I also make suretry to drink at least 8 glasseup to 8 cups of water aevery day. I also try to drink up to 8 cups of water every day.

Trying a new habit is not easy so, trying is better off and sounds genuine.

As for drinks, I still enjoy my usual coffee and teaI still take my tea and coffee, but now I takedrink them without sugar. I still take my tea and coffee, but now I drink them without sugar.

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Looking back at it, what felt like a punishment has now become a habit — and one that’s changing my health for the better. Looking back at it, what felt like a punishment has now become a habit — and one that’s changing my health for the better.

I’d usually say this instead of just “looking back”. That works perfectly fine though!

Looking back, what felt like a punishment has now become a habit — and one that’s changNow, what felt hard at the beginning is now a normal part of my life — and it’s helping my health for theget better. Now, what felt hard at the beginning is now a normal part of my life — and it’s helping my health get better

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Cutting offdown my sugar intake in my daily meals and drinks. Cutting down my sugar intake in my daily meals and drinks.

You could also say "Cutting out sugar in" or "Removing sugar from my diet". Your sentence is understandable, but not the most natural way to say it.

Cutting off my sugar intake in my daily mealsHow I reduced taking sugar in my food and drinks. How I reduced taking sugar in my food and drinks.

Every layman understands the term "reduced"and taking sugar

I used to think I couldn't live without sugar —, until recently, when I received my blood test results. I used to think I couldn't live without sugar, until recently, when I received my blood test results.

I think a comma works better here than a dash

I used to thinkBefore now, I thought I couldn'’t live without sugar — until recently, when I received. But that changed when I got my blood test results. Before now, I thought I couldn’t live without sugar. But that changed when I got my blood test results.

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That reminder kept me disciplined. That reminder kept me disciplined.

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It was toughn’t easy at first — getting used tobecause of the bitter taste —, but I kept reminding myself of that HbA1c numberembering that blood test result. It wasn’t easy at first because of the bitter taste, but I kept remembering that blood test result.

Layman understands blood tests. Remembering is better than reminding yourself because it's happening within you .

That was a wake-up call.really shocked me. That really shocked me.

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Everything else looked fine, except for my HbA1c, which came back at 5.9% — putting me in the prewas okay, but one sugar result showed 5.9% — the doctor said I was almost diabetic range. Everything was okay, but one sugar result showed 5.9% — the doctor said I was almost diabetic.

Not everyone understands HbA1c but they understand sugar result. Almost diabetes is understood by a layman than prediabetes .

So, I started googlingquickly went online to look for mealfood plans that would help me completely eliminate white rice from my mealsand how to stop eating white rice. So, I quickly went online to look for food plans and how to stop eating white rice.

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It’s now been 33 days since I started, and I’ve already noticed some changes — most noticeably,seen changes — I’ve lost 5kg.! It’s now 33 days since I started, and I’ve already seen changes — I’ve lost 5kg!

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