It doesn’t take much to get out of doing something, does it? If you’re a past master at side-stepping anything difficult or challenging, it’s a piece of cake. Mumble a few words, make an excuse, and you’re off the hook - free. The great secret is not to think about it afterwards and you’ll have a completely clear conscience too!
We all make excuses every day and we’re good at it. We’ve had so much practice. We’re so good at it that we manage to convince ourselves every time. When we sense it’s coming close to decision time, we find ways of avoiding the issue.
Unfortunately, there’s a price to pay for always making excuses. Deep inside you know that the longer you put something off, the more difficult it becomes to get a positive result. Excuses make things more difficult. They make you feel bad about yourself too, no matter how hard you try to convince yourself otherwise.
Losing weight is a case in point. There’s never a good time to start, is there? The longer you put things off, the more of a problem they will become. You’re just storing up a whole lot of aggravation for the future.
So, you don’t know what to do? You’re so used to making excuses that you are stumped for a way forward. Actually, it’s not that difficult. All you have to do is stop making excuses and just get on and do it! When you do you’ll discover something quite remarkable…it’s easy!
What is the real secret? It’s called self-discipline. Self-discipline is not something to be wary of, it’s very empowering. Self-discipline is something to feel good about. It will be the one thing that will be an enormous help to you when you finally decide that you’re going to lose weight.
Don’t whatever you do run off and find another diet. You need to concentrate on getting rid of your bad habits - making excuses is top of the list.
An easy way to start is to make a list of things you have to do - and just do them! It’s that simple. Get out of the habit of making excuses by practicing a positive response every time you feel the temptation to make an excuse coming on.
