You may know that you have a few not-so-healthy habits. Maybe you drink too much soda or get fast food or takeout too often. If you try to quit these habits cold turkey, Emily said, it will only "increase your cravings and make it hard to break the habit."
Instead, Emily recommends slowly decreasing the amount of times you reach for a can of soda or visit McDonald's each week. "If you're used to having three sodas a day, see if you can cut it down to two successfully for a week or two, then decrease again," Emily said. Same with fast food; rather than stopping for breakfast four times a week, cut it down to three mornings, then two, and so forth each week. Find a not-so-healthy habit you're trying to break, and remember that slow and steady is likely to be more successful.