My Body Tutor : No More Excuses

I hope you had a less rainy and snowy weekend than we did here in NYC. At least on Saturday it was that way.

Though it was rainy and snowy and freezing out, I trekked downtown (and spent most of the day there) to shoot an intro video for my website. When I arrived, there was a green screen with bright lights and a very fancy Sony High Definition camera waiting for me.

I started this service back in January of 2007 and to say I have a few thousand thoughts about the program and why I feel it’s so important is an understatement. Lack of material wasn’t a problem.

However, I found myself stopping myself sentence after sentence. “No, that’s not good!” I kept saying. Everyone around me assured me it was. But I know how important the video is.

If the video is the first thing people see (and that was/is the plan) then it must be outstanding. If not, it’s better to not have it at all. And I know this!

However, I went through line after line of things I wanted to say and I didn’t feel like I had nailed any of it. (It’s very hard to talk into a camera without feedback compared to an interview or phone call or conversation where there’s instant feedback.)

In this case, I let perfection be the enemy of good enough. But good enough for the website isn’t good enough because I’ve put way too much sweat, and tears into it.

However, for us, especially in the next 3-4 weeks, good enough is good enough!

Dieters are notorious for being overachievers. If we can’t eat perfect, forget it we think! We’ll just eat whatever we want for the rest of the day and start tomorrow. Or next Monday.

The quintessential all or nothing attitude of a dieter always leads to nothing. All – forever is impossible!

So in the next few weeks, don’t seek perfection. It doesn’t exist anyway. Seek progress. Seek good enough. If there’s something that really and truly is intriguing to you then go for it. But eat it slowly. Savor it. And enjoy it.

Also, try not to fall victim to eating junk just because of the proximity effect. Just because it’s available, doesn’t mean you have to eat it!

Beware of cues and triggers. Being aware of why you want something (a commercial, a friends influence “Uh! This is heavenly, you have to try it!”, recommendation, it’s readily available, advertising, etc.,) helps a lot.

And seeking good enough helps more than a lot.

Now isn’t the time to seek perfection. Now is the time to seek good enough.

This way if you are good enough, and maybe even better, you’ll be excited, not let down.