The last effort often becomes the winning stoke.

IsMollyReallyHungry

"The last dejected effort often becomes the winning stroke." by W.J. Camero

TRANSLATION:
We keep hearing about how persistence is often the key to success. But what do you do when you've been striving for so long that it seems like your goal is never going to see light? How do you deal with the fear that you're about to fail? Simple - Give it just one more shot. And then one more. Think about the sweat and time you've committed already. You've come this far, you'd be unfair to yourself if you quit without a fight. Even if the odds are way out of your favor and you can't see how it can possibly help, reach out and take one last swing. You never know what will happen. Glory and big achievements don't happen when everything goes your way. How many times have you seen tennis players make miraculous winning shots while lunging for a ball that seemed impossible to reach? Sometimes, you can find victory in the effort

metco89

I have vowed not to give up this time. This post is great, at one time if i messed up and ate something really fattening, i would think well may as well forget that whole diet thing i can't do it. Then i had a change in thinking and i am now on a healthy eating plan, sure the loss is slow, sometimes real slow but i know that if i just keep up with the changes they become habit. I no longer am craving unhealthy things. Veggies and fruits and salads sound so much better to me than fried or greasy foods. By not giving up and accepting the process is slow, i feel i am making changes that will last this time and not just be a temporary loss, where in 6 months i gain it all back. Thanks Molly for reminding me of the importance of perserverance!!!