Weight Loss Quotes
Weight loss quotes are here to stay because dropping a few pounds (or more) is difficult.
So, when folks face challenges, more than a few will complain, and some will try to inspire others. From a quote-gatherer perspective, this category is fertile ground for collection.
Best Weight Loss Quotes
Ugh! Stepping on the scale and seeing a result that you weren’t expecting means a couple of things: diet and exercise. As you’ll see from the quotations below, these two activities can be challenging.
Some authors choose the high ground with a sincere motivational approach, while others elect to address the drudgery of dieting and working out with comedy. Both can work, and both are worth reading.
1.) I thought I lost weight once, but it turned out that my sweatpants had just come untied.
Sweatpants seem to be the universal clothing item for those hoping for weight loss. Sweatpants do the trick if you’re heading to the gym or want something comfortable to wear. So, funny weight loss quotes like this work because there’s a good chance you’re wearing sweatpants if you’re on a diet. When things are going well for you on a diet, one of the first things you notice is how much better your clothes fit.
2.) I have been on a diet for two weeks, and all I have lost is 14 days.
It’s said that some 95% of diets don’t work. Either they’re too hard to follow, or something’s wrong with the plan. Dieting can be frustrating. Time to commiserate with others. Just don’t do it over donuts.
3.) Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks.
Talk about short and to the point. This weight loss quote is spot on. Portion control is a big part of losing pounds. Americans are accustomed to restaurant servings that would be better served to two people than one. Remember this image the next time you snack. Motivation is a huge part of reaching your fitness goals. Weight loss quotes like these can help.
4.) Definition of Dieting: Wishful Shrinking.
Yo-yo dieting means that many dieters’ weights go up and down. Some diets are just hard to sustain. But, as this dieting quote notes, hope is frequently strong. Don’t be a couch potato. Be positive. Eat well-balanced meals. To lose weight, you must first think that you can.
See Inspirational Medical Quotes and Captions.
5.) Rich, fatty foods are like destiny: they, too, shape our ends.
Ouch! This one hurts because we know it’s true. The calories absorbed in some rich foods can quickly throw your diet off. Comfort eating isn’t the solution. Watch what you consume. It’s not all about crash diets. It’s all about eating healthy. Slim down in style. It won’t happen overnight, but a thoughtful approach works over the long haul. Weight loss motivational quotes can motivate with a carrot or a whip. This one falls in the whip category.
6.) Thou shouldst eat to live, not live to eat.
Cicero encapsulated the overriding principle here: Food is a means to an end, not the end itself. Is it just me, or am I wrong in thinking that “should” needs to lose a little weight by dropping that “st” soon?
7.) Fitness—if it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body.
Leave it to Cher to let us all know that we live in a consumer-oriented society. Although the rich may have some advantages, the playing field is much more even when it comes to fitness.
8.) Diets are for those who are thick and tired of it.
Mary Tyler Moore, you know the gal “who can turn the world ’round with her smile,” had this funny diet quote to share. An effective weight loss program starts with the right mindset.
9.) If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner.
H.S. Leigh had this winner (trying to stay on theme) of a weight loss saying. Some folks say, “Eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch, and a pauper for dinner.” I’m not sure if this is always the best advice for everyone, but a reduction in calories at dinner makes sense for many of us.
10.) Our bodies are our gardens our wills are our gardeners.
Is there any topic that William Shakespeare didn’t cover eloquently? From romance to friendship, and now bodies and fitness. Some of the fittest people are also very strong-willed.
11.) Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.
Apparently, Elizabeth Berg hasn’t had my Mom’s cinnamon rolls. But I get what she’s saying. It seems that if you want to lose weight, you have to really want to. You can’t just tip your toe in – you have to dive in and make a splash. Knowing how good it feels to be in shape can go a long way in making that commitment.
Motivational Fitness Quotes
12.) Weight loss doesn’t begin in the gym with a dumbbell; it starts in your head with a decision.
Toni Sorenson
13.) If it was about knowledge, we would all be skinny and rich. It’s not about what you know but what you do.
Unknown
14.) If you have discipline, drive, and determination, nothing is impossible.
Dana Linn Bailey
15.) Most people give up right before the big break comes — don’t let that person be you.
Michael Boyle
Positive Thoughts
16.) Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.
Henry Rollins
17.) You must first change your mind to change your body.
Unknown
18.) Make time for it. Just get it done. Nobody ever got strong or got in shape by thinking about it. They did it.
Jim Wendler
19.) Someone busier than you is running right now.
Unknown
20.) Working out is never convenient. But neither is an illness, diabetes, and obesity.
Unknown
21.) It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape.
Kerri Walsh Jennings
22.) I don’t work hard because I hate my body. I work out because I love it.
Unknown
23.) The one way to get thin is to re-establish a purpose in life.
Cyril Connolly
24.) Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.
Jim Rohn
Diet Quotes
25.) She’d even violated the only sensible rule of dieting she’d ever run across, the sage advice of the Muppets’ Miss Piggy, who recommended never eating anything bigger than your head.
Susan Donovan
26.) It’s not what you eat but who you are when you eat it.
Unknown
27.) A diet is a penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit.
Unknown
28.) I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for other people to go on.
Jean Kerr
29.) Three months from now, you’ll thank yourself.
Unknown
30.) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diets.
Unknown
31.) If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.
Julia Child
32.) Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
English Proverb
33.) My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
Orson Welles
34.) Your stomach shouldn’t be a wastebasket.
Unknown
Inspirational Weight Loss Quotes
35.) Your faith can move mountains and your doubt can create them.
Unknown
36.) Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
37.) When you want to give up, remember why you started.
Unknown
38.) Our past may explain why we’re suffering, but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.
Joyce Meyer
39.) A year from now, you will wish you have started today.
Unknown
40.) If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
Zig Ziglar
41.) Being challenged in life is inevitable. Being defeated is optional.
Unknown
42.) We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
Marie Curie
43.) The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.
Unknown
44.) Think of that feeling you’ll get when you’ve reached your goal weight.
Unknown
45.) No one wakes up in the morning and says, ‘I want to gain 150 pounds, and I will start right now.
Tricia Cunningham
46.) Yes, it is possible, and No, it isn’t easy.
Unknown
47.) If I hired one of the stock boys to chase me around the store with a licorice whip, I’d be thin by Christmas.
Jennette Fulda (Weight loss motivational quotes can sometimes step over the boundaries of good taste.)
48.) It’s not about having time. It’s about making time.
Unknown
49.) Nobody is perfect, so get over the fear of being or doing everything perfectly. Besides, perfect is boring.
Jillian Michaels
Healthy Eating Quotes
50.) Eat responsibly. You don’t have to be a saint with your food, but you can’t eat like every day is Thanksgiving, either.
Brad Pilon
51.) Eating crappy food isn’t a reward – it’s a punishment.
Drew Carey
52.) You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.
Paul Prudhomme
53.) More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.
John Kenneth Galbraith
54.) I cook with wine. Sometimes, I even add it to the food.
W.C. Fields
55.) I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes, in smiles.
Laurie Halse Anderson (Inspiring.)
56.) Diet is an essential key to all successful healing. Without a properly balanced diet, the effectiveness of herbal treatment is very limited.
Michael Tierra
57.) People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas.
Unknown
Healthy Lifestyle Quotes
58.) It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.
Lewis Grizzard
59.) There is no sincerer love than the love of food.
George Bernard Shaw
60.) Eating crappy food isn’t a reward, it’s a punishment.
Drew Carey
61.) The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.
Dan Buettner
62.) Self-discipline is self-caring.
M. Scott Peck
Tip: Use these sayings as reminders on your fridge, bulletin boards, and pantry to remind you to eat well and exercise enough.
Funny Losing Weight Quotes
63.) In two decades I’ve lost a total of 789 pounds. I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.
Erma Bombeck
64.) If you want to look young and thin, hang around old fat people.
Jim Eason
65.) The hardest lift of all is lifting your butt off the couch.
Unknown
66.) Stressed spelled backward is desserts. Coincidence? I think not.
Unknown
67.) Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.
Unknown
68.) Do you know what the secret to weight loss is? Don’t eat much.
Simon Cowell
69.) No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office.
George Bernard Shaw
70.) Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate.
Charles M. Schulz
You might like Food Puns: Pizza, Cheese and More.
Nutrition Quotes
71.) Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
Hippocrates
72.) All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.
John Gunther
73.) Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
G.K. Chesterton
74.) Eating smart is all about having an awareness of your body.
Marisa Miller
75.) Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.
Harriet van Horne
76.) To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.
La Rochefoucauld
77.) Life itself is the proper binge.
Julia Child
Weight Loss Motivation Quotes
78.) It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort, and when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs.
Jillian Michaels
79.) People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Tony Robbins
80.) Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.
Anne Wilson Schaef
81.) At any given moment, you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end.
Christine Mason Miller
Short Weight Loss Quotes
82.) May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
Nelson Mandela
83.) Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
Lou Holtz
84.) The first wealth is health.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
85.) Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart.
Gene Tunney
86.) A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.
Unknown
87.) The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Lao Tzu
88.) It’s a slow process, but quitting won’t speed it up.
Rosalyn Schiller
Encouraging Messages
89.) Crave fitness like you would crave junk food.
90.) Remember you’re running a marathon, not a sprint.
91.) Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
92.) Looking after my health today gives me a better hope for tomorrow.
93.) Your strongest muscle and your worst enemy is your mind; train it well.
94.) Success is no accident: hard work and perseverance.
95.) I choose self-care.
96.) A little progress each day adds up to big results.
97.) It doesn’t matter how much you fall; the most important thing is how strongly you try to get up.
98.) With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
99.) Small steps every day.
100.) I can’t change yesterday, but I can change today.
Positive Quotes
101.) Taking many small steps in the right direction is better than making a great leap forward only to stumble backward.
Proverb
102.) Even if you have to crawl toward your goals, keep going; it will be worth it. Try and give a little bit of effort each day. I know some days are frustrating as hell, you feel like giving up, you get annoyed at the lack of progress but good things are coming your way.
Rebel Wilson
103.) Prevention is better than cure.
Desiderius Erasmus
104.) We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of an opportunity to eat badly.
Anna Thomas
Note: Please don’t take any of these clever quotes as medical, diet, or fitness advice. The Food and Drug Administration has not evaluated these statements. Consult with your physician before starting any major fitness or diet plan is always good advice.
By Michael O’Halloran
Michael O’Halloran founded Greeting Card Poet in 2014 and has worked as its publisher and editor ever since. He has co-authored four books on kids’ trivia and four on coaching. Previously, Michael was the president of Magnetic Poetry. He has invented and brought to market over 75 new gift and toy products, most of which involve wordplay. Mike is married and a father of four daughters.
Etcetera
You’re on the Weight Loss Quotes page.
You might like:
