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Exercise Exercise Lose Weight With Exercise Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise Too often, when it comes to weight loss, we spend a lot of time on what we haven't accomplished - either that, or we downplay what we have accomplished. For example, I had a client who lost a few pounds and, when I tossed confetti in the air while doing my happy dance, she said, "Okay, so I lost a few pounds, but look at how fat I still am?" Clearly, I need to work on my happy dance moves. We all do that from time to time, but I'm convinced that celebrating success is much more motivating than punishing yourself for real or imagined failures. To that end, your challenge this week is to celebrate your successes, big or small...every single one. Got out of bed? Success! Put on your workout clothes? Success! You get the point. Whether you celebrate with a happy dance is totally up to you. Celebrate Your Success When I see my clients each week, I hear a lot about what they didn't do and, sometimes I'm amazed by the things they say. For example, one client... Read more See More About:  exercise success  successful weight loss  Are You Overdoing It? Today's blog post comes courtesy of my husband who, as I mentioned in yesterday's post, started P90X at the beginning of the month. If you don't know, P90X is... Read more See More About:  overtraining  excessive exercise  rest and recovery Exercise of the Week - Pull Ups "These should be illegal." That's what my husband said as he struggled through his 549th pull up the other day (he's on his third week of P90X). Anyone... Read more See More About:  pull ups  chin ups  lat exercises Vote: How are you doing on your resolutions? It's hard to believe, but January is nearly over and it's a great time to check in with yourself to see how things are going with your workouts. I'm mentioning this because I'm already noticing a little drop off at the gym...Read more See More About:  resolutions  weight loss goals  motivation Exercise Ads Exercise Weight Loss Exercise Fat Burning Exercise Exercise on Line Good Cardio Exercise Featured Articles Useless Fitness Equipment Kettlebell Exercises Exercise on a Budget Beat Winter Sadness How many treadmill calories are you really burning? Low Carb Salads From Around the World   More from About.com Over the Counter Cold Medications How to choose the right medication for your cold and flu symptoms. More> Should Kids Get Flu Shots? Think your child is too healthy to need a flu shot? Think again. More> This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner Exercise Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Exercise newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Weight Loss Success Stories Exercise Gear Advertisement