Motivational Weight Loss Quotes

[ashlee]

I saw all these posted on Dotti's site - thought they were great. Even suggestions as to what to do with them. See below.
Some of Dotti's members contributed these to her site.

Ashlee

THERE IS A GOOD SIDE TO EVERY SITUATION.

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”Any experience can be transformed into something of value. Everything depends on the way you look at things. You cannot have the success without the failures.

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What are stumbling blocks and defeat before you can be stepping stones to victory if you remain determined.

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In all your adversities there lies the seeds of equivalent advantages.
In every defeat there is a lesson showing you how to win the next time.

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View your problems as opportunities. When it is dark enough you can see the stars.

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Take Nike's advice. Just do it. Get out of the kitchen, get off your butt and START. It only takes a single step to begin, and there's no reason to wait. Trust me, it's worth it.

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'Cultivate an attitude of gratitude, of giving and forgiving. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.' - Ralph Waldo Emerson –

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Free yourself from the prison of trying to squeeze in as much garbage with the least calories, and come find out what health and vitality are all about.

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I wake up every day with the realization that this is it, that there's only one shot at this life and I can either enjoy the ride and live it to its fullest and to my highest potential or I can stay the way I am.

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Make the decision, then do something - no matter how small - toward accomplishing what you want.

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Persevere and you will win the prize.

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You get whatever you settle for.

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Your past does not equal, nor does it dictate, your future.

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One definition of insanity is: Doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result.

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The quality of your fuel determines the quality of your body.

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Do you choose to simply know the path, or do you choose to walk it?

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PAIN is WEAKNESS leaving the body!

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We fail because we don't strike the iron while it's hot. We don't take immediate action toward achieving what we want. We decide to wait until tomorrow, or next week, or even next month.

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If you're going to be obsessive about something, why not be obsessive about your fitness level?

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I don't want to be perfect, I just want to be a little better each day. And it's working.

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Change the mind, and the body will change itself.

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It comes down to a simple question: what do you want out of life, and what are you willing to do to get it?

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Until you find what's making you eat so much, you're not going to make a lasting change.

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Be specific in what you want, and use specific words. Empower yourself, and become the person you dream about.

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Take responsibility for your actions. Don't blame society, your parents, or anyone - or thing - else.

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The food you eat today dictates the body you have tomorrow.

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Listen closely: the only time it's too late to change yourself is when you're dead. Until then, you're simply making excuses or lying to yourself.

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If you didn't need a pill to get fat, why would you need one to get unfat?

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You won't fail if you're not perfect, you'll fail if you're not committed to improving yourself slightly each day.

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Rather than aiming for being perfect, just aim to be little bit better today than you were yesterday.

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We can reverse years of damage to our bodies by deciding to raise our standards for ourselves, then living differently. Old wounds heal, injuries repair, and the whole system improves with just a few changes in what we put into our bodies and how we move them.

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"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."

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"Anything is possible, It's your choice whether or not you choose to make IT happen."

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It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning round.-- Anonymous

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What would you attempt, if you knew you could not fail?

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Discipline is remembering what you want.

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"You have failed only when you quit trying. Until then, you're still in the act of progression. So, never quit trying and you'll never be a failure.---Tommy Kelley

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" Stop waiting for life to hand you an easy treasure. do what is needed today and achieve what ever you desire.......Ralph Marston

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"Excuses are available to you in abundance, but what value are they? Forget the excuses. Forget about waiting for the perfect moment. Now is the time to get started.---Ralph Marston

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"You can't get anywhere today if you're still bogged down in yesterday."

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" It's hard to fail; but it's worse to never have tried."

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"If we defend our habits, we have no intentions of quitting them."

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"When one approach is not working to reach the desired goal, that's not a reason to abandon the goal. Instead, it is time to devise another approach."------Ralph Marston

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"Just because I was, doesn't mean I have to be. Just because my parents were, doesn't mean I'm going to be. I HAVE A CHOICE."

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If you want what you do not have, you must do what you have not done.

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Nothing tastes as good as being thin fills.

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Some people dream of success while others wake up and work towards it

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DON'T LIMIT YOUR CHALLENGE, CHALLENGE YOUR LIMITS!

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THE MIRACLE ISN'T THAT I FINISHED THE RACE, THE MIRACLE IS THAT I HAD THE COURAGE TO START!

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IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW GOOD YOU ARE BUT HOW BAD YOU WANT IT!!

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"You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self. Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never lose." - Jo Coudert

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Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

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"Tears are the release valve when there is too much pressure on the heart." – Unknown

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It's been a long time since I've seen the high plains of Expectation ~ and I'm way past the lowlands and the deserts of Failure and Doubt ~ and the last time I passed through Satisfaction ~ I felt like a stranger there ~ Now I'm leaving Normal and I'm heading for who knows where....

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"Dear Lord, Please keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth."

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Food for Thought: The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Strengthen Your Desire! Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." ~ Dr. Seuss ~

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"Walk like you know where you're going and what you're going to do when you get there." (Even if you don't have a clue!)

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DON'T WAIL AT THE SCALE= IF YOU CHEAT WHEN YOU EAT!

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Whatever you are doing LOVE yourself for doing it.
Whatever you are feeling LOVE yourself for feeling it.

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"Practice safe eating. Use condiments."

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The way to get things done is to quit talking and start doing!

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Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down...

What are you willing to do to get to where you want to be?

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PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID, ~BUT ~ THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

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"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the GREAT people make
you feel that you, too, can become GREAT!"
----Mark Twain

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"It's not that some people have the power to change and others don't, it's that some people will do what it takes to change and other won't"

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Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right

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"Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better." - Florence Nightingale (1820-1910).

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Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. ~ Deepak Chopra ~

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He who gets up one more time than he falls, makes it through...

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Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take our breath away!

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If you fall off a cliff, don’t expect God to catch you. Expect him to give you wings to fly.

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NEVER GIVE UP!!!

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"If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane." - Jimmy Buffett

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To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

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When you take responsibility for your actions, you give yourself unmeasurable power.

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P.U.S.H. Pray Until Something Happens

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The program works when we work the program.

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"Without faith, nothing is possible. With faith, nothing is impossible!"

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Determination today leads to success tomorrow!

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Quitting is NOT an option.

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If it is to be, it is up to me.

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I can do this...I know I can. It's just going to take time & patience.

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Start doing what's necessary, then do what's possible, and suddenly – you'll be doing the impossible!

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"My life tomorrow will be the result of my attitudes and the choices I make today."

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You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you will discover will be wonderful... what you will discover is yourself!

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~~The body is a sacred garment. It's your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor!~~

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It's your mind that sets your limits.

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"Keep a smile on your face, and love in
your heart, and you will have a better day!"

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It is what you do in 2002,that determines what you will be in 2003.

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In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest! --Henry Miller

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My world is expanding as my butt is shrinking!

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Onward and downward

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~The only thing worse than living half a life is only half living the life you have.~

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"Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die." (Malachy McCourt)

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Fake it until you make it

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Life may not be the party we had hoped for, but while we are here -- we might as well dance.

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"In my life, I've learned that at precisely those times when life seems to get worse that you may actually be getting ready to make a leap. When you feel like you're getting nowhere - stagnating, even slipping backward - what you're actually doing is backing up to get a running start." Dan Milman

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When I was ready to work on the inside, the outside came along for the ride.

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Never compromise yourself. You're all you've got. — Janis Joplin

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If it is to be, it is up to me!

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"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure"

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I know God won't give me more than I can handle...I just wish he didn't trust me so much.

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There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. --Carl Jung

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"Don't sacrifice your future for a momentary pleasure"

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On the way from BEFORE to AFTER...

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"Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway."

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If you stop to think, don't forget to start again.

Some of her members suggested what to do with the quotes:

Brainstorm...printed them out in a decent sized font (10 or 12)...cut them apart into 'strips'...then 'curled' them like you do with a scissor/ribbon at Christmas time. Put them into a jar...mine happens to have a cute quote by 'roo' (pooh/tigger) that says 'Happy to be me' !!! Now I have all my quotes like little 'fortune cookies' and can pick one or more out as needed...just shake to mix em up...I may even do this as a gift for a friend!!!" from Cynthia



"I print out the quotes that really 'speak' to me and tape them inside my kitchen cabinets. Anything to make me think twice before I grab that food smile.gif smile.gif " from HillCountryGal



"I made 'Food for Thought' Jars for two good WW friends. I had 6 pages of quotes in all colors and different fonts. I cut them into strips, folded them and put them in the jar. I painted their names on the jars. Added the following words. fruit, veggies, water, exercise, journal, etc. You get the idea. They were tickled with them. Kept me busy for awhile so that I didn't do unnecessary eating." Helen/Fluffer

[WWLifer]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Ashlee

I loved reading these and I am printing them out now for further reference. I love motivational quotes. They keep me going. :D
Thanks for taking the time to post these here.

Sarah

[rosetree]

Thank you, Ashlee smile.gif

I just read all of these. They are great. Thanks for taking the time to gather these and share with us.

I just copied them all into a doc so I have them when I need them.
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[itsjustme]

Thanks Ashlee! I have been looking for a good quote for my signature line - now I have two! Thanks sooooo much!

[ashlee]

THANK YOU people
I'm all for using/getting anything that helps me and you on our way to weight loss success. graemlins/thumbup.gif

Ashlee

[Jan43]

Thanks Ashlee! I've been looking for motivational weight loss quotes and voila, here they are!

I did borrow one....it applies in more ways than one! tongue.gif

Jan graemlins/wave.gif

[ashlee]

Tx Jan. WOW - your 60 lbs. gone - amazing.

Ashlee graemlins/thumbup.gif

[whatfun2]

Thanks so much for taking the time to post the quotes. I had been looking for one, but ended up liking :D another one even better!

[3boyz2keep]

Thanks so much for these quotes! I needed them today smile.gif
Michelle

[AimeeMS]

Thanks for the quotes, Ashlee! I especially like the Dr. Suess one (he was so brilliant):

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

That'a a great one for a lack of self-confidence.

[ashlee]

Your welcome everyone. I'm all for anything that helps us on our path, i.e. motivates us, etc.

Happy Weight Loss

Ashlee graemlins/thumbup.gif graemlins/bcbsalute.gif

[ashlee]

There seems to be a lot of struggling going on here lately so thought I would bring these up.

Ashlee

[luv2lose]

Thanks Ashlee for taking the time to find all of these and then sharing them with all of us!!! I have saved these to a word document for when I need that little extra motivation!! Thanks again!

[JeMarie]

Great quotes - I, too, have printed them to add to my collection.

Here are few that I had collected:

"Where and who we are today is the product of the coices we made yesterday."

"Achievement lies with the reach of those who reach beyond themselves."

"Believe in yourself the way others believe in you."

"Winners are just losers who try harder." (one of my all time favorites)

"Trust one who has gone through it." Virgil

"If not now, when?" The Talmud

"He who overcomes others has force; he who overcome himself is strong." Lao-tzu

"Face your stuff, don't stuff your face."

Janice

[katibtrfly]

wow! i just printed these out smile.gif

thanks alot for posting them graemlins/bcbsalute.gif

kati

[mbridgetbidwell]

THANK YOU!!
I'm printing them out right now!! graemlins/wave.gif

[aggiedna]

Thanks Ashlee & JeMarie!!!

I really loved the quotes! I added one to my tagline, but I'm writing lots down for inspiration.

Many thanks,
Tricia

[ashlee]

Pulling up.

"If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then event a new one." graemlins/thumbup.gif

Ashlee

[UpACreek]

Bump!

I needed this moved up so I can find it later to print! I have to print from a different computer.

Hope that's ok! graemlins/kiss.gif

[ashlee]

pulling up for new people, or just anyone.

Ashlee

[girlaroundtheway]

Ashlee thanks for sharing. I have been really strugling lately because of a lot of things. I just lost my job so I am going to be a SAHM, so I know it will be easier to lose now that I am not as stressed and can't just walk to a vending machine and buy something bad. I don't buy it at the stores, so no problem there. Again thanks for posting these.

[maxbenefit]

Great Stuff ! Here are a few that help me stay on track:

~The ONLY thing in life you can control is what you put in your mouth. If hunger is NOT the question, then food is NOT the answer.~

~If you put a small value on yourself, the world will not raise your price.~

~Only I can control what I do and I must have more control~

This last one has really helps me focus on tough days:

~A year from now you will wish you would have started today~

[fuzybaja]

Thanks so much! When I posted my Daily Affirmation thread a few days ago, this is exactly what I was looking for!!!

:D Have a great day!

Heather

[itsjustme]

graemlins/crazy.gif Bumping up for myself and anyone else who may need a little motivation graemlins/crazy.gif

[ashlee]

Moving up.

Ashlee

[ashlee]

Some of these quotes are great motivators.

Ashlee

[teagranny]

These are awesome!!
Thanks Ashlee graemlins/bcbsalute.gif

[peggrimsley]

Okay...
I'm resurrecting this wonderful post up from the dead!! :bcb_grin (Originally posted in March of 2003!!)

There are some wonderful quotes and words of encouragement posted here!! :salut

Thanks, Ashlee!! :bcb_wink3

Huggs,
Peg


18 consecutive days "POP"!!
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[firechick139]

These are great! Everyone might want to check these out too. They are in a "sticky" thread on the Daily Forum. Please add your favorites to that list, too!

http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/showthread.php?t=156313&page=1&pp=25

[Havasubuddie]

this quote is from a dear friend of mine...she is in her late 60's and overweight, smokes and now paying dearly for it...


she said: "if I knew I was going to live this long...i would have taken better care of myself" that is so true.........now is the time buddies.