Excuses

My chicken nuggets which are pured organs and chicken bones cooked in lard tastes wayyy better than that prime rib steak and vegies you have * _* :noway:

My chicken nuggets which are pured organs and chicken bones cooked in lard tastes wayyy better than that prime rib steak and vegies you have * _* :noway:

But sometimes...it's true. Those things are amazing.

"I can't go over my data plan on my phone. MFP will use it all up" - My friend a few weeks after asking me to help her set up MFP and show her how to use it.

Well then cut down your time on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

Haha, in the olden days before MFP we all logged meals using a nifty thing called a notebook. They're smaller than a device, cheaper than a device, fit right in your purse and are even biodegradable! No data plan required. Ah, kids these days.

"I have so many trigger foods! I can't control myself around them. If I'm going to lose weight, I need to cut them out entirely!"

What's a "Trigger" food? Something Roy Rogers fed his horse? Is Buttermilk jealous that he doesn't have special foods, too?

Hate the whole "trigger food" thing. "Trigger foods" don't absolve adults from taking responsibility for their actions.

"I'm always eating healthy. Look, I ordered a crispy chicken sandwhich. It's CHICKEN." <-- my fiance's sister.

I am not sure if this was supposed to be hilarious, but it literally made me LOL. Oh my.

I don't have any funny excuses, I am just lazy and I think I am way skinnier/fitter than I actually am. i think I look pretty damn good and I am scared once I lose the weight I will look gross and all skin-hangy (nekkid I mean, I know I will look better in clothes a smaller size).

Yeah that's just sad, I know. I guess maybe that is a bit hilarious it is so ridiculous now that I think about it

"You're so lucky that you find exercise easy" -> yep I just fell out of bed one day and found I could run a marathon.

Haha, yep!

"Only people that can do the high intensity options should do this class"

Oh of course! They just woke up being able to go full pelt for an hour. Not saying every form of exercise is right for everyone. The question should be do you want to do it and are you medically cleared, not can you be perfect right from day one!

"I have so many trigger foods! I can't control myself around them. If I'm going to lose weight, I need to cut them out entirely!"

What's a "Trigger" food? Something Roy Rogers fed his horse? Is Buttermilk jealous that he doesn't have special foods, too?

Hate the whole "trigger food" thing. "Trigger foods" don't absolve adults from taking responsibility for their actions.

Well no one's forcing you to avoid items you can't help but consume in copious quantities. And if you have no such foods, hurray for you! You get a Gold star!!

"It's my genetics. Everyone in my family is fat"

Sadly... a few short years ago... these excuses were all mine... I think I used so many of them that I started to believe them... I was so unhealthy and overweight that 3 minutes on a treadmill, zero incline, 2.0 speed and I was sweating and honestly could not breathe.. I was the lady leaning on the grocery cart and barely able to stand up to push it to buy those chips, sweets, etc... and the bad thing.. I actually have ALWAYS loved healthy foods... veggies, baked/grilled meats, etc... but I also loved my pasta, cheese sauces, breads, sweets, and chips.

Now, I go to 6-9 classes a week at the gym, I have participated in 2 mud runs, a few 5K's (I really don't enjoy running or I would do more), and I eat healthy food only 95% of the time. 3 of the classes each week are Insanity... and if I can go from not walking to doing a full round of Insanity.. anyone can kick those excuses and build up to doing whatever they want.

When you are making those "trigger food" excuses.. remember.. no one forced you to buy the trigger food. I have 2 trigger foods... one is peanut butter... and it can be in the house as long as I don't start eating it as I don't have the desire/willpower to stop if I start... the other is marshmallows... so I simply don't buy them as I will eat one and the love for the marshmallow kills the desire to be healthy and I would honestly eat them all... so if I don't buy them I can't eat them.. it's really that simple.

When you are making the "junk food is cheaper" excuses... well, yes it is... However, it makes you crave larger quantities more often... so in the long run I was prepared when I totally went cold turkey 3 years ago and cleaned out the cabinets... I was prepared to get healthy and spend a small fortune doing it.... but I found out that when you eat healthy, you get full quicker and stay full longer so you eat smaller portions of the healthy foods and it balances to where the costs remain about the same.

And when it comes to the "its too hard" exercise excuses... find a good gym with good instructors... they will teach you modifications for everything from push ups to jumping jacks to weight lifting.... there is a way to train your body to do the things you want to do... and modifications are the start to doing the all out high intensity stuff you see others doing... if your instructors don't teach mods.. .go somewhere else... research.. do something... you might just like it... in a little over a year's time I went from making excuses to losing over 100 pounds and I get cranky on the days I can't make it to the gym.... I learned to embrace and love the sweat as well as the sore and tired muscles... and I just feel good... you can too!

"I would like to be healthy and fit, but i dont call it letting myself go, I call it putting my kids above my own selfish needs"

Someone posted that the other day, its sad when you blame your children for your unhealthy eating and say they are the reason you wont lose weight. How about you get it together so you're actually around for them a longer time?