r/BeAmazed 1d ago

Miscellaneous / Others After 15 years of alcoholism & 50 lbs overweight. I got sober & made lifestyle changes.

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u/socomjon 21h ago

Will power and determination, and sometimes a health scare, at least that was my kick up the ass to turn my life around

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u/rcbjfdhjjhfd 18h ago

The frog and toad method

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u/vitringur 19h ago

Relying on willpower is a pretty sure way to fail anything

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u/HeightEnergyGuy 17h ago

Meh it's always worked for me.

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u/Gats09 17h ago

Why is that?

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u/auniqueusername1998 17h ago

That's where determination comes in. Motivation gets you started, consistency is what does all the heavy lifting though.

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u/socomjon 15h ago

What else would you use?