Comments on: Question of the Week: Do weight loss photos inspire you or depress you? http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:51:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jasmine White http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-209532 Jasmine White Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:18:01 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-209532 <p>As part of my personal weight loss plan I made a vision board. It's kind of like a collage only with pictures of what you would like to achieve and inspirational sayings. I had photos of skinny women who had lost weight and were holding up thier old "fat" pants. I had photos of women running, jumping and dancing and quotes from women athletes. I hung it on my wall and looked at it for one year, asking myself, "What would it take to look like that?" Then I was inspired to change my habits. So yes, photos do inspire me. I was wearing an 18, now I wear a size 10.</p> As part of my personal weight loss plan I made a vision board. It’s kind of like a collage only with pictures of what you would like to achieve and inspirational sayings. I had photos of skinny women who had lost weight and were holding up thier old “fat” pants. I had photos of women running, jumping and dancing and quotes from women athletes. I hung it on my wall and looked at it for one year, asking myself, “What would it take to look like that?” Then I was inspired to change my habits. So yes, photos do inspire me. I was wearing an 18, now I wear a size 10.

]]> By: Elastic Waist http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-110135 Elastic Waist Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:46:48 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-110135 <p>It can definitely be inspiring to see a body transform before your eyes, but it isn't healthy for a person's weight to fluctuate drastically back and forth. Slow and steady wins the race on this one!</p> It can definitely be inspiring to see a body transform before your eyes, but it isn’t healthy for a person’s weight to fluctuate drastically back and forth. Slow and steady wins the race on this one!

]]> By: Jenni http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-109966 Jenni Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:31:26 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-109966 <p>If I'm sticking to my exercise schedule - looking at pictures really encourages me to stick with it. In fact, I usually take a magazine to look at when I'm on the stair climber!</p> If I’m sticking to my exercise schedule – looking at pictures really encourages me to stick with it. In fact, I usually take a magazine to look at when I’m on the stair climber!

]]> By: Megan http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-109773 Megan Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:38:55 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-109773 <p>Sometimes the photos inspire me & sometimes they depress me. If I am doing really well, eating healthy & going to the gym often, they inspire me. If I'm not working that hard, sometimes they depress me. "I'll never look like that!" And then there are the times that I am not working hard & I look at photos like these & I think, "I can do that too!"</p> <p>I guess it's a woman's perogative to change her mind! :)</p> Sometimes the photos inspire me & sometimes they depress me. If I am doing really well, eating healthy & going to the gym often, they inspire me. If I’m not working that hard, sometimes they depress me. “I’ll never look like that!” And then there are the times that I am not working hard & I look at photos like these & I think, “I can do that too!”

I guess it’s a woman’s perogative to change her mind! :)

]]> By: Kwan http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-109703 Kwan Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:05:07 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-109703 <p>Janet's pictures inspire me because I am pushing close to 40 years old. Well...I am 36 but still. I know that she is human and have the same problems with weight as most of us.</p> <p>It is so easy to gain weight, but it is difficult to get back in the grove to reverse the numbers. The show, The Biggest Loser, also inspires me. I love Marcus. He has truly been my inspiration to continue to strive for my fitness goal.</p> Janet’s pictures inspire me because I am pushing close to 40 years old. Well…I am 36 but still. I know that she is human and have the same problems with weight as most of us.

It is so easy to gain weight, but it is difficult to get back in the grove to reverse the numbers. The show, The Biggest Loser, also inspires me. I love Marcus. He has truly been my inspiration to continue to strive for my fitness goal.

]]> By: iportion http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-109645 iportion Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:10:11 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/06/04/question-of-the-week-do-weight-loss-photos-inspire-you-or-depress-you/#comment-109645 <p>When I am eating heslthy stories of healthy eating help me but photos don't. I am not trying to look like anybudy else but me and a lot of photos are doctored.</p> When I am eating heslthy stories of healthy eating help me but photos don’t.
I am not trying to look like anybudy else but me and a lot of photos are doctored.

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