I like “you cannot find peace by avoiding life.” Simple but true!

What a wonderful story. I think I’ll be printing out that quote, too 😉 Maybe I’ll make a pretty poster and send it to you 😀 I love the subliminal OSG advertising hehe 😉

Wei-Wei

First of all, I’m bloody loving your engagement picture, it’s really beautiful!

My favourite quotes are:

The one that heads the top of my blog – obsessed is a word used by the lazy to describe the dedicated…

and I also love:

It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop…

and

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials.

I’ve been having a bit of a down period lately so I have been reading lots of motivational and inspirational quotes. I’ve printed some out to stick on my inspiration board so that they are always there to be seen. They make a huge difference.

Today is was: No matter what I feel like while I’m biking, I never regret that I went.

awesome post! LOVE her story…so uplifting. go on girl!
i tend to use images rather than actual quotes…i jump my brain to the mental sanity that sweating delivers. i nearly always feel relaxed and rejuvinated. i also love the idea of ‘if i get this done, you can sit on the couch and indulge in your fave tv shows.’ another thing, terrible i know, is treats 🙂 ice cream, icing, cookies…def worth the effort. oh, and beer.

It isn’t a quote really but whenever I’m struggling to exercise or eat right, I remind myself that it isn’t a burdon to go to the gym. Instead, I tell myself that I deserve to feel healthy and fit, and to feel that way I must eat well and exercise!

I love: “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.”

I love the quote “Impossible is nothing.” When I thought it was impossible to quit my emotional and disordered eating, I could never stop. Now I realize that impossible is a label I put on things, and I have the power to change that!

“Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” Horance Mann

I read that quote in sixth grade when a senior at my high school included it in her yearbook page, and it’s stuck with me since then. A victory for humanity doesn’t have to be a big one, but I think it’s important for everyone to leave some kind of positive mark on the world!

There are two quotes I like and I think they compliment each other: “Don’t look back, you’re not going that way” and “No matter where you go, there you are”

I LOVE that quote you posted!

One of my favorites is “If there is no struggle, there can be no progress.” -Martin Luther King

I LOVE this quote: “Stop talking yourself out of the life you want most.” – Real Simple Mag

Sometimes I’d spend too much time thinking… I’d love to go back to school…but it’s to expensive. I’d love a new job but I like the security of this one. And so on. The thing is though I KNEW what I wanted so I just had to suck it up, take a chance and do it! I went back to culinary school and it was awesome :).

Thank you for sharing Ashley’s letter! Any chance Ashley could share her lovely quote poster thru a download file? I would like to post it in my bathroom too! Right now I have one printed from Story People that says, “these are multi-purpose wings & when she’s not flying they accessorize nicely with almost anything she wears.”
I try to fly every day, as much as I can, on my angel wings.

This is my favorite ‘get out and do it’ quote! I think of this whenever I don’t feel like doing something.

“As we know from life, decisions are far more difficult to make than actions are to take. We often put off doing something for as long as possible, then as we finally make the decision and step into the action, we’re surprised by its relative ease. We’re left to wonder why we dreaded doing it until we realize that most of life’s actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.”

-Robert McKee

I don’t know of many good motivational quotes, so I’m loving reading all the ones in the comments!

I have a quote on my mirror that says, “don’t just do something new once and give up. Give yourself eight tries, then if you absolutely hate it, move on to something else.”

I love that quote as well! Another favourite (I have MANY) is:
“The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing.” – Michael E. Gerber

This motivates me EVERY time!

That is an adorable pic of you and the hubs. My fav new quote is from Jillian “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable”. I love it!

Running buddies are the best! <3

There is an old gatorade ad that states that “You can either throw in the towel or use it to wipe the sweat off your face.” I’m not a quitter so I keep pushing.

Caitlin, I have been reading your blog since the beginning of the year and I have been more and more impressed by your accomplishments and continuing motivation and progress towards a healthier happier life. Your video and Ashley’s comments almost brought tears to my eyes too. I am going through something very similar to Ashley’s dilemma. Just yesterday I was completely lost because my fear of failure in losing weight, with a lack of acceptance of myself leading to a complete shut down: minimal sleep, minimal communication with the bf, and just an overall bad feeling and lack of a workout. I am in the midst of a change in my life: 2 weeks of work left (sitting at a computer all day), then a month off, then moving abroad for grad school. I have been focusing on so much negative that it’s stopping me from getting excited about the change and convincing myself to do something about my bad self-image.

Long story short…. Thank you for posting this. It came at a perfect moment today at 4:30 on a wednesday afternoon. Fear can be so paralyzing.