My Body Tutor : No More Excuses

I talk and write a lot about monsters. I even write about the ‘Laundry Monster’ on the MBT website.

In the the case of doing laundry, well, I hate doing it. And no matter how many times I promise myself I won’t let it build up, I always do. I wind up using every sheet for my bed possible, and every pair of random socks and underwear I can find.

It becomes a ‘Laundry Monster’ because I become terrified of doing it. There is just so much! To make matters worse, the laundry room is in the basement of my building. So, I can potentially lug all of my clothes downstairs and washing machines might not even be available! Ugh!

But each and every time I do it – I always think something along the lines of, “this isn’t so bad!” In fact, the satisfaction of having all my laundry folded up including my socks in little balls, and knowing my clothes are clean is priceless.

I just let it build up ’til it becomes this (what seems like a) daunting task.

However, if I take the clothes from the hamper and put them into a washing machine and add detergent and then put those clothes into a dryer – one step a time – it’s very doable and dare I say – almost enjoyable!

The laundry monster is a perfect analogy for our ‘Health and Fitness Monster’ too. Like any monster when we attack it – it always feels incredible. The trick is to not let the monster build up!

Which means obeying the two day rule of exercise. You can skip one day – but you can’t skip 2 days in a row. (The exercise monster builds up quickly!)

Which means obeying the grocery store rule. You can’t expect to eat healthfully, if you don’t have healthy foods available. Get to the store and attack that ‘grocery store’ monster.

We all have other monsters, too. Whether it’s work related, house related, relationship related, etc. Not attacking them adds a level of stress and anxiety to our lives. We think about it so we put a band-aid on it. We start to take action but we figure out a temporary solution (ah, I can wear this t-shirt from 5th grade! Laundry can wait!).

My Monday challenge for you is to attack full force any “Monsters” that you may have lingering. They can be as simple as a closet that needs to be cleaned to a big project for work to a tough conversation you need to have with a loved one or maybe you just need to get to the store!

Whatever you know that needs to get done – that you keep putting off – why not do it this week?

If not now, when?

Just start with one step today! Attack it for 10 minutes. Make those 10 minutes your monster!

You’ll be glad you did and you’ll realize it’s not nearly as bad as you thought it was going to be.

The less ‘Monsters’ you have, the less anxious you’ll be. The less anxious you are, the less likely you’ll be to eat emotionally, mindlessly or habitually!

Attack those monsters!

Let’s go! I got your back!