what excuses did you make for not losing weight.

laropmet

I use to tell myself lots of things when I was in denial about my weight. I used to tell people that I had an hour glass figure it was just a little bigger than most. I use to tell people that being curvy was sexy. (I still believe that, but i had left curvy around 80lbs ago.)

I'm hoping everyone has some of these stories. How did you live in denial?

farfromthetree

I was getting older and it was unavoidable.

atypicalsmith

I lost 20 pounds in two months when my son got married in 2007 by half-starving myself and burning 1,000 calories a day in exercise. I knew that at any time, I could just as "easily" lose 20 pounds in two months. 60 pounds later, I realized that no, it's not easy! Now I'm taking my time, losing about half a pound or so a week (much faster than I put it on!), and relishing in fitting in clothes that I outgrew five years ago.

oldbod

I'm a (recovering) chocoholic.

Chrysalid2014

"I'll start tomorrow" is something I've told myself probably 1,000 times in recent years.

laropmet

I also used to do the 5:2 and tell people I could eat whatever i want the next day. then when I stopped losing weight I changed it to 4:3 then it became alternate day fasting. Turns out I can't eat a whole tub of Ben and Jerry's even if I do starve myself the next day.

Asher_Ethan

When I was working my excuse was, "I work all the time. If I didn't work all the time I could workout." And then when I stopped working my excuse was, "I don't work all the time. If I did work all the time I wouldn't be around food all day so I wouldn't over eat."


I was so annoying.

laropmet

double post

Asher_Ethan

When I was working my excuse was, "I work all the time. If I didn't work all the time I could workout." And then when I stopped working my excuse was, "I don't work all the time. If I did work all the time I wouldn't be around food all day so I wouldn't over eat."


I was so annoying.

tracie_minus100

I convinced myself that I was a "food addict" and a "sugar addict". That it was harder for me than "normal" people because of that.
Then I realized one day that I was fat because I had absolutely no self control. That's when things finally changed for me.

eyeofnewt555

That it was just new muscle weight from working out. Nope.

atypicalsmith

Asher_Ethan wrote: »

When I was working my excuse was, "I work all the time. If I didn't work all the time I could workout." And then when I stopped working my excuse was, "I don't work all the time. If I did work all the time I wouldn't be around food all day so I wouldn't over eat."


I was so annoying.

Funny how that works!

mausbop

Many excuses...the first was that I should simply accept me as I am , I don't need to lose weight. That's part true since we should all love ourselves.
That maybe I would not like how I'd look if I'd lose weight.
That I was always fat, I will never be able to get thin.
That I'll get saggy boobs, I like my boobs.
That I'd quit pretty soon anyway, so why starting?

It's been a month now, I had a few down moments and from my past experiences I would have already quit. I didn't, I'm still here I cherish the "up" moments instead of focusing on the bad ones.

laropmet

Asher_Ethan wrote: »

When I was working my excuse was, "I work all the time. If I didn't work all the time I could workout." And then when I stopped working my excuse was, "I don't work all the time. If I did work all the time I wouldn't be around food all day so I wouldn't over eat."


I was so annoying.

I love this, it sounds like my logic too.

quintoespada

my mind still tries to fight it. i have 46 lbs. left to lose and even though i've lost almost 80, i have to argue with myself. i win, but i still hate that it happens, you know?

hearing myself whine "i can't" makes me grit my teeth because i know i can. i have before and i will again.

TiffanyR71

Chrysalid2014 wrote: »

"I'll start tomorrow" is something I've told myself probably 1,000 times in recent years.

Starting "Monday" for me...

EllenBentley1

OK! 'atypicalsmith', that did it for me--to burn 1000 calories a day. I KNOW I need to get back to the gym but use the excuse about music being so loud the floors vibrate (and no, the ear bud things don't work). Get up earlier and walk while it's cooler. Am at 2 mi, working up to 4 mi 3X week; golf 3X week but still not burning enough calories. Of course, the periodic "slips" and going over daily limit by even a couple hundred doesn't help.

exstromn

I injured myself 10 years ago and worked on my feet 40 hours a week at a plus size women's clothing store. I had a 4 and 2 year old and thought how can I focus on myself? There is just no time, I'm a FT working mom with a crazy schedule and my injury just won't completely heal. I felt like I was getting nowhere fast and my mobility was terrible. I got home and just sat in the recliner after the day's busyness was done with my swollen painful feet and ankles, ate cookie doh and brownies and thought, "I'm old." I was 34.

The truth was I was overweight anyway at the time of my injury (100 pounds over weight according to the BMI charts) which did not aid in my recovery. The weight slowly came on even more and I gained another 50 pounds over the course of the next 10 years. I gave up for a while, an entire decade which I can't get back now. So, I'm doing something about it going on 7 months now and carving time out for me, my girls are 12 and 14 and I don't want to get sick or die and leave them or my husband alone because of something I can directly DO somthing about.

It's still a struggle every day, but it is slowly coming off, 50 pounds so far and a hundred more to go. I am thankful for a second chance and I want to not only prove to others I can do it to but mostly to myself. I know my body will never be the same as it was in HS, but I want to see how good it can be at 44.

Good luck and safe journey to you all. -Nancy

atypicalsmith

exstromn wrote: »

I injured myself 10 years ago and worked on my feet 40 hours a week at a plus size women's clothing store. I had a 4 and 2 year old and thought how can I focus on myself? There is just no time, I'm a FT working mom with a crazy schedule and my injury just won't completely heal. I felt like I was getting nowhere fast and my mobility was terrible. I got home and just sat in the recliner after the day's busyness was done with my swollen painful feet and ankles, ate cookie doh and brownies and thought, "I'm old." I was 34.

The truth was I was overweight anyway at the time of my injury (100 pounds over weight according to the BMI charts) which did not aid in my recovery. The weight slowly came on even more and I gained another 50 pounds over the course of the next 10 years. I gave up for a while, an entire decade which I can't get back now. So, I'm doing something about it going on 7 months now and carving time out for me, my girls are 12 and 14 and I don't want to get sick or die and leave them or my husband alone because of something I can directly DO somthing about.

It's still a struggle every day, but it is slowly coming off, 50 pounds so far and a hundred more to go. I am thankful for a second chance and I want to not only prove to others I can do it to but mostly to myself. I know my body will never be the same as it was in HS, but I want to see how good it can be at 44.

Good luck and safe journey to you all. -Nancy

What a great testimony! Keep it up!

hsmith0930

I used a lot of excuses. Some of the "I don't need to lose weight because I'm in good health" and "My husband is still attracted to me, so who cares". Some along the lines of "I have PCOS so I can't lose weight without cutting carbs, and I hate doing that".

seltzermint555

I truly believed that I was just "meant" to be obese. I had weight problems from childhood on, and was over 200 lb by my teenage years. I was always taller and heavier than the women around me, older or younger. I felt like I was eating the same or less than they were and most of the time I looked to my (overweight) dad or boyfriends for appropriate portion amounts, or took it that a Value Meal from a restaurant was an appropriate portion.

I thought as an adult that I really couldn't lose weight because the times when I ate a lot less than normal I still fit into the same clothes as during times when I ate a lot more than normal. I told myself "It doesn't matter what you eat, you'll always be 260 lb" and for like 10 years that was true for me but then my weight shot up to 300 and I realized I needed to eat less and exercise more for health, even if it didn't result in much weight loss (which it didn't, at first, years before "discovering" MFP)

For an otherwise smart woman, I was really ignorant about CICO and even general nutrition. It wasn't until I found this website that changes came more easily for me and now I've lost (in total) 140 lb.

Other denial-type excuses...some better "backed" than others...I always managed to fit into plus size clothes really well and never had trouble finding clothes to fit/flatter, so when a lot of my friends gained weight with pregnancy or sedentary habits I felt like I was "meant to be plus" because I didn't have the fit problems they shared with me. I didn't have weight related health issues like diabetes or COPD or any of that (YET...thankfully it didn't come to that). I was pretty well proportioned and always had a thin face compared to my body, so it was easy to live in denial.

missjones513

"I carry it well, it doesn't look that bad" Yes, it does.

Zara11

I blamed my crazy work hours, and while I don't feel guilty over ALL the weight gain at all as the hours really were brutal, I do acknowledge that I still had control over what I ate, and I definitely ate my feelings more often than I should have.

exstromn

seltzermint555 wrote: »

Other denial-type excuses...some better "backed" than others...I always managed to fit into plus size clothes really well and never had trouble finding clothes to fit/flatter, so when a lot of my friends gained weight with pregnancy or sedentary habits I felt like I was "meant to be plus" because I didn't have the fit problems they shared with me. I didn't have weight related health issues like diabetes or COPD or any of that (YET...thankfully it didn't come to that). I was pretty well proportioned and always had a thin face compared to my body, so it was easy to live in denial.

This was me too..we are onions with many layers:)

Camo_xxx

My excuse in retrospect was I was ok with my weight. Until of course one day I wasn't ok with it.
I really didn't think about it much but I knew I was fat, I was just ok with it.

sarahlifts

I carry my weight well. No one would ever guess I'm 190, 220,170 lbs.

Only a dog wants a bone.

I can have this cupcake today and I'll start my diet on Monday.

As long as my clothes still fit, until they didnt.

These fit women have been fit and small their whole lives and dont have any children. I'm a mother. Motherhood put this weight on me.

Working out and dieting will take away from my family time.

I'm sure I've told myself other lies.

Allelito

No excuse really, I just really loved eating and I knew I was bound to keep gaining I guess. Back then, I preferred eating everything that I wanted than to care for my weight. However, at one point I was becoming way too unhappy with looking at my body so I just decided to deal with it. I'm about 5-10lbs from my goal now

laropmet

sarahlifts wrote: »

I carry my weight well. No one would ever guess I'm 190, 220,170 lbs.

People used to tell me I didn't look like I was 16.5st and i genuinely believed them, and would say "Really? Thanks!". Yet when the same person said the same thing to someone who was "fat" I always thought they were just trying to flatter them. How could I not tell the difference, or rather that there was no difference.

tracie_minus100

missjones513 wrote: »

"I carry it well, it doesn't look that bad" Yes, it does.

Ah yes, I used this one too. "I'm big boned! I don't look nearly as heavy as I am." Yes, I am large framed, but that really doesn't make much of a difference.

crosbylee

I kept trying to tell myself I still looked ok, even though I could see how much I had put on. I tried to blame it on my work, with a long commute, and just feeling like I didn't have the time to take care of myself. I needed to take care of my family. Then my daughter got sick and I just put myself on the back burner even more.

HumboldtFred

That I was healthy enough with a 100 cholesterol score and 90 over 70 blood pressure.

That I was strong because I was big. I could bench-press most people but couldn't catch them in a race across the street.

I have really wide shoulders, and big arms and hands, so I thought I would lose them if I ever got, "Skinny" (I still do)

Also, from the neck up I am pretty good looking. I told myself I would lose my boyish looks if I lost weight. (Just the opposite I look 15 years younger than I am)

I would tell myself if I ever got fit I would become a narcissistic user with no self control and man *kitten*. (we will see)

Working 13-16 hour shifts it is easy to justify three meals a day from a drive through window.

Intellectual people like me, work with their minds not their bodies right?

I have excuses for my excuses...............there is never a shortage.