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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 706673" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>No such thing as a "small" amount of progress. Progress is progress. One thing to keep in mind with all of this is that, just like with ANY type of addiction or lifestyle change, setbacks WILL occur. We just have to put our heads down and plow through it.</p><p></p><p>Ok, should probably explain that. When I was in the military, the forced marches were rough for me. Several people kept telling me to keep my eyes on the prize, in other words keep looking towards where we were going so you would get the feeling of making progress. As these marches were rarely less than 10 miles this never worked for me because I couldn't see the finish line. What worked for me was looking down at my feet and focus on putting one foot in front of the other. Ten miles seemed too much but one more step was doable. Kind of went into robot mode where all I focused on was my feet and the feet of the person in front of me. So now when I feel like I cant keep doing it, metaphorically speaking, I put my head down and focus on putting one foot in front of the other. Woke up exhausted this morning. I haven't been sleeping well because I'm worried about a friend who had a kidney removed on Tuesday. So when I woke up this morning feeling like I had barely slept at all I had to force myself to get on the elliptical. Once I got going my mantra was "Just for a minute". I was tired and sore and my heart wasn't in it but I could do it for just one more minute. After a couple of minutes it became "Just till the end of this song" which got me through my currently meager excuse for a workout.</p><p></p><p>And thanks to everyone for the congrats on quitting smoking! It may or may not last this time but for now, I'm not doing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 706673, member: 18238"] No such thing as a "small" amount of progress. Progress is progress. One thing to keep in mind with all of this is that, just like with ANY type of addiction or lifestyle change, setbacks WILL occur. We just have to put our heads down and plow through it. Ok, should probably explain that. When I was in the military, the forced marches were rough for me. Several people kept telling me to keep my eyes on the prize, in other words keep looking towards where we were going so you would get the feeling of making progress. As these marches were rarely less than 10 miles this never worked for me because I couldn't see the finish line. What worked for me was looking down at my feet and focus on putting one foot in front of the other. Ten miles seemed too much but one more step was doable. Kind of went into robot mode where all I focused on was my feet and the feet of the person in front of me. So now when I feel like I cant keep doing it, metaphorically speaking, I put my head down and focus on putting one foot in front of the other. Woke up exhausted this morning. I haven't been sleeping well because I'm worried about a friend who had a kidney removed on Tuesday. So when I woke up this morning feeling like I had barely slept at all I had to force myself to get on the elliptical. Once I got going my mantra was "Just for a minute". I was tired and sore and my heart wasn't in it but I could do it for just one more minute. After a couple of minutes it became "Just till the end of this song" which got me through my currently meager excuse for a workout. And thanks to everyone for the congrats on quitting smoking! It may or may not last this time but for now, I'm not doing it. [/QUOTE]
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