When we hear self improvement advice, it often sounds great, and in fact, we can't really argue with it. Drink more water. Go to bed earlier at night. Take the stairs. Eat half at restaurants. Call your mother. The list goes on. The problem comes from the fact that we can't do everything all the time. That's not reasonable. We only have so much energy to give. There is only so much time. We have to concentrate our efforts towards the things that matter most.
Therein lies the issue. What matters most? What deserves our attention now? What will really please us? It comes down to our own personal desires. With weight loss and behavior change, we need to keep digging deep to find reasons to keep going. We need to find worthwhile reasons that really matter to NOT have two glasses of wine when everyone else seems to be. We need to find compelling reasons to get up early to exercise or to stay late to exercise or to skip lunch with coworkers to exercise. It comes down to how we want to live. These reasons don't have to be the same every day or even moment to moment. In fact, sometimes when we feel really defeated, the only reason we can find to keep going is that we refuse to give up. That's a great reason.
Refuse to give up on yourself. Refuse to settle for less than what you really want just because it might be taking a while to get there. Refuse to be distracted by everyone else's needs instead of considering your own.
Refuse to give up. That's your reason.
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