Are you a victim of the all or nothing bug?

I used to be in so many parts of my life. As a perfectionist this can happen far too often with too many people.

I remember thinking to myself over and over “well if i can’t do it this way then I might as well not do it at all!”

Is this a good attitude? Looking back I say no it wasn’t.

Do you use the all or nothing approach when trying to exercise and eat healthy?

Many do….

I remember running into a former client at the gym. We had worked together for like 6 months and we had got him in tip top shape. When I saw him for the first time in like 3 months I could tell he had let himself go a little bit. I said “hey haven’t seen you in here in sometime”. He went on to tell me he was working out six days a week and then got real busy at work and got out of the routine and just stopped coming completely. Wow! 6 days a week down to nothing! What was he thinking? Don’t you think he could have managed 2-3 days a week just to maintain his routine? After I mentioned this exact thing to him he looked at me funny and said “wow…I should have done that….3 days a week would have been something.”

That is the all or nothing bug if I have ever saw it….

People on diets do it everyday..”well I just ate a large piece of cheesecake, I guess I am off my diet”

 Do you really have to be? No!

 How about making the next meal better or the next day better. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing..it should always be at least something…making the effort consistently but not trying to be perfect everyday.

Don’t let the all or nothing bug get you!

Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach,

~David Modderman