Comments on: Impossible is just a state of mind

By: Bhawna

Bhawna — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:04:22 +0000

Great article…our mind is only thing that can hold us back…

By: Brad Isaac

Brad Isaac — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:23:06 +0000

Sam,

Sounds like you are on the right track. Keep up the good work. You sound like me. I like to get the most out of my money too

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:32:31 +0000

I’ve read that it takes 2-3 weeks to develop a habit – and it seems that people “give up” before that milestone.

Also, they make the resolution too large in scope. Rather than making it something small like “I want to lose 5 pounds” or “I want to be able to climb up a flight of stairs without getting winded”, they say they’re going to get into a size 2 again or that they’re going to run a marathon.

When looking at the goal of that scope, it’s overwhelming! But if it’s broken down into smaller, more manageable steps, then you’ll have a better chance of succeeding!

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:04:24 +0000

I actually decided to go to the gym during the week of my finals last month, in December. But then I decided to not wait until January but to start rightaway. So the day after my last final I signed up for a gym membership, and began to workout the day after the signup. I also enrolled in Weight Watchers because I figured that simply excercising wouldn’t do me any good if I couldn’t figure out how to eat right. I go to bed nearly every night since then envisioning how my body will look once I reach my goal weight.

To combat my procrastinating habits, I decided to go to the gym first thing in the morning. That way, its over and done with. To further help myself I look in the mirror everyday and ask myself if I am happy with my body, as I am still not, I have no excuse to quit. I also signed up for a six month committment plan at my gym – this way I have no excuse for wasting money (I like getting my money’s worth and hate to waste money).

Also writing down how much I would like to weigh and reviewing that goal every day has certainly not hurt me in the slightest.

Great post, btw. Found you via lifehacker.

By: Lifehacker

Lifehacker — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:41:06 +0000

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