Plus Size Diva Issue 1 / Nov. 2013 - Jan. 2014 | Page 40

First, you must love yourself regardless of how you feel or look. – I made a list before I started this change, and said to myself why I need to do this for ME. You have to just start and not look back. You will have bad days, but you will have AWESOME days. Do not harp on the days that are not good; make it up with happier decisions going forward.

On the evening I started this change, I realized that I had enough, and I ignored all the bad that happened earlier that day. I knew what I needed to do at that time and going forward, not dwelling on the past. When I say I feel AWESOME, and it has now been over 6 months, boy do I mean it! I accepted the choices I made in my past and vow to change them for ME. No more EXCUSES. I didn't start losing myself overnight, and know I will not change overnight. I know what I need to do, and what not to do. The key is decision making. Now I PLAN my day ahead, and know what I am going to do before I actually do it! When I shop for food, I make sure my house is stocked with HEALTHIER choices; no more cheat snacks in my way. When I buy Clothes I make sure I look classy in them to feel good about me. Now I do my nails, dye my hair, and wear Mary Kay Natural Skin Care Makeup, and I no longer care about what people have to say, especially if it is negative – only POSITIVE thoughts. No room for excuses. I pledged like a Greek sorority, and Greeks live by this motto, 'Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent; they build monuments of nothingness.'

If you want this, then make it HAPPEN. Do not STOP – keep pushing, and make sure you reach the GOAL you set for YOURSELF – forget about what people or society say you should be. Love yourself, and care enough about wanting to change – you can make the difference! - Annette Jimenez (PSD)

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