Motivational sayings and/or affirmations.

It's important to try to find balance in your life.
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"Happiness is not a matter of intensity
but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony."
~Thomas Merton​
 
This one is helpful and good to keep in mind. :)

'A “bad” workout done consistently is better than the “best” workout that you constantly skip' – Scooby Werkstatt​
 
"Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; it empties today of its strength."
Author unknown

I need to put this where I can see it! Worrying seems to contribute to my stress eating!
 
Hi JadeLynn- I, too have always been a stress eater. It's horrible because it's a double whammy. You're already stressed, then you stress over your stress eating! Now I de-clutter by cleaning cupboards or a section of my house & before long my mind is blank (no stress) & I'm exercising by cleaning & have done something positive.

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar
into four pieces with your bare hands -
and then eat just one of the pieces."
~Judith Viorst
​
 
I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.
~Charles Dickens.

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you can spend some time with the ones you love. Much love, xoxo Cate

 
It has been my experience that true motivation is an internal thing.

Be it exercise, diet or quitting smoking ---- a person may know they "should" make a change.
They may say they "want to do something about" their particular problem.
They will say .. "I want to quit smoking but it is so hard...." etc...

BUT ... if they need some external motivation there is a good chance they will NOT stick with their new plans and will lapse back to old habits.

The reason is because their heart is not really into it
Yes, they know they need to do something ---- but they are not really compelled to expend the effort yet.

But like a light switch going off, what I have seen happen so many times is a person just gets up one day, looks in the mirror and says to themself ......... "Enough. It starts today",

And suddenly things change.

Everybody I know who stopped smoking for example just woke up one day and QUIT.
Period.

Before that, they may have tried patches, tapering off, hypnotism, and all kinds of EXTERNAL motivations.
But it never worked.

But somehow, one day something INSIDE just clicks and they INSTANTLY at that moment decide they are fed up with themselves and their bad habits ------------ from that point forth it is like a new light bulb lit up.

They make the change, no motivation is needed because they INTERNALLY really WANT to make a change.

They then move forward and never look back.

I think in many aspects of life -- happiness, peace, motivation, all comes from within.

I know so many people who are miserable and unhappy in their life and they always seem ON THE GO ......... shopping, nightclubs, partying, shopping some more, buying stuff online, etc...
It is almost like they are trying to distract themselves so they don't have time to ruminate on how unhappy they are with themselves.

The happiest people I know can entertain themselves.
They fix old cars and take long drives thru mountain roads.
They knit, crochet.
They do gardening and yard work.
In other words, they are busy doing things ---- not just looking for things like relentless shopping and buying things to fill some empty void in their life.

Motivation ?
True motivation comes from inside when you are honest with yourself about what you want or need to find your own self worth and peace.

External "motivation" is not often as effective in the long haul.

Michael Spitzer
Author
Fitness at 40,50,60 and Beyond
 
"External "motivation" is not often as effective in the long haul."
True, but sometimes a little external motivation can give someone a push or a boost at the time when they need it most. Each to his or her own.

 
New Year's resolutions

These are the three characteristics necessary for a New Year's resolution to be worthy of being made in the first place and then of being reached and sustained.

(1) Realistic. In order for a New Year's resolution to be worthy of being made and able to be maintained after being made, it must have a genuine basis for longevity -- in other words, it must be realistic, practical, attainable, or doable.

If your resolution is for something unattainable, unrealistic or totally impractical, it is very unlikely that you will be able to keep such a resolution. There are many underlying reasons for making such resolutions, but the primary one is not taking the entire concept of New Year's resolutions very seriously.

On the other hand, such resolutions as -- I'm going to stop smoking, or stop drinking in excess; or that I'm going to lose weight, or find time for exercise and fitness; or that I'm going to spend more time on my homework or study; or that I'm going to eat dinner regularly with my family; or that I'm not going to get any speeding tickets or overtime parking tickets -- are realistic and do have a genuine basis for longevity.

2. Measurable. A resolution needs to be measurable -- one needs to be able to determine for a fact that his or her resolution is being fulfilled and maintained. Simply to say that I'm going to smoke or drink less is not really measurable. The same is true of I'm going to spend less and save more. Or to say that I'm going to spend more time studying or that I'm going to exercise more are generalities -- not measurable specifics. But these are measurable -- I'm not going to smoke anymore, period; or I'm not going to drink more than a specific amount each week; or I'm going to exercise at least thirty minutes a day; or I'll spend at least two hours each weekday on my homework/study; or I'm not going to charge anything on my credit cards for Christmas presents; or I'm going to volunteer at the hospital one afternoon each week.

Goals need to be such that a person can keep track and determine specifically whether or not they are being achieved.

3. Challenging. New Year's resolutions need to be realistic or attainable. But I did not mean to suggest that they should be easily doable. New Year's resolutions are meant to improve on the present, to reform old habits, and to achieve new goals. New Year's resolutions are meant to stretch you beyond where you are now.

I can identify with older people who say, "I can't improve any -- I'll be lucky just to stay where I am, and that's being realistic." But I am told by doctors and therapists that regardless of how old you are you are always able to make things better than they are now. And that is what a New Year's resolution is really all about -- making your life, and the life of others, better than they are now.

New Year's Day has historically been a time for looking both at the past and forward to the future. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and to muster the resolve that it takes to follow through on those changes.

Think seriously about your life as it is now. Aren't there things that you need to change? Well, now is the time! Make some realistic, measurable, and challenging resolutions that you will definitely adopt and begin to measure up to starting January 1, 2014. That is what New Year's resolutions are all about!

 
34 minutes to go here! Happy New Year everyone! I wish you all the best. :grouphug:

*Note: Sorry for hijacking the thread! I didn't had anywhere to put this. I'm starting a new diary and didn't want to ressurect the old one*
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*Note 2: 25 minutes to go!* :willy_nilly:
 
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Hijack away Athala & a big Happy New Year to you too! :D
Accountability-
Be friends with your scales & weigh at least once a week.
Use a tape measure to stay on track.
Use a food diary, either online or on paper. Writing down what you plan on eating can may you think twice about actually eating it.
Keep a fitness log & record all your deliberate, but not incidental exercise.
Get yourself a pedometer & push yourself to go that little bit further.
Keep the big picture in mind & set long-term goals.
Keep a diary in here & be honest and accountable.

 
Here's one to keep in mind;

'The greatest enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan'
 
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