I believe these lies

Lies.  All lies.  Yet, I believe these things, on some level.

1)  I can't lose weight.  So why try?

2)  If I lose weight, I will be left with a disasterously ruined body and need plastic surgery.  So why bother?

3)  I don't care.  So why not eat another handful of Easter candy?

4)  I'm hungry.  I haven't been hungry for years since I keep eating when I'm not hungry.

5)  If only I worked out regularly, I'd lose weight. But I don't have time to work out, so why bother?

6)  I won't be happy until I lose weight.  (Wait. Is this a lie?  I believe this.)

7)  No one wants to hang out with a fat girl.  So I'll avoid people.

8)  I have always been fat, will always be fat, and will die fat.  Genetics, you know.

9)  As long as I stay fat, I will be ugly. And I believe that I am so ugly. 

10)  I must eat perfectly in order to succeed.  And by succeed, I mean "lose weight."  But I can't seem to be Perfect, so why not give up?

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What lies do you believe?

How do we identify which is true and which is false?  

And . . . does it even matter? 

Comments

[roxie]

There are days when I believe everything you wrote. There are also days that I don't. I try to have the latter outnumber the former. Today is a run of sucky days - and I'm having trouble believing in myself. So today? I will believe in you and your strength and your ability. Sending good thoughts your way.

[kara]

For me, I think the worst lie that I believed is that I didn't think that I could change my relationship with food. My therapist helped me change that belief and other lies started to unravel thereafter.

Yes, I completely believe it matters what you believe - after all, if you believe that you can't lose weight, your behaviour is going to make your belief happens..

[Nicky]

Wow - I know just how you feel about the lies - I believe them too sometimes. I'll add one for you -
If I stay fat and ugly - then I won't get hurt again - cause no one will come near me. So not true - I end up hurting myself! DUH!!!

I just ate TWO diet dinners for lunch - and they were gross! Microwavable is NOT the way to go for me - and I love to cook all the nasty great food too. So - I am going to find something Mediterranean style to cook for dinner tonight - for the whole family! Maybe it won't feel like suffering! LOL

I hope you do have a great day today and keep going! We can all start over again - 60 times a day very fifteen minutes actually - so don't quit! I am going to wash dishes and drink some nice tea ...

Take care!

[Gastric Bypass Man]

I definitely agree. The only lie you can tell yourself is you can't succeed in your goal. Nothing is impossible but with right attitude and determination, it's possible. It's a matter of self discipline and and how persistent you are to change yourself and lose weight.