Excuses you had to overcome?

JanieJack
JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
in Chit-Chat
I was talking about a friend who gave me an excuse for working out. She said she won't go workout unless she has someone there waiting on her. I have another friend who used to say this, but she's overcome that and really made great progress losing weight.

The convo got me thinking... what are some excuses you had to overcome to lose weight/get healthy?

I had to overcome the “I’m a 24-7 full time single mom, and I can’t possibly do more than I’m already doing.” I was doing weights 2-4 times a week, and some pilates/yoga which I could easily do while my son played in another room. But I was having trouble getting cardio in, and the exercise videos weren’t cutting it. I overcome this by buying a treadmill, and it’s made a world of difference.

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  • dbrightwell1270
    dbrightwell1270 Posts: 1,732 Member
    The gym is too far from the buffet and with gas prices this high I just can't afford it.
  • jmoralesx5
    jmoralesx5 Posts: 128 Member
    I'm too tired or i just ate too much i can't possible workout
  • plumnbagel
    plumnbagel Posts: 184 Member
    Everyone is going to make fun of me.
  • Meggles63
    Meggles63 Posts: 916 Member
    I've had two people tell me they can't work out because they're house isn't on a slab...it's got wood floors and it's raised and the banging is just too much! WTF???????
  • SouthernSweetie74
    SouthernSweetie74 Posts: 844
    My excuses were:

    *I'm a full time single mom. I'm already so BUSY with work and taking care of kids. WHEN would I work out?
    *I can't afford to go to the gym.
    *I live too far out in the country, and with gas prices the way they are, I can't afford to go to the park and walk.

    How I'm overcoming them:
    *Just do it. So... maybe something else doesn't quite get done... I will say that it's easier now that my kids are older and can participate in household chores.
    *Work out at home with DVDs.
    *Walk the country road.
  • CajunNino
    CajunNino Posts: 269
    The treadmill had no place to hold my beer and fried chicken. :tongue:
  • Boonster001
    Boonster001 Posts: 62
    Too tired is the biggest one -- moved my work out to first thing in the morning, getting up early is tough - but worth it!
  • DarthH8
    DarthH8 Posts: 298 Member
    Lol today my boss was like "Man I already ate all my lunch I should go run now. But then I'll have to go get my stuff out of my car."

    I was like.... uhhh yeah that's why you brought it, so you could go get it out of the car and use it. So he tells me "I meant to bring it in with me this morning."

    Beat that.
  • Octopies
    Octopies Posts: 157 Member
    "Ive been fat my whole life, why not keep it that way?"
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
    Everyone is going to make fun of me.

    I remember hating this. Because when I first went back to the gym after giving birth, people DID make fun of me. It was just after new years when I came off maternity leave, and I had moved to a new town so no one knew that I used to teach fitness classes (even while pregnant). The ridicule I endured for being one of those new year's resolution folks kept me out of the gym that first month. Then I realized I was letting other people’s stupidity prevent me from taking care of myself. So I went, despite the embarrassment, and got back in great shape.
  • anels449
    anels449 Posts: 3,187 Member
    "It's raining outside, guess I can't go for a jog."
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    copy pasting from my profile page:

    These are my excuses as to why I got into such bad shape. Honest truth time for me

    - Laziness. I was too lazy to move and make a change in my lifestyle. Fast food (which I hate btw, I really hate most of the food from BK and McD's) was just easier even though cooking for myself wouldve been cheaper and healthier.

    - Excuses. I made excuses. I will do this some other time. I will do it starting tomorrow. Oh I ate bad today? I will recover tomorrow by not eating and ofcourse that led to binging

    - video game addiction: World of Warcraft. I cannot even begin to explain how much that game have ruined my life, not just health wise but everything. I know I'm to blame but that game alone have ruined the last atleast 4 years of my life.

    - being a coward: Whenever I got hit by stress, I tried to confide in food or cigarettes. I just didnt wanted to face my troubles like a man but in the end, I had to anyways. Stress didnt went away because of eating or smoking but it sure did put on some weight.

    - Just not stopping: I couldve stopped with the bad habits when I hit 200, I was aware of the weight issue. I couldve stopped at 220, 240, 250, 270, and now I'm at 280. Each time I knew what was up but I didnt do anything about it. I was ok with the fat man in the mirror. I hated him but I didnt wanted to do anything to change it

    I am now in charge of my own faults and failures. I will try my best. I urge my friends on MFP to not let me get off the course. I have a few real life friends who i've asked to do the same. Hopefully, this time I will conquer my own mind.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I am too tired. I have narcolepsy and energy is in short supply and exercising was really taxing. Thank God now thank to exercise I have more energy
  • Tiabean86
    Tiabean86 Posts: 38 Member
    Before it was fear of getting made fun of. The fat girl at the gym, or the fat girl running, or even the fat girl buying a cart full of healthy stuff. I always though people were looking down on me. Then I realized that no one cares and the few that do are sad people with no lives of their own. Today was a bad day for me and I made tons of excuses. I'm tired, I'm sore from yesterdays workout, I just want to take it easy today. The biggest change I've noticed is those excuses are hollow now. They did/do not make me feel better about my day today. Before I started this the excuses would take away the guilt and the shame. Not today, and I am glad.
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
    Then I realized that no one cares and the few that do are sad people with no lives of their own.
    ...
    The biggest change I've noticed is those excuses are hollow now.

    That's awesome!

    You know, I've had people come up to me and make rude comments about what I was buying or eating, and since I had, at that point, lost almost 50lbs of baby weight it made me SOOOO angry. And I let it stop me from living, until I realized the same thing that you did.

    Congratulations to you for realizing that people who spend their lives criticizing others have no lives of their own. And also congratulations to you for not letting excuses run your life anymore.

    Your past may have determined where you are today, but your past does not dictate your future!
  • Renae_Nae
    Renae_Nae Posts: 935 Member
    My family eats out to much and I can't control where we eat. - I learned I can always find something in my calorie budget ;)

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