u2026ah, this one is a pet peeve of mine. I keep my phone on silent and look at it only certain times a day and leave it in my purse at night\u2026much to the chagrin of my fianc\u00e9! Try to turn off all media (blue screens) at least an hour before bed because that blue light from your phone\/tablet\/TV reduces sleep and stimulates your brain to stay awake by suppressing melatonin, a hormone needed for drowsiness.<\/p>\n \u2022\tProcrastination\u2014doing it has negative impacts on your heart. A non-procrastinator feels more in control and therefore, less stressed. Like Nike, \u201cJust do it!\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022\tDrinking diet sodas\u2026OK, so I KNOW the fake sugars cause blood sugar swings and other neurological problems\u2026and most of them are terribly acidic, but I DO enjoy a coke zero from Sonic on occasion. But, the reality is that folks who drink the diet stuff end up eating more sugar because these drinks cause blood sugar spikes and drops like the real stuff making you want more. <\/p>\n \u2022\tStill pissed off at somebody for something? Try forgiveness, not for them, but for you. It\u2019ll do wonders.<\/p>\n \u2022\tPopping pills too often. Doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s OTC, pain relievers used frequently significantly increase the chance of liver damage. <\/p>\n \u2022\tNot expecting good things. Expect good outcomes vs. bad, look for silver linings. This change in attitude comes with a slew of healthy benefits.<\/p>\n \u2022\tSleep walking through workouts\u2026sorry Charley\u2026you aren\u2019t getting benefits or making change without getting your heart rate up. use your time effectively with interval training and get red in the face.<\/p>\n \u2022\tNot getting enough sleep\u2026this is a blog or two or three by itself! Study after study shows a host of benefits with more sleep and a lot of mental and physical problems when sleep is lacking. <\/p>\n Find your broom and sweep those ol\u2019 habits away!<\/p>\n What have you got to gain?<\/p>\n Be fit, live strong, laugh often.<\/p>\n ~Lisa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week you got the Cliff Notes to the \u201c5 Keys to Continued Success\u201d which provided the formula below: Learn It. Lose it. Love it. Live it. And, laugh. Today I am going to expound a bit (only a bit, because I know you appreciate Cliff Notes, as well!) on the second piece of the …<\/span> Read More →<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,55,20,50,14,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-goals-2","category-health-benefits","category-life","category-success","category-wellness-2","category-workouts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=407"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":411,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407\/revisions\/411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}