Number Eleven

11. I will not make excuses

(OK, I know I blamed the time change for not getting up every morning last week at 4:30. I did make it by Friday and I do believe that was a true physiological issue. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)

That aside, I hear a lot of people making excuses for what really are just poor choices.

"I haven't been able to eat well, I have too much stress." To that I say you are making the choice of what you're eating. You can grab a bowl of grapes as easily as a bag of chips, an apple instead of cookie. And besides, exercise is a great stress releaser. Go for walk outside instead of to the refrigerator.

"I don't have time to exercise". As my wise sister once said when I tried to use that excuse, we're all given the same 24 hours in a day its all in what you do with them. Schedules are full and our lives are busy but I've tried to show ways that you can incorporate exercise without a lot of effort, especially on the days when setting aside a specific time for exercise doesn't fit too well.

You can set yourself up to succeed or to fail. No one does it for you or to you. Everything rests in your choices.

Ultimately, you are in charge of your destiny. Now, grab that bull by the horns, jump on his back and ride him for all he's worth. You may get bucked off a time, or two.

Setbacks happen.

But as long as you're trying, there's no need for excuses.