Aut vincere aut mori

Upon crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, Tariq Ibn Ziyad ordered his men to burn all the ships.  It was a powerful signal to his men - only victory or death awaited them - since they could not return back home.  The Berbers (the Moors), eventually became rulers of Spain for centuries until Ferdinand and Isabella drove them out.

As I was on a mission to lose weight, I told many people that reaching my goal until August 31st would be highly unlikely, but it would be okay as long as I try my best.  Now that I think about it, I don't think this is the right way to approach anything serious.  The right away to approach it is how Tariq Ibn Ziyad did.  Give yourself no other option but success.  This way, you can stop thinking about failure, and focus only on how to win. 

Unless you fight with this mentality, surely you will lose to those who fight this way. 

I have but a month to lose nearly 6~7 percent body fat.  Mathematically, it's nearly impossible, but I refuse to think about how I won't be able to pull this off.  I will only think about how I can. 

Aut vincere aut mori! (conquer or die).