What is your Motto?

badgermama220
badgermama220 Posts: 22 Member
edited November 18 in Motivation and Support
The first week or so of changing my eating and exercise habits was rough. I quickly decided that I needed a strong motto to keep me going.

I can, and I will.

When I want to stop on the elliptical after only 5 minutes, I start repeating it in my head. When I want to go home instead of doing 10 more reps, I will chant it under my breath. When I'm stressed out, and reaching for a bag of junk, it gives me enough pause to really evaluate what I'm doing (most times, chocolate has yet to surrender to my motto).

Do you have a motto or phrase that you keep in the back of your mind to motivate you when it gets tough?
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  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    Don't put off until tomorrow that which you can do today.

    It was always "I'll start tomorrow" until I finally just did it.
  • CM_73
    CM_73 Posts: 554 Member
    One I heard the other day actually, "Self improvement is a lengthy journey, and one in which it's important to never reach the destination." Something alone those lines, anyway.

    And another I read from someone on here a couple of days ago, "Exercise is one thing you never regret doing."
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  • 1mumrevolution
    1mumrevolution Posts: 269 Member
    For me: "you won't get the bum (butt) you want sitting on the one you have."
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    It's obligation, not motivation.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    My motto: Eat Me.
  • maroonmango211
    maroonmango211 Posts: 908 Member
    "Be stubborn about your goals and flexible about your methods" right now rings most true. With injuries and other health issues causing some problems I've had to be a little more flexible with how I accomplish my goals.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    My motto: Practice a little patience. I have to remind myself to be patient, the weight isn't going to come off as fast as I would like.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    TakingLongerStillCounts.jpg

    I took this pic this spring on one of my runs.
  • Fit_Fox88
    Fit_Fox88 Posts: 410 Member
    You only fail 100% of the time if you never try
  • Emil07
    Emil07 Posts: 37 Member
    Whether you think you can, or you think you cant you're right -
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Hungry? Grab a Snickers.

    snickers.jpg?w=900
  • ElPasoMark
    ElPasoMark Posts: 47 Member
    edited May 2015
    I've come to love bike riding (Bicycle). Really enjoy it. So, without using the cruder word: Just friggin' ride. Or... Enjoy the friggin' ride. :D

    Cheers,

    Mark
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    "Nobody can do it for you."
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    edited May 2015
    I have two mottos.
    1. "Load Up the Food Ramp."
    2. "Defeat Giant Robots."
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Enjoy the suck.
  • Kristyai3
    Kristyai3 Posts: 48 Member
    You got this.
  • Cryptonomnomicon
    Cryptonomnomicon Posts: 848 Member
    I don't do my work for any kind of group in particular, except for hobos, who just plain kick *kitten* and light up my life.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    ElPasoMark wrote: »
    I've come to love bike riding (Bicycle). Really enjoy it. So, without using the cruder word: Just friggin' ride. Or... Enjoy the friggin' ride. :D

    Cheers,

    Mark

    I use the standard "Shut up, LEGS!!!" when cycling :)
  • Dave55412
    Dave55412 Posts: 88 Member
    Cowboy the *kitten* up and do it!
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    Enjoy the suck.


    :D

  • Cryptonomnomicon
    Cryptonomnomicon Posts: 848 Member
    Nothing quite brings out the zest for life in a person like the thought of their impending death.
  • autodominio
    autodominio Posts: 55 Member
    I have so many but a few
    "good s**t happens outside your comfort zone"
    "there ain't no free lunch"
    "it is hard but it is worth it, I am worth it"
    "would Tom Brady eat that?" (insert athlete of your choice)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    The betterment of one's self is a life long endeavor for which there is no finish line.
  • s1lv3rFox
    s1lv3rFox Posts: 35 Member
    All Killer no Filler!!
  • zebacuff
    zebacuff Posts: 39 Member
    Opportunity does not equal obligation.

    I am a healthy person who makes healthy choices.
  • thestarsweare
    thestarsweare Posts: 14 Member
    I have a motto that I initially used when I started running but now has carried over to the rest of my life: "Never quit in the first mile"
    After you get the ball rolling in a workout or on a tough task, it is never as bad as you thought.
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh darn-it... people like me.
  • Charlie003
    Charlie003 Posts: 1,333 Member
    "We all have our paths to follow, if we don't like them, it's up to us to step onto the grass"

    "If someone steps on your toes, Break their foot"

    What can I say, I'm either a sage, a psychotic, or full of myself. It's really hard to say or judge.
  • avalonms
    avalonms Posts: 2,468 Member
    Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain

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