Lies we use to tell ourself

Dafrog
Dafrog Posts: 353
edited September 22 in Motivation and Support
Anyone who is over weight has lied to themself, some of us call these excuses. Ex: It's too cold or too hot to go on that walk. I am just big boned. I will start tomorrow. No one cares about me why should I. These are just a few, come on guys and gals share some of the lies/excuses you have used in the past.
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  • xquiz8
    xquiz8 Posts: 97 Member
    "I'm just retaining water"
  • Amandac6772
    Amandac6772 Posts: 1,311 Member
    Gravy and biscuits couldn't be THAT bad for you!
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    I use to be in good shape/healthy/skinny but then I got married & had kids. :noway:
  • ajswriter
    ajswriter Posts: 117 Member
    About icecream or anything with fruit--"It's dairy/fruit--everyone needs it."
  • loubay26
    loubay26 Posts: 7
    I always used.....I'm on my period and I can't exercise. Of course the week before the excuse was...I'm cramping.
  • mommyhof3
    mommyhof3 Posts: 551 Member
    1. I don't have time to exercise
    2. My family gets in the way of my weight loss
    3. I am staying under my daily calories (when I was not weighing and measuring my food)
  • bbygrl5
    bbygrl5 Posts: 964 Member
    "My frame is large". Now I know it isn't, but I really believed that before. Now when I look at before pics, I wonder what the hell I was smoking, lol.
  • FelipaJ
    FelipaJ Posts: 71
    The dryer shrank my pants :noway:
  • pattyisinaz
    pattyisinaz Posts: 20 Member
    "This is who I am.There's nothing I could do about it. " Bleh! :o)
  • erica79
    erica79 Posts: 242 Member
    i'll start my diet on Monday....why did I always have to start on Monday? And if I screwed up on Tuesday, I would just wait till the next Monday to start again. Why? I used to think like this for smoking too.
  • jennylynn84
    jennylynn84 Posts: 659
    1. I don't eat THAT much

    2. (I know this is mean, but I come from a VERY obese area of the country.) Comparatively I'm still not that big.

    3. I've always had a weight problem; I always WILL have a weight problem.
  • untamedheart
    untamedheart Posts: 27
    The dryer shrank my pants :noway:

    That's my favorite, I use it all the time!
  • shastacrystal
    shastacrystal Posts: 262
    1)Tomorrow I will be better.

    2)I will sometimes get so frustrated at having to eat healthy that I will just start eating like everyone else. I know I cant do that!!!

    3)I have been fat my whole life so I will feel so defeated that I just sometimes do what I shouldn't do. Pity Party basically.
  • Rjperron
    Rjperron Posts: 150
    I deserve it....only I deserved it every day of the week, and deserving it had nothing to do with eating healthy/exercising!
  • goron59
    goron59 Posts: 890 Member
    "BMI is stupid - I'm not obese.'
  • soze
    soze Posts: 604 Member
    "I'm just retaining water"

    Hey, I still use that one. Only I say bloated (Male). hehe. On the other hand I was the worst offender ever. Much worse than lying to myself. I didn't even look. I only started looking the day before I joined MFP.

    One thing I would like to add is you can actually make these lies work for you. For instance, say you are only going to work out 15 minutes. Once you start you will probably work out longer.

    One word of caution, My ex-vp of finance was asking me how I keep motivated, how I go work out every day. I said I lie to myself and tell myself I'm only going to work out 15 minutes. (I actually read this in the newspaper once) He then started questioning my integrity. Yikes! So if you say this don't use the word lie.
  • beethedreamer
    beethedreamer Posts: 465 Member
    i'll start my diet on Monday....why did I always have to start on Monday? And if I screwed up on Tuesday, I would just wait till the next Monday to start again. Why? I used to think like this for smoking too.

    i say this to myself too.
  • sallyLunn
    sallyLunn Posts: 381
    "I'm just retaining water"
    One thing I would like to add is you can actually make these lies work for you. For instance, say you are only going to work out 15 minutes. Once you start you will probably work out longer.

    I do this all of the time at the gym.
  • little_ali
    little_ali Posts: 15
    It's only 1 day, it won't matter I'll just be extra good tomorrow.
  • msemejuru
    msemejuru Posts: 229
    I have a slow metabolism ( that for some strange reason can't burn off half a pecan pie).
  • Sparksfly
    Sparksfly Posts: 470 Member
    I only had a few mini reeses...no big deal.

    YEAH RIIIIIIGHT. I probably had like 10-15 and thought that was only a "few".
  • abbychelle07
    abbychelle07 Posts: 656 Member
    I'll start tomorrow morning. (I said this for 2 years...)
  • NeuroticVirgo
    NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
    I use to be in good shape/healthy/skinny but then I got married & had kids. :noway:

    I've totally used this one to much.
  • KAK68
    KAK68 Posts: 51 Member
    I will start dieting and exercising after the Holidays- there always seemed to be a Holiday right around the corner- NO MORE !!!!
  • bouka84
    bouka84 Posts: 2
    I'm already over weight what could one more serving do to me?
  • McBody
    McBody Posts: 1,703 Member
    It's okay... I'm going on a long run, tomorrow.
  • JakeNonne
    JakeNonne Posts: 74 Member
    "BMI is stupid - I'm not obese.'

    I felt the same way until I read about a study that found most obese people think they are merely overweight. And most overweight people (i.e., me) think they are normal. Then I took a long look in the mirror, started pinching the fat on my body and realized that that much fat was not "normal."

    But nothing wakes you like your 5 year old saying, "Daddy, you're fat."
  • JodiS75
    JodiS75 Posts: 284
    I used most all of these! My favorites were...I'm big-boned (I really am, but I'm also fat!); I carry my weight well - nobody ever guessed I weighed what I do; and I loved the comparison thing - I'm slender compared to some people! My final biggie...I have a thyroid problem. I had actually found 3 different doctors so they could run blood work because I was SURE there must be something wrong with it! Nope, my thyroid is just fine! Now I'm facing the truth head on ;-)
  • xxthursday09xx
    xxthursday09xx Posts: 85 Member
    OH GOD YES! I always used "I'm so tired, I can make up for it tomorrow". Or...I just ate, I can't work out on a full stomach". Or the doozy, I'll start tomorrow, 1 day won't hurt.
  • xxthursday09xx
    xxthursday09xx Posts: 85 Member
    Anyone who is over weight has lied to themself, some of us call these excuses. Ex: It's too cold or too hot to go on that walk. I am just big boned. I will start tomorrow. No one cares about me why should I. These are just a few, come on guys and gals share some of the lies/excuses you have used in the past.



    I also always used "it's never worked anyways (after only a week I got this thought stuck in my head). I won't lose weight no matter what I do".
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