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Strangemagik · 12-01-2006, 11:16 PM

I find it for awhile and then it goes. I'm really motivated right now to stop biting my nails. Almost a week since I have bit them.

BUT I want to move this motivation on over to other things on my plate right now, Like exercise and losing weight. I got 30 more lbs to lose to get to my pre-pregnancy weight(after 3 1/2 years LOL) and then I had quite a bit to lose to begin with. Its not hard at home we simply don't buy the junk but its at work and so hard to stay away sometimes.

Scott H Young · 12-01-2006, 11:39 PM

Have you considered trying to get some leverage on yourself?

I wrote an article about this just recently:

Scott H Young » The Seven Keys to Leverage

Phi · 12-02-2006, 01:04 AM

For me it usually helps to imagine the benefits of my goal.

If I for example wanted to lose weight, I would try to focus on what benefits it will give me and not on the weight itself. Your weight is just a number, but it influences a lot of things in your life and these things are better motivators than a number.

12-01-2006, 11:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Strangemagik Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 243	Motivation I find it for awhile and then it goes. I'm really motivated right now to stop biting my nails. Almost a week since I have bit them. BUT I want to move this motivation on over to other things on my plate right now, Like exercise and losing weight. I got 30 more lbs to lose to get to my pre-pregnancy weight(after 3 1/2 years LOL) and then I had quite a bit to lose to begin with. Its not hard at home we simply don't buy the junk but its at work and so hard to stay away sometimes.

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12-01-2006, 11:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scott H Young Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 64	Have you considered trying to get some leverage on yourself? I wrote an article about this just recently: Scott H Young » The Seven Keys to Leverage

12-02-2006, 01:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Phi Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 66	For me it usually helps to imagine the benefits of my goal. If I for example wanted to lose weight, I would try to focus on what benefits it will give me and not on the weight itself. Your weight is just a number, but it influences a lot of things in your life and these things are better motivators than a number.

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