Weight Loss Motivation - Don't Quit

Today I wanted to share a couple inspirational writings I have found over the last few days and they are based around the concept of not giving up or quitting.

The first is a poem by Edgar A. Guest:

Don't Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with it's twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worse,
That you must not quit.

Edgar A. Guest

I love this poem because it helps us accept that things can go wrong and that we have the power to perceive them in any way which we choose, hopefully in a positive way which help us achieve our goals.

And here are some quotes that have inspired me this week to not give up:

"You gotta faith it, until you make it"
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Faith can mean alot of things to alot of people but in this case I read it as having faith that every thing will turn out for the best.

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” 
Conrad Hilton Click to Tweet

Don't stop moving, each morning pledge to move closer to your weight loss goal. Each evening examine in what ways you have got closer.

“The difference in winning and losing is most often… not quitting.”
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So many people say that they achieved their goal just after the point they thought hardest about quitting so please keep going towards your weight loss goals. Mind over matter.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.
W. C. Fields Click to Tweet

I love this quote, it is another ways of saying if one thing does not work try something else until you get what you want.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
Ted Turner Click to Tweet

Quite harsh but may be, just may be, Ted Turner is on to something. However I would mix this quote with the one above. Because what I think Ted is saying is that if you quit your goal, you will not achieve what you wish, however sometimes when working towards your goal you have to change (or quit) a strategy that is not working and move to one that is going to allow you to achieve your goal. Everything about not quitting, to me at least, should be based around what you want to achieve and working the best strategy for you to get it.

I hope the post, poem and quotes helped you focus your motivation on to your weight loss goals.

Best wishes

Mindful Mark