Favorite motivational quote(s) for weight loss.

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4/21/13 9:30 P

Thank you for this --- You are much more than a number on a scale -- BARBWMS
because There are times the scale don't reflect how great I feel!!

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3/22/13 5:36 P

You are much more than a number on a scale.

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3/21/13 2:37 P

A setback is only a setup for a comeback.

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3/17/13 11:27 A

ACHIEVEMENT- DEMANDS- DISCIPLINE!!!!

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3/17/13 11:01 A

Keep on going no matter WHAT that scale pops up ............ Remember, it is just a 'ballpark' figure ............. Maybe you added some ST ............. (and it does not take much to show an increase on the scale) ................ Perhaps you ate or drank something salty and if you keep on going and drink your water quota .......... it will likely be flushed away! (Dont' let the scale be the judge and jury ................. the jury is still OUT ............... AND YOU ARE IN!!!

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3/16/13 8:12 P

Quote: "Energy and persistence conquer all things."─Benjamin Franklin

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3/16/13 4:04 P

There are no quick fixes, but there is magic in moderation.....

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3/14/13 7:54 A

“Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable.” Zig Ziglar

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3/14/13 7:04 A

Howdy! from the DFW area of Texas!

I try to remind myself everyday of these two things:

"Always leave the last bite!" and "Hold on to my arm....let's journey together!"
"Paula's Thoughts"

We can't make it without each other and it feels so good to still see some food on your plate after you have finished a meal.

Have a blessed day and wonderful journey to the new you!

Paula

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3/13/13 3:09 P

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

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3/13/13 2:28 P

I love that quote about "It's a shame for a woman to grow old..." -- it's so true.

Edited by: CLARAELIZABETH1 at: 3/13/2013 (14:36)

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3/13/13 2:22 P

I love this one! I'm going to tape it around the house! :-)

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1/19/13 8:28 A

If you want something, you’ll find a way; if you don’t you’ll make an excuse.

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1/18/13 12:30 P

With every difficult step you take forward in your struggle, you are giving yourself a hug, kiss, "pat on the back" and "an I love you".

My physical therapist

Edited by: KARSTAIRS at: 1/18/2013 (15:02)

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1/18/13 12:00 P

success is a choice

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1/17/13 10:32 P

Work out an hour a day or be dead 24 hours a day.

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1/17/13 8:32 P

Instead of wishing, start doing!

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1/17/13 5:29 P

This came from one of the SP articles I read yesterday, "observe, analyze, strategize, take action... repeat". I think it says it all.

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1/17/13 5:22 P

Every day is a new day.

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1/17/13 5:09 P

I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday!

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1/17/13 3:53 P

The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step

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1/17/13 12:48 P

a moment on the lips, forever on the hips

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1/17/13 9:12 A

Yougottawanna

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1/17/13 8:04 A

A year from today, you will wish you had started today.

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1/15/13 8:49 A

"Today's progress is determined by yesterday's choices"

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1/15/13 1:59 A

CHRISBEM, love it!

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1/14/13 8:01 P

I forget who said it, but I love this one - My doctor told me to stop having dinners for four, unless I actually invite 3 friends.

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1/14/13 4:14 P

Thank you for all the great quotes!

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1/13/13 7:18 A

Being overweight is hard. Losing weight is hard.

Choose your hard.

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1/13/13 3:11 A

I like that one Miss-O

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1/12/13 5:58 P

What you eat in private shows up in public

Edited by: MISS-OVEREATER at: 1/15/2013 (20:05)

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12/29/12 5:38 A

I have a page of mantras I read daily and from which I pick my today's favorite. This morning, I've selected:

"You can make excuses or you can make changes. You decide."

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12/27/12 4:58 P

My favorite is this - (Sorry in advance for "swear word."....)

"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bulls*it story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it." - Jordan Belfort.

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12/25/12 3:58 P

A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor

Edited by: MISS-OVEREATER at: 12/27/2012 (15:04)

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11/16/12 11:08 A

A moment on the lips, forever on the hips

I love VA2012's quote

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11/16/12 10:48 A

If you keep doing what you did, you will keep getting what you got.

Edited by: DOOBIE893 at: 11/16/2012 (10:50)

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11/15/12 11:06 P

"Suck it up, and someday you won't have to suck it in!"
This is the sign on the wall that I read during my spinning class :) Love it!

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11/15/12 8:14 P

"If it is to be, it is up to me."

When I was in the Jaycees when I was in my 20s (I am 46 now), they had writing and speech contests. I entered the extemporaneous writing contest and that was my topic. I didn't use that topic for weight loss but more for accomplishing change in the world (community service) but lately I have been thinking about it as in the context of weight loss.

Wishing weight away isn't going to make it happen. Nobody is going to actually do my exercise for me. Those meals won't plan themselves (as well as the shopping, cooking and cleaning) as much as I wish they would.

I can get all the education, encouragement, support, and love from other people, not saying that that isn't very nice and helpful. But I actually am the one ultimately who has to do the work and I am the one who brings the fork to my mouth.

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11/15/12 7:01 P

I find new quotes at least once a week, but for right now, my favorite is: "Those who believe they can are right – as are those who believe they can’t."

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11/15/12 5:29 P

My basic belief about emotional eating is that it is possible to untangle it, to get to the root of it. It is possible to trust yourself if you begin to treat yourself with curiosity and kindness and a willingness to understand what you're doing with food. - Geneen Roth

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11/8/12 6:01 P

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -Earl Nightingale

"Comparison is the thief of joy" -Theodore Roosevelt

"If you do what you always did, you will get what you always got." - Unknown

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11/8/12 4:52 P

I love the spark motivational pages, my favorite is 'if you're tired of starting over, stop giving up!'.

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11/7/12 9:23 P

Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists.

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11/7/12 8:00 P

Here is a couple of my favorites!

"Energy and persistence conques all"


"Go back a little to move forward"

"If you want to climb steep hills, it requires a slow pace at first"

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10/31/12 7:39 P

My absolute favorite is this:
"Losing weight is hard.
Maintaining weight loss is hard.
Staying overweight is hard.
Choose your hard."

And a couple more I like.
"Yesterday you said tomorrow."

"If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up."

all on the spark motivational quotes page

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10/31/12 5:43 P

"The only bad workout is the one you never did"

gets me up off the couch on so many days I would otherwise have been munching and watching TV.

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10/26/12 7:30 P

If you really wanted to change, you would be in the process of doing it right now. (forgot the author)

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10/26/12 6:40 P

Food was meant for survival, not comfort

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10/24/12 10:26 A

"Tomorrow you'll wish you had started today" and "Comparison is the thief of joy"

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10/23/12 4:11 P

Nike-----"Just Do It!"

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10/23/12 1:46 P

as the song goes........What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

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10/23/12 12:35 P

Just wanted to let you know, I love your quote, "You can't get the butt you want by sitting on the one you have!" Now that's going on my fridge and I am going to workout right now. Thanks for the motivation! :) Genn

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10/23/12 10:38 A

I have several, some of which have been mentioned before:

"Keep moving forward." Walt Disney

"Never never never give up." Winston Churchill.

"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." Unknown.

"Dreams don't work unless you do." John C. Maxwell.

"I think I can, I think I can..." The Little Engine that Could. :)

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10/22/12 6:44 P

If you want something you've never had before, you must do something you've never done before.

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10/21/12 12:56 A

"Don't be upset by the results you don't get from the work you didn't do."

This reminds me that I have to stay focused and work hard in order to reach my goals, because they won't happen by themselves. I need to be proactive.

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10/20/12 10:04 P

THAT IS SO TRUE, AND I LIKE THAT. I MUST USE IT!

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I HAVE TO USE THAT!

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10/20/12 9:43 P

"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels."

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10/20/12 5:12 P

Food is just nutrition for your body. You have to feed your soul something better.

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10/20/12 3:39 P

"I really regret that workout." No one. Ever.

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10/20/12 9:29 A

Without having read all 53 former posts, I'll risk that possibly this one may not be on the list.

"Fail to plan, plan to fail."

and

"I prefer being fit to eating that treat."

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10/19/12 8:16 P

"You cant get the butt you want by sitting on the one you have"

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10/19/12 10:48 A

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle

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10/19/12 9:58 A

You can either have excuses or results, not both - sp

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