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Don'T Expect Perfection

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I found that if I expect perfection in exercise, nutrition, how much water I consume, or whatever my goal is I tend to blow the whole day if I slip up or make a wrong food choice. Expect that some days will be better than others and keep moving forward!

- Submitted by HDHAWK 3/25/2010 in Staying Positive | 1 Comments

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Don't Expect Perfection.....

If you do, you are setting yourself up for failure, for no one is perfect, and you are going to make mistakes and eat something you shouldn't or go that day without exercising. Just remember we are all human and we make mistakes, but it is what we do with those mistakes that determines if we succeed

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Take the time to sit down and think about why you did it and what were the extenuating circumstances. Then take the lesson that you learned and add it to your list of goals to tackle and move forward. One second, one moment, one hour at a time....keep that motivation high and you will succeed.

- Submitted by JOANOFSPARK 3/25/2010 | 1 Comments | View Secret

Progress

Aim for progress not perfection

I don't know one person that is perfect, but that is what we tend to expect of ourselves.

- Submitted by NANCYLEE46 3/25/2010 | 2 Comments | View Secret

Don't be hard on yourself

Don't expect to be perfect ALL the time and give yourself some slack to go wrong - just remember to get back up again!

- Submitted by KEMMY2008 3/25/2010 | 3 Comments | View Secret

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