Let’s face it, if you want something bad enough, you are going to do whatever it takes to get there.

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

End of story.

And I’m getting really sick of all the excuses that we make about why we CAN’T live a healthier lifestyle.

Not enough time. Too tired. Too busy. It’s not working quick enough. Stress. I NEED the bad food. I NEED the cheat. Healthy food is too expensive. There aren’t options easily available. I don’t like it. I don’t know how. I’m just not one of those people. At least it is better…Right? I can’t do that…..

I’m pretty sure everyone out there has said at least one of those at some point.

And frankly, they are just all excuses.

We all make them, myself included, but that doesn’t change the fact that they are simply excuses – they are simply us letting ourselves off the hook for something we know we SHOULD be doing.

And we only seem to make excuses when we don’t value our goal enough. Because let’s face it, if you have a powerful reason WHY you want to accomplish something, you are going to make it happen. As I said before, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

So if you figure out WHY your goal is truly important to you, your WILL will be strong enough to find a way.

Oh but…You DO really really want to feel like you are in better shape. You really do want to workout 3 times a week.

There just truly isn’t time for you to go to the gym.

HA!

For one, you don’t need to go to the gym. Here is a body weight workout you can do at home.

Two, you don’t need that much time to workout! Really you don’t have 15 minutes three days each week to workout!?! Really!?!

Come on!

That’s right…You DO actually have time. You just haven’t sought out a way to make it happen.

Instead you’ve just made excuses.

Same goes for healthy eating. People tell me they don’t have time to cook. Or that eating healthily is just too expensive.

Honestly, those excuses are both CRAP.

For one, it doesn’t take that long to cook especially if you just take one day and prep meals for the entire week.

Two, there are LOTS of places to buy great, healthy foods that aren’t that expensive. Even Walmart is now carrying local produce! And farmer’s markets are another great less expensive option.

Three, you can do lots of quick fixes to make things healthier without spending more money.

Can’t spring for grass-fed beef?

Fine…But make your traditionally farmed meat better by cooking it in grass-fed butter, olive oil or coconut oil.

There are small little changes you can make, that aren’t more expensive, that can make a big difference!

So take a couple of minutes this weekend and think about all of the reasons WHY you CAN’T do something.

Then make a decision…

Do you really want to accomplish your goal?

If the answer is truly yes, they buckle down and find a way to overcome the excuses.

Stop giving yourself the option to fail. Buckle down and DO IT!