Just a little thought...

The fact that you are HERE means that you are taking at least a small step in the right direction. Even if you are just reading through forum posts and mentally noting ideas and comments, you're doing SOMETHING. None of us are perfect. No one is. We will all stumble, and it may take us days..weeks..months to get back up again. But, we WILL get back up. Ate a bag of potato chips? A gallon of ice cream? Didn't go to the gym for a week/month/year? Let it go. What you did yesterday does not have to define who you are today.

Every single day is a brand new day. A new start. The past cannot be changed, but the future can be written however you want it to be. Life happens, things change, we all have bad days, we all feel sadness and pain and loss. But, the only thing that you have control over is YOU. Decide what you want for you and go for it. No matter what anyone says or does to try and stand in your way, you have to give them permission to do so. If you choose not to, you can do anything.

A positive outlook is everything. Don't believe me? Try it. Believe in your heart and soul that things are GOOD, look at every situation in a positive way, and you'll be amazed at how your life can change. I say this because I've done it. I was a negative person, and I chose to blame circumstances around me to excuse the negativity. 19 months ago, I made the choice to change all of that. To become a positive person and to live my life to the fullest with a smile on my face. Do I faulter? Absolutely. Do I have bad days? Hell yeah. But, do I let the faults and the bad days ruin my life? NO!!!

Embrace everything you are, because no matter who or what you are...fat, thin, old, young, sick, healthy...you are beautiful and you are amazing. Life is a long, sometimes hard journey...and it takes work. But, it can be the most exhilerating, mind-blowing journey beyond your wildest dreams. You just have to believe it and make it happen.