number 1 of learning journal

This whole semester has kind of been a test of my dedication, to prove that I can and will be a good student for an entire semester. Then a week of procrastination happened and I ended up back with my old habbits... I was finishing 3 papers and studying for 2 tests in 2 days... well that was impossible, so i had to schedule when would be best for me to turn in each paper to get the best possible late grade. I hated doing it... I felt like all that I had worked for was now lost and i could never gain it back, even if i did go back to being the student who turns in everything complete and on time. It always happens at the end of the semester. It works the same way with my LA weight loss program. I got down to my goal weight and looked great, and then i went to CA and got really depressed and gained the 35 pounds i had lost... it was like i worked for 8 months to get it off, and in 1 and 1/2 months put it all back on... it was all for nothing! I am learning that if i want to keep myself motivated i have to tell myself; if you give up for one second, it is like you never tried, and i do try, so i cant give up.