{"id":12088,"date":"2019-05-09T09:39:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T09:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/i-have-fallen-off-the-flossing-habit-wagon-many-times-how-do-you-prevent-yourself-from-doing-just-that\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:30:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:30:51","slug":"i-have-fallen-off-the-flossing-habit-wagon-many-times-how-do-you-prevent-yourself-from-doing-just-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/i-have-fallen-off-the-flossing-habit-wagon-many-times-how-do-you-prevent-yourself-from-doing-just-that\/","title":{"rendered":"I have fallen off the flossing habit wagon many times.  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Worst case, it\u2019s better if I floss between the front section of my teeth than skipping flossing entirely. <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-2255301419\"><div id=\"thefa-1061731404\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Your new life awaits<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jennie W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Well, really it\u2019s mostly motivation for me. I want my teeth to be healthy and flossing is very important in order to maintain good dental hygiene. It\u2019s more important than I thought it was. You can do some research on the importance of flossing and maybe you\u2019ll be more motivated. Goodluck. \ud83d\ude00<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sandra Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Setting myself a reminder alarm helps a lot. Another thing is I started flossing midday, because it seemed a little easier to add in after lunch rather than to my morning or night routine. Ideally I will floss at night too but at the very least if I can get it in at any part of the day it starts to feel good&#8211;yay, clean teeth!&#8211;and after a few days I realize how easy it is. The timer in the fabulous app has been helpful because it makes me realize how little time it actually takes to do. And then, most importantly, if I miss a day I don&#39;t beat myself up about it, and try to make it a part of my next day. I struggle with night routines in general, because I&#39;m wiped out at the end of the day, so doing it in the afternoon has been successful and rewarding. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Alexander W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Making it part of the tasks in the evening helps. Other than that I got in my head that I can\u2019t brush my teeth until I floss.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Mathias B.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It took me a while to get into a habit of doing it every day, but I was determined! I started by leaving floss accessible anywhere in the house: kitchen, living room, bedroom, next to the sofa, on my desk, etc. This way, it was always close by and staring at me. Start out that way and keep leaving it everywhere (I use the ones that are floss picks because my mouth is small and the actual string by itself<br \/>\nis impossible for me to use) &#8211; the floss picks might motivate you to do it more often since it\u2019s easier. You got this!!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Lucas C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I was never a big flosser. It really does help keep your oral care. I\u2019m also lucky TO GO to the dentist. Not everyone can go. I know I\u2019m extremely lucky, that helps me to remember to floss. I\u2019ve seen first hand what can happen if you don\u2019t floss regularly. I watch TV while I floss. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Arthur T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Think of how good it feels to have a clean mouth!  That is a reward in itself!!  On evenings when I am super-tired and don\u2019t want to do anything but fall into bed, I remind myself that, in addition to the clean feeling, I will:<br \/>\n1. Feel better in the morning.  Never underestimate the positive power of starting your day without yesterday\u2019s leftover regret.<br \/>\n2. Enjoy not having painful sensitive spots on my teeth.<br \/>\n3. Reduce&#x2F;prevent gum soreness &amp; recession.<br \/>\n4. Save $$$ by not needing extra dental work (fillings, crowns, etc..).<br \/>\n5. Protect long-term health. Flossing can reduce your heart disease risk.  Seriously. Look it up. <\/p>\n<p>In short: DO THE FLOSS!  (Your teeth AND the dance , if you\u2019re into that&#8230;). \ud83d\ude04<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Milton E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Buy a bright and colourful container for your floss  and put it right by your toothbrush. 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