“Cristy, you have not given yourself enough time to get out of the airport. Please adjust your time to give yourself enough of a buffer,” squawked the text from my car service.

“What the heck? Yes I did,” I argued, and deleted the text.

A few minutes later, my phone chirped again with another text from my car service.

“Cristy, the San Diego Airport is really busy. Give yourself enough of a buffer to get out of the airport.”

🤦🏼‍♀️

I’ve been using the same car service for six years. The prices are sometimes better than Uber and taxis, but I use it mostly for the convenience.

You just give this service your flight number and they automatically know when you’re going to land.

Plus, your driver will wait up to an HOUR for you, which is part of why I’m okay with paying for this car service…

Although, I’ve never needed an hour to get out of any airport. Fifteen minutes is the sweet spot for me.

So on my recent business trip, I scheduled my ride for 15 minutes after my flight was supposed to land, like I always do.

And then I got FLOODED with texts about how I hadn’t given myself enough time. 

Finally, I logged into my account and added 10 more minutes to my time, hoping it would end those incessant texts.

Seconds later, my phone dinged to alert me that my ride service had charged my credit card a $55 change fee.

What. The. Heck!

I only changed it because they practically harassed me into it…and they never said a WORD about a $55 change fee!

As soon as I saw the charge, I unlocked my phone and called their customer service line.

“I only changed my time because you told me I had to, and THEN you charged me for doing it, with no warning that there is even a change fee,” I complained. “I want that $55 back.”

It took 18 minutes of “the runaround,” but FINALLY they refunded my $55.

Sheesh.

If they pressured and tricked other people into paying that $55 change fee, I’d bet my next paycheck that not everyone who fell for it stood up for themselves like I did.

If not, it’s probably because they didn’t want to “make waves” or be “that person.” Maybe they just didn’t want to go through the hassle of calling customer service.

The thing is, when it comes to doing what’s right for you, you HAVE to “make waves” and be “that person,” or you’ll end up feeling like a doormat…

Because that’s just what happens when you ignore what’s right for you to avoid conflict or please someone else.

When someone wants you to eat late at night, stick up for yourself. Tell them, “No thanks, I don’t eat that late.”

When someone wants to go out for drinks, tell them, “No thanks, I’m not drinking alcohol right now.”

You don’t have to be obnoxious to stick up for yourself. You can do it calmly and kindly.

But you’ve GOT start doing it, especially if you want to get and keep the weight off (and feel better).

Nobody is coming to save you from obesity and disease, because life isn’t a TV show where some superhero’s gonna swoop out of the sky and fix your health.

I can provide the tools to help you save yourself, but I cannot do it FOR you. YOU are who gets to pick up the tools and use them.

If you’re not sure where to start, start (or continue) here: www.10PoundTakedown.com.