This has been one of the main things that has made a difference in my life of who I was before vs who I am now.
I used to tell myself
“I’m going to start eating better”
“I’m going to go to the gym Monday”
“I’m going to stop gossiping so much”
and on and on.
But I always lacked follow through.
When it got hard or uncomfortable, I bailed.
I bailed on MYSELF.
I lied to myself, over and over.
And it made me miserable.
I became addicted to quick fixes to feeling better. A tub of ice cream, an entire box of breadsticks at 10PM from Pizza Hut, staying up all night watching movies, bad mouthing someone bc it made me feel better.
I did all these things bc it gave me the quick high of feeling better, but inevitably, all these things led to me feeling bad...so then the cycle would start all over again. I was in a behavior pattern/cycle of highs and lows.
All of this changed when I made the decision to stop lying to myself and to face the reality of my choices & their consequences.
If I said I was going to the gym, I went.
If I said I wasn’t going to eat sweets, I didn’t.
It didn’t matter that friends made fun of me or told me I wouldn’t stick with it. I had made the decision that I was done feeling bad. As a result, not only have I seen physical changes, I have seen huge mental & emotional changes.
I know when I make a decision,
I will stick with it. I know I will keep my word, to myself & others.
I challenge you to make one small promise to yourself, and keep it.
No matter what—with support of others or on your own.
This is where it starts.
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