Today after I finished my walk on this HOT summer day, I came home and checked my email. I get an email every morning from No Excuse Workouts. I get a lot of my encouraging quotes from it and once I got my mind going in the right direction, and really starting thinking and applying them to my life, they really give a lot of encouragement!
Today's was no different!
It was titled: 6/30 Fit. Mission and Believing in yourself leads to_______
The Quote of the Day!
"Life is not what happens to us, it is how we respond to what happens to us." Unknown
Believing in yourself leads to_____________________
Believing in yourself and staying positive are the most important factors in reaching your fitness and weigh loss goals. If you don't believe you can do it than you are not going to be successful.
When I told people that I was going to run my first Boston Marathon in 1996 (when I weighed 224 pounds) most of them thought I was crazy.
But I believed in myself and took it one day at a time and went after my dream and made it happen.
The same thing happened again in 2000 when I told people I was going to do my first Ironman Triathlon. Everyone thought I was crazy since I had never taken a swim lesson and really could not swim.
But I believed in myself and took it one workout and one day at a time and achieved that dream.
I now weigh 180 pounds (I lost over 40 pounds throughout 1995 and 1996-yes it took me about a year to do) and have finished 16 straight Boston Marathons and 12 Ironmans.
None of this could have been achieved if I had listened to the doubters or if I did not believe in myself.
You can and will accomplish all your goals by believing in yourself. The strength necessary to reach the top of any mountain you set your sites on already lies with in you.
That version of yourself (having unlimited energy, ready to take on anything, etc.) is ready to be re-introduced to the world so believe in yourself and turn your dreams into accomplishments!
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"-Unknown
Be encouraged to keep on keeping on!!!!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
A little encouragement along the way....
Sometimes along this journey of life, it helps to have positive encouragement and things to motivate you. I saw these quotes the other day and have written them in a few places that I will see often! I hope they encourage you to keep going!!
- There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results! Art Turock
- Don't be afraid to give up the good for the great! John D. Rockefeller
- The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. Vince Lombard
- All you can ask of yourself is to do the best you can do!
Just remember to keep going no matter what! It's when we stop trying that it becomes a problem!
Keep on Keeping on!
- There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results! Art Turock
- Don't be afraid to give up the good for the great! John D. Rockefeller
- The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. Vince Lombard
- All you can ask of yourself is to do the best you can do!
Just remember to keep going no matter what! It's when we stop trying that it becomes a problem!
Keep on Keeping on!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Whining on the road....
So sorry it has been so long since I have posted! I just got back last week from a missions trip to Honduras! What a neat experience that ended way to quickly!!!
One thing that I have noticed is that when people travel for vacation or business or whatever reason they travel, they want to put healthy choices and exercise to the side. I have done that myself! Then when you get back from your trip, you seem to get upset that you have gained weight! I have done that time and time again!!!
This last trip really showed me that I can splurge every now and then for a special treat, but then I have to be willing to make the effort to squeeze in a little more exercise or make better choices after that to compensate! I did that this trip and it really paid off! So I'm excited for the next trip so that I can do the same thing once again!!!
A few things that I did this last trip, was to make sure that I had my daily amount of water before dinner time, when I had time for the pool, I made sure I did some exercises and swam along with the chatting with friends. The fun thing was the friends I was with, we would all come up with different exercises for each other to do!
A fun app that I have now added to my phone is RunKeeper. It is a free app for Iphone and I'm sure others. It will keep track of various activities (running, jogging, walking, cycling etc..) it will keep your time, and your pace (minutes/miles), it lets you use your music from your Ipod as well...so it made for a great workout this morning!!!!
Hope you have a great day and remember to Keep on Keeping on!!
One thing that I have noticed is that when people travel for vacation or business or whatever reason they travel, they want to put healthy choices and exercise to the side. I have done that myself! Then when you get back from your trip, you seem to get upset that you have gained weight! I have done that time and time again!!!
This last trip really showed me that I can splurge every now and then for a special treat, but then I have to be willing to make the effort to squeeze in a little more exercise or make better choices after that to compensate! I did that this trip and it really paid off! So I'm excited for the next trip so that I can do the same thing once again!!!
A few things that I did this last trip, was to make sure that I had my daily amount of water before dinner time, when I had time for the pool, I made sure I did some exercises and swam along with the chatting with friends. The fun thing was the friends I was with, we would all come up with different exercises for each other to do!
A fun app that I have now added to my phone is RunKeeper. It is a free app for Iphone and I'm sure others. It will keep track of various activities (running, jogging, walking, cycling etc..) it will keep your time, and your pace (minutes/miles), it lets you use your music from your Ipod as well...so it made for a great workout this morning!!!!
Hope you have a great day and remember to Keep on Keeping on!!
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