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Old 10-26-2010, 11:45 AM   #16  
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This is NOT my own, its from a book but its a good one...
"Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels".
I like that!


I don't have any right now. I'm struggling big time. I have been trying to lose weight for almost 2 months and have only lost 1lb. But I keep plugging, trying different things and not give up.
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Old 10-26-2010, 11:53 AM   #17  
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I like that!


I don't have any right now. I'm struggling big time. I have been trying to lose weight for almost 2 months and have only lost 1lb. But I keep plugging, trying different things and not give up.
Hang in there - you don't have a ton to lose so it will come off slower.
Its frustrating but you will get to your goal! I was at a plateau for 6
months - I broke it, but by going in the wrong direction LOL!! You have
to remember that our bodies were designed to sustain us in a nomadic
lifestyle - it does not easily give up any extra weight because it thinks
there might be a famine down the road.
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Old 10-26-2010, 12:11 PM   #18  
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No mantra here but I LOVE all of them .... maybe it is time to get my own !!!! Carter has the BEST one yet !!!! LOL !
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Old 10-26-2010, 01:00 PM   #19  
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One that inspired me to make a one year commitment was:

"A year from now you'll be glad you started today." Truly this has most inspired me.
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Old 10-26-2010, 01:23 PM   #20  
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One that inspired me to make a one year commitment was:

"A year from now you'll be glad you started today." Truly this has most inspired me.
That's a great one, especially for when you're just starting - the first day is the hardest!!

I have a few mantras that I keep in mind...

- Nothing tastes as good as thin feels (odonnela beat me to it ).

- Food is fuel, not fun or friendship.

- Don't give up what you want most for what you want now.

- Not really a mantra per se, but I like to remind myself that the satisfaction I will derive from eating something just because it sounds tasty is not as great as the satisfaction I will derive from being proud of my self-control when I decide that I don't need to eat it.
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Old 10-26-2010, 01:29 PM   #21  
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I am joyfully wearing a size 10.
I am effortlessly losing 3 pounds a week every week
I look at old pics and realize I had gotten out of control. I love looking in the mirror at the me now imagining where I'm going to be...a size 10.
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Old 10-26-2010, 01:50 PM   #22  
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Each day I remind myself that my fat version ate my thin version and it took A LOT of hard work to get that thin girl out of the big girl's belly. Needless to say, whoever said that a skinny girl can't kick a big girl's butt never duked it out with one!
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Old 10-27-2010, 01:55 AM   #23  
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Carter's cracked me right up!! LOVE IT!!! Soooo something I would say too!! LOL!!

I guess the one I'm trying to live by is "What steps are you going to take TODAY to ensure you have a successful weigh in on Tuesday?" It seems to help that I'm focussed on a smaller time frame. When I think of how far I have to go - its overwhelming!!
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Old 10-27-2010, 10:02 AM   #24  
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I am joyfully wearing a size 10.
I am effortlessly losing 3 pounds a week every week
I look at old pics and realize I had gotten out of control. I love looking in the mirror at the me now imagining where I'm going to be...a size 10.
How did you get to the point that you count an hour a day on the treadmill as "effortlessly" ? I 've got to get there!
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Old 10-27-2010, 03:27 PM   #25  
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I like to tell myself that today is the hardest it will ever be. If I can make it through today (or through this workout) then tomorrow will be a hair easier... and the next day will be a hair easier than that. If I can get through today, then I am capable of finishing this journey.

Also, I am learning to tell myself that I don't have to see HOW FAST I can lose weight... I just need to lose it. If it takes five years instead of one... so be it... as long as it gets done. (not that I want it to take that long - but I hope you know what I am getting at)

And I tell myself that I don't have to be 100% perfect... but I do have to push myself to be a little better each day.

AND sometimes... I have to use Carter's mantra! Lol!
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Old 10-27-2010, 04:30 PM   #26  
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"never again"

obese BMI? never again
10,000 calorie days? never again
a day without some sort of exercise? never again
plus size clothes? never again
disliking myself because of the way I look? never again
feeling defeated? never again
saying I can't? never again

and on... and on...
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Old 10-27-2010, 06:43 PM   #27  
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Mine isn't really specifically for weight loss, it's for everything: "I am who I chose to be."
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Old 10-27-2010, 07:00 PM   #28  
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I often say to myself that every pound on the scale feels better on the way down than on the way up.

Plan, plan and plan some more.

I am wonderful - working on being even better.
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Old 10-27-2010, 07:04 PM   #29  
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I don't have a mantra, but I tell myself that the time will pass anyway. Better to spend it losing weight, than look back a year from now when I'm heavier, or have maintained, and think of all the weight I could have lost if I'd just not given up.
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Old 10-28-2010, 01:38 AM   #30  
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It feels good to be alive!
Good health is something that you EARN
My body deserves premium fuel!

Not necessarily mantras but things I keep in mind
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