I can't say it was a thought process. I knew I
wanted to do it for vanity reasons, and I knew I
HAD to do it for health reasons. I just KNEW it was my time and I wrote down my goals, focused on them with a tunnel vision like never before, and did it (well, still doing it
). I liken it to when I quit smoking years ago. Many times I tried and failed. But, when I truly wanted to quit and knew and trusted that I COULD DO IT, I did it. And, there just was no doubt, ever.