a change in mental attitude

I have loved the Biggest Loser since it has started. It was one of those few shows that my mother and I always enjoyed together. Since she has been gone, this hasn't changed. (SO EXCITED FOR THE PREMIERE).

However, even with my love for the show, I still had a lot to learn.

The famous Jillian Michaels is quoted as saying "You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire." BRILLIANT RIGHT?

The other day I was running and had a revelation. JILLIAN MICHAELS IS RIGHT! I want to be health - but this time, I want to do it for me. No matter how many times I wake up in the morning and say "man she is pretty - I wish I looked like that" or "if she can do it, so can I" - unless I put my mind to it, it won't happen. And the fact is that all those "shes" who did it, only did it because THEY wanted to. Not to compete with someone else. Why do we all spend so much of our time basing what we decide on what other people are doing or will think.