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01-18-2006, 12:05 PM
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#16
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 1,123
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Meg
'Whatever it takes.'
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Heh heh ... I knew I forgot one!
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01-18-2006, 12:24 PM
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#17
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Livin' La Vida Mocha
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 161
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"It's all I want, it's all or nothing."
I heard that in a song on one of my son's CDs.
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01-18-2006, 09:45 PM
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#18
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 10
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01-18-2006, 11:37 PM
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#19
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 62
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"You can sleep tomorrow"
Gets me up early - or keeps me up late - so I can work out. You see, tomorrow never comes...
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01-19-2006, 11:25 AM
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#20
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 298
S/C/G: 268(2003) 186/182/146
Height: 5'5"
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Mine is: 'Have a tall glass of cold water and wait 10min.' This works wonders for warding off cravings.
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01-19-2006, 12:28 PM
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#21
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One day at a time..
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 67
S/C/G: 264/ticker/150
Height: 5'6"
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When it comes to food, mine is "It takes 5 minutes to eat it, but 5 weeks to get rid of it".
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01-19-2006, 12:39 PM
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#22
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Sub-4 marathon runner!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Leeds, UK
Posts: 3,567
S/C/G: 260/156/148-152
Height: 5 9
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"I don't need to be perfect, I just need to be better than I was".
and "One good decision at a time"
and "You won't be able to finish that half marathon if you don't run regularly" is working pretty well at the moment too
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01-20-2006, 12:08 PM
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#23
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Brit Chick
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
Posts: 1,438
Height: 5' 5"
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I have a new mantra which someone posted on this forum (sorry, I forget who it was) it is:
If you think you shouldn't - then don't!
Like when I'm going past the candy isle and start thinking I shouldn't really get any Lindt chocolate, but hubby might like some (meaning I) would like some
I tried out my new mantra the other day and it worked!
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01-20-2006, 12:30 PM
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#24
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Lovin' Life
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: WNY
Posts: 4,456
S/C/G: 300/too much/155
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I have 2.... whatever works!, and screaming NEXT in my head when Im beating myself up or wanting what I shouldnt have. Both work great for me.
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01-20-2006, 02:59 PM
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#25
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ButDoesntWannaLookLikeOne
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 779
S/C/G: 230/218/170
Height: 5'4"
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My mantra used to be "size 8, size 8, size 8." It was particularly helpful in the last 3 minutes of the evil elliptical. Now that I'm a size 8, though, my mantra is "Never again."
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01-20-2006, 11:39 PM
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#26
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Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 835
S/C/G: 222/187/120
Height: nearly 5'2"
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I loved, "If you think you shouldn't, then don't." I am going to write it on the white board of my classroom while my kids are taking their final exams next week.
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01-21-2006, 02:03 PM
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#27
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: rural Manitoba
Posts: 340
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"I am not a garbage can"- I like that because it also refers to unhealthy foods you might be tempted by!
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01-21-2006, 02:19 PM
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I like jewelry.
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 517
Height: 5'7"
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"Do I want to give up my ideals for taste?" (I'm vegetarian.)
"I can do this."
"I'm doing better than I was."
"I can stop if I want." (Keeps me from freaking out when I'm doing a long workout.)
Wow, just writing these down is helping. I might post a mantra every time I post in my journal.
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01-21-2006, 05:29 PM
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#29
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Virginia
Posts: 281
S/C/G: 227/ticker/130
Height: 5'4"
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For me, at the moment, its "The look on their face, the look on their face"
because I am going with a friend who doesn't live close to see the other best friend in NYC in March. My goal is to be down at least 1 size by then (altho i begin to have doubt whether i am *eveR* going to get there....just like everyone!)
The overall goal...I have this picture in my head of myself at half the size with a flat stomach on my dream trip to Scotland, which i have promised myself when I graduate grad school in 2-3 years. With all that extra money I'll have lying around after tuition. LOL.
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01-22-2006, 11:13 AM
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#30
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Member
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Nashville, TN US
Posts: 32
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Well, this is rather embarassing. But, when I am walking or jogging on the treadmill, when I get tired, I say "I will not be too fat to get on the ride".
That doesn't mean anything to anyone but me.
Last year, at Dollywood, my then 8 year old wanted to get on a ride with me. I got on it, and they couldn't close the lap bar. I had to get off.
And, I am overweight, but not considerably so! I was 199, and a size 16 at the time.
Man, was THAT embarassing. Nope, that won't happen again.
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