If you joined me for my 5-Day Challenge this week, I so appreciate it.
I hope you got a few good nuggets out of it.
If you couldn’t join us, I presented five strategies for eating.
Eating for less belly fat, better health, and more real nourishment.
The fifth strategy I talked about was called “Slow Down to Speed Up.”
It was about eating slower.
Eating slower, with awareness.
Eating slower to get results that can propel you forward.
It sounds counter-intuitive.
I know.
But, I’ve seen it work.
And it’s not just about eating slower.
It’s actually about slowing down, in general.
Rushing
Rushing has a negative feeling to it.
It’s draining.
And it feels desperate.
Because we want what we want NOW.
And for a lot of us, weight loss and fitness are things we want to rush.
So, we deprive ourselves.
We restrict ourselves.
And it actually works.
Temporarily.
It’s just like anything else we rush into.
Like relationships.
Imagine meeting someone, and pursuing them with desperate energy.
Restricting your time to just focus on them.
Depriving yourself from all the things you enjoyed before they were around.
And then, you marry them.
Would that relationship last?
Temporarily, maybe.
I know I’m generalizing here…
But desperate, graspy energy generally won’t get you anything deep or worth keeping.
It will lead to taking short cuts.
And it’s sloppy.
The tortoise and the hare
You probably remember the story of the tortoise and the hare.
The hare was fast, rushing out of the gate, but couldn’t hold the lead.
And the tortoise stayed focused, and moved forward one step at a time.
The tortoise won the race.
Not in spite of her slow, steady ways; but because of them.
The slow advantage
Slow gives you time to think.
Consider.
Experiment.
Fail.
And try again.
Knowing all along that slow WILL get you there.
No rush.
Slow keeps you moving forward.
And ironically, it’s not always as slow as you think.
Because it gets results that don’t come from pushing, or forcing, or struggling.
It gets results over time, allowing new habits to form without almost no effort.
Results that actually have roots and depth.
That stick around.
Where do you need to slow down?
Are you rushing to get to somewhere or something?
I’ve gotten really aware of when I’m rushing.
It looks like shallow breathing, tightening in my chest, and an upset stomach.
And it doesn’t feel good.
So, I don’t often rush anymore.
And I also notice that when my clients aren’t in a rush, when they’re open to slowing down and doing one thing at a time, they get better results.
I think slowing down is the new way to speed up.
Keep moving forward,
Debbie
P.S. If you want to slow down, to go one step at a time, and get results, then let’s talk about it. Book a time for a consultation with me here: https://calendly.com/debbie-harbec-coaching/free-consultation