Are you really too busy? Some is better than none

A few weeks ago I wrote about rekindling my practice of meditation after taking many years off in my post “Why do we stop doing things that are good for us?“.  

Despite wanting to develop a regular mindfulness meditation habit, it has NOT been easy.  As a working mom I told myself there wasn’t enough time, it was not the “right time,” or that I was too tired.  Other days there was no excuse and I just simply did not want to do it.  

Sound familiar?  All of us struggle at times to put healthy habits into place despite “wanting” to make a change.  Here are some common examples we see with clients in our practice:

• Wanting to make healthy food choices but loading up the pantry with plenty of hard to manage foods that often get consumed mindlessly after a stressful day.
• Wanting to overcome an eating disorder but skipping meals because of failing to pack food and using the excuse that there were no “safe” foods to buy.
• Wanting to improve your diabetes control, cholesterol levels or blood pressure but failing to plan meals and instead grabbing a less than ideal convenience food instead.

Be real and honest with what the true challenge is.  It is not about having a shortage of time.  We all make time for things we choose to do.  The key for creating a healthy habit is starting small and repeating.  Some days I only do 5 minutes of meditation because that is all that I can manage.  Some is better than none.  What are you waiting for?  What small thing can you do every day to improve your health?

If you need a helping hand, contact us and learn more about our nutrition counselling programs by our experienced team of Registered Dietitians here.