sentence/phrase that helps you stay focused/eating/exercisin

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  • Briszler75
    Briszler75 Posts: 88 Member
    My motto in the gym is "Go hard or go home". It gets me to focus on why im really there and to give it all i got.

    That's mine too! And I listen to the song T.H.E. when working out! I LOVE Will.I.am
  • LishaCole
    LishaCole Posts: 245
    I have a few pictures posed next to some workouts on the wall in my "exercise room / office" .

    "Strength does not come from physical capacity but from indomitable will."
    "Yesterday you said tomorrow"
    You can feel SORE tomorrow or you can feel SORRY tomorrow. Your decision."
    "No matter how slow you go you are still lapping everyone on the couch"


    Most of my problems are actually getting myself to exercise, I don't have too much of a problem with food because I generally don't buy bad foods.I only have problems with will power if its something already purchased and in my house. I always think "Are you going to pay money to regret something?" . As I am a poor student this generally works for me.
  • Claire594
    Claire594 Posts: 349 Member
    " however slow u are going you are still lapping those sitting on the couch"

    "it's a marathon not a Sprint"

    Both these help me focus on my goal when I feel I'm not getting anywhere with my exercise
  • peasantgirly
    peasantgirly Posts: 173 Member
    Do you have one?

    Yesterday someone posted a phrase they use (keep in their heads) to help them focus and/or conquer cravings or whatever...

    Nothing tastes as good as slim feels (or something terrific like that)

    Mine is, when I'm exercising and really wanting to quit, because I'm sweating or it's just plain hard is:

    Ha! My fat is crying. CRY FAT:cry: ...CRY:cry:

    How about you?

    I haven't read the whole thread but I just had to say, I LOVE THIS! I printed out a dozen copies (in huge red letters) and taped them up all over my house. Can't wait to get back on the treadmill and when I start to struggle, just yell, "Cry, fat, CRY!!!!"
  • fragilegift
    fragilegift Posts: 347 Member
    "you're young, strong and healthy"

    I know people who have fybromyalgia/RA (a bit older than me) and chronic back pain (a month older) and somehow feel I owe it to them to make the most of my body which doesn't have the same limitations.
  • JVandesteeg
    JVandesteeg Posts: 157 Member
    Here's another one I love;

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    Haha! Love it!
  • JVandesteeg
    JVandesteeg Posts: 157 Member
    Unless you puke faint or die keep going :)

    One of my all time FAVORITES! When I'm about as tired as I can possibly get while "getting my sweat on", I repeat this quote in my head over and over!!!
  • "You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are." --Joyce Meyer
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    "You KNOW you prefer being lighter"

    Works for me :wink:
  • courtneymal17
    courtneymal17 Posts: 672 Member
    When I'm doing c25k and increasing my time I always tell myself 'dont let your head quit before your legs"...it's my tendency to talk myself out of doing things, so it helps :)

    That, and I'll write my daily workout(s) on a whiteboard above my bed and add in any inspirational quotes I find online or on pinterest
  • Specialkayrina
    Specialkayrina Posts: 242 Member
    Mine is: ""Others dream of success ... while others wake up and work hard at it." - Dave Ramsey "
  • acfkaren
    acfkaren Posts: 60 Member
    These are brilliant! I have written a couple down for myself.

    Depending on what mood I am in or what I am doing:

    "Patience not perfection"

    and

    "Man up B***h!!"
  • RMac57
    RMac57 Posts: 3
    Nothing tastes as good as lean and fit feels.
    I also talk to myself on the treadmill and the elliptical and the stationary bike on a regular basis. Do you think
    that it will just melt away? Or, you are done when your are done!
  • Sb65513n
    Sb65513n Posts: 131 Member
    I like "Sweat is fat crying" and "no matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everyone on the couch"
  • frazzle29
    frazzle29 Posts: 122 Member
    Don't quit when you're tired, quit when you're done!!
  • Soulpaint
    Soulpaint Posts: 33 Member
    Mine are "Excuses are for people who don't want it bad enough"
    And also "Don't stop, push harder, keep going"

    Simple and easy to remember and chant internally to push through the tough part of a workout.
    I have tons of quotes I love but these 2 simple ones seem to run through my head the most while working out.
  • Merc71
    Merc71 Posts: 412 Member
    Just remember folks, It's MIND OVER MATTER.....


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  • mstcass
    mstcass Posts: 63 Member
    I have three: 1) The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. 2) Eventually something has got to change (if I'm not seeing results). 3) I'm sick of being fat!

    But i like your's. Think I will add it.
  • two slices of pizza will always have more calories than one.
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
    Mine is a response to someone who says they don't have time to exercise. I say: Walk around the block during your lunch or break. They say: That is not enough to even count as exercise. So here it is~~~~I say: Remember when it comes to exercise, SOMETHING is better than NOTHING!
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
    I like "Sweat is fat crying" and "no matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everyone on the couch"


    Like the couch quote it goes well with: SOMETHING is better than NOTHING!
  • TiffanyDawn79
    TiffanyDawn79 Posts: 201 Member
    "Do not give up what you want the most, for what you want in the moment."

    I live this lately!
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
    I used to hate to have to walk and climb stairs, till I considered what my life would be like if I COULDN'T!
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    I used to hate to have to walk and climb stairs, till I considered what my life would be like if I COULDN'T!

    WOA...deep!!!!! :wink:
  • alpha2omega
    alpha2omega Posts: 229 Member
    "The world meets noone halfway. If you want something. You gotta take it." Sly in Over the top
  • Mrs_BST
    Mrs_BST Posts: 5 Member
    I'm really digging the one about the Zombie Apocalypse, too funny, but sooo true!!!
  • HipsBreastsandMore
    HipsBreastsandMore Posts: 51 Member
    My motivation: Seeing someone bigger than me and sating, "I know I can, I know I can!!" or saying, Hell no the fat has to go!!
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    During my runs, I like to think of each run as individual "free therapy". I don't have to pay for someone to listen to me talk about my worries; I can just run them out of my feet. So my main thought is "Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap.."

    Basically, I have the sound of marshmallow Peeps playing in my head. It's awesome.
  • Bearface115
    Bearface115 Posts: 574 Member
    3 words i say (should start saying everyday though, lol)

    JUST BE GOOD...
  • For food: Nothing tastes as good as thin feels. I've lost 70 lbs and I can tell you it's 100% true.

    For exercise: I have a bodybugg so I ask myself if I'm going to be happy with what I see later. If I feel like I can wring a few more calories burned out of myself then I know I need to try harder!
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