Hey ladies, I'm in a funk and need some words of wisdom. What are your mottos? mantras? chants? spoken words that keep you going through the rough times? i need some words of motivation/inspiration, NOW.

I currently have two mantras.
#1 "Sitting Pretty"- right now I constantly worry about how I look from the side when I sit down. I am looking forward to the day when that is no longer a concern

#2- "April 10th"- One of my very dear childhood friends is getting married on this day and I want to wear a nice dress and not worry about how I look in pictures.

I think the key to chants/mantras is to find something that matters to you and repeat it out loud often.

For exercise/gyming i have a couple:
Just GO
Just go, even if you get there and walk, its better than nothing
You know its never as bad as you expect, so go
You will feel better
Its only 45mins out of 24 hours, you can do it
For the love of jesus, just get to the freaking gym!

During exercise when i get tired
Just run for one more song *then pick a 7min song xD*
Ok, now just that song one more time
Just another 100m
Round it off on a nice number (like x.5, x.0 etc) then you can stop

Eating
What are your alternatives?
Do you REALLY want this more than seeing a difference on the scale?
What would your personal trainer/coach/gym buddy/whoever say if you told them you had this as a snack?

And I remember something I think someone's son said on here:
Impossible really is nothing. Even the word has "I'm possible" in it

I really like that

#1 my sister is getting married in April and I don't want to be the " Fat sister "
#2 I want my husband to look at me and say " damn" again

" It's the start that stops us". How many times have you dreaded doing something ie. gym,washing clothes and once you started doing it you said to yourself' "Now that wasn't so bad!" We talk ourselves out of so many things just because we think of what it takes to start the task and not how good we will feel after we finshed it. So whenever I'm feeling defeated I remind myself " It's the start that stops me" and I just get up and do it (sometimes....hey I'm human and "Flesh is also weak" LOL! But seriously remembering that motto works.....most of the time

Mine is fairly cliche, but "one day at a time" is very meaningful to me. Even further, one hour at a time, one choice at a time, one step at a time. Even if it's one step at a time away from the food court in the mall, haha. Sometimes thinking about the big picture is overwhelming to me. But if I can break it up into a chain of either/or choices, it's a lot easier for me. "Do I want to order sweet tea? Or do I want water?" That is an easier thing for me to comprehend at any given time than "I need to lose 15 more pounds." Then it's on to the next choice.

Also, "nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels." Whenever I'm faced with a specific temptation, I try to visualize how wonderful it feels to have a good weigh in. I feel accomplished, satisfied, proud, attractive, and confident. It's a euphoric feeling. For some reason last week, I was really craving the greasiest Chinese buffet food I could find. But I had to think "is that one experience of yummy food followed by feelings of guilt going to be better than a job well done and a good weigh in?...um, NO!"

A favorite of mine around here:

"Weightloss is hard. Maintaining is hard. Being fat is hard. Pick your hard."

junebug- i had forgotten that one! thats one of my favourites too

I actually had to google it to find a 3FC post that contained it because I forgot how it went. Google really is idiot proof.

Mine is: Never more than today.

Personal vow to never weigh more than I do today.

"It could be a lot worse, it could be a lot better. Today is the choice is mine."

you guys are amazing and i love you all!

just did 40 on the treadmill and feeling much better. chose to work out rather than have a cupcake!

thanks ladies!

Mine are always changing. Right now I have

"Healthy food : Healthy body : Happy life" on a note card above my computer.

I use "Peace. Love. Equality" for just about everything.

For example, I know that to have inner PEACE I have to learn to LOVE myself, and for that I need to love my body, and for that I know I need to be thinner. Equality doesn't really factor into that, haha, it's just something I believe in!

I also have aspirations for a career in theatre, and I just visualize myself in a role I REALLY want, or in a theatre I LOVE. That usually keeps me on track

One that keeps me going (and I have posted this numerous times so sorry if everyone is getting sick of it) is :

Think of how you will look and feel a year from now if you keep going (with your weightloss journey).... now think of how you will look and feel a year from now if you quit today, tomorrow, in a week, etc. The choice is yours.

Every day counts and the choices you make today, add up to that feeling you will embrace a year from now.