I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

----Og Mandino


20 CHANGES I PLAN TO MAKE IN MY LIFESTYLE TO LEAD TO A HEALTHIER ME:

1. Go as organic as possible. I know its expensive but to save money, anything with a peel i can take off I will buy at the grocery store (i.e. oranges, bananas, grapefruit, kiwi). Anything that I eat as is will be strictly organic (apples, pears, grapes, berries, etc.)

2. Stay away from dairy as much as possible substituting soy, rice, and veggie products.

3. Try to stay away from white flours, rices, grains. I'm even going to avoid wheat as well. My goal is to stay as much on whole grain products as possible.

4. Stay away from white sugars, artificial flavors, sugar substitutes, etc. Only eat natural sugars and if sugar MUST be used it will be organic dried sugar cane, organic honey, or organic maple syrup (you'd be surprise at how good that maple syrup is as a sweetener, better than honey)

5. I'm not becoming a complete vegetarian but I'm definitely cutting out a lot of meat. Beef and Pork will be eaten VERY rarely. Mainly special occasions. None if I can help it. I will eat meat only 3-4 times a week, focusing on other sources of proteins. Fish will be a main staple, eatin at least twice a week, along with chicken.

6. Meats, eggs, and dairy will be bought organic, non-pasteurized, without any antibiotics or drugs.

7. Stay away from seafood that have no scales (catfish, shellfish, etc.) Scales protect fishes from environmental toxins.

8. Research, utilize, and incorporate a WIDE range of produce. There are so many other fruits and vegetables out there that are just as good, if not better.

9. Incorporate Ginger into my lifestyle heavily with ginger teas and organic ginger candy.

10. Use herbal teas instead of coffee, or other high caffeine drinks.

11. No soda. Only organic juice at meal time (meaning no more than 3 glasses a day).

12. 2 Liters of water a day. (I have a 2liter jug I use)

13. Incorporate spicey foods like cayenne pepper, and home made salsa. (Helps blood circulation and other things).

14. Do small remedies I know work like: 1 grapefruit a day, a tbsp of apple cider vinegar before each meal, no eating after 7pm, 1 apple a day, etc.

15. Get at least 7 hours of sleep.

16. As far as meals go, I will eat big breakfasts, medium lunch, small dinner, with snacks in between. Most of my carbs will be during breakfast so I can burn them off during the day, with less carb, more protein/veggies towards the evening.

17. Have one big salad a day.

18. Exercise at least 5 times a week. This is hard for me and is my biggest challenge. I want to exercise more in the mornng so it will definitely take me getting proper rest to get up in the morning.

19. Take all natural liquid vitamins. (of course liquids absorb better, and i'm also careful to make sure that they are in fact good sources of vitamins, not commercialized pills with a bunch of fillers) I also have enzyme supplement (check out Jarrow products), papaya enzymes and omega 3 to take daily.

20. Continue to stay positive. Every morning now I meditate and see myself smaller. I constantly envision myself as the woman I want to be and thank God in advance for my victory.