The biggest excuse (lie) you used to tell (sabatoge) yoursel

AlsDonkBoxSquat
AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I used to tell myself that it was okay that I was at a higher weight because "everyone knows that your metabolism slows down at 15, 20, and again at 25." This was a lie I told myself to make me feel better. It was my sabatoge that kept me from being my best me. I'm now 33 (turning 34 in about 8 weeks) and my metabolism is the best it's ever been, I just had to learn how to treat my body right. My metabolism didn't tank, my activity level did!
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  • toque_de_miel
    toque_de_miel Posts: 223 Member
    "I'll just go to the gym / start eating right tomorrow"

    And tomorrow just never really seem to come!
  • cdpm
    cdpm Posts: 297 Member
    It's just puppy fat - that'll just go way on it's own (thank my mum for that!)
  • irridia
    irridia Posts: 527 Member
    I don't get why I'm not losing any weight, I'm not eating THAT much. (some of that actually is the labeling and not taking the time to read the label to see that this is 3 Freaking servings at 120 cal each! arrrgh!

    And yeah the tomorrow thing.
  • dandydalek
    dandydalek Posts: 158 Member
    "There's no way you can stick to a diet forever, so why start in the first place?"
  • messyinthekitchen
    messyinthekitchen Posts: 662 Member
    I'd say tomorrow. There's always tomorrow. Or I'll start next week.
  • CrazyDaisysMommy
    CrazyDaisysMommy Posts: 472
    That I'm not over eating that much. I'm tall and active so I have higher calorie requirements.

    Truth is, the calories requirements for my height are not that much more than for every other woman, and I'm not as active as I think I am.
  • pauljsolie
    pauljsolie Posts: 1,024 Member
    I carry my weight well.
  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    I have PCOS..which one of the side effects is gaining weight..so why bother cause no matter what I do..the weight wont go anywhere..
  • alicollins74
    alicollins74 Posts: 335 Member
    "I can't exercise because of my plantar fasciitis"...turns out exercising actually helped it!
  • Bailey543
    Bailey543 Posts: 375
    Oh, there are so many....."I will start to run again tomorrow", "I will start to diet again tomorrow" , "I will just run when I get home" (so I can eat junk) , "I haven't gained that much back, my clothes are just now getting snug"....and the list goes on.....
  • Lisa__Michelle
    Lisa__Michelle Posts: 845 Member
    "It's just too hard so I guess I will have to get comfortable feeling fat"
  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579
    "I only eat twice a day and jog twice a week why am I not losing weight?"

    My twice a day meals were HIGH in sugar, fat, and sodium... And I always ended the night eating ONE more meal before bed. Most times it was a HOT Pocket...
  • MIMITIME
    MIMITIME Posts: 405 Member
    Well, I am not that fat. Then, I saw my photo - Turns out I am that fat! HaHa Anyway, I am having good results here so that will change very soon!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    I'm not getting bigger, I think it's my clothes that are shrinking.
  • krysydawn
    krysydawn Posts: 231 Member
    Its ok because no one believes that I weigh as much as I do!!!... Because you know, "I didnt look like i weighed almost 300lbs"... Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight... What part of swollen, nastiness and triple chins and nasty thighs touching DIDNT THROW UP A RED FLAG!?
  • mavsgirl
    mavsgirl Posts: 2 Member
    It's less expensive and easier to eat out than to cook dinner.

    Now that I cook dinner and eat tons of veggies, I am saving money. I have lunch prepared for work which means I do not have to leave to pick up something.
  • tomcat4680
    tomcat4680 Posts: 27
    I used to always say I'm overweight because of the medications I'm on (partially true, weight gain is a side effect of them), and because I have hypothyroidism. Main cause though was I overate (mostly junk food) and never exercised.
  • H_Factor
    H_Factor Posts: 1,722 Member
    "I don't have time. with a full time job, wife and 2 kids, I just don't have time to exercise." truth is that I had time to exercise (i.e., all of the time I spent on my lazy butt in front of the TV) and exercise combined with healthy eating has given me a ton more energy to do the things I need/want to do everyday.

    eff you excuses!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I'll start exercising again on Monday.
  • EboniA
    EboniA Posts: 181 Member
    Winter is coming, and everyone gains in the winter, so why try to lose weight now. AND... It's too hot to workout in the summer. Fall is really busy. Spring is too wet. Any other season's I could sabotage?

    Some people (friends) want to be MY size so I must not be too bad. (NOT!)
  • abeare
    abeare Posts: 504 Member
    I cant possible go to the gym in this condition, I’ll just have to find a way to loose a bit before getting a membership. Yeah cause that ever happens!
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I don't get why I'm not losing any weight, I'm not eating THAT much. (some of that actually is the labeling and not taking the time to read the label to see that this is 3 Freaking servings at 120 cal each! arrrgh!

    And yeah the tomorrow thing.

    totally agree with this, or I'm not eating that bad (because I had like a carrot stick or two with my mound of tater tots).
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    "I eat healthy all the time and I don't eat that much food"- portion sizes were really a serious issue and you can get fat if you eat too much healthy food, too.

    "I quit smoking and my metabolism took a nose dive and that's why I can't lose weight"- partially true, but more exercise has sped my metabolism back up

    "I'm over 40 and my metabolism took a nose dive and that's why I can't lose weight" -see above

    "I exercise all the time"- true, sort of, but it was walking the dogs 2 miles 4-5 times a week. That's it. Nothing else and I have a sedentary job. Now I go to the gym 5 days a week and walk the dogs 2-4 days a week.
  • _Corinne_
    _Corinne_ Posts: 188 Member
    "I'll just go to the gym / start eating right tomorrow"

    And tomorrow just never really seem to come!

    THIS
  • Kotasmommy
    Kotasmommy Posts: 124 Member
    "I'll just go to the gym / start eating right tomorrow"

    And tomorrow just never really seem to come!


    That's exactly what I used to do.
  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    My brother would mock me....which would put me off.
    So I decided to blinders on (we share a house) and ignored him mocking me.......and now HE is doing EA Sports Active and has lost almost 30 pounds.
  • Trishintraining
    Trishintraining Posts: 5
    It's just baby fat from the pregnancy, I can't help that!

    Ya, my son is almost 4, it's not just baby fat. I never switched my calorie intake from when I was pregnant and then BF, to when I stopped. So I was still eating for two (or three... or four) well after it was needed.
  • tbudge
    tbudge Posts: 114
    birthday cake doesn't count...even if it's not my birthday cake....
  • NancyCatherineWalker
    NancyCatherineWalker Posts: 35
    I don't have to sabotage myself. The doctor does it for me. "With PCOS and at your age it will be a lot harder to lose weight". This was her response to my complaint of being stuck after loosing the first 15 lbs.
  • pfeiferfit
    pfeiferfit Posts: 138 Member
    My husband brings junk food into the house.

    But I eat it. And if I stopped, he might stop bringing it.
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