I didn't eat red meat for two weeks. Craving red meat helped me understand why I love it. At home, my family doesn't eat red meat and this gave me the opportunity to abstain from eating it. I had to physically and mentally prepare myself to stop eating red meat. It was tempting when my colleagues wanted to order a burger or steak. I remember the vegetables that I enjoyed with the red meat. The urge was less effective when I think about it. I thought the best way to change a bad habit was to replace it with a good habit. I started drinking more water; I recorded my progress and saw changes. I went to the bathroom more often, my skin cleared up and I felt less hungry. I felt that replacing red meat with more water intake made positive changes for me. To change a bad habit, you need willpower. I have felt my willpower being tested when I think about red meat. One day, I walked past my favorite burger and the smell of the burger made me salivate, I wanted to go inside. I thought about it. I thought: If I have fries, maybe that would satisfy my burger craving. On the other hand, I felt like I wouldn't be strong enough to get into the burger joint and not buy a burger. I thought about my choices. I can buy a chicken burger and pretend it's a beef burger. I fought those feelings and left. I compare my craving to taking drugs. I thought about it, if you are around people using it, it can create triggers for waiting before use. It is easy for us to judge an addict. We can say all kinds of things, for example, they can stop if they want to or if they are not strong enough. If you think about all the physical and emotional obstacles they have to overcome, it's very difficult for them. Some people are not strong enough to overcome their drug addiction. Medications contain chemicals that can alter our system and disrupt the brain's chemical messengers. A few