“Don’t stop until you’re proud”

“Don’t stop until you’re proud” is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Many inspirational gym posters feature the saying.
 
The “Don’t stop until you’re proud” saying was posted on Twitter on September 7, 2011.
 
   
Twitter
Lilly-Ann‏
@RainbowDust_
don’t stop until you’re #Proud
11:48 AM - 7 Sep 2011
 
Twitter
Steffi‏
@steffi_hp
Don’t stop until you’re proud..
7:24 PM - 8 Sep 2011
 
Twitter
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@Maiyazu
Don’t stop until you’re proud.
11:36 AM - 25 Sep 2011
 
Twitter
Adam‏
@twofishtacos
Don’t stop until you’re proud
2:06 AM - 27 Sep 2011
   
The Huffington Post
WOMEN 04/17/2012 05:14 pm ET | Updated Apr 17, 2012
‘Thinspo’ Content Continues To Emerge Despite Bans From Online Communities Like Tumblr, Pinterest
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Results include photos and quotes, such as “Don’t stop until you’re proud” and “I look at thinspo like boys look at porn,” that are accompanied by the #thinspo hashtag.
   
SocialNewsDaily
Drunkspiration: Fitspiration Photos Get Boozy Twist
BY DAN EVON
September 12, 2013
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Take the above slogan, “Don’t stop until you’re proud.” It originally appeared on this fitspiration photo.

don’t stop until you’re proud
 
ReEmbody writes: “It’s the “don’t stop” part … that earns this photo its place on my shit list. The message here is that it’s excusable, nay, it is advisable that the ladies in the audience disregard whatever else they were doing, you know, like having some self-esteem, and do whatever it takes to be f*ckable. If it was explicit that “don’t stop” meant “hire a professional lighting crew and a makeup artist and maybe a wizard” it would be one thing, but it’s not. “Don’t stop” just ends up meaning “nope, you’re not up to these heinously unrealistic standards yet; keep running, fatty!”
   
CafeMom
The ‘What’s Your Excuse’ Mom Missed Some Major Points About Fitness Inspiration
Carly Pizzani
October 23, 2013 at 11:55 AM0
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“Don’t stop until you’re proud.” I find this a little disingenuous. Part of me agrees with the idea of not just dialing in your workout and putting forth your best effort. When this quote is superimposed on top of a woman’s glistening six-pack abs, though, it says to me: Unless you look like this at the end of your workout, you shouldn’t be proud of your effort.
 
The Oberlin Review (Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH)
New Fitness Hashtag Distorts Body Image
Isabel Hulkower, Columnist
February 19, 2016
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These usually portray extremely slim, toned women wearing revealing athletic wear and often bear delightful phrases like “Working out is hard, being fat is hard, pick your hard,” “Sweat more, bitch less,” and “Don’t stop until you’re proud.”
 
lifehacker (India)
16 Quotes That Will Motivate You To Pursue Your Dreams
Khushboo Sikawat May 18, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
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4. Don’t stop until you’re proud.
 
Beauty, Baby & Me
MAY 16, 2016
MONDAY MOTIVATION DON’T STOP UNTIL YOU’RE PROUD