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Without going into too much of my own life ...

Last December, I was 40 pounds over my ideal weight and starting to suffer health consequences from how incredibly poorly I had been treating myself. i knew I had to change, but I didn't know how. It seemed far too big a task to take on, and I was so upset at how I had let myself down in the past. The wonderful, wonderful man I live with told me something I have not forgotten and which I think is the key to making any positive change for yourself:

The past is gone. It doesn't matter. The future doesn't matter. All that matters is now, and being who you want to be right now. And I've done that, more or less. As a result, the 40 pounds are gone (among other positive changes), and I'm so much closer to being who I want to be, in what I do and how I act, every day. You will do it, too. The only and I mean the only thing that it requires is to love yourself just enough to make good decisions for yourself just often enough -- and hold to that thought when things are hard. You already know what you want those decisions to be and how you want to live. So just live that way, one moment at a time.

(Oh, and if you're making health/nutrition/fitness changes, never ever ever pay a second's attention to anything your brain throws at you when you're hungry. It's never worth listening to. One piece of advice I wish someone had given me. ;) )