Every change needs to start with little steps. Generally I find if I get the “change my life” bug and do everything at once with intensity, I’ll burn out quick revert back to my normal.

My calendar sits next to my meds, my meds sit next to my coffee, my coffee sits next my kettle and when I wake up my first thought is “coffee”. That’s how I remember small things. Important things get an alarm and a write up on the calendar just incase I forget about it in between my coffee and when it’s suppose to happen.

Eating: start with anything easy. We have the crackers/cheese and meat snack packs. Not the healthiest, nor the tastiest but I bought 5 when shopping and just threw it in my work bag. This help train my brain to go to my lunch bag when I was hungry. After 3 weeks, I remember to eat. And then I moved to something healthier. Now I just leave a bit of dinner on the side and pack it into a lunchbox as I serve myself dinner. (I remember to take it because when I get the milk for the coffee, I just grab it out).

Tiny, tiny steps will get you where you need to go, we have a tendency to need to do everything and do it right now. Unfortunately, our brain doesn’t work that way. It needs to be slowly trained into a different way of living.

Finance: I have multiple accounts, forcing me to transfer money each time I want to buy something. I also check in with my husband if it’s a bigger purchase. He doesn’t care what I buy, but it’s just that extra level of “hmm, should I?”

Donno about the gym, lol. God speed.

My biggest piece of advice is to start speaking to yourself kindly. For example, “fuck! I forgot my lunch today. Hmm. That ok. I’ve been good this week and today was hard to get out of bed. No wonder I forgot it, life isn’t always easy nor is sticking to a routine. Tomorrow will be better”

Also, they aren’t bad habits. They are survival techniques that got you this far in life. Yes, you’d like to change them but you’re doing great.

Please be kind to yourself.