Tomorrow Never Comes - Start Losing Weight Now or Never

“I’ll start eating healthy tomorrow” or “I’ll start exercising tomorrow” are probably two of the biggest weight loss lies you can tell yourself.  I’ve used those lies myself way too many times, and guess what?  Tomorrow never comes.

It’s the destructive cycle of procrastination.  You put off eating healthy or exercising until tomorrow.  Tomorrow comes and you’re busy, some circumstance comes up or you don’t feel like it so you put off until the next day.  This cycle keeps repeating and you never start losing weight.

There are many pre-suppositions to this lie that you need to become aware of in order to face it.

1. Perfectionism

   Let’s say you already ate a fatty greasy breakfast.  You put on one of your older outfits and notice that it’s feeling a bit tighter and even uncomfortable.  You get on the scale and notice that you’ve gained a few pounds over the last few weeks.  You decide you want to start losing weight, eating healthier and exercising.  You decide you’ll start tomorrow because you already ate a fatty greasy breakfast and you want to start your “diet” right.This never works.  It assumes that there is such a thing as a perfect “diet” or a perfect road to weight loss.  This is a big lie my friend, no one follows a diet perfectly.  If you are serious about losing weight you need to start now.  You never know what circumstances you’ll face tomorrow.  Make your next meal healthy even if you last wasn’t.  Exercise lightly even if you haven’t exercised in months.

2. I don’t Feel Like it

   Here is how this lie comes up, “I don’t feel like eating healthy or exercising today, so I’ll start my weight loss efforts tomorrow”.  This assumes that you’ll feel like it tomorrow.  Well I get some news for you, you’ll never really feel like eating healthy, exercising or losing weight.Implementing healthier habits is always a pain in the butt.  It never feels easy until a couple of month have passed and the healthy eating and exercising becomes a habit or part of your everyday life.  Change in general is never easy whether you make it today or tomorrow.  So you might as well start eating healthier and exercising today.

3. I don’t have Time

   “I’m too busy to exercise today, so I’ll just skip working out today and do it tomorrow”.  This is another big common lie.  You’ll never have time to workout or cook a healthier meal.  Believe it or not, no one has time for anything these days.  No one really has free time.  You need to make time.You might have to reorganize your schedule or watch less tv to workout.  That might be one way to make time.  Keep your priorities straight and remember that there is no free time.  If your busy today, chances are you’ll be busy tomorrow.  Figure out what non-essential activities you can skip and replace with exercising or cooking a healthy meal.

I hope by now you realize why tomorrow never comes.  If you are serious about losing weight then you need to start today.  If you are feeling motivated right now then start now:

• Go for a 15 minute walk
• Do some sit-ups or push-ups or jumping jacks
• Make your next meal a healthy one

If you start today it will be easier to keep going tomorrow.  Starting to implement healthy habits is never easy.