I believe that many people can’t just drop everything and suddenly start “living a healthy lifestyle”. It can’t be done out of the blue. You need strong mental preparation, and you need to be ready to say goodbye to a part of you that finds fulfillment in living an unhealthy lifestyle. This part of you is only in it for the short run; for the immediate satisfation. However this is the side of you that will lead to your doom as this part of who you are is disregarding something very important: your future.

So, I’m thinking that I have to follow in the steps of many others who have “alter egos” – we all need to be a little more like Beyonce and bring out our “Sacha Fierce”. Sometimes it’s not easy being strong in our own skin – we tend to be accepting of our own bad behaviors at times despite our realization that what we are doing is wrong. Why? Because we allowed it in the past, and we are very good at convincing ourselves that the good behavior will start “tomorrow”, or that this is the “last time”.

Take a battle with weight loss as an example. Why do people always “start over”? It’s usually because they have somehow let themselves down or let down their guard at some point and made excuses for themselves to be carefree with regards to dieting and exercise. I started my “diet” in January and I went to the gym 3 times a week for 3 weeks. Then, week 4 I went to the gym only once. Week 5 I didn’t go at all. Then, I let myself go for another 10 weeks or so, and in May I started again. I then proceeded to go steadily to the gym for 3 weeks, until I slowly started to let go once again. Why does this happen over and over again? I know I’m not alone when I do this… so why can’t we learn from our mistake the first time? I’ll tell you why – it has to do with a lack of planning, a lack of changing mindset, and a lack of self control. Also (this also relates to the mind-set thing), the problem is that I was being exactly who I always was. I didn’t leave that weak part of me behind, that side I was talking about before… the one who likes to indulge and only think about the “now”. I didn’t become my stronger self, my very own “Sasha Fierce”, my healthy, independent woman who laughs at the sight of doughnuts being defeated by vegetables in a supermarked battle to my shopping cart.

Anybody or everybody out there reading this – please read the following slowly and carefully, and repeat it over again so that you can remember it:

Success is attainable. You can achieve anything you desire as long as it is the will of God and as long as you will leave behind your demons and do everything you possibly can to be your stronger self. Lastly, don’t give up. Want it, feel it, taste it. Behave exactly like the person you want to be, and eventually you will be that person.