Comments on: Having a Powerful Why Is Not Enough http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/ Sculpting The Body That You Desire and Deserve Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:40:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: georgina anne http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/#comment-19813 georgina anne Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:52:05 +0000 http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/?p=440#comment-19813 Excellent article! Thank you. Are you okay if I ask you something? So this is my story: My thryoid took the plunge many years ago. I have been in the lowest dose of Synthroid and also this keeps my TSH within normal standards. Then, two years ago, I had a enormous cysts in both ovaries and also both ovaries were removed. Wasn't much time pass after which the hotflashes took control! I have 20+ hotflashes per day, thing also many hotflashes by night, have not slept well on eighteen+ mths. Do you had any suggestion what to try? Excellent article! Thank you. Are you okay if I ask you something? So this is my story: My thryoid took the plunge many years ago. I have been in the lowest dose of Synthroid and also this keeps my TSH within normal standards. Then, two years ago, I had a enormous cysts in both ovaries and also both ovaries were removed. Wasn’t much time pass after which the hotflashes took control! I have 20+ hotflashes per day, thing also many hotflashes by night, have not slept well on eighteen+ mths. Do you had any suggestion what to try?

]]> By: Patti http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/#comment-6885 Patti Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:41:20 +0000 http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/?p=440#comment-6885 Hi Scott, I've been meaning to comment on here for a couple days. Finally! I couldn't believe how your video made me tear up! I must be an ol' softy... ;) Yes, those skinny jeans just don't motivate like kids and grandkids do, eh?! I'll share a personal story here. My motivation to get fit has been my grandkids. The day I couldn't get up off the floor without help was excruciatingly painful to me emotionally. Since I had always been fit and strong, having that happen was devastating. I have to say that my fitness since then has been an on-again-off-again thing, so to stick to a simple goal of doing some form of exercise every day has helped me incredibly. And your Quickies make it so easy to do! Thanks again for your insights, Scott and Angie. It has really helped me focus again. I gave myself a fitness challenge of 30 days of exercises. That's easy for me to achieve. I didn't set a weight loss goal, just exercise every day. Simple. Thanks for the help on this exercise and fitness journey of mine. So far, so good. :) Hi Scott,

I’ve been meaning to comment on here for a couple days. Finally! I couldn’t believe how your video made me tear up! I must be an ol’ softy… ;)

Yes, those skinny jeans just don’t motivate like kids and grandkids do, eh?!

I’ll share a personal story here. My motivation to get fit has been my grandkids. The day I couldn’t get up off the floor without help was excruciatingly painful to me emotionally. Since I had always been fit and strong, having that happen was devastating.

I have to say that my fitness since then has been an on-again-off-again thing, so to stick to a simple goal of doing some form of exercise every day has helped me incredibly. And your Quickies make it so easy to do!

Thanks again for your insights, Scott and Angie. It has really helped me focus again. I gave myself a fitness challenge of 30 days of exercises. That’s easy for me to achieve. I didn’t set a weight loss goal, just exercise every day. Simple. Thanks for the help on this exercise and fitness journey of mine. So far, so good. :)

]]> By: Tamar http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/#comment-6795 Tamar Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:52:41 +0000 http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/?p=440#comment-6795 This post is absolutely right on the money. I have used this idea frequently in counseling women in my church (although I'm a lawyer by trade, I volunteered as the president of my church's women's group, which involved a lot of counseling and goal setting). I'm happy to report this process has gotten a couple of women through college, and others focusing on goals they never had before! It's difficult to do unless you have other people around whom you can trust with the vision. So create a community around yourself of people who understand your vision! This helps, too, because you have to articulate it to other people. When you do articulate it, your vision becomes real to you and your supporters. They have your back and won't let you fail. This post is absolutely right on the money. I have used this idea frequently in counseling women in my church (although I’m a lawyer by trade, I volunteered as the president of my church’s women’s group, which involved a lot of counseling and goal setting). I’m happy to report this process has gotten a couple of women through college, and others focusing on goals they never had before!

It’s difficult to do unless you have other people around whom you can trust with the vision. So create a community around yourself of people who understand your vision! This helps, too, because you have to articulate it to other people. When you do articulate it, your vision becomes real to you and your supporters. They have your back and won’t let you fail.

]]> By: Jacqueline http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/#comment-6400 Jacqueline Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:55:41 +0000 http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/?p=440#comment-6400 Awesome insights man! Thanx for being such a great example. Love you guys :) Awesome insights man! Thanx for being such a great example. Love you guys :)

]]> By: MNMAC (Mark) http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/#comment-6396 MNMAC (Mark) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:57:16 +0000 http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/?p=440#comment-6396 Scott this is a great post. I have successfully used this visioning prcessover the pastyear to drop a good deal of weight and you are right on ... hte more I am attached emotionally to my vison the greater my success at seeing through to fruition. I use this saying: "What am I willing to give up now for what I really want?" This is something I heard (I wish I could give credit to the source ... sorry), but it speaks loudly to me about short term gratification versus long term goal attainment. Scott this is a great post. I have successfully used this visioning prcessover the pastyear to drop a good deal of weight and you are right on … hte more I am attached emotionally to my vison the greater my success at seeing through to fruition.

I use this saying:

“What am I willing to give up now for what I really want?”

This is something I heard (I wish I could give credit to the source … sorry), but it speaks loudly to me about short term gratification versus long term goal attainment.

]]> By: neha http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/#comment-6393 neha Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:59:04 +0000 http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/?p=440#comment-6393 Hey Scott, Great post. I also read somewhere... that rather than thinking "what harm can the little piece of [any temptation] do to my efforts" ask yourself, "is this piece of chocolate going to help me in my weightloss" Thanks for keeping us motivated!! Hey Scott,
Great post. I also read somewhere… that rather than thinking “what harm can the little piece of [any temptation] do to my efforts” ask yourself, “is this piece of chocolate going to help me in my weightloss”
Thanks for keeping us motivated!!

]]> By: chrystin http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/#comment-6392 chrystin Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:32 +0000 http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/?p=440#comment-6392 Thumbs up!! Really nicely done. You say "you deserve it" in your blog and I think that is really key.. I am sure that many of us who are or have been unfit are using unhealthy food and sedentary habits to punish ourselves. So the idea of being deserving is very important. No matter who you are or what you have done or not done, you deserve RIGHT NOW to be good to yourself with nourishing food and fun, strengthening activity. Thumbs up!! Really nicely done. You say “you deserve it” in your blog and I think that is really key.. I am sure that many of us who are or have been unfit are using unhealthy food and sedentary habits to punish ourselves. So the idea of being deserving is very important. No matter who you are or what you have done or not done, you deserve RIGHT NOW to be good to yourself with nourishing food and fun, strengthening activity.

]]> By: Judy Zavislak http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/having-a-powerful-why-is-not-enough/#comment-6390 Judy Zavislak Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:23:52 +0000 http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/?p=440#comment-6390 Hi Scott! What a GREAT post! And SOOOO true! Sometimes we just think "Oh...what's one little (insert unhealthy food here) going to?" Or "I'll start tomorrow". Visualizing is SO important to achieving our goals! Thanks so much for that reminder! Judy P.S. Your kids are adorable! Hi Scott! What a GREAT post! And SOOOO true! Sometimes we just think “Oh…what’s one little (insert unhealthy food here) going to?” Or “I’ll start tomorrow”. Visualizing is SO important to achieving our goals! Thanks so much for that reminder!

Judy

P.S. Your kids are adorable!

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