"Usual Suspects"

What are the “Usual Suspects?” 

The “Usual Suspects” are those habits that are so common in adults that we almost expect them: not exercising enough, being overweight, not eating “good” food, drinking too much alcohol or using tobacco. About 3 our of every four adults have one of these “Usual Suspects.” The “Usual Suspects” cause a lot of illness and cost a lot of money. We all know that.

What we know from HowsYourHealth.org about the "Usual Suspects"

• When they use HowsYourHealth most adults choose to try to weaken or eliminate one of the “”Usual Suspects.” However, the majority of those who make this promise are not confident they will be successful. 

• The adults who use the Problem Solving tool have very helpful ideas and plans for reducing or eliminating one of the “Usual Suspects.” You can look at a summary of thousands of their ideas and plans at Problem Solving.

• To be successful in changing risky or "bad" habits most people need to make a plan and follow it several times. Both "bad" and "good" habits change our brains. Habits increase “feel good” chemicals in our brains. These brain chemicals support the habit. Therefore, it usually takes time and repetition to adjust our brains to weaken or eliminate one of our “Usual Suspect” habits. We can be confident that a habit will be eliminated when we develop a smart plan and understand that we may have to repeat the plan several times. 

Comment Here If You Know of a Really Powerful Method to Control or Manage  "Usual Suspects"... What is a Really Powerful Way to Increase Confidence?

• List the “Usual Suspect” that you were able to change: exercise, weight control, eating well, smoking, drinking excess alcohol.
•  BRAG about the approach or method that really worked for you to control or manage a “Usual Suspect.” (You don’t have to be a braggart! ... just someone who is really sure something worked well)
• List any public web-tools or applications you would recommend. Why do you recommend them? 
• Make suggestions to make this website better and “smarter” to help people become more confident in managing or controlling the "Usual Suspects."