EXCUSES.... EXCUSES!!!!

My excuses: I love to eat out, I love comfort food, I'll start tomorrow, I don't like vegetables, I don' want to be hungry, I love ice cream, I have failed before, I don't have time to diet, etc, etc, etc.

I am so glad to find this site!

you have done a fantastic job, very well done.
my excuses were I don't have time to exercise even though i work from home. I had a joke with myself that you don't get hurt being a coach potato but you do exercising. Just sheer laziness really.
i actually didn't think i ate a lot only the wrong types of food. I now know it wasn't food types it was portion control as i still eat the same foods just no where as much.

The best part of this whole story is that you left your wanker of an ex husband.
Well done x

So glad I found and read this post and every single reply....ALL of you are inspiring.

My excuses are as long as anyone else...a man I wanted to spend time with, giving birth to twins, being exhausted from those twins, and anything else that would keep me from doing the right thing. Truth is none of these excuses had anything to do with me eating too much...it was pure gluttony. I could have watched my diet and been more aware of my calories but I didn't because I didn't care enough about myself to do that.

It feels better to care!

Great job on your success OP!!

Excuses:

- I’m still young enough to change. (Except I kept getting older.)
- I don’t have any health problems. (Until I was put on medication for high BP & cholesterol 5 years ago.)
- I’m lonely and sad, food provides comfort for me. (A temporary high followed by guilt and other negative feelings.)
- I’m afraid of losing my mom because of her health problems. And then two years ago- I watched my mom die. Food numbs the fear and pain. (Again, temporary. And my mom never wanted this for me; she would want me to change.)
- I want to fall in love and have children and that hasn’t happened. If I can’t have what I want, I should be allowed to indulge. (So, I’ll just stay at home and eat and make myself less attractive and less confident? And negatively impact my future fertility with my obesity?)
- The right guy will want me despite my weight. (Except when a guy shows interest in me, I assume he’s faking it or some sort of fetishist.)
- My family history of heart disease and diabetes is destined to catch up to me anyway. (So I’ll just help it along?)
- I don’t smoke, drink heavily, do drugs, drink coffee, or have any other vices. (And that makes it ok to have a vice that could kill me?)
- I’ve lost weight before, I can do it easily again when I’m ready. (But I was 12 years younger then. And the 40 pounds I lost, I have regained along with an additional 60 pounds.)


I finally feel like I am ready to change. No dramatic catalyst, no “aha moment”. I just lost a few pounds without really trying, after being at my heaviest weight ever, and thought, “This feels good. What will happen if I actually do try?” And now I am almost 5 months in, and have not had any binges. I am almost 40 pounds down, and feeling better about myself and in general than I have in a long time. For the first couple of months I said to people, “I hope this sticks.” But that sounds like it’s not in my control, and it is. I can hope I continue to have the strength and drive to make the changes I need to make. But now I want to say, “This is working. I am working hard and will continue to change myself for the better.” It’s never too late.

Biggest for me was "I'm not that fat"

I don't really have consistant excuses. However, like this week and last week... This week we are going to be moving. Last week I worked outside (own a farm AND work daily on my dads farm.) I felt completely drained every day last week. This week I have basically every chore from last week on top of moving.

So, farm work is very difficult (most days 9or10 to dark) and definatley helps with weight loss but because I'm so tired I don't do my planned work outs which makes me lose momentum.

How do I overcome this specific 'Excuse?'

If you find out let me know! My day is similar, we are caretakers on a farm 6am to around 8pm and in what spare time we have we work seasonally on a local vineyard which, if we have cover on the farm is usually 7am-5pm.
I'm doing c25k 3 times a week but organic yummy farm food gets me every time, its all fresh but no low fat alternatives that I can tollerate.
I agree with being tired, we live on the coast too and once the sea air hits me in the evening I just want to sleep!
I guess what I try and do is move more during the working day, run from the horses to the cows etc rather than walk. Go long ways around barns, a couple of laps sometimes. Things like that to keep me moving faster. Bicep curls when I'm cardying things is my fav at the moment horse feed is a tough one!
Every little helps

My excuse was always "i will do it tomorrow" and a year later i would feel bad that if i had started i would have achieved so much.
Thank you for the post.

You look fab, well done!
Really hoping you shed the unacceptable weight of a sometimes physically abusive husband more than anything...