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Battle Scars: My Journey from Obesity to Health and Happiness, Fifteen Years and Counting! QUOTES

Battle Scars: My Journey from Obesity to Health and Happiness, Fifteen Years and Counting! QUOTES

1 " Every day I wake up and re-commit to my health. This is a very important step for me. I let the past be the past. I try not to dwell on the mistakes I've made, because those kinds of thoughts only bring me down. I wake up every day with the thought that this is a new day. That today I am going to eat well, I am going to exercise, and I'm going to focus on being healthy and happy. "

― Stephen Cremen , Battle Scars: My Journey from Obesity to Health and Happiness, Fifteen Years and Counting!

2 " Strong emotional feelings don't just go away overnight. In fact, they may never go away. The fears of feeling disliked, or that I wasn't going to fit in, all quickly bubbled up to the surface. but it was the choices I made when I was faced with challenges that really mattered. I had to continually tell myself that I was always in control. If someone was pressuring me to do something that I knew was not good for me, I had the power to simply say no. No one can ever take that power away from me. If someone was upset or didn't like me for saying no, that was someone that I really didn't need in my life. "

― Stephen Cremen , Battle Scars: My Journey from Obesity to Health and Happiness, Fifteen Years and Counting!

3 " There are times when I'm exercising, or times when I'm around food, and I'll think, I just can't do this today. Or, I just can't walk that extra half-mile today. I may have been feeling overwhelmed or tired, or something else was happening in my life. But, I stop and think to myself, When you think you can't, try to do it anyway. "

― Stephen Cremen , Battle Scars: My Journey from Obesity to Health and Happiness, Fifteen Years and Counting!

4 " I know I don't have all the answers about weight loss; this is an evolving challenge, and I know I'll always be learning new things. I don't feel like I've uncovered some big mystery, but I've learned what it takes to overcome being overweight--and that it's not just about the food. It's about becoming the person you are meant to be in all aspects of your life. It's about removing the fears in life that keep us blocked. It's about being brave and learning to love yourself--no matter how you may feel about yourself. "

― Stephen Cremen , Battle Scars: My Journey from Obesity to Health and Happiness, Fifteen Years and Counting!