My Body Tutor : No More Excuses

A client writes, “Wow, it’s hard to not want to let it all go and figure I can start anew in January. There are so many temptations! So many rationalizations! I just have to focus on one meal at a time.”

Here’s a solution: Instead of focusing on what you can’t eat, focus on what you can. Instead of focusing on eating perfectly MBT approved foods, focus on eating MBT approved foods 90% of the day.

I’m not saying you should give in. I’m not saying you should indulge.

But if the discomfort you’re facing is unbearable, why not pick and choose?

When I say discomfort, I’m referring to the internal chatter many of us have. “Should I have this? I shouldn’t have this! I want it though! I don’t want it!” That dialogue is not fun. And many times, we just give in to silence that chatter. Not because we want what we think we want!

For the next week or so, what if you focused instead on only picking one indulgence per day?

Then you can play the game of choosing what you indulge on and you won’t feel deprived. But remember, only one per day. So make sure it’s really interesting and it’s really worth it.

Don’t just give in because it’s in front of you.

Sometimes, picking and choosing your battles is much better than avoidance. Damage control is very powerful. Because if you expect to indulge, you’ll get away from the ‘all or nothing’ attitude many of us have, especially during this time of year.

Anyway we look at it, our body never lies. Eating 1 cookie is better than 2. Eating 1 hamburger is better than 2. Many of us get into this thinking that while we’re indulging, nothing counts and our body doesn’t register anything we eat.

Doing less of the bad things is as powerful as doing more of the good things.