Do quotes really inspire you?

RemyaUnnikrishnan
RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
in Motivation and Support
I find it really hard to be consistently motivated, especially as I prefer to workout alone so the internet is a really good way for me to stay motivated. My fitness pal really help me too :-) I started using Pinterest, and compiled a board of loads of motivational pictures and quotes, & it is just so helpful in those moments when I just lose all motivation. I know we are all different, but I am hoping that this can help at least one other person out there besides me. So this is the place to share the quotes that inspire you.
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  • Runningcircuits
    Runningcircuits Posts: 182
    As much as I find them cheesy and sometimes silly, I also find them motivating.
    <---- See :)
  • lvnh
    lvnh Posts: 60 Member
    Love quotes! Well, most of them, lol.
  • RemyaUnnikrishnan
    RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
    You don't have to be great to start, but u have to start to be great!
  • RemyaUnnikrishnan
    RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
    I may not be there yet. But i'm closer than i was yesterday!
    This is one quote which really inspire me whenever i read this :)
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    "Losers throw in the towel. Winners use it to wipe up sweat." Quotes are great at picking you up when you just want to give up.
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    Quotes can be inspiring.

    Free tip- when I'm really really really lacking motivation- I watch an action movie where a fit girl kicks *kitten*, ie Alien, Underworld, Anything with Michelle Rodrigues. It makes you want to work out hard. Works every time
  • RemyaUnnikrishnan
    RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
    Yeah..i saw :) That was the very first reason i thought of making this post :) I saw some really interesting quotes in some profile pictures.
  • HeyGoRun
    HeyGoRun Posts: 550 Member
    "Dont wait until you've reached your goal to be proud of yourself,
    Be proud of every step you take towards reaching that goal"

    ^^^my fave!
  • MechanicalCritter
    MechanicalCritter Posts: 44 Member
    About making mistakes or falling off the exercise/dieting wagon:

    "Just because you miss your exit doesn't mean you stop the car and get out."
  • GemmaRowlands
    GemmaRowlands Posts: 360 Member
    Some do make me think, yes, but it very much depends upon the mood I'm in at the time, and whether anything in that quote happens to be personal to me.

    I always believe that it's vital that people find their own motivation, rather than looking for something that inspired other people. In fact, I believe the difference between people who succeed and people who don't is the existence of genuine and personal motivation.
  • UCSMiami
    UCSMiami Posts: 97 Member
    Yes, particularly when you know a bit about the context of the quote or the creator of the quote.

    If it is just some savant thinker then no but a person who has experienced much, say Winston Churchill, then yes.
  • marilou0511
    marilou0511 Posts: 591 Member
    Hello from Chicago. These two quotes are currently helping me stay on track! I WANT RESULTS, so I've been ditching my excuses! Found some free online photos that I liked and typed the "mottos" on the pics.

    healthphoto-resultsorexcuses1_zps934ed401.jpg

    healthphoto-weightlossamentalchallenge1_zps050addbd.jpg
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    "Dont wait until you've reached your goal to be proud of yourself,
    Be proud of every step you take towards reaching that goal"

    ^^^my fave!

    Love this
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    About making mistakes or falling off the exercise/dieting wagon:

    "Just because you miss your exit doesn't mean you stop the car and get out."

    Love this one too
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    The two I think about the most are:

    "You have to start to finish"

    and

    "Miles to go before I sleep"
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,029 Member
    One's I use with clients and any who just need to hear it:

    "Procrastination is the Assassination of Motivation"

    "The extra mile slopes upward to the top"

    "Success, only comes before work in the dictionary"

    "Perspire to inspire"

    I have lots more, but those are the ones I use the most


    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • gerard54
    gerard54 Posts: 1,107 Member
    i use the video from the last rocky movie to get me fired up...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5OookwOoY
  • HandyASH
    HandyASH Posts: 109 Member
    I like that!!!
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    I've watched Jimmy V's 1993 ESPY speech about 10,000 times over the past 4 months. It's kept me going. through what has easily been the most difficult 4 month stretch of my life.
  • RemyaUnnikrishnan
    RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
    Nice :)
  • RemyaUnnikrishnan
    RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
    Hello from Chicago. These two quotes are currently helping me stay on track! I WANT RESULTS, so I've been ditching my excuses! Found some free online photos that I liked and typed the "mottos" on the pics.

    healthphoto-resultsorexcuses1_zps934ed401.jpg

    healthphoto-weightlossamentalchallenge1_zps050addbd.jpg


    This quote striked me. Bcs i always try to find excuses.
  • RemyaUnnikrishnan
    RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
    @ lizzy Nice :)
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Most do not. I honestly was inspired by the following when i first started though.

    "Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change."
  • gerard54
    gerard54 Posts: 1,107 Member
    Most do not. I honestly was inspired by the following when i first started though.

    "Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change."

    i like it...
  • RemyaUnnikrishnan
    RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
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  • RemyaUnnikrishnan
    RemyaUnnikrishnan Posts: 89 Member
    Most do not. I honestly was inspired by the following when i first started though.

    "Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change."

    I also liked it :)
  • comrade_questions
    comrade_questions Posts: 103 Member
    Definitely not for weight loss, lol.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    Not quotes but the movies...

    Yes Man

    peaceful warrior

    had a profound effect on my outlook on life
  • TheCalorieSMASHER
    TheCalorieSMASHER Posts: 162 Member
    << This quote makes me hungry.
  • marilou0511
    marilou0511 Posts: 591 Member
    i use the video from the last rocky movie to get me fired up...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5OookwOoY
    Well, GERARD54. I just finished watching your clip above. Love it! Thank you.

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