Focus On Losing Just 1lb

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward. -Old Chinese Proverb quotes

Start 2013 With An Empty Jar...

Start 2013 off with an empty jar and fill it with notes of good things that happen. On new years eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year.
This idea can be adapted for weight loss and fitness motivation...each day that you do something positive towards your weight loss and fitness write what you did on a note and put it into the jar. During the course of the year whenever you feel your motivation is low, read some of the notes and you should feel your motivation increasing again.

Challenge Yourself Always

Each time you challenge yourself you get a little closer to your goal.

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Determination Will Get You There (2)

Determination is everything - with a determination to exercise frequently and eat healthily (even if this has not been your habit) you will day by day, reach your goal of greater health, fitness and weight loss....just keep going.

Change Something You Do Daily

If you can make a small positive change to your diet and exercise lifestyle, and repeat that change daily, you will lose weight and get fitter. Small changes repeated daily eventually lead to BIG results.

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It's A Lifestyle

It's not a diet or a quick fix...its a lifestyle.

Nothing Tastes As Good As Fit Feels

Nothing tastes as good as fit feels.

Do SOMETHING!!

Do something, anything...everything counts. Small changes repeated consistently will have a big effect eventually. Success is the result of continuous effort.

It Won't Be Easy

The truth is weight loss is difficult...but you can do difficult. You've done difficult many times in your life; from the time you learned to walk, talk, read and write to all the many times you overcame setbacks and adversity as an adult. You can do it again...you WILL do it again if you believe you can, and if you WORK HARD to achieve your goal.

Difficult Does Not Mean The Same As Impossible

I was watching Arthur's story again today on YouTube and it inspired my words for today's picture. I created a post on him a few month's ago because his story is so inspirational. It's a great reminder that 'difficult' does not have to mean the same as 'impossible'.

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Make A Change To See A Change

Don't expect to see a change if you don't make one.

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B-Active

Be active, stay active, lose weight, get fit, any way you can.

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Never Allow Failed Attempts To Dampen Your Spirits

 Let your setbacks be the catalyst for your comebacks.

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Make Your Dreams A Reality

Dreams don't come true by wishing they come true by taking action. Not matter how small the action, if you keep taking it, day in day out, you will get closer and closer to your goal...and one day your dream will be your reality.

Keep Trying

So many of my posts are about persistence, perseverance and never giving up because I believe if you keep trying, despite the obstacles, setbacks, binges, zero workout days, etc, you will improve, you will find new solutions to old problems....slow progress is better than no progress...so just keep trying.

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Exercise Makes You Feel Happy

Exercise releases the feel good chemicals serotonin  endorphins, and dopamine in the brain, so the more exercise you do the happier you feel.

Dreams Are The Seeds of Change

Dream it, believe it, act on it, achieve it.

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Swap High Calorie Foods for High Water Content Foods

Cucumbers are vegetables with high water content and few calories per serving. Watery vegetables can help you lose weight when they are used to replace higher-calorie foods. Use cucumbers strategically as part of a low-calorie diet plan to reduce hunger and stimulate weight loss.You can use cucumber to add volume to meals without adding a lot of calories.

Cucumbers' high water content can help you feel full, leading you to consume less food at meals. Cucumber acts as a natural diuretic, making you urinate more often, which reduces bloating and water retention, notes Mayo Clinic nutritionist Katherine Zeratsky.

Information Source: Livestrong.Com

Persistence Conquers All Resistance

Persistence Quotes:

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning. -Denis Waitley

Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. -William Eardley IV

Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these. -James Whitcomb Riley

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” -Robert J. Collier

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NEVER EVER give up

Persistence is the key to weight loss success. If you keep going, regardless of your past failures, you MUST succeed.

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