The month of January is a very busy month for many of us – as many people are trying to hit the ground running.

Lots of meetings to meet at, people to see, meals to share, work to get done, dinners to dine, things to take care of and the list goes on.

You know how in the movies the volume gets louder and louder as the actor is thinking through her list of what needs to get done faster and faster, until finally, the persons head explodes because they’re so overwhelmed?

Well, it seems as though many of us feel like that because we just have so many things to do.

And we’ll wind up doing a majority, if not all, of the things we commit to do. WHY?

Well, because we’re very good at keeping our promises to OTHER people.

But when it comes to ourselves? Forget about it.

We all have great hopes for the day. For the week. And for the month. We start each day with promises that we intend on following through with.

Yet, statistically many of us aren’t going to.

So what can we do?

Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz in their book, The Power of Full Engagement, describe a study in which a group of women agreed to do a breast self-exam for a period of 30 days.

100% (yes, 100%!) who said when and where they were going to do it completed the 30 day exam. Only 53% of the others did.

In another study, drug addicts in withdrawal (can you find a more stressed out population? I also think some of us are food addicts so we can relate) agreed to write an essay before 5PM on a certain day.

80% of those who said when and where they’d write the essay completed it! In this case, NONE of the others did.

That’s pretty amazing.

If we want to get something done, decide when and where we’re going to do it. Otherwise, don’t expect to do it.

Tip: On your Daily Feedback tell us what time you intend on exercising and where (be as specific as possible). In fact, for any task that makes the outcome list write when and where you’ll do it.

Let’s go! (Right now, wherever you are)

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Simply because resolutions are words. And more than 95% of people never actually follow through on their words. After all, it’s easy to talk and talk. It’s not so easy to take the right actions day after day.

Let’s take a closer look at the word ‘resolution’ anyway.

Resolution is derived from the word “re-solve”. (Oh man! My mom who is a former English teacher is loving this right now!)

And what does that mean? It means to solve again. And that’s exactly what happens – we try to solve the same problem again and again, year after year.

You know what I’m talking about. These are the people who lose and gain and lose and again instead of pushing through…

Here is why:

By nature, change is uncomfortable. Simply because it’s different from what we’re used to doing.

Of course, if change were so easy, we’d all do it.

And our natural tendency is to remove the discomfort. So we never push through it.

The temptation to quit is greatest right before the breakthroughs happen.

And that’s when the rationalizations start happening. Because we’re looking for a way to remove that discomfort.

(Yes, discomfort is the dirty, dirty word people avoid. It drives me crazy! I once saw an infomercial for an exercise thingy – and the person who, of course, has a model type body is selling us (the viewer) by shouting all excitedly, “It doesn’t evennnn feellll like I’m exercisinggggg!!!!”)

(Umm, that’s because you’re NOT!!!!!)

I know my work isn’t done on this planet until things like that don’t sell. Not because I don’t want the seller to succeed but because I want the buyer to. And what they’re selling is horse secretion.

Here is a post I wrote a while back about why I’ll probably never write a bestselling diet book — > click here.

ANYTHING IN LIFE WORTH HAVING TAKES EFFORT. AND FOR MANY EFFORT = DISCOMFORT

The discomfort of change. But because we want to remove that discomfort, we can’t blame it on ourselves. So instead, we blame it on our circumstances…

Maybe next year…

-I’ll have more free time

-My life will be more stable

-My kids will be more independent

-My boss won’t be such a jerk

-I’ll have more money

-The stars will align

We all know this is pure bull-secretion. There is always another reason to wait. The excuses will always be there. We gotta rationalize not pushing through the discomfort one way or another. We can rationalize about rationalizing!

Here is another way to look at it — > if we’re doing the same things we used to do, we’re not changing. And therefore, we won’t feel any discomfort.

Discomfort means we’re doing things DIFFERENTLY, and therefore we’re on the right track.

For example…

Typically, if there is a whole spread of cookies and all kinds of junk food in front of us, we’d dig right in.

The more comfortable thing to do in the moment would be to take a plate, and load up.

The more uncomfortable thing to do in the moment would be to laugh at it like Dr. Evil (click here to see what I mean), and walk away thinking, “Na, that’s not a part of my plan. It’s not going to help me to look OR feel better!”

In other words, discomfort IS our compass.

We can’t escape the discomfort we have to endure. I’m sorry, we can’t. Nor can we escape the day to day consistency we have to stick to – which isn’t sexy whatsoever – even though – it’s ridiculously effective!

And because it’s so easy to avoid the inevitable! (Yes, eventually, you’re going to have to be consistent and stick with something if you want lasting results…might as well make it a sensible eating and exercise plan, yes?)

THE MOST BIASED PERSON ON THE PLANET?

Probably not me. BUT, because I’ve seen how daily and personal accountability, along with daily support combined with a system to monitor and track our progress has worked for so many people of all ages, sizes and shapes throughout the world – I KNOW it makes all of the difference.

It makes the discomfort way more tolerable and dare I say — comfortable.

HOW TO ACHIEVE ANY GOAL IN 2012

So, whatever goal you decide to pursue in ‘12, make sure you have some sort of system of accountability, support and a way to monitor and track your progress.

Otherwise, you’re just hoping and wishing.

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth. Not starting, and not going all the way.

And if we don’t have any accountability, support and a way to monitor and track our progress, for whatever goal we’re after, we’ll never be able to go all the way!

To a happy, healthy and fun New Year!

All my best to you, and the people you care about.

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But with that comes a lot of events and gatherings with family and friends and coworkers.

And as I’ve been hearing from some of you – with that comes peer pressure eating.

I’d like to dive into this…

Peer pressure (in the sense that I’m used to it) is when we feel that if we don’t do what everyone else is doing we’ll be the outcast. Usually, it’s with our friends, which is sort of ironic.

In this case, though, I think the peer pressure we might be facing is from our self. We don’t want to stand out, and we really don’t want to make a big deal out of our healthy eating habits.

Here’s the thing: no one really cares about our habits, unless we do.

When we start saying things like, “Ugh! I wish I could have this slice of pizza!” or, “I wish I could have what you’re having!” or “I want dessert so badly but I can’t!” that’s when people care.

That’s when people get involved.

It’s like everything else. If we’re cool with it, and if we’re comfortable with our self, other people will be comfortable with us.

If we’re uneasy about something, other people will be uneasy about it.

And let’s just say our friends do make some comments. For basically my entire life my friends have made “jokes” when they are out to eat with me. Sometimes I choose to indulge, and sometimes I don’t.

But I think there’s some truth to every ‘joke’ we make about someone. Whether it’s good hearted or not, here’s what I’ll say: Deep down, everyone respects a healthy and fit and disciplined person. (Of course, they could be a complete jerk. I’m just talking about being respected for solely being fit, etc.)

Let’s look at it another way…

Unfortunately, sometimes people are very rude.

And no one makes fun of a fit person for being fit. BUT sometimes people make fun of overweight people for being overweight. It’s just the way it is.

Many of us hate in other people what we hate about ourselves. And if your friend wished they were as focused, and disciplined as you are, they might feel the need to make “jokes” to make themselves feel better.

To me, eating unhealthy and junk usually isn’t worth it. I don’t like how I feel after. And time after time, when I’m with my friends and they choose to eat unhealthy, they always regret it afterward. “Ugh, my stomach is killing me! “I’m so tired now!” “I should’ve had what you ate!”

I wish my friends/coworkers/family ate the way I did

Why not be a leader? In college, especially, (because I lived with my friends) and in high school too – none of my friends were into health and fitness the way I was. Not even close. Why not become a positive influence? Or better yet – lead by example.

How to get people to think you’re annoying

I never, ever, offer advice unless people ask for it – however, leading by example is the most powerful thing you can do. And many of my friends in college starting eating the way I did. And this was in college! I became the go to guy.

It’s been that way for most of my life. Why not be that person with your friends? It’s fun.

When food is love…

For many, food IS love. Not eating something, in the moment, doesn’t seem like an option when Grandma is practically forcing us to eat her “famous” dish.

Here’s the thing: we feel bad, and then we start to waver. Once we start wavering, it’s game over. Grandma (or our friend or coworker) isn’t leaving us alone!

BUT, if you immediately say something like, “Grandma, no thank you! I’m going to pass.” it’s hard to argue with that.

And then the key is to add in something like, “I know how hard you worked, and I know you love me, and I love you too! But I’m going to pass on this. I do appreciate your efforts though, a lot!” that usually helps. (Grandma just wants to be recognized for her efforts, which is completely understandable. So it’s possible to give her what she wants without actually eating it.)

It’s OKAY to say “No, I’m going to pass,” and not second guess our selves. Remember: we never regret our healthy choices. Once we answer with the “Well, maybe…” we’re opening ourselves up for peer pressure.

You’ll be satisfied AND empowered after the meal when you order/eat/get what our body (not our mind) really craves.

It’s certainly harder with all sorts of unhealthy foods and junk around and peer pressure. No doubt.

But that’s on us because we don’t want to feel different. That’s not peer pressure.

As always, I’m here to help!

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1. I don’t think our mind was designed to make us worry. I think it was designed to make us fear. There’s a huge difference between running for our life because a lion is chasing us and worrying about finishing work on time or worrying about how your kids did on their spelling exam.

2. What is worrying anyway?

Worrying is a killer. If I can be Frank, it’s a motherf@#$@$!!!!

It leads to stress and anxiety, which truly wreaks havoc on our health and well being. (It also makes us want to eat sugar, salt and fat!) Worrying and anxiety is about repeatedly re-experiencing the worst case scenario in advance. What are we worrying about anyway? It didn’t happen yet!

3. I don’t think our mind was designed to think about the same things over and over. At least not thoughts that make us suffer. Or thoughts that impede us from…

4. Thinking of new things! Yes, that’s the purpose of the mind, in my very humble opinion.

For example, say, I think of a topic for an Inspiration (the very thing you’re reading right now). The old me would’ve acknowledged it and then forgotten about it.

Then, I’d try to remember it and struggle. And then it would come back to me at a weird time. Now, when I think of something productive, I write it down. Boom. Done. Out of my head. Onto the next thing…

5. When I keep thinking about things that hinder my ability to be the best I can be – it’s time to inquire within. Why? What can I do about it? Here’s the key: If I don’t deal with it, It’ll keep haunting me.

6. For example, say, I want to mail a thank you card. But I don’t do anything about it. I don’t add it to my to-do list, I don’t buy a card, nothing. It’s just renting space in my head and bothering me. Not good!

So, now, I just write it down. Boom. It’s done. It’s actionable. I don’t need to worry about it anymore. When thoughts like this are floating around in my head it’s very draining.

7. “You worry about thank you cards?” you wonder. I do. I’m weird. What can I say?

But what about ‘real things’ to worry about.

Ask yourself, “What are you afraid of?” Then follow with, “What’s the worst thing that can happen?” These 2 questions can help tremendously!

8. The purpose of the ‘3 outcomes Section’ on the Daily Feedback is so you don’t have to worry about tasks like mailing out a thank you card. Use it. It works like a charm.

Just pick 3 things that are floating around in your head and write them down so you get them out of your head already. And if they’re not actionable – just plain old things you worry about – go back to number 7 but try not to forget number one.

Gosh, I hope you liked this inspiration!

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And although Halloween can be a lot of fun, it’s also a temptation nightmare.

So let’s talk…

No, I’m not going to encourage you to hand out whole grain crackers or raisins nor am I going to encourage you to give out individually packaged nuts. Why? Well, I don’t want your house to get toilet papered or egged!

By now, I hope you appreciate the practicality of my tips.

What To Do This Weekend

First and foremost, let’s make sure we eat a healthy breakfast shortly after we wake up. And let’s not forget about having some protein with our breakfast. If we fill up on protein, we’ll feel satiated for a lot longer.

Remember: If we’re very hungry, it’s very hard to make good decisions. It’s important that we have lunch and dinner too.

The #1 cause for eating poorly on the weekends is because we’re not eating regularly. When we ask our selves questions like, “Hmm, what am I in the mood for?” when we’re physically hungry AND able to eat whatever we want (because we’re not at work, etc.), good choices usually don’t happen. It’s much easier to rationalize eating poorly.

Reason #2: We don’t have healthy foods available (that’s our cue, if you’re running out of healthy foods –> go get some!).

Temptations will be everywhere today, tomorrow, Sunday and Monday.

It’s important to ask our selves the question, “Is this really and truly worth it?

Because temptations will be everywhere, that means we’re going to be constantly asking our self, “Do I want this? Do I not want this? Do I want this? Do I not want this.” —-> This is going to lead to discomfort.

Often we wind up giving in just to ease this discomfort so we can shut our damn mind up about the candy (or whatever it is) and not even because we want it so badly.

Read that again. Many times, we eat junk just to shut our damn inner voice up. We don’t even REALLY want it!

Being aware of this discomfort is very helpful. Now that we’re going to be aware of it, when we begin to face the discomfort why not laugh at it? Pretend it’s someone tickling your feet.

Just because it’s there, doesn’t mean we have to do anything with it. Let’s acknowledge it and move on.

ANOTHER QUESTION WORTH ASKING OURSELVES…

“Did I want this 5 seconds ago?”

Seeing a commercial for certain foods can instantly trigger a craving and make us feel good – because our brain will release some dopamine.

Two problems:

One. Although sugary, salty and fatty foods can make us feel good…it’s only temporary. Literally, the moment we’re done eating whatever it is, the good feelings it gives us go away. The extremely fleeting nature of junk – makes us want more and more and more.

Two. 5 seconds before the commercial started, we weren’t thinking about xyz junk. It’s important to remember that. Just like 5 seconds before we walked into the kitchen at work, the conference room, the kitchen at home, the party, the refrigerator, the pantry – wherever – we didn’t want whatever is tempting us, either.

Bonus! Don’t have a pity party. “Why is everyone eating candy and I’m not?!” Either we feel deprived in the very short term (like 5 minutes) – or we deprive ourselves of feeling as good as we can.

I’ll be the first one to say, as counter-intuitive as it sounds, eating junk is a lot of fun. Lounging around is too. I love cookies and ice cream as much as anyone. BUT – I have never felt better from eating poorly and lounging around than I have from eating right and exercising. (I know you agree.)

Said another way – it’s more fun to eat healthfully and exercise than the alternative. ALL that being said, if you want the candy so badly, and it’s really worth it to you, have a piece or two. But be sure to eat it slowly.

It’s amazing how some of us dream of certain foods all day long – yet we don’t even think about it when we’re actually eating it because we’re just shoveling it into our mouths.

Think about it. Savor it. Enjoy it. Pretend you’re a NY Times food critic.

However, be sure you pay attention to how you feel afterward.

Sadly, we usually realize, the candy (or whatever it is) isn’t as good as we imagined it would be.

LIFE IS SHORT…

We might as well feel as good as we can right?

So we might as well eat foods that make us feel good, before, during and after we eat them.

Also, having a game plan helps tremendously. If we can mentally rehearse what we’re going to eat before we go to a party, or even at home, it’s a lot easier to listen to our long term, rational mind.

Lastly, if we wind up giving in whether it’s planned, or against our desires, let’s be forgiving of ourselves. Don’t eat MORE crap to change the negative feelings you might get from eating poorly in the first place.

Ultimately, nothing tastes as good as being healthy and fit feels.

And we all know it. Just like we all know saying “No thank you!” is very empowering.

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Whenever a new client joins MBT, I always ask them a bunch of questions so I can learn more about them. One of the questions I ask is, “What have been your biggest obstacles in the past when trying to reach your goals?”

And, by far, the most common response is some sort of variation of: “I’m my own biggest obstacle. I’m constantly sabotaging my own success, and I don’t know why.”

Well, I do.

And it’s why I’ve been able to help 100’s and 100’s of people of all ages, shapes and sizes throughout the US and world get the body they’ve always wanted – and most importantly, keep that body.

It’s also why MBT has been featured on Good Morning America, Conde’ Nast, Shape, Thrillist, Fox, Inc. Magazine, AOL.com, MSNBC.com, Yahoo.com, Mashable, Huffington Post and countless other national media.

MBT doesn’t just focus on the tactical part of losing weight. That’s fairly easy. At MBT we focus on the critically important mental side of losing weight.

So, if you’re interested in knowing why you constantly sabotage your weight loss efforts, and what you can do about it, email me —> adam at mybodytutor dot com with the subject line, “I want to know why I sabotage my weight loss efforts.”

Why am I doing this?

Because what I’m going to share with you is very, very good. And because I’m obsessed with getting my clients results, I want to know that you’re at least willing to take some action and email me.

Here’s the kicker though: If you email me by Sunday at midnight, I’ll also include a free 10 minute phone call with yours truly, and we’ll talk all about you and your goals and challenges.

Why am I doing this? (Well, I just got free long distance. Kidding!) I’m doing this because I really do live for this stuff. And it’s a lot of fun for me to help people.

So, if you’d like to know why 95% of this world is amazing at starting AND stopping diets, and how you can overcome your self-sabotage simply email me at adam [at] mybodytutor [dot] com right now with the subject line “I want to know why I sabotage my weight loss efforts.”

As I said, what I’m going to share with you is very good. It’s helped my clients tremendously!

I look forward to speaking with you!

And it seems to me that anxiety, or any form of anxiousness, has a huge impact on the likelihood of us emotional eating.

Feelings of anxiousness aren’t fun. And when we emotionally eat – that provides a temporary escape. Of course, 5 minutes later when we’re done eating, those feelings of anxiousness come back plus we feel bad for having eaten junk. (This = a double whammy!)

To me, it seems that a big part of anxious feelings come from not getting things done. THEREFORE, if we could just get things done, we’d feel a lot less anxious!

When we’re not accomplishing our outcomes and tasks, it’s time to reset them.

Let’s take a looksy…

1. You’re shooting to accomplish Task B in two days.

2. Two days come, and you haven’t accomplish tasked B. FAIL!

What goes on?

1. Subconsciously, without any concrete goal set, we start working slower trying to accomplish Task B.

2. A week passes by

3. Two weeks

We finally finish.

What we had hoped to accomplish in one or two days turns into TWO WEEKS!!!

Crazy time wasted = more things to do = more anxiety = wanting to eat crap.

Tremendous opportunities to accomplish more things = down the tubes

Why humans suck with goals…

1. Anne sets a goal.

2. She fails at her goal.

3. She keeps working on that goal.

4. Crazy time wasted!

5. She eventually finishes her task without any rhyme or reason – weeks, months, years later!

Check it…

When we set concrete goals, we subconsciously drive our selves to complete Task B by Date T with maximum effort.

When we have no due date for a task, we aimlessly plow through our days hoping to accomplish something-anything-I’ll-complete-it-sometime.

Setting no concrete due date to accomplish that task makes us expend way more time than necessary. (A task that takes two days turns into two weeks because we didn’t set a deadline for it.)

TRY THIS INSTEAD:

1. Pick a task. (I will accomplish X task by Y date)

2. When the date comes, set a new goal with a new due date (with the original goal included if you haven’t finished it.)

3. Repeat

You’ll start accomplishing a lot more things, quicker, as you become more effective with your time.

BONUS! For tasks that take three minutes or less: do them as soon as you get them. Do not put them off.

Double BONUS! For tasks that take 3 minutes or more (but no more than say, two hours): Set a deadline. Say it’s 3:30pm and you’re about to start something that’ll take ten minutes. Tell yourself you can’t do anything BUT finish this task because you ONLY have until 3:40pm.

It’s one of the best games you’ll ever play.

You = getting lots of things done = on time = less anxiety = you not wanting to eat crap to cover up anxious feelings = you looking and feeling awesome = everyone wins!

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WELL…I hate it!

The ‘Laundry Monster’ is something my mom came up with after I complained about doing laundry to her repeatedly.

No matter how many times I promise myself I won’t let it build up, I manage to do just that. And I let it build up until I’ve used every sheet for my bed possible, and every pair of random underwear and socks I can find.

It becomes a ‘Laundry Monster’ because I become so terrified of doing it.

There is just SO much!

And the best part? The laundry is in the basement of my building. So I can lug all of my clothes downstairs and machines might not even be available!

Ughhh.

HOWEVER, each and every time I do it – I’m always reminded that it isn’t so bad. In fact, the satisfaction of having my laundry all folded up, and my socks in little balls, and knowing my clothes are all clean is priceless.

I mean who doesn’t love looking at a drawer filled with socks in little balls?!

It’s really not that bad…

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

But if I take the clothes from the hamper and then get on the elevator and then 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 isn’t the only monster I face though.

We all face the exercise, and diet monster too.

But, like with 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. We can skip one day, but we can’t skip 2 days in a row. (The exercise monster builds up quickly!)

With our diet, sometimes, we feel like we can’t make it through the day unless we indulge. But of course we make it through. And the monster is never as scary as it seems.

We have other monsters as well.

Whether it’s work related, house related, relationship related, you name it. And not attacking them adds a level of stress and anxiety to our lives. We think about it, and we put a band-aid on it. We start to take action and we figure out a temporary solution.

My Wednesday 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 that you keep putting off to a big project for work.

Whatever you know that needs to get done – that you keep putting off – why not do it this week? (And if you need help, get it. That’s part of attacking monsters.)

If not now, then when?

Just start with one step today! Attack it for 10 minutes. 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’ we have, the less anxious we’ll be. And the less anxious we are, the less likely we’ll be to eat emotionally, mindlessly or habitually.

Attack those monsters! Let’s go!

I got your back!

P.S. If you asked me to pass on one mantra – and ONE mantra only – to a loved one, mine, without question would be, “The monster is never as scary as it seems.” I’ve believed this for a long time. So much so, that when #1 New Times Bestselling author, Gretchen Rubin, interviewed me for her blog, I wrote all about monsters! You can read the interview here.

I believe everything we do is for happiness, or more so to be happier. Even if you’re a saint and act completely altruistically. Because when we do good, we feel good.

I also believe ACHIEVING is a key to happiness. Whether it’s losing 300 pounds or 30, actually losing the weight, and achieving THE goal (whatever the goal is), is well worth the effort in the happiness pay off.

To achieve we must not only focus on today but also not lose sight of the goal. That means we have to make decisions with the long term in mind.

Asking ourselves the question, “What benefits my future self?” when we’re faced with a tough choice helps to focus us. It helps us to think with our long term, rational mind as opposed to our short term, irrational mind.

But even still, that requires discipline…

And a key to discipline is the ability to make sacrifices.

So that means —> Achievement is a key to happiness. Discipline is a key to achievement. And sacrifices are the key to discipline.

Making decisions with the long term in mind often implies sacrifice or what feels like sacrifice or deprivation.

Like moderation though, “sacrifice” is a misunderstood word. (Aww. Poor sacrifice!)

Many people think sacrifice means deprivation or giving something up.

What sacrifice really means is giving up something of a lower value in the present to receive something of a higher value in the future.

It’s easy to live only for today and shrug off the long term consequences. We’re so talented at rationalizing and justifying our poor choices.

But if we know that achieving goals will make us happier – and sacrifices are a key component of that – why don’t we indulge more in making sacrifices?

My overall argument isn’t that it’s not fun to give in and listen to our short term self every now and then. I’m not saying eating pizza and ice cream isn’t fun. Because it is.

What I’m saying is working towards our goals – as uncomfortable as it might feel in the moment – is WAY MORE fun!

And that requires sacrifices which isn’t anything but the equivalent of passing up what might feel like a thousand dollars today for a million dollars in the (not so) distant future.

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Here’s the quote: “Good is the enemy of great.”

Meaning it’s so easy to settle for good. But good is not good enough in business. We must strive for great.

On the other hand, many clients always say things like, “I ate perfectly until xyz so I said screw it. It doesn’t matter anymore. I already messed up!”

I must admit.

I am a recovering perfectionist. And being a perfectionist is not a good thing.

I still have tendencies but I’m getting better. I’m progressing.

Having the attitude of, “I ate really well all day but for dinner I had something that’s not MBT approved, so now I’ll eat unhealthy for the rest of the night,” isn’t rational.

In fact, it’s highly irrational.

Because we’re so upset with ourselves for not taking the actions (eating healthfullly) we really want to take unhappiness ensues. So instead of dealing with these uncomfortable feelings, we remove ourselves from the game altogether.

Instead of remembering that this journey is about 1000’s of meals, and focusing on making the next one a healthy meal, we focus on the uncomfortable feelings.

Instead of focusing on the question of “How quickly can I recover?” and accepting that the milk already spilled, we focus on the past – instead of the future.

If we play the all or nothing game, we always end up with nothing. Always and forever.

It’s why I don’t like making absolute statements such as, “I’ll never do xyz again!”

Instead, focus on doing xyz less.

There is no such thing as perfection…

There is only progress!

And that’s what life is about. Moving forward, growing, and evolving.

In fact, being a perfectionist is a childlike way of living.

We are not children. We are powerful adults in control. We are more powerful than we think. (I know. I know. I sound like a corny motivational speaker but it’s the truth!)

Being a perfectionist and having the “If I can’t be perfect, I’d rather be fat” attitude suggests that the only position worth having in life is being the winner.

No one likes playing games with a sore loser.

So, if we can’t be the winner, we shouldn’t bother playing the game?!?!

When my my nephew eventually starts beating my butt in sports, am I going to say, “Nah buddy, I’m good. I don’t want to play because I don’t want to lose?!?!”

That is a childlike way of thinking. It means that any small improvements in our weight, shape, mobility, and breathing are unimportant.

No one created the company of their dreams overnight. And no one created the body of their dreams overnight.

Day by day. Meal by meal. Workout by workout. Improvement by improvement. Daily Feedback by Daily Feedback.

Progress. NOT perfection.

I repeat:

Progress. NOT perfection.

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