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Bertiebugg · 05-01-2003, 09:52 PM

Okay here lately I dont know where it has come from, but I have been full of motivation! So I decided that I would post up a daily quote of inspiration or motivation how ever you want to take it... whether its going to get you started or if its going to keep you going... So everybody feel free to join in if you like... if you find something that is going to keep us motivated!

Bertiebugg · 05-01-2003, 09:54 PM

Dreams are renewable. Whether you're five or 105, you have a lifetime ahead of you. -- Rev. Dale Turner

Bertiebugg · 05-02-2003, 04:37 AM

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." -- Confucious

Maddy · 05-02-2003, 06:03 AM

Bertiebugg I love this thread!

I'm a sucker for motivational quotes, lol. Here are some of mine

By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be

A goal is a dream................with a deadline

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

The only weight you ever have to lose is the next pound

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can

Be thankful that you have the ability to change and the time to do so

and for when I am feeling fet and fed up I love the next one:

In order to get from what was to what will be, you must go through what is

Bertiebugg · 05-03-2003, 06:07 PM

"You got yourself this far -- you just got to keep going. -- Don Ward

KlassicalKat · 05-03-2003, 06:35 PM

Thumbs up for this thread!
I hope you don't mind, mine is more of a story than a quote:

I remember seeing a young talented pianist being interviewed by a "60 Minutes" type show (it might have been pianist Yvgeny Kissin...a Russian cutie whose playing is so beautiful it has moved me to tears more than once)...anyway, the interviewer asked him how many hours he practiced a day.

"Eight", Yvgeny answered.

"That's a lot of hours!" said the interviewer, "What if you get up one morning and just don't feel like practicing?"

Yvgeny looked thoughtful and then with a determined glint in his eye and a little smile answered, "I practice anyway!"

This has been a motivator for me. If this kid can practice piano eight hours a day, I can certainly get off my middle-aged patootie and walk for my hour every weekday!

Kathryn

Bertiebugg · 05-04-2003, 01:03 AM

Kathryn... that is a wonderful motivational story... it doesnt matter if its a quote or whatever it is... as long as its motivational! Thanks

Bertiebugg · 05-04-2003, 12:50 PM

We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough. -- Helen Keller

Bertiebugg · 05-05-2003, 02:14 PM

It's never too late to be what you might have been. -- George Eliot

Bertiebugg · 05-06-2003, 12:51 PM

[size=huge]There is the risk you cannot afford to take, and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take.[/size] -- Peter Drucker

nisee · 05-07-2003, 04:15 AM

KEEP ON GOING BERTIEBUGG! THOSE ARE GREAT,
THANKS!

Bertiebugg · 05-07-2003, 01:13 PM

[size=huge]You failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn't you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat? Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 time, but he also hit 714 home runs. Don't worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don't try.[/size] -- United Technologies

Maddy · 05-08-2003, 12:57 PM

I have an article saved from E-diets that I love. I tried to provide a link but it is no longer on the site so I shall type the gist of it out (try not to make it too long)

"I was out one day when I passed an eating establishment. I had eaten there when it first opened but was not impressed. In the window was a sign saying "Under New Management". I was not surprised to see that sign, after all, if changes were not made the business would surely fail.

Then a light went on in my head. I began to think about how difficult and emotional weight management is for most people and what a struggle it is to succeed. My contention is that most people fail at weight management because they just don't make the changes necessary for success. Just as that business had to change to be successful, so do you. As the old saying goes "If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten."

The bottom line is that you will never become who you want to be by remaining who you are. If you are unsuccessful now and want to be successful later, you must change. Wanting your life to be different while at the same time, refusing to make the necessary changes is a dead end. It's like wanting to take a shower without getting wet. If you want a different result, you must take different actions and make different decisions.

Weight management is a decision-making problem. The solution lies in becoming a better decision-maker. I know that it's easier said than done, but it is absolutely within your ability to do. And it starts with believing you can change.

So, say out loud and with conviction
"THIS BODY IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT"

Imagine your body is your business and you're the new Manager who has been brought in to turn this business around. It's going to be difficult and you're going to have to make some tough decisions - but it's your job and it must be done."

Maddy · 05-08-2003, 01:02 PM

Sometimes when I feel sorry for myself about having pcos and how difficult it make it to lose weight this quote helps

"Do what the average person doesn't want to do"

and when hunger strikes

"Think twice before you bite"

and

"Don't let the lapse become a Collapse"

Bertiebugg · 05-08-2003, 01:48 PM

[size=huge]What saves a person is to take a step, then another step.[/size] -- Antoine DeExupery