Below, these words from Karma over at Inperspire's Blog. This is her It is all in your head post:

I read a short but SWEET article in Shape Magazine last month about boosting your chances of success…at anything.  I was intrigued when I read that title.  “Sign me up for that,” I thought.  The message was simple and while not entirely new presented a twist that I had not thought of or tried before.  You know what?  It’s been working.

When facing an intimidating task, a simple switch of words — thinking of a job as difficult instead of impossible — can make all the difference.  “The brain does what we tell it to,” says Srinivasan Pillay, M.D., the author of Life Unlocked.  “If you send it the message that whatever you’re attempting can’t be done, it will give up without trying.  But if you just admit that it’s going to be tough, your brain will begin to engage in the task and come up with a plan.”  While changing your mindset doesn’t guarantee success, it does ensure you’ll get one step closer.  Shape Magazine (Shape Your Life News, Sep 10)

I used this method while out running the other day and my inability to do what I like to call “sustainable running” vanished (for awhile).  I was able to keep running with a simple switch of words from “This is too hard, I am not going to be able to do this,” to “this part will be challenging, but I CAN do it.”  I did.

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From Jody:

I have written a few posts about this changing up the thought process. One in particular that I liked was this one: Fun with Words to Help with Weight Loss. I also liked this one: The Power of the Mind.

My response to the Inperspire post was this: Maybe that is why I am successful at my exercise & health goals. I do admit to myself that it is tough but it is worth it. I don’t fool myself & accept that. It is a challenge but worth it!

See, this is something that I have lived with for a long time. I lost my weight a long time ago. I knew then as I know now that I gain weight easily, that it is hard for me to take it off & I have to work harder than some others to not only keep the weight off but stay fit & healthy. A fact of life so I live with it. It ain't fair as they say but it is what it is!

I knew then as I know now that I would have to work hard to keep the weight off &  and work hard to be fit & heathy always. There was no question about that and I DID NOT want to go back to being fat.

We are all made different and it is a fact of life that it is easier for some than others.

Yes, it WILL get harder as you get older for at least 98% of you so best to get at it now before you get to 40ish, my age or older.

Yes, life is unfair at times BUT if we can change our mind than we can change our lives. How we change that mindset & the words in our heads may all be unique to each of us, but let's do it!

Me, as I said above, I accepted it a long time ago that it was going to be hard, going to be tough, but it was worth it. Yes, I still say it sucks BUT than my mind says IT IS WORTH IT!

As I have gotten older, it definitely has gotten harder & I expect it may get even more so but I still say IT IS WORTH IT!

What is the alternative.. to be unfit, unhealthy, have diabetes & obesity related diseases, die too young .. like I spoke about in my What Does It Take post.

YOUR THOUGHTS.... What do you say to yourself to keep you pushing ahead to stay healthy?

PS: For those that missed my post yesterday, please give it a read & tweet. It is an important cause & message. Thank you! 

By Foreigner:

Head games, it's you and me baby
Head games, and I can't take it anymore
Head games, I don't wanna play the...
Head games

Daylight turns into night
We try and find the answer but it's nowhere in sight
It's always the same and you know who's to blame
You know what I'm sayin', still we keep on playin'