What do you say to keep going? What's your Mantra?

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  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    NOTHING CAN BE OBTAINED BY GRASPING AT THE WIND.
  • mrsjennifermaffei
    mrsjennifermaffei Posts: 469
    I randomly think of sayings from 30DS lol.
  • Awake_Alive
    Awake_Alive Posts: 261 Member
    For the scale: "You get what you get, and you don't throw a fit"

    For the gym: "I am a gladiator, this is my arena!"
  • suzieqcookie
    suzieqcookie Posts: 314 Member
    i use what our leader said repeatedly at weight watchers "which do i want more". sometimes the answer is "i would rather be thinner" but sometimes the answer is "i want ______ more". It has also kept me from feeling too deprived. Best of luck. Hope you find your perfect mantra :)
  • Michellerawrrr
    Michellerawrrr Posts: 310 Member
    When I first started my journey I wrote this quote on a piece of paper and I read it every morning: "Out of the darkness and into the light". Now my favorite is: "Cowboy Up".:happy:
  • Jmstill300
    Jmstill300 Posts: 239 Member
    Don't stop now, wussy! You can't quit!
  • EpiGaiaRepens
    EpiGaiaRepens Posts: 824 Member
    i have two:

    (1) slow and steady wins the race (for those days that I feel like i'm wasting my time)

    and
    (2) GET BACK IN THAT SADDLE, COWGIRL!!! (for the days I fall off the wagon!)
  • half_moon
    half_moon Posts: 807 Member
    Things I tell myself daily/weekly:

    "Sitting on your *kitten* won't make you a size 8."

    "The only person you'll disappoint is yourself, and that's the one person you DON'T want to disappoint."

    "If you sit here at home, 40 minutes will blink away. You could have spent that 40 minutes at the gym."

    And my version of the one above: "In an hour, you'll wish you would have gone to the gym now."

    "Nothing is as hard as knowing you let yourself down."
  • DesignGuy
    DesignGuy Posts: 457 Member
    If I gain weight, the terrorists win. :)
  • NobleSpirit11
    NobleSpirit11 Posts: 24
    Being healthier and physically fit is the motivation I need.
  • half_moon
    half_moon Posts: 807 Member
    Sweat is fat crying!!!

    I LOVE THIS. Bahahahaha!
  • Jill_newimprovedversion
    Jill_newimprovedversion Posts: 988 Member
    I have a *playlist* that I keep running to beat the emotional end of this battle:

    The way to counter bad habits is to do the OPPOSITE

    If I bite it, I write it.

    Denial might fool my friends, but it won't fool my body.

    I'm NOT a dog, I don't need to reward myself w/ treats if I'm *good* and
    withhold them from myself if I'm *bad*

    Just because I CAN, doesn't mean I SHOULD>>>> (Referring to eating EMPTY calories)

    but my fav:
    It's *just* food- some good, some better, some with LOTS of nutrition, some with less, some w/ zero-
    and in the end, it ALL becomes feces.
  • debbiestine
    debbiestine Posts: 265 Member
    I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me Phillipians 4:13
    also-that song -what doesn't kill me, makes me stronger!
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    keep your eye on the prize and shoot for the stars....my dad told me this at a young age and i have always followed it.
  • Anomalia
    Anomalia Posts: 506 Member
    "Don't give up what you want the most for what you want right now."
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,628 Member
    Keep on truckin' !

    One day at a time ..... one meal at a time !

    Stay focused !

    Just do it !

    Let's party, honey ..... ooops, nevermind, that's for later :laugh:
  • mizzlizza
    mizzlizza Posts: 6
    I'm not done when I'm tired. I'm done when I'm finished.
  • treblemaker90
    treblemaker90 Posts: 65 Member
    "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!" Perfect for those workout where I feel like giving up.
  • markymarrkk
    markymarrkk Posts: 495 Member
    FCCK. SHTT. UP. !!
  • AnnMarie518
    AnnMarie518 Posts: 93
    Progress not Perfection!!

    LOVE this!!!


    Mine is simply: You can do this AnnMarie
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
    Just do it!! I am at the beginning of the journey so right now I am just taking it hour by hour, day by day - if I do good today I can do better tomorrow. If I end up screwing up - I deal with it by getting right back on the horse - its still better and healthier than eating the way I used to - which was basically an entire screw up day!!
  • jumpyjavajawa
    jumpyjavajawa Posts: 36 Member
    Sweat is fat crying.
    I don't finish when I'm tired, I finish when I'm done.
    I'm going to be a fit mom for Cait! (My daughter born this Jan)
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    A year from now you will wish you had started today.
  • TeTeAngel
    TeTeAngel Posts: 66 Member
    "One step at a time" -- I say this to remind me that I may have a long way to go but if I don't take the necessary steps I will not make it to my ultimate goal.
  • bpetlock
    bpetlock Posts: 109
    "size 8, size 8, size 8...."

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    This is pretty much what I repeat to myself everyday!
  • luvmyfamily5
    luvmyfamily5 Posts: 2 Member
    I was made for more than this!
  • Twiztedbeing
    Twiztedbeing Posts: 389
    im a firm believer in "no pain no gain." if ur in the gym and you are doing volume training for muscular size then it has to hurt to have results.

    Its cool to hear someone speak like I do and you seem to be in a lot better shape then me at the moment. I go to the gym and train to failure. I leave the gym not only sweating and breathing heavy, but also have pain in my abs and useless arms. I make sure to create tears everytime I go.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    If I gain weight, the terrorists win. :)

    :laugh:
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member


    I'm NOT a dog, I don't need to reward myself w/ treats if I'm *good* and
    withhold them from myself if I'm *bad*


    I'm using this one, too, next time I want to reward myself with food.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    When I feel hopeless or stuck during a workout or weight-lifting session, I tell myself, You have had 3 babies! Two of them completely natural childbirth! This is no where near being as hard as that, so you can do it!!

    That really helps me a lot to push through.
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