Excuses, excuses, excuses...

Luckily, I haven't had to make excuses for getting healthy and working out yet. I said before the year ended that I was going to start by Feb. So for now, I'm just trying to rid myself of toxins that I've grown dependent upon. For today, I got a cookie and a pop from the vending machine an hour or so after lunch. And my excuse is that I was sleepy and I needed a pick me up. I promise not to do the same tomorrow.

Well, it's a good thing that you're acknowledging this! I think the only thing we can do is keep ourselves in check and REALIZE when we're doing it. Plenty of people go their whole lives without realizing &/or acknowledging the fact that they make excuses for EVERYTHING. I think as soon as we admit it to ourselves that we're doing this, we can try to discipline ourselves into NOT doing it. Know what I mean? I definitely understand where you're coming from about the dieting thing. Every day seems to harbor a new excuse for me. I'm still working on it. I know that in the end, to reach our goals and get what we want - we need to ignore that nagging voice in the back of our heads telling us to procrastinate, and we need to push through it and just do what we want to do essentially; accomplish our goals. So, admitting it is the first step, isn't it? (I have somehow turned this into an AA recovery lecture lol - but there are obvious parallels between the two, wouldn't you say?)

The problem could be that you have not really found something that you like enough not to make excuses for. What I mean is if you like cooking then every opportunity you get you will cook. No excuse will even be able to come into your mind if you really enjoy what you are doing. So, go and find something your passionate about. Another thing could be lack of concentration. If that is the problem, then take up some form of meditation. It will relax the mind and keep you focused on whatever task you wish to accomplish. This may be better because in life we sometimes have to do things we don't want, but that are essential. Making excuses will only cause more misery in the long run if we don't get these things done. Hope this helps.

Yes, you are not alone on this. I'm also guilty here. I've been putting off a lot of things to do this week because I don't feel well; the weather's bad, it's been raining for days; it only takes a little time to do but the ride takes longer so might as well have it done the next day along with the other things to be done still to save effort and money. Excuses, excuses!

Hi Jennifer. Lucky to say that you are not alone in this situation. I have a lot of friends that are well prepared with an excuses. :)I'm also used to give a lot of excuses to my friends before. Sometimes excuses are needed because you can avoid yourself from doing a useless things. For example, I always giving excuses to my friends every time they ask me to go out at night. I prefer to stay at home with my family. Is that good? :

I think you are among millions, including myself, who do the same thing. I find that,at least for me, the problem is lack of focus and self discipline. I have started to stop myself and ask an objective question as if I were another person. When it comes to purchases that I probably shouldn't I make myself wait 2 days before I do it and usually by that time I have gotten over it, if I haven't then I buy it. I also mentor myself like it is late to do the dishes, but if I get them done now, I won't have to do it tomorrow. I get into a slump very often and have to give myself a quick slap in the face to get back on track. I also find that the more I have to do the more I get done, I guess I just work better pressure. I will be interested in learning other opinions on this.

hi jennifer oh yes I have been making excuses since Jan 1, I am going to cut back on calories and eat less carbs, and exercise more. okay some days Ihave cut back some and some days I heard myself thinking oh thats not so high in carbs, I will work it off mylotting. yeah right. of course. all that typing, why you will have low blood sugar, wrong, did not work that way. oh my knee hurts, I will go for that walk tomorrow, anyway it looks like rain and I dont have an umbrella. sad, so sad, already breaking resolutions. come on now straighten up and fly right hatley. Tell me how and I will tell you how.lol lol I think for me its simple, just do it. no more excuses just do it. think of how nice I will look fifty pounds slimmer, maybe thats the key picturing ourselves looking the way we want to look. I know that I hate the way I look, its not fun being so overweight.

Hi Jennifer, You are not alone. I planned on cleaning up the clutter in some parts of the house that are not regularly cleaned. I haven't done it yet, I've been giving myself an excuse like I'm so busy at work. I have also scheduled and re-scheduled a visit to some friends and again, I find a rather lame excuse - I am busy on weekends. I know that if there's a will, there's a way. Obviously I don't have the will.

Jennifer_lee_88 Love your id name. Try making your expectations smaller and do your steps in smaller paces. Excusues is like complaining... I kinda think of as way to whine.. when you are not sure if you can reach that goal. Break the goal down into very simple steps that you know you can reach... if you do this than I think you will make less excuses for yourself and feel you accomplished something in the day or the week. For the walk if too cold outside then do something inside where it is warm or watching TV like leg kicks it may not be as grand as walk outside but you are still doing soemthing in the exercise department. I usually have plan A, plan B and Plan C if the one does not work then I have two other solutions to work on Thanks and Have a great day Sincerley Unique

You can't escape from your excuses unless you would be fighting for your tardiness. I'm through with that always and since i cannot achieved my goal for today so i would fight for my tardiness always since that's what made me an excuse.

Yah sometimes excuses are part of our journey. These excuses can give us the sense of convenience and satisfaction. When we excuse our selves from someone or something, it only mean one thing, we are not really in our full sense to proceed. In my case, I found out lately that some of my underwear and socks are missing after bringing them to the laundry shop. This happened to me twice now by the same laundry shop. I thought of just doing the undies and socks washing but I am so lazy to do it despite what happened. I got a good excuse by exercising instead.

I think the way to stop making excuses is to recognize them - just as you're doing. I'm worse sometimes, I don't make excuses, I just excuse myself. lol I'll just decide not to, and then not do it. Luckily, that's infrequent. lol