1. A few years ago I noticed that though my food habits hadn't changed, suddenly I no longer felt the same
2. So I decided to try to make some healthy changes. At first the change was very...slight.
3. I was taking small steps in the right direction, but old habits die hard.
4. I was trying to continue to eat all the foods I liked but tried to eat less of them.
5. This often did not work for me because it required extreme self-control.
6. Then I realized I was overthinking my approach.
View this photo on Instagram
NOTE: A book that really was helping me think clearly about forming good habits at this time: Better Than Before, by Gretchen Rubin.
7. What I needed to do was simply think about which foods I like and which foods I love.
Nathan W. Pyle / Via BuzzFeed
8. For me, the food I love is peanut butter.
View this photo on Instagram
I think about peanut butter often.
9. While focusing on the food I love, I've been able to replace the foods I merely like.
Nathan W. Pyle / Via BuzzFeed
10. The more I do this, the more I have seen my habits change.
11. And I owe it all to peanut butter.
Nathan W. Pyle / Via BuzzFeed
