NYCRICANGIRL's Journal, 10 October 2011

One way to achieve true motivation for dieting is to go at it from the perspective of refusing to settle for anything less than the best for yourself in your life. This is about deciding that you deserve the best – you deserve a fantastic body, excellent health, high levels of energy – and you’ll settle for nothing less. Most people settle for less in their life; they don’t make their health a priority, and so they suffer both in their health and with weight problems. By deciding to go on a healthy diet, you are refusing to settle for this in your life. It doesn’t matter if until now you’ve not made health a priority in your life. The moment you make the change – the moment you decide that you deserve nothing but the best in your life, which includes having excellent levels of health and energy – and the moment you act on that, from that moment on you are no longer someone who is willing to settle for less than you deserve in your life. Dieting is about far more than simply losing weight – it’s a statement of who you are and what you are prepared to accept in your life. Chose to diet because you deserve the best in your life, and because you refuse to settle for anything less. That is what helped to motivate me...it all starts with one step and the courage to take the next step. I have only changed my eating in the past 3 weeks, yet I there is a noticeable difference in my self esteem more pep in my walk...in other words we have all been in your shoes and understand how hard it is to make that commitment