Behaviour change resources
Here are a series of resources that you can use to change behaviours. They'll help you choose and plan sensible goals.
- Setting goals and action plans: Begin setting out your goals and plans for changing your behaviour
- Plan for potential problems: Create an "If... Then..." plan to prepare for any obstacles to changing your behaviour and find ways to overcome them
- Keep track of your progress: Check how you're progressing towards your goals
- Managing emotions: Advice for managing unhelpful emotions and cravings that may be getting in the way of your goals
- Get support from those around you: Learn how social support can help you achieve your goals
- Keeping up the good work: How you can sustain positive changes you've made to your life
If you want to review how you're doing with your behaviour change journey, there's advice on how to do so at Check in on your goals and progress.
Resources for specific health concerns
Breaking unhealthy habits
Think about positive cues to keep and negative cues you could change to help you live more healthily. You could consider changing the cue or trigger, or the way you respond to it. You can use these cue sheets to note them down.
- Healthy eating cues (PDF) [98KB]
- Weight loss cues (PDF) [98KB]
- Physical activity cues (PDF) [99KB]
- Stopping smoking cues (PDF) [99KB]
- Drinking less cues (PDF) [100KB]
Self monitoring diaries
We've provided self-monitoring diaries that you can save to your device. It can be useful to start with monitoring your habits for one week at a time.
- Healthy eating diary (PDF) [171KB]
- Weight loss diary (PDF) [122KB]
- Physical activity diary (PDF) [100KB]
- Stopping smoking diary (PDF) [98KB]
- Drinking less diary (PDF) [102KB]
Finding your motivators
It's important to think about what motivates you to continue making any changes to your lifestyle. It's easier to maintain changes if you have at least one thing that motivates you. It may be useful to think about these motivators and how they are relevant to you. You can use these sheets to note them down.
- Healthy eating motivators (PDF) [131KB]
- Weight loss motivators (PDF) [92KB]
- Physical activity motivators (PDF) [93KB]
- Stopping smoking motivators (PDF) [94KB]
- Drinking less motivators (PDF) [101KB]
Get more information
For more information on changing your behaviour around specific health concerns visit our pages: