How can I keep my focus during the exhale in mindful breathing?

[OliverA]

I’ve been trying to practice mindful breathing every morning, but I keep getting stuck on the exhale. I focus on the inhale just fine, but then my mind wanders as I breathe out and I lose the thread completely. Has anyone else found their attention drifts on the exhale?

[KevinG]

I am trying mindful breathing every morning and the exhale is where my attention slips away.

[LukeJJ]

I tried counting breaths on the exhale as a lifeline but I kept losing track and it just made me tense.

[Violet_S]

I wonder if the drift is not really about the breath but about starting the day with a long to do list and rushing the moment.

[MilaS]

Do you think the problem is the exhale or just the overall habit forming in a busy morning?