The Lies We Tell Ourselves

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Shakespeare said it best, "To thine own self be true." Later on, I will discuss what to tell family, friends, and co-workers, but you need to stop lying to yourself right now. You have been telling yourself so many insidious and destructive lies for so long that you probably believe some of them by now and may not recognize them right away. What I am talking about is lies like these
Body Lies
  • I have big bones. Everyone in my family has big bones and they are all fat, so I'm doomed to be fat.
  • I don't need to weigh myself; I can go by how my clothes fit.
  • Everyone has to die of something.
  • Anyone who is worth knowing will love me for who I am inside and my body won't matter.
  • I really don't look any different at 140 than I do at 150.
  • I go by what I look like in the mirror, not by some number on a scale.
  • I can't maintain at a lower weight. My body just gets fat again on its own. I can't help that.
  • If my friends are fatter than I am, I look thin.
  • I really look better when I'm carrying a few more pounds.
  • Those insurance tables are bogus. No one can be that thin.
  • Thin women are more at risk for osteoporosis so I don't want to be thin.
  • I know someone who is thin as a rail who died of a heart attack
Food Lies
  • Carrot cake is a vegetable.
  • Chocolate is a vegetable... Hey! It comes from a BEAN, right?
  • I'm going to have this fruit Jello for my salad.
  • These cookies are low-fat so I can eat several.
  • Crackers are a grain product and so they are good for me.
  • Potato chips are a vegetable.
  • Nuts are high in protein and so a peanut butter sandwich is a good substitute for a chicken breast.
  • A hotdog on a bun is roughly equivalent to a chicken breast with a slice of whole wheat bread.
  • Food used for medicinal purposes is ok. Examples include hot chocolate, brandy, and Sara Lee cheesecake.
  • Movie-related foods such as Milk Duds and buttered popcorn are part of the total entertainment package and so don't count the same as food.
  • Broken cookies don't really count.
  • Foods that are frozen have no calories because calories are units of heat.
  • Milkshakes are beverages and so do not count as food

Behaviour Lies
  • If you eat something and no one sees you eat it, it doesn't count.
  • I never eat anything all day long. I don't know why I can't lose weight.
  • If you drink a diet soda with a candy bar, the calories in the candy bar are cancelled out by the diet soda.
  • When you eat with someone else, calories don't count if you eat less than they do.
  • Things licked off knives and spoons have no calories if you are in the process of preparing something.
  • I will eat less tomorrow.
  • I took the stairs today so that makes up for this cupcake.

Body Lies.

  • I am too short to walk fast.
  • Exercise gives me arthritis.
  • I get headaches when i exercise.
  • Exercise will build up my muscles and make me look masculine.
  • Muscle weighs more than fat and so exercise will make me gain weight.
  • Exercise saps my energy.
  • At the end of a long day, I need rest more than I need exercise
How many of these lies have you told yourself at one point.. I know i'm guilty of several...
 
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Things licked off knives and spoons have no calories if you are in the process of preparing something.
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this one i was guilty of until only recently.. when i stopped myself from popping a piece of fruit in my mouth while i was cutting it up for breakfast for the week.. it then dawned on me - that everything has to count..
 
I have big bones. Everyone in my family has big bones and they are all fat, so I'm doomed to be fat.
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I've heard this one a million times! It was funny how Dr. Ian dispelled this myth for Bone Crusher on Celebrity Fit Club. LOL
 
maleficent said:
Behaviour Lies
  • If you eat something and no one sees you eat it, it doesn't count.
  • I never eat anything all day long. I don't know why I can't lose weight.
  • If you drink a diet soda with a candy bar, the calories in the candy bar are cancelled out by the diet soda.
  • When you eat with someone else, calories don't count if you eat less than they do.
  • Things licked off knives and spoons have no calories if you are in the process of preparing something.
  • I will eat less tomorrow.
  • I took the stairs today so that makes up for this cupcake.
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I found myself guilty of these lies mostly. I try to justify why I ate something that I know I should not have eaten, and I cringe afterwards...:(
 
Anyone who is worth knowing will love me for who I am inside and my body won't matter.

I really look better when I'm carrying a few more pounds.

At the end of a long day, I need rest more than I need exercise

I am definitely guilty of a few of them but these are the major ones here. The last one I felt like just last night.

~ Sara Maria ~
 
I am guilty of quite a few of them, my main one used to be i carried my weight well because im tall so it didnt matter this is all changing now though because i have started my weight loss plan today and im really motivated.
kev
 
[*]Movie-related foods such as Milk Duds and buttered popcorn are part of the total entertainment package and so don't count the same as food.


Ugh. I cannot resist buttered popcorn and a soda at a movie. This is one of the biggest lies I tell myself because I see a LOT of movies and I LOVE buttered popcorn.

Thanks for sending. It's a good composite list to keep on the icebox.
 
Some of my favorites:

It's OK to be fat, as long as you're fit.

Scotch is a medicine; single malt is a better medicine. (Well, actually, I still believe that one!)

It's a waste of time to analyze the portion size in the nutrition panels on the back of food packages.

If you wear your pants a bit lower, it's like you haven't gained any weight at all (only applies to men, I guess).
 
Scotch is a medicine; single malt is a better medicine.
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beer is medicine too- and vodka.. but only good vodka...

my father always said too much water would rust the pipes so you needed booze :)

Ok so my liquor shelf has dust bunnies oon it but i'll crack those bottles open again someday :)
 
I am guilty of SOOOOO many of these things! I really need to kick myself in the behind. I have been really slacking off this last week or two just like it doesn't matter. Thinking that if no one sees me eat it then I don't have to count it is my big one right now. My motivation has gone down the drain. I am sure some of it is weather related. It is so dark and miserable and cold that all I want to do is put on comfy clothes, cover up with a warm blanket, and watch T.V. or read. I don't want to exercise and all I want to eat is comfort food. It is hard to find motivation to get up and do something......anything!! AGH!!!!:eek: :eek:
 
I'm guilty of several of these. A lot of them are REALLY streaching the truth. I actually do have big bones(I'm serious), it has nothing to do with how fat I am though.
 
maleficent said:
Body Lies
  • I don't need to weigh myself; I can go by how my clothes fit.
  • I really don't look any different at 140 than I do at 150.
  • I go by what I look like in the mirror, not by some number on a scale.
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Im confused by these. Is this saying that we are obsessed with the scale and we only tell ourselves this to justify the scale. I personally only look at the scale every two weeks or so, but I do look for changes in the mirror every so often.

Most times you wont look different between weights of 10lbs. Thats why people are always saying "Where did this 10lbs go?" Plus bf% of 13-16 looks pretty much the same (male).

Good article though.
 
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[*]Carrot cake is a vegetable.
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My first boyfriend's mom told me this once. To this day, I still laugh at that. My current boyfriend and I tell it to eachother whenever we see carrot cake :):p

I was at a healthy weight and she was very overweight. She is a baker, and maybe she believed it!
 
Yes but you do still weigh yourself. I've noticed a lot of folks on this forum saying they would just go by feel of clothing rather than getting on the scale. I think it is necessary to be honest with yourself to get on the scale regularly.
 
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