What is your weight loss motto?

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    We all have a personal motto or whatever to keep us going. What helps you?

    Mine is "weight loss is a long distance marathon not a 100m sprint."

    For me it means slowly does it, one small change at a time. Something I can do for the rest of my life no just today.

    a long distance marathon? as opposed to a short distance marathon?

    This is pretty much all you're good for , isn't it?

    you don't have to put a space after a word before you type a comma.

    Safari likes to and I let it :wink:

    oh, you Apple users!!!
  • Limath
    Limath Posts: 89 Member
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    I created a pin on Pinterest, for motivation fitness quotes, that I refer to when I'm lacking motivation. A couple of my favorites:

    "Stop Wishing, Start Doing!"
    "A year from now, you will wish you had started today"
    "3 Months from now, you will thank yourself"
    "Turn intentions into actions"
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
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    What is your weight loss motto?

    Three easy words.

    Moderation
    Consistency
    Longevity
  • nmncare
    nmncare Posts: 168 Member
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    I love this!!
  • Valrotha
    Valrotha Posts: 294 Member
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    A few months ago, I missed my third workout in a row due to something external, early appointment one day, BAD rain the next (seriously, water was up to my ankled and my shoes and socks got wet "can't work out like this" I said), and so on. I decided to keep a journal detailing why I was unable to work out on some days to help hold myself accountable on the days where I could.

    On my first entry, after typing up two paragraphs of why I couldn't work out today, I got really angry with myself and typed, F'ING DO IT ANYWAY! I did. Since then, when excuses pop up, that pops in my head. Great thing is, it works for any excuse I can think of.
  • waltcote
    waltcote Posts: 372 Member
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    i don't think it's as much a motto as it is a way of thinking. MFP is a tool. It doesn't work unless you pick it up and use it. :smile:
  • angie007az
    angie007az Posts: 406 Member
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    Never give up!
  • woodml1
    woodml1 Posts: 199 Member
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    I love this thread!

    "Have faith in the process" is the thing I find myself thinking when I get discouraged. It reminds me to keep doing the things that I know will make me successful in the long run, even if the hard-work I've already put in hasn't shown up on the scale yet.
  • USLJH10
    USLJH10 Posts: 22 Member
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    Dont give up what you want the most for what you want at the moment.
  • endermako
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
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    I dont really have an official motto yet. But I'm really liking the " slow and steady wins the race" idea.
  • jesiann2014
    jesiann2014 Posts: 521 Member
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    Nothing tastes as good as being heathly feels.
  • mommyrunning
    mommyrunning Posts: 495 Member
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  • Singularity84
    Singularity84 Posts: 98 Member
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    "If you don't get serious about this, I'll kick you."
  • HikeCyclist
    HikeCyclist Posts: 153 Member
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    My boyfriend taught me this, and it's pretty much what's been getting me through and keeping me from becoming obsessive with my progress:

    Slow and steady wins the race.

    Also:

    Motivation gets you started, habit keeps you going (not sure who said this, though).
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
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    "Daaaaaang you look good."

    I will keep telling myself this because every day I look better and healthier than the day before.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
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    It's not a clearly defined motto, but something like " if you can do it today, don't wait for tomorrow ".

    There are too many people who plan to start diet and/or exercise " next, week because my fridge is full of junk food, when I can afford a gym, after the holidays, tomorrow because today I " deserve a treat "...... for me those are mostly avoidance tactics and I try very hard not to fall into that trap.

    Btw: Great mottos everyone !
  • htg20
    htg20 Posts: 116 Member
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    No main one but some are "a year from now you will wish you did" and "when you feel like giving up remember why you started."
  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
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    Good topic.
  • Eleonora91
    Eleonora91 Posts: 688 Member
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    "At least I'm improving"
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
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    "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? H3ll no!"

    OK, actually I don't have a motto.

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