My Behavioral Change Project

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My goal in this behavioral change project was to slowly eliminate soda and replace it with something more healthy like water. In my project, it was overall a success but I did drink soda a couple of times by accident. At first I had trouble trying to avoid drinking soda but it slowly got better as the weeks went by. In the first couple weeks I had to be conscious about everything I drank so I can avoid drinking any soda. After a few weeks, I stopped having to actively think about it because I just stopped drinking soda as much and built a habit of drinking water instead. In this behavioral change project, I learned that we should not instantly try to eliminate a bad habit but instead work slowly towards fixing it so its a lot easier. What I

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