Quote of the Week

The battle for self-discipline may leave you a bit bruised and battered but always a better person. Self-discipline is a rigorous process at best; too many of us want it to be effortless and painless. Should temporary setbacks afflict us, a very significant part of our struggle for self-discipline is the determination and the courage to try again.

-Thomas S. Monson

( “Pathways to Perfection,” Ensign, May 2002, 100–101.)

Thursday, July 8, 2010

On the right path

This week has been fantastic for me. I truly believe I am finally in the right frame of mind. I've set a very realistic goal for myself, and I have a date that I want to reach my goal by. And when I've accomplished that, I'll set my next goal.

I think that one of the things that was tripping me up was that my end goal was so huge and so far away that I kept thinking "there's plenty of time". Well, I'm nearly out of time for that huge goal!

But like I said, this week has been fantastic. Throughout the whole day, I keep repeating my goal in my head so that I don't forget what I'm working towards. I've been sticking (98%... had to sneak some m&m's yesterday) to my diet plan. I've been getting regular time in at the gym. And most importantly, I've been controling my cravings. I did sneak some m&m's, but I didn't devour the whole bag like I usually would. It felt fantastic to be in control of those feelings.

I feel healthy, I feel good, and I definitely plan to stick to it.

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