oh Sarah, I love that. It is so true. Going to tape that to the front of my daily planner so I see it all the time!

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
Willie Nelson

I may not be there yet but I'm closer than I was yesterday!! - anonymous

Today is a great day to keep going!! Lulu NH

This was something my friend told me when she finally found her motivation to lose weight.... Everyone says to love my body no matter what, but I refuse to love the thing that doesn't love me! Instead I will love my self enough to get rid of the thing that is hurting me and replace it with a body that loves me back.

I don't know how positive you all find that but it gives me motivation to think like that most days!

Stop hating yourself for everything you aren't. Start loving yourself for everything you are!! - anonymous

Dear Me - You are sooo worth it!! Love, Lulu NH

Be what you want to be, not what others want to see!!! - anonymous

Did YOU start loving yourself today? YOU are totally worth it!! - Lulu NH

Best wishes for an on-plan day!!!

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.
Walter Elliot

Make me your Aphrodite - Katy Perry

Happily making myself into my own Aphrodite!! - Lulu NH

I can't tell YOU enough to remember "eyes on the prize"! Think about where you will be in 6 months, 12 months, the rest of your life......

Sue - thanks so much for this thread! Lulu

:) Smile more each day! It lights up your insides! :) Sue

Discipline is remembering what you want.

Everyday is a new challenge and our mistakes and our steadfastness are all lessons we learn! (Sue)

LULU you INSPIRE ME!

Sometimes you have to forgive and forget! Forgive them for hurting you and forget they even exist. - Frank Ocean

Shout out to Sue!!! Today is a brand new day!! Best wishes for a downdowndown day!!! - Lulu NH

143 days since I got in control of my diet, and going strong

"That which we persist in doing becomes easier--not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dear Me, I love you every step of the way! Lulu NH

Never be afraid to say lovely and loving things to someone!

Every day might not be good but there is something good in every day!! - anonymous

My "good" today is working out!! Best wishes for an on-plan day! - Lulu NH

Life without friends is NOT a life!

(I appreciate you all and thank you for just being here!) Sue

(((( hugs ))))

Good to see you back, Sue

Never throw in the towel - use it to wipe off the sweat - then keep going!! - anonymous

It's a marathon...keep going!! - Best wishes for an on-plan day!! Lulu NH

Why choose failure when success is an option? - Jillian Michaels

I am choosing success after spending most of my adult life in the 220s and YOU can too!! I encourage YOU to stay on plan. It may be boring and predictable but it will get YOU to goal. - Lulu NH

The first 5 days after the weekend are always the hardest! - anonymous

Happy Monday!!! Bring it on!! - Lulu NH

Best wishes for an on-plan day!!!'

Think highly of yourself because the whole world takes you at your estimate. - anonymous

You are already perfect, now you are getting fit!!! - Lulu NH

Best wishes for an on-plan day and congratulations on being accountable!!

Smile and say hello to people. You are passing kindness and acknowledgement to them and it will return to you. Plus you never know who you might meet! :D

YOU inspire me!!! - Lulu NH

Keep up the great work and remember to be kind to yourself...YOU are WORTH it!!! Best wishes for an on-plan day!!

Here's one :

"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” - William Faulkner

This is one my mom always quoted to me when I would say "I can't" about anything as a child...

"If at first you don't succeed, Try, try, try, again." -Thomas H. Palmer

Sometimes we are going to fail. The important thing is that we don't throw the towel in, and that we try again!

Too many people undervalue what they are and overvalue what they are not! - anonymous

Take the time today to thank yourself for being you!! - Lulu NH

Sarahinparis inspired this....

This journey is a marathon but it is not a race...it is never over! Keep going!! - Lulu NH

The best way to predict the future is to create it!! - anonymous

Today, I am eating healthy and working out to create a fit me for tomorrow!! - Lulu NH

Today I am taking charge of my life and staying on plan. FOOD DOES NOT RULE ME!

Everyday is victory when I ______________!! (Fill in the blank)

1. Exercise
2. Make a healthy eating choice
3. Manage my portions
4. Reflect on my journey
5. Don't give up
6. ........you get the idea...what's your victory today!!

This came to me because I got my butt on the treadmill and I soooooo did NOT want to exercise today!! Very glad that box is checked!!'

I don't know the last time I was comfortable in a tank-top, not to mention a swimsuit. I don't know the last time I was a size medium top not to mention not shopping in a plus-size store. I know the last time I really wanted a top in the 'regular' sizes but was not available in the plus sizes. I know the last time I pulled at my t-shirt trying to get an extra give and the saggy ponch I felt when the seatbelt graceishly curved about my abdomen......I decided I don't want those things anymore. And if I win the lottery and want to fly first class to Ireland and i want to be comfortable.

Never let success get to your head. Never let failure get to your heart!! - anonymous

I truly feel this way this time around....trying to remain humble despite weight loss because I am still the same person at 225, 195, 185, 171....and it is too easy to re-gain!! (Fat does not equal bad, fat equals fat!) I'm a good person at any weight but I love being more fit!! - Lulu NH

Need to start each day NEW. It is a clean slate of possibilities. What are you going to do? :)

You may not be there yet...but look how far you have come!!! - anonymous

I encourage you to keep going!!! YOU are worth it!! - Lulu NH

Not sure this meets the "positive message" criteria, but it spoke deeply to me - sometimes its good to remember how we felt at our heaviest

"The hardest diet I was ever on was the one when I was fat. You can only wear fat clothes, you don't feel good, your sex life gets damaged, you don't have energy for anything. It's horrible." - Drew Carey

From my calendar:

YOU are Strong, You are Wise and You are loved!

No Matter where life takes you or what path you choose, you will always meet challenges. This is the way life is. There are no guarantees, and no matter how many things you do right or how many rules you follow, there will always be that fork in the road that makes you choose between this way or that way. Whenever you meet this place, remember these things: You are Loved... Love will sustain you! You are Strong - prayer (or whatever you do to remind you of your strength) will get you through anything. You are WISE - the greatest gift of all lies within you!

It's better look back on life and say "I can't believe I did that." than to look back and say "I wish I'd done that."

Found on sallysymonds.com.au

Take deep breath and just believe you will do it!

Want you want right now... well it will be there later if you REALLY need it (instead of want it)

"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'm possible." Audrey Hepburn