What little tricks do you play on yourself to help you stay motivated?

When confronted with temptation do you have little sayings you repeat to yourself to ward them off? (Things like saying "It probably tastes like mud anyway")

Do you visualize yourself at your goal weight? Can you see yourself in that slimmer body?

Do you rejoice and feel satisfied at every success?

Do you minimize every failure and tell yourself you will do better next time? or does a cheat send you spiraling downward?

What helps you to stay on plan?

Coming to this site and getting encouragement from you all is how I stay on track--or get back ON track.

I'm also going to (try to) start looking at everything I put in my mouth this way......HOW is it going to affect me. Do I REALLY need to eat it? Necessary stuff (veggies, meat, etc) or "pleasure" (carb filled junk) stuff? And is there ANY possible way to substitute the carb filled junk with a healthy choice and fulfill the "craving".

I find my self stuffing my face with the wrong foods thinking that it is a reward and well you know how I feel about rewarding my self with food.... and kick my self but when I am down I just look in a mirror Plenty around where I work. It is just trying not to eat at a weak moment and not being prepared. that is my killer.

I ask myself if a thin person would do/eat this? Usually the answer is no about food and yes about excercise. I am trying to think of myself as a thin person, that way I have to act like one! I figure it is getting me prepared for the day that I really am thin.

Most of the time, I try to remember how I will feel the next day. How dissappointed I'll be in myself. I really hate that feeling.

other things I do

~ tell myself its just crap...you don't need it
~ while Im trying to reason the cheat out in my head, I'll clamp down on it and say NEXT (for me thats my que to think of something else)
~ when the want is really strong, I'll leave what ever room Im in, and go to a completely different area of the house.
~ when I give in....I beat the crap out of myself......I remember that next time too