Lies I told myself

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  • tristahenry
    tristahenry Posts: 175
    "I don't need to lose weight as long as I still get hit on when I go out." - Yikes! That one's embarassing.
  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    "I don't need to lose weight as long as I still get hit on when I go out." - Yikes! That one's embarassing.

    LOL Nice one
  • sarahanne40
    sarahanne40 Posts: 69 Member
    'Well I dont look my size - I mean check out them people (insert chatshow name here) who say they weigh the same but are four dress sizes bigger...' yeah they may be big..ger, but that dont mean I'm a skinny minny!

    'it runs in my family' and the classic 'i think my bones are very, very dense, and thats why I still look normal but weight so much' - yeah, erm, no! Then you see the pictures on fb (you know the ones, taken from a side angle that you didnt pose for) and BAM, reality comes crashing back... that 'oh god I feel sick' moment as I like to call it ! :D
  • louisee294
    louisee294 Posts: 140 Member
    "I don't need to lose weight as long as I still get hit on when I go out." - Yikes! That one's embarassing.

    YES! I still half believe this...
  • unckat09
    unckat09 Posts: 97
    Please,I did not gain weight... the dryer shrunk my clothes:bigsmile:

    Hahaha yes! I told this to myself alllll summer.
  • wpij25
    wpij25 Posts: 161
    HaHaHaHa very funny thread guys!! Thanks for posting!! :D
  • Sweet13_Princess
    Sweet13_Princess Posts: 1,207 Member
    "These clothes don't fit. The dryer must have shrunk it." - I used to say this as a joke, but deep down I wanted to believe it. I may not be a perfect housekeeper, but I'm pretty sure I know how to do laundry correctly!

    "My mom is heavy, so I'm destined to be heavy too." - Not true, my mom left herself go, that doesn't mean I have to!

    "I've been good all week, so I deserve this." - You can treat yourself, just don't be a pig about it and derail everything you've worked for all week.

    "I'm too tired/stressed to workout." - That may be true, but you need to make time for yourself, for your own health... it's much more productive than lounging on the couch as "me time."

    "The weight's not coming off, so I just give up." - Don't be a quitter! Everything in life takes some effort!

    "I'll never look like those skinny models, so why bother?" - Do you have to look like a model to feel good about yourself? What about the other things your body can accomplish.

    "I'm not working out because my fiance wants to, but we just don't have the time." - Some old philosophy, if a friend jumps off a bridge, do you have to as well? Be accountable for yourself!

    Shannon
  • TLW77
    TLW77 Posts: 97 Member
    Well this if my first time posting, I have read many post but this is the first one I really want to reply to. I have just started MFP and this is my 6th day counting calories. I am going to print this out and hang it on my fridge or cabinets as a reminder to myself! So here I go...I need to confess....that I have been lying to myself for years.

    Lie #1 - "I don't have time to exercise, I have kids!"
    Truth - I have plenty of time, in between waiting for them to get out of their sports or other extra curricular activities I could have walked on for 30-45 minutes.

    Lie #2 - "I can't afford to eat healthy or make dinners just or myself and feed my family whatever they want.
    Truth - We can all eat healthy, not just me!

    Lie #3 - "Wait till the kids go to bed and my husband is in the other room and I can sneak and eat whatever I want, no one will know!
    Truth - NOT!! Everytime I tried it my husband usually came back into the room and I felt like a little kid trying to hide something I knew I wasn't supposed to be doing. I need to count calories and make better choices.

    Lie #4 - "I have tried every diet out there and just can't stick with anything! I just can't do it!"
    Truth - I don't need to try "diets", I can do it, I just need to make a life change for myself to be healthier and eat healthier.

    Lie #5 - "I think my husband is ashamed of the way I look, I need to lose weight so he won't be" (he has never said this of course)
    Truth - I need to lose weight for ME, MYSELF, AND I!!!

    Lie # 6 - "I can't exercise at a gym, people will be staring at me, the fat girl!"
    Truth - Who cares! They don't live my life, I do!

    Lie # 7 - "I will start on Monday!"
    Truth - Monday never comes! I started counting calories on a Thursday night, 1/13/11 and have been counting everyday since!

    Thanks for letting me share! I can think of tons more but those are the main things that have really held me down in the past!
  • jane77
    jane77 Posts: 489
    It's such a little bite left no use saving it might as well finish it
    It's only one bite so I don't have to track it
    It's only this one time
    Thnaks everyone this is a great post and I think reading it everyday will help keep me honest with myself. :):):)
  • LauraMcGanity
    LauraMcGanity Posts: 112
    I'm tall, I can carry the extra weight. Yeah right.
    Okay so I'm not round, but I'm BIG. A
    And not big-boned either, I actually have a small frame underneath - my feet and hands are small.

    There's a tall slim girl hiding under a layer of flab, and it's time I let her out to play.:smile:
  • PuppyBandit
    PuppyBandit Posts: 57
    Coffee with lots of powdered creamer and splenda doesn't count LOL.

    I use a lot of creamer and it counts! I still don't put it on myfitness pal, maybe I should start
  • louisee294
    louisee294 Posts: 140 Member
    That buying the bigger cut jeans in a smaller size means I am still that size, even though I could have plenty more choice in the next size up. DENIAL!
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    "These clothes don't fit. The dryer must have shrunk it."
    That was similar to one my biggest lies that I used to tell myself (and almost everyone else).

    Number 1: "These clothes must have shrunk in the wash", and,
    Number 2: "HQ has gotten it wrong yet again. They keep sending me a uniform that's too small. Don't they know how to use a tape measure properly when they're fitting us for a new uniform?"
    :laugh:
  • jane77
    jane77 Posts: 489
    well at least my butts not that big Or is it If i need to compair guess what "my butt is too big"
  • spuzo
    spuzo Posts: 50
    Oh Lord, the lies Ive been telling myself....I was in SERIOUS self denial about my weight:

    Lie: Ive been obese all my life, it's meant to be.
    Truth: Ive been obese all my life because I made wrong choices all my life and that CAN change.

    Lie: God wants me to be fat since Ive tried and tried and cant lose weight.
    Truth: God has nothing to do with it, and I really havent tried 100% to lose weight. Ive made half-hearted attempts.

    Lie: Nobody can tell I weigh over 300lbs.
    Truth: EVERYONE can tell. I aint foolin' nobody!

    Lie: I used to lift weights so I'm in pretty good shape.
    Truth: Yeah, I used to lift weight and still can, but I can barely walk and move around - indications of NOT being in good shape!

    Lie: Surgery is my only option
    Truth: I CAN do this if I put all my efforts into it. But I have to make the effort, it wont come off just by wishful thinking.

    Lie: If I get a really bad illness, I'll have enough fat to survive it [yeah, I really did think that].
    Truth: The bad illness will likely be because of the fat and I would likely NEVER be able to survive it.

    Lie: I dont really eat all that much, I'm never hungry.
    Truth: Yeah, I ate A LOT - that's why I was never hungry!
  • jane77
    jane77 Posts: 489
    That i have to eat that last bit "there are starving children in the world" boy is that an old one that gets a lot of air time
    really me eating that is going to help anyone how about i dont buy junk food for a month and use that money to buy food for my local food bank..
  • maureak
    maureak Posts: 107 Member
    These are all great! It takes a lot of courage to admit that change has to come from within and that it's no one else's responsibility but your own.
  • jane77
    jane77 Posts: 489
    how about this for a opposite. this weight should come off so much easier.. It didn't get there in a year why do we think it should leave in 6 months. We should be making life long changes not just dropping pounds. Life long change take time be kind to yourself and just like we put on weight we will lose it.
  • run_way
    run_way Posts: 220
    Well, I don't LOOK like I weigh 190 pounds............

    Seriously! ^^^

    Just because people say "O you don't look like you weigh that much" means I can continue to be a sloth and eat whatever feels good at the time.
  • TakeOne
    TakeOne Posts: 345 Member
    bahahaha! Yes..oh how many times that darn dryer shrank my jeans. Instead of how many times I was packing it on to my muffin top.
  • suziehomemaker
    suziehomemaker Posts: 116
    oh this is an amazing thread kudos to everyone for the honesty, my big lies to myself were if i still fit in my clothes then im not over eating....not taking into effect that i was positive that they were making the sizes smaller everytime i went clothes shopping.....as long as i still can fit into the clothes you can get at the store than im normal there is someone out there my size......i dont care what i weigh i dont have a scale to tell anyways........no one knows i weigh this much i carry my weight well....i was always overweight why change now?......and the biggest one IT DOESNT BOTHER ME TO BE FAT IVE BEEN THIS WAY MY WHOLE LIFE!!!!!!

    such lies the load of them, the best things ive done in life is have children they are a blessing and they need their mom, i am getting healthy for them and for me!

    Cheers :)
  • TakeOne
    TakeOne Posts: 345 Member
    Oh and...this is just an experiment. Maybe you need to gain a little weight to get a larger chest..lol. Didn't work quite like I thought... This is a great post by the way : )
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    bahahaha! Yes..oh how many times that darn dryer shrank my jeans. Instead of how many times I was packing it on to my muffin top.
    That annoying washing machine was shrinking my clothes for years. I should have bought a better one.:laugh:
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    one I am struggling with lately:

    I have lost 50 lbs! I look marvelous! I should probably just call it good now.

    Truth: I have lost 50 lbs. I am very proud of that. But I AM NOT FINISHED. My BMI is still in the "overweight" range.

    I will stick to it until I can wear a bikini with pride.
  • noltes2
    noltes2 Posts: 202 Member
    Oh, my... I share so many you guys have already posted. I've lost 31 pounds so far, since July 2010, and look MUCH BETTER, but still have another 20ish to go!

    1) It's okay if I've gained weight, I have big boobs now! (They were up to a D! and now that i have lost weight they are a B!) - sorry, all 30 pounds were not just in my boobs.

    2) If I dress in layers no one can even tell if I've gained weight! - I used this every single single single day.

    3) My fiance isn't gonna notice the extra weight, he only sees me in layers and in the dark! -- oh, he noticed, he just never comments when I gain weight, - only when I lose it...

    4) This scale is WRONG!

    5) If I don't weigh myself, I don't need to lose weight! --- this makes NO sense whatsoever, but I would refuse to go to the doctor for a two year period cuz I refused to see how high that number had gotten.

    6) Oh, no problem, I'll just lose the weight 2 months before that event.... Yeah right, this kind of weight does not come off in two months!

    7) I've lost weight before, so when I really need to it'll be super easy! I have said that for 6 years. and has certainly not been easy.

    I've never really thought about what my lies are until now, and this thread really got me thinking about how many lies I've had, and am still struggling with. My most recent lie I tell myself is - well I've already lost 31 pounds and people tell me I look great so I don't really need to lose any more.... even though I am still clinically overweight.

    THANKS EVERYONE FOR SHARING!!! :)
  • puddle140
    puddle140 Posts: 13
    My parents and everyone else in my family are big. That means I'm suppose to be big right? NOT! :wink:
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    My parents and everyone else in my family are big. That means I'm suppose to be big right? NOT! :wink:
    Even when I was a child, I was overweight. I always use to hear that. You're father was a big man, you're grandfather, etc. Being big runs in your family :angry:
  • TiniTurtle
    TiniTurtle Posts: 595 Member
    -my body is supposed to be this weight (whenever i lost weight from crash dieting, i'd gain it back & i always seem to maintain around the same)
    -i don't want to lose my boobs
    -i'll just crash diet before the event (the hollywood diet never took off the 10lbs in 48 hours it states, but did at least 5 till i ate anything else of course)
    -if i'm starting a diet tomorrow, so i can eat whatever and as much as i want right now since i won't be having these foods for a while
    -i'm too busy/tired to work out
    -healthy foods cost too much
    -i don't want to get back into unhealthy mindsets
  • jane77
    jane77 Posts: 489
    Its a buffet you have to eat alot to get your moneys worth lol
  • poptastic
    poptastic Posts: 151 Member
    My number one lie was "well my skinny friend eats cookies, so I must be able to eat them too - if I'm fat, it's unrelated!"

    In reality, some people can eat cookies more than others, but my skinny friends would eat a cookie and then have a salad later, whereas I'd have the cookie, a huge sandwich, a packet of crisps, a chocolate bar.

    Oh, and telling myself "weekends don't count" - suddenly every 'weekend' was from Friday-Monday!
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