Tuesday Tip: Start when you’re busy

Tuesday Tip: Start when you’re busy ⏰

One common thing I hear from people is that they want to start losing weight/ getting fit etc but they’re just going to wait until they’re less busy/have fewer social commitments going on etc. Now whilst I understand this completely, in actual fact it’s not the best approach. If you’re waiting until you’re less busy/less social to start a new habit/program then it sort of assumes that when you are busy again you’ll stop or revert back to your old ways. If you have to be less busy to do it then surely you can’t do it when you are busy right? In reality the best time to do it if you want a long lasting change is when you’re busy! Learn how to make it work in the worst conditions so you can easily stick to it long term.

It doesn’t need to be all or nothing, it doesn’t need to be perfect… it just needs to be something … consistently. If you are unhappy and wanting to make a change then you need to stop making excuses or using being busy/having lots of social events on etc to justify not starting to make a change. The reality is you will always have busy or sociable periods and waiting for the ‘perfect’ time to start is not a realistic way to make long term sustainable changes, because the moment you get busy etc again then you’ll struggle to stick to it.

So if you want to make a change but you’re telling yourself you’ll just wait until this week/month/holiday/event is over then stop. Today is the perfect time to choose change regardless of the what else is going on in your life. Take a small step today – consistency over perfection right?

Happy Tuesday 🤗xx