Weight loss quotes

For some reason that voice in our head that says "give up" is often louder than the one that says "keep going." So the next time you're feeling a lack of motivation, read one of these encouraging quotes to yourself for a quick pick-me-up to get you up and moving.

• “You didn’t gain all your weight in one day; you won’t lose it in one day. Be patient with yourself.”– Jenna Wolfe
• “If you have discipline, drive, and determination… nothing is impossible.”– Dana Linn Bailey
• “Make time for it. Just get it done. Nobody ever got strong or got in shape by thinking about it. They did it.”– Jim Wendler
• “The groundwork of all happiness is health.”– Leigh Hunt
• “The scale is merely a measure of my relationship with gravity.”– Lauren Harris-Pincus
• “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does — that makes you a winner right there.” – Venus Williams
• “Don’t work out because you hate your body — work out because you love it.”– Author Unknown
• “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”– Michael Jordan
• “Strength does not come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”– Nikki Rogers
• “Wisdom is doing now what you are going to be happy with later on.”– Joyce Meyer
• “Decide. Commit. Succeed.”– Justin Seedman
• “Fitness is like marriage. You can’t cheat on it and expect it to work.”– Bonnie Pfiester
• “Eliminate the mindset of can’t — because you can do anything.”– Toni Horton
• “Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart.”– Gene Tunney
• “Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going!”– Jillian Michaels
• “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”– Steve Prefontaine
• Daily Motivation for Weight Loss – “It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape.” – Kerri Walsh Jennings 
• “It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape.”– Kerri Walsh Jennings
• “When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.”– Author Unknown
• “My weight does not determine my worth.”– Kristin Oja
• “Some people want it to happen. Some wish it would happen. Others make it happen.”– Michael Jordan
• “If you wait, all that happens is you get older.”– Larry McMurtry
• “You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.”– Wayne Gretzky
• “If you don’t do what’s best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end.”– Julius Erving
• “When people tell me they can’t afford to join a gym, I tell them to go outside; planet Earth is a gym and we’re already members. Run, climb, sweat, and enjoy all of the natural wonder that is available to you.”– Steve Maraboli
• “If you keep good food in your fridge, you will eat good food.”– Errick McAdams
• “Instead of indulging in ‘comfort food,’ indulge in comfort meditation, comfort journaling, comfort walking, comfort talking, comfort manicures, comfort reading, comfort yoga, comfort hugging.”– Karen Salmansohn
• “My body is less judgmental of my diet than my mind is.”– Mackenzie Banta
• “You can have your cake and lose weight, too!”– Anonymous
• “Thou shouldst eat to live, not live to eat.”– Cicero
• “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.”– Hippocrates
• “To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.”– William Londen
• “New meal; fresh start.”– Michelle Hyman
• “I am a better person when I have less on my plate.”– Elizabeth Gilbert
• “Food can be both enjoyable and nourishing.”– Alyssa Ardolino
• “If I don’t eat junk, I don’t gain weight.”– Paula Christensen
• “Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.”– Old English Proverb
• “The cardiologist’s diet: If it tastes good spit it out.”– Anonymous
• “When I buy cookies I just eat four and throw the rest away. But first I spray them with Raid so I won’t dig them out of the garbage later. Be careful, though, because that Raid really doesn’t taste that bad.”– Janette Barber
• “I’m allergic to food. Every time I eat it breaks out into fat.”– Jennifer Greene Duncan
• “My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.” – Orson Welles
• “The only way to lose weight is to check it in as airline baggage.”– Peggy Ryan
• “It would be far easier to lose weight permanently if replacement parts weren’t so handy in the refrigerator.”– Hugh Allen
• “When we lose twenty pounds, we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius, our humanity, our love and honesty.”– Woody Allen
• “A diet is when you watch what you eat and wish you could eat what you watch.”– Hermione Gingold
• “Keep an open mind and a closed refrigerator.”– Anonymous
• “Never eat more than you can lift.”– Miss Piggy
• “My favorite exercise is a cross between a lunge and a crunch. I call it lunch.”– Anonymous
• “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.”– Anonymous
• “Weight loss doesn’t begin in the gym with a dumbbell; it starts in your head with a decision.”– Toni Sorenson
• “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do, and at some point, you will.”– Venus Williams
• “I always believed if you take care of your body it will take care of you.”– Ted Lindsay
• “Don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal.”– Author Unknown
• “I choose self-care.”– Alyssa Ardolino
• “Success is the sum of small efforts — repeated day-in and day-out.”– Robert Collier
• “Triumph by putting a little soul into it!”– Nancy Mure
• “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”– Buddha
• “It is better to take small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.”– Proverb
• “Looking after my health today gives me a better hope for tomorrow.”– Anne Wilson Schaef

Weight loss by running

Running is by far the most demanding exercise out there and thus becomes a successful means to shed off few pounds. Running to lose weight will not only help you to burn fat, it will also improve your cardiovascular fitness. You utilize up to 70% of your muscles and can easily burn approximately 400 calories in half an hour!

There are other benefits of running too. These include:
It helps lower blood pressure by making the arteries more elastic.
It maximizes breathing thus making the lungs strong and powerful.
It makes bones stronger and healthier.
It also strengthens the heart and helps prevent heart attacks.
How much running is required for weight loss?

By running you can burn anywhere from 250 to 450 calories in 30 minutes depending upon your weight and the running intensity. Managing your intensity of workout is the key. Your body uses fewer and fewer calories from fat as you increase the intensity of your workout to maximum effort. This is because as the need for energy increases, your body will seek for the most efficient source and will choose carbohydrate-supplied glycogen as it is easier for your body to convert glycogen into energy. So, you don't need to go in for fast pace running to lose weight. Rather, a longer run at a slower pace is best to fasten your weight loss program. Running for 30 to 40 minutes - three to four times a week - at an easy comfortable pace is ideal.

How to get started?

After you have undertaken a running program to lose weight, you need to shop for the right apparel and shoes.
Always try to run in the morning when it's much cooler.
Start with proper warm up and stretching.
If you are a beginner, start slowly and gradually increase your speed and distance.
Run regularly if you want to lose weight and maintain it that way.
Cool down and stretch properly after each workout.

What are the different types of running plans?

The types of plans you can choose from are:
Run-Walk: You do intervals of running and walking combined. For example, running for 5 minutes followed by walking for 3 minutes. As you get fitter, increase the amount of time running and decrease the amount of time walking.
Steady State Running: You do a slow run over a set length of time.
Threshold Running: You run at a quick but controlled pace over a period of time like 30 minutes. This technique will help reduce fatigue when running long distances and improve your running pace.
Interval Training: You run, and then walk, or slow down, for a rest period, and repeat. Example include running for 400m followed by walking or light jogging for 400m. This can repeated up to five to six times. As you get fitter, run harder and faster during the runs.
HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training): It is similar to interval training with the difference that the run part is faster and shorter. You run as fast as you can followed by a rest period and the whole activity is repeated.

Points to Remember:

You may realize that now that you are running more, your appetite has increased as your body needs more calories to fuel these workouts. The key is to make sure that you don't end up consuming more calories than you're burning. Supply you body with nutritious food. When you get back from your run have something to eat (like a banana or any wholegrain carbohydrate) within 15 minutes to refuel your muscles.

As a result of your hard work, you may be tempted to overindulge in high-calorie foods as a reward. Instead of using food as a reward, gift yourself a new running gear or get a massage when you reach a running goal.

Don't let your body settle to a routine as it will shed weight much more slowly. One way to do this is to change your route after a few weeks by either lengthening it or choosing something else.
Intense running stresses your internal organs such as your kidneys, your liver, and your pancreas. So start slowly and progress gradually.

Hydrate often. Water helps protect your joints and regulates body temperature.
Running really is a brilliant way to get in shape. Combine running with a healthy diet and the pounds will take care of themselves.