So many times I said "this is too hard.", "I could never give up ______!", and similar phrases. So many times I said "I'll start Monday" "I'll start the first of the month.", "I'll start after the holidays", "I'll start right after new years", "It's too expensive", "I don't have the energy", "I don't have the time", "I'm too busy". The honest truth is I DIDN'T have the energy, but I GOT IT once I started. I didn't have the time, but I MADE time. Eating healthy is NOT more expensive, because you are eating less and FUELING your body rather than slowing it down. Monday, Sunday, the 1st of the month, the 1st of the year....they never come and why wait? What's going to happen between now and then that you are going to miss out on with a stronger, smaller, body? What's going to happen between now and then that you would be disappointed you had more energy, less "baggage", and felt better about yourself? It's a vicious cycle you are trapped in. BREAK THE CYCLE! RIGHT NOW! This is the first minute of the rest of your life, make it count!
"We rarely change until the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of going through the change." ~ Kate Larsen
Something to think about:
We don’t have enough time. Well, the truth is that we all have enough time for what is important to us – our priorities. And if we don’t make time for exercise today, then we better schedule lots of time for sickness and disease later.
We don’t have enough money. Similar to the time complaint, the truth is we all have enough money for what is a priority to us. For example, I cannot afford cable television and I find it amazing my many friends who can afford it. However, I can afford a gym membership, while some friends cannot. It is simply a matter of what is a higher priority for each of us.
~Julie Page, Total Wellness Coaching
