The Lie I Told Myself

tcgearin

I always told myself that it wasnt that bad. I hid my weight well with the clothes I wore. :-\ LIE! I was over 180lbs being barely 5'3. That came crashing down on me when I went to try on wedding dresses and the biggest size they had was a size 20 and it wouldnt even zip half way!!

The lie I've been telling myself since after my wedding was that I could maintain all the weight I lost without doing a dang thing. LIE!!!

But, I am motivated again and this time it will stick. :-) Good luck to everyone!!

superwmn

"I am only worthy of my own love and the love of the world if I am thin" - LIE! I am worthy of my own love every day and at every size. I do not need the love of the world.

"If I can breathe/if it's fun/if it's not torture...it's not REALLY exercise" - LIE! I work so much harder and for so much longer when I love an activity. Not to mention the fact that I will DO activities I love (as opposed to NOT doing activities that I don't love).

"I have to be hungry/deprive myself/eat only foods I don't enjoy in order to lose weight" - LIE! I now listen to my body and honor my hunger and fullness cues. I eat foods that make me feel and operate at my best.

Charmagne

NanBar

I never lied to myself about getting fat- honestly, I was just too freaking lazy to do anything about it.

Now THAT is putting it all out there!

JakeNonne

I thought I was large framed......not

Another popular lie is "I'm big boned." As if my bones are 50% larger than normal sized bones.

MassiveDelta

I never lied to myself about getting fat- honestly, I was just too freaking lazy to do anything about it.

Now THAT is putting it all out there!

I was both a lazy big FAT liar

larousse_37

The biggest lie I had going was being perpetuated by my loved ones: "You aren't fat!"

Of course, I'm not obese. I'm not even 30 lbs overweight, and I have about 16% bodyfat, which is waaaayyy too high. Now, I don't expect to get to 5% bodyfat, but closer to 10% is the goal. Under if possible.

But my loved ones would just tell me, and still do, that I'm not fat. No, i tell them, I'm not FAT. But I'm overweight. And I'm high stress. And I don't look good in a speedo. And I'm in the minority of men and probably women too, who thinks a speedo can look good on a fit man. IN fact, it looks better than those stupid, rediculous swimsuits 99.9% of men wear. They are just shorts with a liner in them. America is too modest, and lies to itself all the time. We don't want to see a man in a speedo, but pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry in this country, and the two have NOTHING To do with each other except everyone says "gross" when they think of them.

So, back to the point. Ask a doctor if you are overweight. If he/she is worth their salt, they will tell you the truth. Then, determine the weight you should be, and work to get there.

I used to swim competitively. Men can definitely look hot in speedo's (or DT's as we call them here.. haha d*** togs) truuuust me. If you want to rock the DT's, then you go for gold :-)

jul21r

The lies I told myself have gotten me to 300+!!! Not to mention my laziness!
My lies:
*I'm big boned
*I've always been a big girl
*I get enough exercise walking across the college campus
*I'm too busy with school or work
*A fast food burger, 1/2 the fries and a small coke is healthy for me when I'm on the run, as long as it's not the whole fry and a large coke!

Here's the BEST ONE of them all................ I WEAR MY WEIGHT WELL!!!!!
Why did I ever short change myself and say that I wear 300+ pounds well???? I could fix my hair, do my make-up, and wear dress clothes but it will never look as nice as when I am done 150 pounds!!!!

I'm glad I FINALLY realized that and I am working towards actually looking good and healthy!!!

CasperO

And I'm in the minority of men and probably women too, who thinks a speedo can look good on a fit man. IN fact, it looks better than those stupid, rediculous swimsuits 99.9% of men wear.

I used to swim competitively. Men can definitely look hot in speedo's (or DT's as we call them here.. haha d*** togs) truuuust me. If you want to rock the DT's, then you go for gold :-)

I was at the point where I could get away with it. Might've looked good with an even tan. It's not so hard, just get down around 10% bodyfat and have a decent bone structure. Working hard to get back there for summer, but I won't wear a banana hammock even if I can. I'm a grandfather for pete's sake.