How to Stop Being Too Busy
Is it time to look at your priorities?
“I’m too busy/I don’t have time to cook!”
“I’m too busy; My day is already way too full, without trying to fit in exercise as well”
Sound familiar?
I mean, we’ve all said some version of “I’m too busy to……” but have you ever stopped to think about if it’s really true?
It’s the modern curse; life keeps getting busier, so things like exercising and cooking healthy meals get put on the back burner, until we have more time.
The truth is though, you’re never going to magically have more time.
So what it comes down to is making your health and wellbeing a priority.
Now I could throw all sorts of quotes at you at this point, so let me just say that life is short – and you’ll enjoy it a whole lot more if you feel good every day.
“The hardest part is getting started.”
Let’s not beat about the bush, making changes and sticking with them isn’t easy.
And it can be hard to know where to start, too. I get it.
That’s why I always recommend small steps. Introduce one or two new habits at a time, rather than trying to change everything all at once.
So what should you do next?
The first step is to decide that eating better is a high priority and you will make time for it.
Then you can sit down, look at your schedule and work out the best time to do some menu planning and grocery shopping.
Be warned: you may have to exchange a little bit of TV or Facebook time!
As I said above, don’t try to do too much.
And when it comes to healthier eating, it’s always easiest to add rather than subtract.
I like to start my clients and members with adding vegetables to their meals.
Hardly anyone eats enough veggies. Plus there won’t be as much room on the plate for less nutritious choices.
Your first step could be as simple as planning to make sure you have vegetables on your dinner plate every night for the next two weeks. That’s do-able, right?
Small steps add up over time
Now let’s talk about exercise. The good news here is that it doesn’t have to take hours and hours in the gym.
Don’t overthink it, but you should take some time to work out what you enjoy so you’ll stick with it.
The most important thing is to set realistic goals. There’s a big difference between getting yourself a bit fitter & stronger vs. training like a fitness model!
We’d all love to have six-pack abs, but that’s just not a realistic expectation for most of us. The hard truth is that it takes a LOT of work and a lot of sacrifices.
So work out what you’re going to do, then schedule it in your diary and, as the famous slogan says, JUST DO IT!
Again, start with small steps. Book a session with a gym trainer to get a program and learn how to use the machines.
Look at your daily schedule and add in some short walks wherever there’s a 20 or 30 minute gap – you get the idea.
The reason small steps work so well is that they make it easy to get started and keep going.
They add up over time, and you keep making progress.
And that, my friend, is what healthy living is all about! At the risk of sounding cheesy, it’s all about the journey.
Continuing to learn & try new things, and making little tweaks here and there as you go.
You’ll find plenty more helpful posts here on my blog, like these:
Changing Bad Habits for Good Ones
You should also check out the Easy & Healthy Swaps in this post.
Try this Beginners interval workout to get started training at home.
And if you haven’t already, I recommend grabbing a copy of my free Breakfast Reframe guide.
It’ll help you understand how to begin putting into practice what you’ve just read about in this post — starting with the first meal of the day.
You can read more about it here:
The Breakfast Reframe Guide
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