Lies that I used to tell myself...
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Before I finally decided to get some gumption and actually change my diet and exercise and lose the extra weight I'd carried around for almost a decade, I told myself many lies. Here are a few...
"After having a baby, my hip bones moved. That's why I wear a larger size pants now. It's not fat!"
"If 60% of the population is overweight, then I'm normal. What's the big deal?"
"I only wear a size 10. That's not fat. Even though that body fat scale says I'm 34% b.f.. That thing MUST be wrong!"
"But I eat mostly healthy stuff and exercise occasionally. I shouldn't be fat" (calories are calories, it's all basic math - I know that now)
So...how about you? What lies did you tell yourself?
"After having a baby, my hip bones moved. That's why I wear a larger size pants now. It's not fat!"
"If 60% of the population is overweight, then I'm normal. What's the big deal?"
"I only wear a size 10. That's not fat. Even though that body fat scale says I'm 34% b.f.. That thing MUST be wrong!"
"But I eat mostly healthy stuff and exercise occasionally. I shouldn't be fat" (calories are calories, it's all basic math - I know that now)
So...how about you? What lies did you tell yourself?
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I can't lose weight because I am post menopausal and over 50 - proved my own lie wrong!0
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"I'll just have one..." and "Meh... I'll start tomorrow" and "I'm pretty happy with how I look"0
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The camera adds 10 pounds.... or 30!0
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"As long as I don't get any bigger, I'm fine"
uh.. yeah...0 -
Everyone in my family looks like this. This is how my body is supposed to look.0
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"I'll just have one..." and "Meh... I'll start tomorrow" and "I'm pretty happy with how I look"
This for me too...0 -
Lies I told myself was the same lie I posted on profiles online- That I just had "Afew extra pounds" I was in denial, which was why I didn't even try loosing weight like I should have.0
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When I was at my heaviest (100 pounds ago) I told myself that my BMI was in the "Obese" range because I was more muscular than the average woman. Like I was some sort of professional athlete or something!.0
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I can't lose weight because I am post menopausal and over 50 - proved my own lie wrong!
For me it was just "I can't loose 55 kg" full stop. Luckily I proved myself wrong as well and now weigh 83 kg.0 -
"I'm only 20 pounds overweight"... when I was 35 over
"I'm only 50 pounds overweight".... when I was 75 over
... and even when I was 130+ over, I said it was "100 pounds extra".0 -
my pants just got smaller from laundering..0
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It's ok to cheat and eat all of this food. I will just make up for it later.
Biggest lie ever for myself.0 -
my pants just got smaller from laundering..
Ha Ha! That was one of my favorite lies too.0 -
my biggest lie is "It's just one cheat day, I'll make up by exercising"
right...0 -
I will just get pregnant again so no need to lose it0
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I'm not fat or anything. Just a little overweight. I'm naturally "stocky".
I can't run or anything like that because I have asthma.
I'm much happier not caring about exercise or eating healthy0 -
i don't have a drinking problem.
i'm a social drinker!
it makes me charming.0 -
"My husband loves me no matter what"
While this certainly isn't a lie, it was the biggest excuse I used. Another good one (this is a lie)
"I'm a stay at home mom, and mom's don't have time to worry about their appearance."0 -
I didn't get fat, my waistline changed to above my belly button.0
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(Love the ticker that says "Whatever doesn't kill me had better start running!" Hilarity.)
My lies were, "There aren't healthy options for me because I'm a picky eater."
"I have a large frame so even if I lose weight, I'll still look fat."
"I don't care what people think of me and I don't care if I die young."
"I don't want to get married or date anyway, so why do I need to look good to get male approval?"
"I'll never be healthy."0
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