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Excuses

I don't know about you, but if there were a competition with prizes for making excuses, I would be the winner hands down every time.  Especially when it comes to changing my lifestyle (no matter how large or small).  I set a deadline, yet as it draws nearer, I come up with multiple excuses to get out of it.  The timing isn't right, I don't have the right footwear, the stars aren't properly aligned...No matter how strange, I will think of it and try to use it to my advantage to not do what I'm supposed to do.

I am stubborn, plain and simple.

To overcome this, I needed to change my thinking and use my stubbornness to my advantage.  When I set my sights on something now, nothing can stop me - I will always find a way. 

When it comes to dieting and trying to cook with a very busy schedule, I will dedicate an entire day, if I have to, to cook for an entire week.  This is beneficial in its own right because on the days when I am tired and too stressed out to want to spend time in the kitchen, I reach in the refrigerator and pull out a healthy meal I've already planned ahead.  No more excuses.

When it comes to workouts, I make sure that even when I am tired, I show up and do my best.  It may only be 30 minutes, but those 30 minutes are time spent for me and me alone.  Why?  Because I am worth it.  And so are you.

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