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I would love to here from you guys what motivational sayings and proverbs about weight loss you use to stay motivated.
I know someone who had a craft Popsicle stick on their desk that said Stick to it. I think they got it at a WW meeting.
I've also heard "nothing taste as good as thin". The only thing about this saying is that it has been so long since I have tasted thin I can not compare. LOL
I know someone who had a craft Popsicle stick on their desk that said Stick to it. I think they got it at a WW meeting.
I've also heard "nothing taste as good as thin". The only thing about this saying is that it has been so long since I have tasted thin I can not compare. LOL
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Harriet Beecher Stowe:
"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."
"You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there."
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"Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time."
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How about Dorothy Parker's "You can never be too rich or too thin." I wouldn't know if it's accurate though since I've never been either.:-))
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