The Scales Are Not The Only Way To Measure Progress

The scales cannot show ALL your progress. Sometimes while we are doing the wrong thing we are also in other areas doing the right thing. For example, If you drank more water today but still have a daily chocolate habit, the scales won't show that you're drinking more water. If you used to be really pessimistic about your ability to lose weight and today you've got a sudden burst of positive self-belief, the scales won't show this change in mindset. So notice, and take note of (perhaps in a journal) the many areas where you're making  positive changes towards a healthier, fitter you.

Extracts From The Book Skinny Bitch

From time to time I like to share great stuff I've found on the net and this book is my latest find: 

Skinny Bitch - Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued, no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. With such blunt advice as, “Soda is liquid Satan” and “You are a total moron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin,” it’s a rallying cry for all savvy women to start eating healthy and looking radiant. Unlike standard diet books, it actually makes the reader laugh out loud with its truthful, smart-mouthed revelations. Behind all the attitude, however, there’s solid guidance. Skinny Bitch espouses a healthful lifestyle that promotes whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, and encourages women to get excited about feeling “clean and pure and energized.”

You can buy it HERE on Amazon

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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Try This Fitness Formula

Try this formula:

1. Be positive...Speak to yourself positively about your ability to lose weight.
2. Eat more veg...Vegetables are very low in calories and are highly nutritious.
3. Exercise regularly...Do exercise you love, if you love it you'll do it regularly.

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.

I'm Still Here

I thought it might be a good idea to mention that I will be posting new pictures less frequently than I used to. In the past I tried to put a new picture up on this blog every single day but after a year and over 700 posts it has become a little more difficult to find new ideas on a daily basis. I want to only post pictures when I have a good idea; I don’t want to put up any old graphic just for the sake of daily continuity. So if you have not seen a new post on here for several days, don’t think I’ve disappeared, just know that I will put something up as soon as I have a good idea for a new picture.

Determination Will Get You There

Be determined!

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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Just Do It

Just do it...because it may suck not being able to eat your favorite foods as much as you used to, but it sucks even more to live in a body you hate.

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Stop Saying "I Can't"

Stop saying "I can't"....You can do just about anything you put your mind to.

Keep Going!

I may not be there yet...but if I keep going and never give up I will succeed.
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Be Proud of Every Step You Take Towards Your Goal

Don't wait until you've reached your goal to be proud of yourself...be proud of yourself for every step you take towards your goal.

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It's A Lifestyle

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

Make It Your Lifestyle

What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.

Eat Healthy

Pay the farmer now...or pay the doctor later.

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Weight Loss Begins On Your Plate

Weight loss is about 80% diet and 20% exercise, so make sure you're eating the right quantity and quality of food that will make success a certainty.

Water Helps You Lose Weight

Drink at least eight glasses of water daily.

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The Obesity Crisis

Image courtesy of Cascade Healthcare SolutionsAlthough this info-graphic focuses on the obesity crisis in America there is evidence to show that many other countries are following closely behind these figures, so I think it's very important we all pay close attention to the information in this graphic.

Be Persistent

Weight loss takes time, patience, persistence and perseverance...you will succeed if you're in it for the long run.

Nothing Tastes As Good As Fit Feels

Nothing tastes as good as fit feels.

One Pound At A Time

Obesity happens one pound at a time...so does preventing it.

Do SOMETHING!!

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

Drink More Water

Water is your weight loss friend - it acts as an appetite suppressant and has zero calories.

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.

Stop Saying I Can't

You can do anything you truly put your mind to. Never underestimate your power to CHANGE.