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Introduction

Losing weight can feel like an uphill battle at times. Self-doubt makes it even more of a struggle. But the right sage words of advice at the right moment can make all the difference.

This is why motivational quotes are such a potent elixir for the soul.

The following quotes will be of immense value to those looking to lose weight. Many of them apply to all areas of life, not just weight loss. Perhaps one, or more, of them will make all the difference for you?

Read on to find out:

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“One must eat to live, not live to eat.”

– Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

2

“Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.”

– Old English Proverb

3

“Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yield themselves up when taken little by little.”

– Plutarch

4

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

– Vidal Sassoon

5

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into thin air.”

-John Quincy Adams

6

Everything is hard before it is easy.”

-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

7

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that. The really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

-Mark Twain

8

“It is better to take small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.”

– Proverb

9

“We are what we repeatedly do; therefore excellence is not merely an act, but a habit.”

 – Aristotle

10

“When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.”

— Anon

11

“I want to see what happens if I Don’t give up.”

— Anon

12

“I am stronger than my emotions, I am smarter than my thoughts, I am braver than my doubts, and more capable than any obstacle that may come my way.”

— Anon

13

“Don’t work out because you hate your body — work out because you love it.”

— Anon

14

“Success is the sum of small efforts — repeated day-in and day-out.”

– Robert Collier

15

“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you don’t stop.”

 – Confucius

16

“A year from now, you will wish you had started today.”

 – anon

17

“Losing weight is like running a marathon. Most people give up only a few miles before the finish line.”

— Anon

18

“Your body can do anything. It’s your mind that needs convincing.”

— Anon

19

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”

— Proverb

20

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

— Arthur Ashe

21

“The Only Person You Should Try to be Better Than Is Who You Were Yesterday”

 – Victoria Vanriele

22

“Dear stomach, you are bored not hungry. So shut up.”

— Anon

23

“The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.”

— Anon

24

“It takes five minutes to consume 500 calories. It takes two hours to burn them off.”

— Anon

25

“Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.”

— Anon