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Lose The All Or Nothing Mentality

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You don't have to do a zillion sets or exercise for hours. Just do SOMETHING. Having an "all or nothing" mentality will keep you trapped in an on again off again relationship with exercise!

- Submitted by QUEEN_REINA 8/26/2010 in Exercise | 18 Comments

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MRSLAURALEE 8/20/2012 9:04:00 AM

TERID816 8/20/2012 9:32:00 PM

Yes! I've got to focus on small steps! The long time slots are great, but not always easy to fit into a busy day. But I can manage small chunks!

HIGHNOON 8/21/2012 9:48:00 AM

LEANMEAN2 8/21/2012 6:40:00 AM

Thanks for sharing

HYATTI1 8/21/2012 12:30:00 AM

You hit the nail on the head....we all need to just do something to get us up and moving. Thanks for sharing.

Joanna

NAOLEE 8/21/2012 12:07:00 AM

If you work in a place that you have to take an elevator; use the steps instead the elevator and you'll burn calories.

EASH5M 8/20/2012 8:11:00 PM

PENNYPACKER3 8/20/2012 4:11:00 PM

HONDABLONDE 8/20/2012 3:52:00 PM

Superb point, thanks for reminding me! :)

ILOVEJIM851991 8/20/2012 2:51:00 PM

agreed

GINGERVISTA 8/20/2012 9:13:00 AM

I adopted that exact strategy after joining SP & then reading & following

which is why until my recent surgery I went over two years doing SOMETHING--even an occasional 10 minutes--every single day.

ANDRAYAYA 8/20/2012 8:42:00 AM

NANCYHOME247 8/20/2012 7:38:00 AM

Thanks for the reminder--it's a valuable one. One that I needed to hear. Too often I'll not do anything, discouraged because I didn't want to "do it all." How much more successfull I'd feel, had I just "done SOMEthing"!

INGMARIE 8/20/2012 7:37:00 AM

LIN1111 8/20/2012 7:16:00 AM

Thanks for the encouragement...I am trying to take on this mentality.

SHAROND52 8/20/2012 6:03:00 AM

MRSTAZMAYO 8/20/2012 5:51:00 AM

PAULAAGUIRRE1 8/26/2010 4:44:00 PM

Absolutely. Today I didn't want to move, much less work out my usual 1 1/2 hours for 310 calorie burn. But I got up, exercised for 30 minutes and burned 112 calories. Better than nothing which is exactly what I would have done 6 months ago. Thanks for the encouragement!

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Don't try to do EVERYTHING, just do SOMETHING.

Lost the "all or nothing" mentality. If you try to do everything that you need to do, or if you try to tackle ALL of your bad health habits at once, you are setting yourself up for failure. Just keep making small sustainable changes. If you only made 1 or 2 changes per month, you would probably keep them up, and after a year, you would have a MUCH healthier life-style. Can you imagine how active you would be if you just added ONE thing each month, for a year?

- Submitted by QUEEN_REINA 8/26/2010 | 2 Comments | View Secret

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