Bad Habits...

...we all have them. And not just one! No, no, we all have LOTS of them. Like I used to bite my nails--for years! I actually didn't even stop biting my nails until about a year ago, and that was after many, many attempts to quit. And, yes, occasionally when I am extra nervous, I find myself chewing on my thumbnail even now.

One thing I've learned during this, the first week of my nutrition program, is that habits are not easy to break. It became a habit because you did it over and over and over again, so it is amazingly hard to just try and stop that behavior. Once I read somewhere that if you do something for eleven days in a row it becomes a habit. Sometimes it feels so hard, though, and I question my resolve, my willpower, and just how far I am willing to go to get what I want. But then I remember all the other bad habits I've overcome through the years.

I have these bad patterns when it comes to eating and I am working to overcome them. I am not there yet, but I am striving to give more of myself and I believe that I can do it. Well, maybe I'm not FULLY behind that statement yet, but I'm just going to fake it 'til I make it.

I don't want to settle anymore. I deserve a better life and I am the only one that can go and make that a reality.