Motivational sayings and/or affirmations.
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Cate
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Staying motivated
Don't use the cold weather as an excuse not to exercise. Use these motivational tips to help keep you on track.
Stay close to home. Choose a place to exercise that is comfortable and close to where you live or work. Lack of time has been identified as the number one barrier that stops people from exercising, so it makes sense to minimise your travel time.
Train with a friend or partner. Finding a training partner with similar goals to you can add enjoyment to your exercise routine, and serve as an additional source of motivation. Having someone else depending on you can make the difference between a pre-breakfast workout and a morning on the couch.
Expect setbacks, and learn from them. There will always be times when things don't go your way, or you have a little less time. It's easy to find excuses not to exercise, and sometimes they are genuine. Don't quit, just make adjustments and change your direction.
Just do it. Don't ponder your workout; just get started. The more you think about it, the more likely you will talk yourself out of it. Once you're in motion, you'll find it easier to continue. While it is admirable to think, talk and read about exercise, there is no substitute for actually doing it.
Staying motivated
Don't use the cold weather as an excuse not to exercise. Use these motivational tips to help keep you on track.
Stay close to home. Choose a place to exercise that is comfortable and close to where you live or work. Lack of time has been identified as the number one barrier that stops people from exercising, so it makes sense to minimise your travel time.
Train with a friend or partner. Finding a training partner with similar goals to you can add enjoyment to your exercise routine, and serve as an additional source of motivation. Having someone else depending on you can make the difference between a pre-breakfast workout and a morning on the couch.
Expect setbacks, and learn from them. There will always be times when things don't go your way, or you have a little less time. It's easy to find excuses not to exercise, and sometimes they are genuine. Don't quit, just make adjustments and change your direction.
Just do it. Don't ponder your workout; just get started. The more you think about it, the more likely you will talk yourself out of it. Once you're in motion, you'll find it easier to continue. While it is admirable to think, talk and read about exercise, there is no substitute for actually doing it.
Cate
Long term member
One Year From Now
"A year from now you may wish you had started today."
When reading or remembering this quote, some people feel a little bit of regret. If you had gotten started earlier with something, you would be even further ahead by now. It is important not to beat yourself up or bury yourself in that thought. See it as a signal to stay alert and not to get lulled into the usual "I'll do that one day or next month" idea.
Look at this quote in a different way - Think about how you are starting this week or month to change your lifestyle and what it can lead to in a year from now. How a small and daily or weekly step can add up over a year and lead you to an even greater feeling of achievement and a healthier and more energetic body!
If you have already made lifestyle changes and achieved your goals, read this quote and be thankful that you made a start when you did and you have discovered new eating habits and different ways of thinking that have made your life so much better and happier.
If this quote also gives you kick in the behind and you want to get started with making permanent changes to your lifestyle, now is the time to do it! Focus on just taking one small step forward today. Make the step small enough to take without much effort and without having to step too far outside of your comfort zone and it will feel like no big deal to take it. Then do the same thing tomorrow and the day after that. In 365 days you will have taken many small steps and probably some bigger ones too and they would have added up to a larger journey and your life will most likely have changed in more ways than you can imagine.
You can do it – just take the first step today!
"A year from now you may wish you had started today."
When reading or remembering this quote, some people feel a little bit of regret. If you had gotten started earlier with something, you would be even further ahead by now. It is important not to beat yourself up or bury yourself in that thought. See it as a signal to stay alert and not to get lulled into the usual "I'll do that one day or next month" idea.
Look at this quote in a different way - Think about how you are starting this week or month to change your lifestyle and what it can lead to in a year from now. How a small and daily or weekly step can add up over a year and lead you to an even greater feeling of achievement and a healthier and more energetic body!
If you have already made lifestyle changes and achieved your goals, read this quote and be thankful that you made a start when you did and you have discovered new eating habits and different ways of thinking that have made your life so much better and happier.
If this quote also gives you kick in the behind and you want to get started with making permanent changes to your lifestyle, now is the time to do it! Focus on just taking one small step forward today. Make the step small enough to take without much effort and without having to step too far outside of your comfort zone and it will feel like no big deal to take it. Then do the same thing tomorrow and the day after that. In 365 days you will have taken many small steps and probably some bigger ones too and they would have added up to a larger journey and your life will most likely have changed in more ways than you can imagine.
You can do it – just take the first step today!
BeHappyWMe
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"If you don’t make mistakes, you aren’t really trying"
LaurenMartin
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I am what I choose to be!
I love this quote. and this is really true. This saying makes me think for a while.
I love this quote. and this is really true. This saying makes me think for a while.
Cate
Long term member
"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am."
~Michelle Obama
~Michelle Obama