Do you have a mantra to help you stay on track?

AmIhealthyyet
AmIhealthyyet Posts: 361 Member
in Motivation and Support
Just wondering if anyone else uses a mantra on a regular basis? And if so what is it? I have recently begun using two and have been amazed at how effective they have been with keeping me on track. One when I feel the urge to eat poorly or drink is 'you have a choice' the other when negative thoughts pop into the never ending verbal dialog in my brain is 'control your thoughts'. Obviously effective for only me but wow it has helped. What are yours?
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  • AmIhealthyyet
    AmIhealthyyet Posts: 361 Member
    Sorry about posting this here! My goof!
  • ptammyw
    ptammyw Posts: 27 Member
    When I'm exercising, I say "dig deep, be strong!"
  • tbrain1989
    tbrain1989 Posts: 280 Member
    i have a couple, the one for food choices, eat less, save calories for later, if you do that at every meal you finish a day on less calories.

    for exercise its one i read on another thread and its the best motivations for running or exercise "no matter how slow youre going youre still lapping everyone on the sofa"
  • SwimSoccerTaxi
    SwimSoccerTaxi Posts: 98 Member
    I work out in the morning so when the alarm goes off at 6am (and I didn't go to bed till midnight as I was working) I say......I always feel awesome after working out....but I never feel awesome sleeping another 45 minutes

    For food choices (as I work in a residential setting where there is a constant supply of food in a full stocked kitchen) I say....pick what your body needs.....remember your body is a high performance machine....give it crap....it will perform like crap!

    Good luck
  • kbauman09
    kbauman09 Posts: 40 Member
    MODERATION!
  • M_miller0507
    M_miller0507 Posts: 16 Member
    You don't get to give up, you get to give more.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,023 Member
    Every morning I get up I say verbally "I like myself unconditionally!". May sound corny, but I've never had any self esteem issues since I've been doing it ('86).

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    I don't think, I just do!
    If I let myself think, then I talk myself right out of it doing it :tongue:
  • snowmanluv
    snowmanluv Posts: 200 Member
    Just keep swimming like Dora. ha Seriously, just keep going. Next plateau, hill or step and you will eventually see improvement. Nike... Just do it
  • mandylgibbs
    mandylgibbs Posts: 185 Member
    I have several. These really work for me.

    Why am I doing this... because no one ever said it wasn't worth it.

    I also just envision the new me running away from the old me. I try to picture outfits that I admired in the store but couldn't wear. I picture myself doing things I can't do right now: running a 5k, taking a hiking trip, etc.
  • thistimewillbedifferent
    thistimewillbedifferent Posts: 217 Member
    "I take my health seriously and make conscious choices to protect and enhance it." Yeah, it's a little long, but it's really been working for me.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Here's mine.

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  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    I don't use mantras, but I've always liked this one "Pain is temporary, quiting is forever.".

    Also, this:

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  • terri_journey
    terri_journey Posts: 287 Member
    NEVER, NEVER,NEVER GIVE UP!!!!
  • BigDave1050
    BigDave1050 Posts: 854 Member
    Always look on the bright side of life!
    6ER4
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Don't suck.

    Be harder- stronger- faster.
  • ohmscheeks
    ohmscheeks Posts: 840 Member
    "It will be over soon"

    (When my body is screaming at me during my workouts, lol)

    Oh and also when I feel like I can "skip a day", I say "Fatty, fatty, two by four, can't get through the kitchen door". Super weird, I know! But it makes me smile and just do it.
  • April_Girl83
    April_Girl83 Posts: 28
    My mantra is '' one day at a time' simple but effective for me! x
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    Do you have a mantra

    I don't JUST have a mantra. I have a manta ray mantra.

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  • MissSharon2013
    MissSharon2013 Posts: 536 Member
    Dig deep. I really tell myself this all the time.
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    I don't have a mantra but I do have a ritual.

    You see, in almost any gym theres a cute chick whos minding her own business. Being cute and all but all business. And its a beautiful thing.

    But in almost every gym where such cuties exists... there are bros who wanna bother the said beauty.

    So what I do is, after the bro leaves his olympic bar, I grab one of the dumbells he just used and sweated all over, and start licking it while furiously rubbing the olympic bar between my legs. All the while making strong eye contact with the bro.

    THAT is what motivates me to workout at the gym...

    ahahahahahaha!


    one of mine is: "Hard work never hurt anyone.... well, not for too long anyway and its always worth it. ~ ♥ Bry"
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    maaawwrr protein.

    i wish everyday was leg day.

    i wish everyday was heavy lifting day (my sched. alternates between light, med, heavy)

    go hard or go home.

    destroyed.
    that's how i want my muscles to feel after a good gym session.

    to get through the workouts i usually just need good music. loud and fast no matter what i'm doing.
    if i'm not feeling motivated to work out (rare these days) i think about how much i'll be able to lift
    in a few weeks, my progress so far, racking up as much pts as possible on fitocracy, mostly how much
    i can lift in a few months on this lifting routine. it's going to be brutal. and i can't wait.
  • strickland8052
    strickland8052 Posts: 105 Member
    "I want to EAT my calories...NOT drink them!" - me when I consider having a sugary drink.
  • zaftiggirl
    zaftiggirl Posts: 82 Member
    I have a couple of mantras:

    "You haven't failed until you quit trying."

    "You can choose to lose fat slowly, or gain fat slowly.

    "No matter what you write down, the body keeps an accurate journal of what goes in your mouth."

    "Every day, in every way, I am getting better."

    I am typically a skeptical person, but after utilizing these I am a believer! Lol.
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    I picture myself in my bikini, and just tell myself...."bikini bod, bikini bod!"

    It works.
  • Linda5678
    Linda5678 Posts: 32 Member
    Never trade what you want the most for what you want at the moment.
  • alysnyder
    alysnyder Posts: 12 Member
    "I love my healthy lifestyle."

    "If you run, you're a runner." (I like the idea of having this identity as "a runner", something I didn't really think I could ever achieve.)

    I also like one my fiance said when I told him I didn't want the excellent dinner to go to waste. "It's waste either way." That's been a good one for me. It's waste if I throw it, and I waste if I eat it but don't actually need it -- then it's waste and work to lose later.

    And written on the whiteboard in my office: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit."
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    I get up every morning, look myself in the mirror, and recite the following.

    You take the good, you take the bad,
    you take them both and there you have
    The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

    There's a time you got to go and show
    You're growin' now you know about
    The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

    When the world never seems
    to be livin up to your dreams
    And suddenly you're finding out
    the Facts of Life are all about you, you.

    It takes a lot to get 'em right
    When you're learning the Facts of Life. (learning the Facts of Life)
    Learning the Facts of Life (learning the Facts of Life)
    Learning the Facts of Life.



    Then I tootie.
  • filoula
    filoula Posts: 17 Member
    when i want to eat some chocolate or sweets or summin... i just think "will it actually make me feel good?" and boom... i dont eat them :)
  • ihammen
    ihammen Posts: 55 Member
    For me it's "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels".

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